This post was sponsored by Kidde Fire Safety as part of an Influencer Activation for Influence Central and all opinions expressed in my post are my own. I started my teaching career before I had kids and learned that October is National Fire Safety Month. Since I taught baking to my students, it was only natural that we spoke about fire safety before entering the kitchens to bake. Each October, I would coordinate with the local fire ...
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Perfecting That Simple Night In
We might not think it, but planning a great night out often isn’t a difficult process. A quick recommendation from a friend, a quick look at reviews online and a relatively decent budget to take with you and you can make a great night out of anything. Finding the best means to truly enjoy a simple night in is easy to enjoy, but hard to perfect. A lovely night in will be essential from time to time. In fact, it can help you feel much more ...
Dipping Your Toe Back Into Work After Maternity Leave
When you spend up to year staring at your shiny new baby, it’s easy to get cold feet about having to go back to the office. You fill your days with baby group and coffee mornings, playdates and simply just vegging out exhausted with your new baby. The clock is ticking, though, and going back to work after maternity leave is just around the corner. The idea that you’ll have to leave your baby? Not a nice one! It’s time spent away from the ...
Getting Started with Your Wedding Planning
Planning a wedding can be an incredibly daunting task. This event is often built up as the most important day of people’s lives and regardless of how you approach it, some sort of planning is going to have to go into it. But don’t worry. There are plenty of things you can do to make the entire process a little easier. Here are just a few areas you might want to focus on to get the ball rolling in the right direction! Proposing We live in ...
Why You Really Need An Attic Conversion
Do you feel like you are running out of space in your home? And do you wish you had an extra room available? If the answer is yes to both questions, you might have thought about moving to a larger place. But, what if you can gain the extra space you need without leaving your home and the neighborhood? One of the best ways of creating more space in your home is to have an attic conversion. Many people don't realize they can turn their attic ...
3 Simple Ways To Make Long Haul Travel With Kids Less Stressful
When you were young, free and single, you probably adored the idea of venturing overseas on a long haul flight. You could use your time in the aeroplane to catch a couple of movies, enjoy a couple of glasses of your favorite tipple and enjoy some R and R with your travel pillow before landing in your chosen destination. However, fast forward to now, and you may have a young brood in tow. Because you haven’t been able to face the concept of long ...
Improvements You Shouldn’t Wait to Make in Your Home
Your home is more than likely your most valuable asset, so it makes sense to want to improve it. The right changes will make your home more functional and more valuable, both of which are factors all homeowners care about. But which home improvements are most important? What are the upgrades that you shouldn’t want to make in your home? Read on to find out. Modernize Your Bathroom Your bathroom is perhaps the most important room in your ...
Unexpected emotional milestones in parenting
Being a parent is one of those roller coasters that nobody can prepare us for, One minute we can leave the house without much trouble, the next it’s like a military operation that really tests our patients. There are some obvious milestones like the first day of school, and when the children learn to walk, but there are also some milestones that seem to sneak upon us, and we don’t really prepare for. Here are some of those undervalued and ...