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One thing that always makes a home a home, is the little touches you add. Growing up, my parents had plants around the house. These days people seem to be moving away from this concept, which is a shame. Floately, have found a modern and fun way, that we can all incorporate more plants in […]
Here we are in Lockdown 3 straight into 2021. Cases are rising and it is the only sensible way to try to fight this and start to get a bit of normality back in our lives. I have seen so many posts about children and their education, how it is suffering, how they are falling […]
Dear C Somehow you have turned 17 today, how this has happened I do not know. I still remember this day 17 years ago when you came into the world. That first glimpse of you, the first cuddle as you looked at me with your big eyes. The moment I burst into tears when your […]
One thing our house is missing is lighting. We have little areas that are a little dark for when we want to read of do close work. Finding the right light is often a challenge. I was recently sent the BenQ Wit Reading Desk Lamp to review. With a lot of lights they can be […]
I never really thought about noise levels and distortions in your ear before C became unwell. Since being diagnosed with ME one of the symptoms suffered with ME is noise sensitivity which sadly she has suffered with since day 1. We have tried everything you can think of to try to combat this and make […]
YCoeliac disease can be quite serious if not treated properly, that’s why finding it when your child is young is extremely important. Unfortunately, in the 21st century, coeliac disease is fairly common for children in Europe – with stats showcasing an increase in coeliac cases in 2020. Coeliac disease is a condition in which your […]
One thing all dog owners have in common is that we don’t see them as pets. They become part of the family as soon as they step foot through the door. With that we want our dog to be happy and healthy, just like we would any member of our family. So giving your dog […]
As many of you already know, C has a chronic illness, she has ME and Fibromyalgia, and more recently IIH. My poor baby really has suffered, missing her teenage years. For some of you who have been following me right from the start. You would have shared our journey of her being a normal happy […]
We all need to keep hydrated daily, at times this can prove difficult and we start to feel dehydrated. We usually know when this happens for a variety of reasons. One thing my kids will tell you I did constantly when they were growing up was to drink, they still go on about it now. […]
Following on in my week of posts dedicated to ME for ME Awareness Week. I am finishing with a letter to C. She goes through so much and knows how proud we are of her and how much we love her, but at times it needs to be there for her to see if black […]