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So Much to Look Forward to: The Power of Positive Thought
My son woke up recently and exclaimed ‘So much to look forward to!’ From the outside at least, there was nothing special about this particular day. He had to go to school and the weather outside was miserable. But in his mind, the promise of a new day was imbued with wonder. It held that…
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The Muse, Stranger Things and Winter Warmers #LittleLoves
It’s been a slightly healthier week in the Wellies household this week and I’m just glad I don’t have to put ‘sick days’ in another title for this post. We’re all back to school, work and the normal Monday to Friday – but after a week of dodging hailstones on dog walks I could do…
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Keeping Out of the Lost and Found with Petit-Fernand (Review)
Now that the weather is getting colder, we’ve been doing a bit of winter shopping. Kids grow like weeds, don’t they, and last year’s winter woolies are already looking a bit small. In the north of Scotland, exposed wrists are not a good idea come December! With this in mind, we’ve invested in a new…
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Happy, DIY Beauty and Sick Days #LittleLoves
Welcome back to another outing of Little Loves, a little later than normal this week as I’ve had a poorly boy at home with the latest sick bug doing the rounds at school. The downside of the temperatures dropping is the inevitable transition into norovirus territory…the upside is a day at home watching movies and…
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Reading Lately – October 2017
October was a fab month for me on the reading front, mainly because our half term holiday to Mallorca gave me lots of opportunities to lounge about indulging my favourite hobby 🙂 Reading really is one of my ‘happy things’ in life and I love writing these monthly posts and passing on some literary inspiration.…
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The Keeper of Lost Things, Halloween Preparations and Birthday Gifts – #LittleLoves
It’s been another busy week here in wellies (is there any other kind?) and I’m pulling this Little Loves round up together between walking the dog, helping out at a school trip, doing end-of-month admin, and making a flying visit to the supermarket for pumpkins. We’re expecting a few guisers (what we call Halloween visitors…
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Six Beautiful Places to Visit on a Family Holiday to Mallorca
We recently returned from a family holiday to Mallorca, our first adventure abroad with our two children and a much-needed escape from the everyday hustle. We spent 7 nights in a lovely villa near Pollenca, where we whittled away hours just lounging about, playing ping pong, soaking up vitamin D and messing about in the…