My 5 year old son has just completed his first school year and as we approached the end of term, I began to worry about how I would keep him entertained over the coming 7 weeks of the holidays. The playground

It's been about a year since I discovered these little beauties and they have now become a staple component of my cleaning cupboard. Alongside my trusty bicarbonate of soda and white vinegar, soapnuts

The public tantrum - every parent's worst nightmare. The feeling of being watched, being judged by all those surrounding eyes burning into you and your mid-meltdown toddler. That has got to be worse when

Maintaining good levels of hydration is well known to be critical to our health, unsurprising really as a huge proportion of the human body is made up of water. About 18 months ago, as part my journey

No words can express what is said through the eyes of a cat. These eyes in particular belong to Indy, the baby of our family. He is 1 year old, very affectionate, VERY inquisitive and still has that wonderful

Once again I fear we're coming to the end of a VERY short-lived spell of 'summer' weather here in Scotland. With our weather rarely reliable we have to make the most of whatever sunshine we get so last

My kids used to be addicted to store bought choc chip cookies with a huge list of unidentified ingerdients. Having slowly changed my family's diet from processed food to homemade organic food, cookies

It seems Andy has lost his toy to my fur baby. Just had to share this one with you, hope you enjoy!

From the moment you choose to bring a new life into the world you make a commitment to keep that person safe. You read the pregnancy books, you child-proof your home and to the best of your ability give

Dear Pro-Vaxxer... I'm not usually one to speak out about my stance on vaccines. I have witnessed too many times views on vaccination be met with anger, aggression, and a huge lack of respect. For this

Help me out here Steemians....I'm confused This evening I was at our local supermarket doing our weekly shop (all organic of course!) when a new and interesting product caught my eye. I think I'm still

I've been a loyal Facebook addict since the start of my uni days approx 13 years ago. Coupled with the popularity of smart phones, I'm ashamed to say my addiction has only worsened over the years, with

'If I lay on her clothes she won't be able to go right?' As I pack my bags to go away for the weekend somehow he knows. He knew long before that though, which is maybe why he's been unusually affectionate

1. Patience and Perserverance I'll be ther first to admit giving up shampoo isn't for the faint hearted. Your hair will go through a transitional phase while it adapts to your new routine. For some, this

Would you 'trash' your wedding dress? 'Trash the dress' photo shoots are rapidly increasingly in popularity in the world of wedding photography, allowing you to get the dramatic and unusual shots which

Today marks 1 year since this beautiful boy came to live with us so I thought I'd share a few pictures with you all. We adopted Indy as a kitten from our local animal shelter and as we already had another

I had made my decision to give up commercial shampoo (Part 1). The question is what would I use instead? After trawling through various blogs and forums on the subject it seemed the most popular alternative

Delicious, homemade pizza made to order! For the dough itself I usually use this Mary Berry recipe below with a few modifications. The dough freezes very well so I like to make it in large batches for

January 31st 2016 - The last time I 'shampooed' my hair. It's been a tough ride with many more bad hair days than good but I'm very happy to say those days are now a distant memory. My hair is now strong,

Hi Steemians! I'm Kate and I live in Glasgow, Scotland with my husband, Adam, our two beautiful children, Reid and Fox - not to forget my two even more beautiful cats, Man Puss and Indy. Introduced to