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The Fear of headlice;Tips of keeping them at bay

Since Nevaeh started nursery in 2014 then stepping up to reception the biggest fear I have is headlice/nits. It is a massive deal for me and I do everything In my power to prevent it So far s good (touch wood) we haven't had any lodgers in Nevaehs hair Yet there has been atleast three 'headlice outbreaks' in her class.


What I do to try and keep them at bay:

• Once a week I will wash Nevaeh's Hair with tea tree based shampoo, Im not really sure weather its a old wives tale but headlice are not supposed to like tea tree products I assume its the very strong smell. oils are also supposed to give the same effect.

• When there is an outbreak of headlice at the school I will smoother Nevaehs hair in conditioner and run a headlice comb through it section by section.one of thos cheap chemist white combs are fine for this! The conditioner makes it hard for headlice to cling on to the hair and if done early enough you will catch them and stop the reproduction and egg laying.

• My main tip is make sure your childs hair is up! tighter the better and plaits are brillaint, it makes a good excuse of making your little ones hair pretty. I have been trying out some new styles. I try and plait and hair spray most days. Then hairspray hairspray HAIRSPRAY! it makes it harder for the headlice to hold on to the hair and lay eggs!

Here is a new little style we tried this week:

This is so much easier than it looks watch out for my youtube video coming soon on how yo do this style!

Summer smiles with skippy peanut butter!

Spread summer smiles with SKIPPY® Peanut Butter

School’s out for summer, which means parents are on full-time duty to provide kids with seriously delicious, play-time fuel. Ensure the whole family enjoy fun in the sun with the great taste and versatility of America’s finest smooth and creamy peanut butter, SKIPPY®.

Whether you’re ensuring the family is full of energy and satisfied until lunch, topping up hungry tums with a quick snack or whipping up a tasty desert, SKIPPY® is guaranteed to add more yum and fun to different foods as it’s filling and packed with protein. 

During school holidays, there’s lots of fun, quick and easy ways to eat it, from creating a game of noughts and crosses on hot toast at breakfast, serving it as a tasty dip for healthy snacks, or baking a batch of tasty peanut butter treats as a fun family activity.

Why not experiment with something new and try one of these delicious SKIPPY® Peanut Butter recipes that are guaranteed to spread smiles in the sunshine.

SKIPPY® Tic-tac-toe Sandwich

INGREDIENTS

·         2 tablespoons SKIPPY® Creamy Peanut Butter

·         1 slice whole-grain bread

·         1 medium banana

·         1 teaspoon honey

INSTRUCTION

1.      Spread peanut butter on bread

2.      Cut 4 slices from banana to make "O"s

3.      Cut remaining banana into thin strips to make "X"s

4.      Drizzle with honey before eating.

Best Ever SKIPPY® Peanut Butter Oatmeal Cookies (12 cookies)

INGREDIENTS:

·         350g cups quick-cooking oats

·         240g cups all-purpose flour

·         1 teaspoon baking powder

·         1 teaspoon baking soda

·         1/4 teaspoon salt

·         240g cup butter

·         240g cup SKIPPY^® Creamy Peanut Butter

·         200g cup granulated sugar

·         200g cup packed brown sugar

·         2 large eggs

·         2 teaspoons vanilla extract

·         30g chocolate chips, if desired

INSTRUCTIONS

1. Heat oven to 180°C/ 350^°F
2. In small bowl, combine oats, flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt; mix well.
3. In large bowl, beat together butter and peanut butter with electric mixer on medium speed until smooth. Beat in granulated and brown sugars, eggs and vanilla until blended. Beat in flour mixture just until blended; stir in chocolate chips.
4. On ungreased baking sheets, drop dough by rounded tablespoons 2 inches apart. Bake 13 minutes or until golden. Transfer cookies to wire rack to cool completely.
Skippy® Peanut Butter (RRP £2.49 per 340g) is available in Smooth and Crunchy varieties, which are currently available in major supermarkets including Sainsbury’s and Tesco.

