In September, my son will be embarking on his first day at nursery school and although I worry about how I am going to keep it together whilst sending him out in his little uniform and waving from the school gates, I have to keep in mind that it’s my little Squish who will be(…)
*Consideration was received for the editing and publishing of this post* Maximizing your quality of life at a given income level is all about living within your means. If you play your cards right, you can live a life on par with others with the same income as you, but you’ll find yourself financially ahead(…)
I’m now onto lesson 10 but if you want to catch up you can read the following: Part 1: Lessons 1-3 Part 2: Lessons 4-6 Part 3: Lessons 7-9 Having reached lesson 10 without crashing I am secretly high-fiving myself. Jonathan promised me that I’d be infinitely better by this point several weeks back and although I(…)
Just in case you have missed them, check out part one and part two. It’s lesson seven. I get in the car and Jonathan (my very wise instructor) asks me to drive the usual route which I eventually do, although when we get near to Salford Uni we usually turn off the main road and(…)
I’m going to get all emo on you. Growing up I’ve always dealt with any emotions by surrounding myself with soundtracks. Certain songs can catapult me back to how I was feeling at that time… admittedly most my teenage years involved a large amount of wallowing to the sounds of The Smiths and Radiohead (whom I still(…)
Last week we were lucky enough to go and see Cbeebies’ new show ‘Justin & Friends’ at Manchester Arena. This was the first show Squish had been to so I went in with my fingers crossed that he would sit long enough to enjoy it. I’d been putting off going to shows for a while(…)
Right, I’ve been a bit lax updating everyone with my driving journey so there will be a few parts in succession to catch up!! You can find out about how lessons 1-3 went here. On lesson four Jonathan started the lesson by having a chat about my little nerves problem… or as I like to call ‘shaky(…)
On Saturday we were invited to come and try out a new bar/bowling alley in Manchester city centre called ‘Dog Bowl‘ which is part of the very popular Black Dog Ballroom chain of bars. I must say, we were very impressed. As you walk in the entrance leads straight onto a swanky bar/dining area and(…)
There are probably a lot worse things in life than minding a 3 year old when you are full to the brim with a cold and have had little sleep… but not much. Gone are the days where I could hide under a duvet when I’m ill. I’m a responsible adult now… with mouths to(…)
Guest post: It’s a fairly 21st Century question. Our parents didn’t have to worry about the same dilemmas we face with our kids these days. It’s crazy really. Tech when I was young consisted of my dad’s Atari on which to play Pong. You remember, right? That game where you move a block up and down to(…)
You’ll notice looking through my blog that I don’t usually do crafts but it’s something that I am wanting to do more with Squish now he is getting older. With Easter coming up I thought this was the ideal opportunity to give it a go. Last year we organised a little egg hunt at the(…)
Things that were on my list to have in place before I got pregnant: – married – own house – good career – car driver – savings The reality: – left over student debt – living at parents – the only thing I drove were my parents mad – career?… hmmmm – got the right(…)
I am SO excited to present to you my first ever competition. I am even more excited that the prize is so epic!! Now, if you can’t whisper to you child the name ‘Justin’ without a gleaming face staring back at you, then you most definitely will want to need to read on. You could be the(…)
Apologies for not blogging about this sooner… but can I just say in the words of Annie, it was EPIC! Not only did I fulfill a lifelong dream of mine and meet some amazing people, but we are also on the verge of having raised almost £6000 for Red Nose Day! I am so proud of everyone who took(…)