Greener items I take away on holiday.
*This is a not a sponsored post, although some of the brands mentioned I have worked with before and continue to use* I will cheerfully admit that we are not that good at being green about going on holiday. We would like to work on that. We do try to reduce waste, and use less […]
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Sun burn, avoid it, but if it happens you can treat it.
*This post may contain affiliate links that earn me a small amount of revenue if you make a purchase* I try very very hard to avoid getting sunburned, this is a rare incident for me. You can read about what I normally use to protect my skin and my family’s skin, here I try to […]
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Plenty of sun protection
*This post may contain affiliate links, where I earn a small amount of revenue if you purchase an item* I am not joking when I say that I pack a lot of sun protection. My hair colour and skin mean that laying out in the sunshine and tanning deeply are a no go, and in […]
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Wonder Park, a family movie – out on DVD and Blue Ray. Giveaway
*This is a review post. We were kindly sent a dvd to review and share about* The summer holidays are always a good time to plan to watch a movie or two, as a family and spend some time enjoying a movie you all can enjoy. Wonder Park is a lovely, heartwarming movie that everyone […]
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The Way Home – Esther Wane
*This is a book review post, I was kindly sent a copy of The Way Home to read, and review* When I was first asked if I would like to review The Way Home, by Esther Wane, I was a little apprehensive. It’s a book written describing a couple, who fall in love, get married, […]
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Switching off social media, on holiday. Yes, we must!
*This post was written prior to my holiday, and has been scheduled to be shared, just in case you were wondering* Now read on… The world of blogging is a funny old place. I have found a community of like minded people and a support network that has propped me up on many occasions, as […]
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Making tea more special with Blue Tea Box – a giveaway
*This is a review post, I was kindly sent some tea to try* It is no secret that I am a fan off coffee, but what you may not know is that I am a bit of a tea drinker too. I tend to drink tea in the afternoons, or for a treat, or when […]
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Beautiful wall prints from The Princess and the Pickle
*This is a review post. We were kindly sent prints to review and share about* Over the past few months we have slowly been working on revamping bedrooms in our house. We played musical bedrooms and moved everyone around. So of course that means a lot of room redecorating has been happening, and we are […]
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Keeping the kids busy this summer with Lucky Gecko boxes – A Summer Activity Box Giveaway
*We are delighted to be working with Lucky Gecko, on this giveaway but this is not a paid post* The summer holidays are great, a break from school, normal routine, and time to relax, but after a few days, the novelty starts to wear off and you start to think about keeping the kids busy. […]
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Migraine Alert and how I cope.
All of my adult life, I have struggled with migraines. After investigations, tests, visits to various doctors it seems they are mostly due to hormone fluctuations, and can be triggered by tiredness. I can go for weeks and sometimes months without one, then may struggle with one or two bad migraine attacks over a week, […]
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Welcome to the Mad House. I originally started this blog, in a blur of sleep deprivation, to get my thoughts and feelings down somewhere, on parenting, second time round, with a baby that had major sleep issues (and not just normal ones) but it has grown and grown. We are now well into our fifth year at the Mad House and you will find blog posts on anything from gardening, to politics, with lots of ramblings on parenting, and also about living with food intolerances. I blog about cows milk and gluten free cooking too.