My smartphone dilemma part 2 …Vlog a la Blind Date
- This dilemma raised it’s head 2 weeks ago, when I was offered an upgrade, as you might have read in Part 1 of the story. Then I thought I’d do a vlog instead of a blog… just because I like...
View ArticleDid you take part? Spot yourself running the Oxford half marathon. 25 Sept 2011
. Normally, I would be looking through my pictures to find one that describes my week in order to create my Silent Sunday post. This week however, we had the Oxford half marathon run past our house...
View ArticlePregnancy week 20- the anomaly ultrasound scan
. I am half way this pregnancy… I am 20 weeks pregnant. This means that we had the anomaly scan and got to see Sticky Bean thanks to the advances in technology giving us great Ultrasound images....
View ArticleAdventures in Wonderland
We had a girls’ night out- just me and Angelina. With Alice’s Day coming up The Story Museum has teamed up with Teatro Vivo and have put on a show to take the audience on a trip through Wonderland....
View ArticleFollow Tolkien’s footsteps to a forest of magic- Puzzlewood
The Forest of Dean is a gorgeous spans of woodland, but it has a extra special corner-Puzzlewood, an eerie and mystical forest. This is a forest I’m not sure I’d dare to enter as the night draws in!...
View ArticleA most magical Christmas…best sort the next one.
Hearing the word Christmas as the Summer turns to Autumn fills me with a mixture of excitement and dread. I love Christmas! However, I hate all the pressure that goes with it: The pressure to make a...
View ArticleMy fridge-freezer: Hotpoint FSFL1020 #review
According to Dadonthebrink reviewing a fridge freezer is the most boring thing possible. I have to disagree, but do click away to sunnier posts if you agree. 😉 Even with a very simple fridge freezer...
View ArticleHappy Home: My Meditating Frog from Sri Lanka
Every home needs some quirky, happy pieces, right? In an attempt to live with less, we’ve tried to cut back on display items and try to make each piece on show have meaning. I try not to collect things...
View ArticleSlow travel- Exploring Eriksdalbadet, Stockholm
These were the sheds for the allotments! A stroll in Eriksdalbadet, Stockholm was perfect for relaxing after a hectic week. A post shared by ✈ Monika Travel & Kids 🌏 (@mumonthebrink) on May 15,...
View ArticleHow to organise a lastminute, super easy kids’ birthday party
The birthday was quickly approaching and we had done NOTHING to get anything, especially not a birthday party, organised. Sound familiar? In fact, I was out of the country till 3 days before. So what...
View ArticleSnowmageddon dressing hack for kids (and adults)
Snowmageddon: The weather is treacherous and the UK is so unprepared. As lots of us parents are torn between letting the kids outside to enjoy the snow and ice and keeping them warm, I thought I’d...
View ArticleIt’s Birthday Party Time…presents
. . Our children have way too many toys, they are not valued, get thrown around, trodden on. With Little Man’s 3rd birthday party just around the corner I dread the thought of this collection growing...
View ArticleInstagram Genuine Engagement of a Blogger vs Automated Engagement #Instagate
Instagram is my favourite social media platform. Personally, I’ve put a lot of effort into the Instagram to improve the quality of my work and grow my Instagram following. However, in the past months...
View ArticleDinghy and liferaft options for a 28 foot sailing boat
Even as we signed the papers to buy S/V Mariposa we joked that we now need to get 2 extra boats to go on her: A dinghy and a life raft. However, in all seriousness, we do have some real decisions to...
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