Athletics age groups explained
If your child has recently started training or competing in athletics, the age groups can seem really confusing. How can a 13 year old be…
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The mum taxi gets out of hand
Regular readers will know I spend an awful lot of time driving my kids round in the ‘mum taxi’. On a normal week, I do…
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Decluttering
When you’ve got kids, decluttering needs to be done regularly. Kids grow out of things, their tastes change, things wear out… And they keep acquiring…
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Half-term – how was it?
I felt quite sad that we weren’t going on holiday in October half-term, but what was it like in reality? In reality, I didn’t miss…
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Project 365 2017 Week 37
The first full week back at school and we’re slowly starting to get to grips with our new routine. Here’s our week in pictures… Day…
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How to make slime
If you’re the parent of a tween, or maybe even a younger child, you might have heard about slime. But how do you make it?…
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In praise of Year 8
The last few weeks of school, since before May half-term even, were relentless. I had no idea just how full-on it would be to have…
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The fuel tank and doing too much
My husband has had a cold recently which means he’s been snoring more than usual. And he snores a lot at the best of times….
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Wychwood Festival 2017
Going to Wychwood Festival every year has become something of a tradition for our family. We go along with my parents, my sister, my brother-in-law…
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A question of pocket money
Every now and then I read about people wondering when they should start giving their tweens pocket money. And in my opinion, if you’re asking…
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The school residentials and the empty house
At 6.45am on Monday, I dropped my son off at school for a residential. At 7.45am on Monday, I dropped my daughter off at school…
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More Parkrun triumphs
My family is still enjoying Parkrun and the triumphs keep on coming, although less frequently than when we first started out (well, apart from recently…
