From Kent To Cornwall

Any parent will now, Sunday just seems to fly by. Before you know it it's Monday again and the chaos begins again! How i prep my Sundays to try an ease the stress ready for Monday. 1. I iron the kids uniform on Sunday evening. 2. I use to be dreadful with trying to sort the pack lunches Monday morning, so i now make them Sunday evening. 3. Shower time, instead of leaving this till last minuet i'll make sure there all clean by 6.00pm 4. Home work, if they get any we do this together on Friday evening just so we can all enjoy the weekend together. 5. Cleaning, i'll have a little tidy over the weekend if it needs doing but i will leave my big clean until Monday once the kids are at school. 6. Dinner, unless we are going out for dinner i will always make sure its cooked by 3pm just so then the evenings are not a complete rush. 7. I make sure that i have my clothes and bits ready Sunday evening as well, so i'm not the one holding everyone else up!  Th...

I'm always happy to try new products, and after contacting the collective dairy who kindly sent us some coupons to use to redeem against there range we was excited to see what it was all about. A company that believes in using only the best ingredients in there products, to help deliver nothing but the finest tasting goods. With no nasty's, Veterinarian friendly, a source of protein and full with live cultures. Sounds good a'y?! Selling a wide variety of goodies, from yogurt, kids yogurts to kefir and pro-yo.  We headed of to our local Tescos, vouchers in hand ready to try these goodness pots and pouches. We redeemed our vouchers against there awesome kids range called "suckies" being a busy mum of three and a pack lunch pro ( i like to think i am ) i normally always opt for "spoon yogurts" in there lunch boxes, i try to fill there lunches with healthy food's as well as a few treats, but the "spoon yogurts" seem to spiral us in to ...

My Achievements: We've all done things in life that we are proud of achieving!  So i'm going to share my top ten with you: 1. becoming a qualified nursery nurse 2. shaving both sides of my head to donate it to charity ( the little princess trust ) 3. Becoming a mother not once but three times 4. Moving to Cornwall 5. Starting up a blog again 6. Teaching myself to french plait ( maybe small but makes my daughters day when i can do elsa hair! )  7. Learning to drive 8. Getting a new job 9. writing a book  10. bettering my photography  These may be small achievements, but it all counts this year has been one of our best, to finally be living our dream feels amazing!   So this small list, to me makes me proud and reminds me that if i just go for it i can do it!  Em x

Life can be hard and can throw you some big curve balls every know and then! Its busy and chaotic even with out three kids in toe, if i knew being an adult would be this hard i wouldn't have grown up!  Making a bit of time for yourself is not selfish but bloody much needed!  it doesn't have to be anything over dramatic either, my little me time treat is a Friday night pamper. Cue the candles and romantic music! ( ha ) once the kids are fed, washed and happy ( not trying to kill each other ) in bed I'll jump in the shower and use my all time faves!  Imperial leather has always been a go to for me, at a none ridiculous price but still great quality, i'll always look for these when i'm shopping.  There new limited edition range grabbed me straight away ( i'm a sucker for anything with flamingos on ) and does it smell AMAZZING!!  The unicorn one was more having my 5 year old daughter in mind, so I've not really had a look in...

As long as we have petrol in the car, our adventures can take us anywhere. taking the kids out doesn't have to break the bank, lets face it we work our butts off, we pay bill and some of us just scrap by. I'll make a pack up, and pack some crisps, some fruit and a few bottles of water. Sometimes we can't always get out if theirs an unexpected bill due  the kids need something for school, so i try to make sure we have garden activities to do instead, like bubbles something so simple can bring them so much fun for hours, and once there empty good old washing up liquid does the job!  You don't have to spend money to keep them happy, little walks out to the wood especially now going on a 'bear hunt' finding leaves and concurs on the way and ringing them back and creating an autumnal picture for the grandparents of the fridge. Most of us have some sort of hidden 'rainy day' cupboard so go in there and raid it, get the paints out, do some themed...

Most of the time i just try to wing my way through life like every bloody day and being a parent there's no handbooks to guide you in the right direction, because there is no right and wrong, I just try to bring my three humans up as best as i can, to be kind, caring, respectful, peaceful humans in a crazy world just trying to get through!  Don't you feel though that sometimes it all seems like one big competition? Like who has the cleanest house, who has the biggest following, who's been to the best places, who drive the best car and so on... Don't get me wrong i'd love a larger following on Instagram but hey ho, maybe one day. I think its to easy to copy other people, just because there telling you how "perfect" there life is and all that crap doesn't mean its real! Bloody hell i mean i try to keep on top of the washing, the cleaning but lets face it i'm never going to live in a spotless house, and i can't afford the latest mobil...

Behind the smiles the laughter and the normal feeling, is that crushing, sinking worrying  feeling that is anxiety. 3 year ago whilst heading off on a family holiday, a sudden adrenaline rush hit me, with chest pains, finding it hard to catch my breath and a surge of complete worry. . . I had no idea what was happening to me, i managed to calm my self down but opening the window, taking some deep breaths and the reassurance from mark got me through, but what was this awful feeling? Since then I've still had to deal with *ANXIETY* rather a taboo subject until recently, was i embarrassed, ye i was i didn't feel like me any longer, and even though I've wanted what we have now for so long Jesus it was such a daunting time for me. . . Everyone has hard times in life, some just deal with it all better,maybe there stronger? but what I've learnt is we are all strong! ghosts haunt us all but we make each day our own. . . I feel grateful for every little thing i have...

Back to School...  After what seems the longest summer holidays i have ever experienced next week my three are finally back in to school! I'm so excited for them and a little nervous, but i know they will be absolutely fine and it will all go swimmingly. Leaving there old school in Kent behind and moving here meant starting all over again, new everything! with three this can pull the old purse strings! but it needed to be done. I can't wait for them to be in education again and start learning and experience a new school, make new friends. Its such an daunting path for them and i know there are a little worried but i have all faith that they will come out with grins from ear to ear!!  I love a competition and normally enter them via twitter, recently i won a giveaway with Office Monster for a back to school bundle which was perfect and so handy for the boys!  Office Monster is based is Leeds, West Yorkshire it was formed in 2013, they...