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The best wardrobe essentials for busy mums
I’ve been working with a minimal-ish amount of wardrobe essentials for a few years now and I’m loving the simplicity of having just my favourite clothes! However, I quickly realised that you need some essential pieces to get the best out of a capsule style wardrobe so I thought I’d put together a list of the clothing items I find super helpful when dressing with less. Here are 10 items of clothing that make my all-time favourites list. These are the essential building blocks I use to help create my easy ‘mum-life’ friendly capsule wardrobe! Blue Jeans Where better to begin than with an everyone, everyday essential, blue jeans. I…
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What we eat in a week | easy vegetarian family food
As a family in the UK we know the the cost of living is on the rise and how this has impacted families’ budgets. It seems to have particularly impacted the family food budget so I thought I would share our easy vegetarian family food shopping to give you some ideas on what to cook and keep on budget. The meal options here should be suitable for a range of people and for families on a variety of budgets. We do tend to stick with vegetarian food options in our household as two of us are veggie, but we do occasionally purchase meat for those who eat it (this week…
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The Best Bread and Butter Pudding Recipe Ever!
A sure fire winner for those with a sweet-tooth. My take on a traditional bread and butter pudding recipe using choc-chip brioche bread for extra deliciousness! Bread and butter pudding is a very old and traditional recipe, it is reputed have been around since the 11th century. It is thought to be a traditional way to use up stale bread and still often serves this purpose today (I however, love this recipe so much I can’t wait for the bread to go stale!). The first published recipe for bread and butter pudding seems to have come from Eliza Smith’s ‘Complete Housewife’ which was published in 1728. The original recipes for…
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Ten of the Best Family Days out in Yorkshire
Yorkshire is absolutely chocka-block with amazing family days out, there is so much to pick from that I had a tricky time narrowing it down to our favourite ten! These are our absolute must-do picks and places that we’ve been back to time and time again and enjoyed every minute. I hope you find something your family will love and hopefully it will become a place you can return to regularly. South Yorkshire Yorkshire Wildlife Park I firmly believe that Yorkshire Wildlife Park is one of the very best days out in Yorkshire. The park is not a zoo it is an Animal Rescue Centre and the team there do…
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Create a Fun and Practical Minimalist Wardrobe for Kids
What is a minimalist wardrobe? Why should you try a minimalist wardrobe for your kids? How can you create one? Check out our handy guide on why you should try a minimalist wardrobe for your kids and how to create one! My Journey to minimalism I certainly was not anywhere close to minimalist before having children and when our first daughter was born she had a plethora of clothing in all varieties. We were absolutely inundated with baby clothes, they were everywhere! As a sleep deprived, first time mum I was struggling to keep on top of the housework and the huge piles of baby clothes laundry that had suddenly…
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Summer Fun – Craft Activities for the Kids Holidays
Article coming soon!