Wanton Consumersim on the UK National Curriculum (KS1)

As I walked in to the pre-school classroom today I was less than overjoyed to be greeted by my kids waving A3 sheets and screaming in double unison ‘We’ve stuck LOADS of pictures of all the THINGS we NEED Santa to bring for us!!’and so they had –hundreds of photos of toys cut [...]

Why I love FlyLady,her daily household management tips and Christmas planning

Ever since I signed up in July I’ve been hooked on FlyLady’s daily email reminding me to give my bathroom a daily ‘swish &a swipe’,to drink plenty of water throughout the day,to get everyone’s clothes for the next day ready the evening before,to give each room in my house a [...]

How to fix a much loved cuddly toy

‘Bunny’has been in my little daughter’s arms since Edie was born. She started life as a very fluffy pretty little cream toy bought by the twins’Aunty Madders but after nearly 4 years of ear chewing and cuddling has turned into a greyish,slightly smelly,threadbare thing which Edie has to have [...]

Ironing Incentives

I really don’t like the idea of ironing and since I stopped using the tumble drier when we moved (and downshifted to a simpler way of life) in favour of the outside washing line to conserve energy usage I do get a lot of crinkled clothes forming a large pile in a basket in the [...]