Life with kids

Thrifty Thursdays: Exercise on a budget

Since hitting my thirties, exercise is something that I have to do for both my sanity and my waistline. Exercise helps lift my mood,...

Emma Neate

Dec 17, 20184 min read

Happiness in your thirties, is never running out of bag clips. I use them for anything and everything. Obviously Ikea had food storage...

Emma Neate

Dec 4, 20181 min read

Our third child was due in a few months and we needed to house his cot somewhere. The picture below shows what the middle bedroom looked...

Emma Neate

Nov 27, 20182 min read

It is a truth universally acknowledged that we parents have a love/hate relationship with Lego. On the one hand, it occupies your kids...

Emma Neate

Oct 18, 20181 min read

With a tin of Rustoleum blackboard paint and a few spare hours on the weekend, you can create something personal, useful, and adaptable...

Emma Neate

Oct 9, 20182 min read