For more information and recipes visit www.peanutbutter.com

Here’s a few more facts about why SKIPPY® Peanut Butter really is the best:

·         The most important flavour criterion for peanuts is the ‘peanutty’ flavour. This is highest and most consistent with US originated peanuts

·         High oleic peanuts from the USA provide healthier and great tasting peanuts

·         In 1933, Joseph Rosenfield change the formula for peanut butter to create SKIPPY® Peanut Butter, which was less sticky and longer-lasting

·         According to the American Peanut Council, every serving of SKIPPY® Peanut Butter is a good source of protein, providing 15% of the recommended daily Intake with just two tablespoons. It’s lower sugar than other spreads such as marmalade and jam too.

Happy fathers day

Today has actually been so relaxed and really lovely. I usually get so stressed about days like this being perfect but  I have come to realise if you have your loved ones around you then that pretty much is perfect.
We don't really go overboard for mothers day and fathers day a card and a little pressie which again I did get, I got cards from postsnap and then a T-shirt from next which went down a treat and Joshua really liked... well I do have good taste. We had a relaxing morning all in our PJ's drinking tea and watching cartoons, which is something we actually rarely do so that was nice.

We then decided we would take the girls to the park mainly because Nevaeh had been asking for two weeks but the weather has been pretty rubbish again, So we went to our memorial park because it has the best play park which is built on sand and is always fun even though it seems like sadly its the only bit of sand we will see this year HUFFFFFFFF, But anyway we all had a really great time the girls ran around for a few hours and burnt out so much energy.

We then went to visit our dads and give them cards and token gifts while enjoying cups of tea. Over all we have had a lovely day and that's what counts.


Happy fathers day Joshua if I have done anything correct in my life it would be having you as our girls daddy. Me and you may have ups and downs but the bond and the love you have with those girls is something special and infect irreplaceable.

Postsnap Review

This week I got to try out a great little app on my iphone, With fathers day fast approaching it was the perfect time to give it ago as postsnap is an app to create unique cards for all occasions.

Im usually pretty rubbish with cards as I always leave it to the last minute, the app is free to downloads from the app store its also free to make an account. Once i had downloaded and set up an account I was well away. It literally took me five minutes to make two cards. There are themes for special occasions coming up such as father day, mothers day , Christmas etc.

It allows you to use photos from social media such as facebook and instagram, which I found great as everyone knows I'm a social media addict so all my lovely photos usually end up there.

So with just a click of a button you have your favourite pictures ready to be placed on your card. It also gives you options to edit text and colours or text to make it unique to yourself.

After designing your card it gives you an option to either send to your recipient or send it to yourself with a plain envelope, which is great if the person you are sending to does not live close by and rather than be sent to you to be sent on it can just go straight to the recipient. I thought the prices were also great they start from £1.50 for a post card, £2.00 for announcement cards and £3.00 for greeting's cards with free UK delivery which is a bonus!

I was very happy with the cards I received effective and brilliant quality they really do look great and are perfect little keep sakes.  Overall I would recommend this app to everyone It was quick simple with a great product produced!





I received two cards in return for this post all opinions are my own

Hartleys new glitter jelly party time!

Watch the video to see our hartleys jelly glitter party it was so much fun.

Fridays fathers day feature

The house of Fraser have some really great father day gifts in stock this year, This Howick Dillon t-shirt being one of them.

The T-shirt comes in four different colours Light blue, Navy (pictured), Berry and Slate  And come in a great range of sizes small-XXL so it really caters for all sizes.  The lighter colours will be perfect for the summer or holidays matched with a pair of shorts and flip flops.

The design of the T-shirt its self is a crew neck which features a classic silhouette that is always going to stay in fashion so you can not go wrong. Its simple but effective design which makes sure it would suit anyone. We recieved one of these t-shirts and it has washed perfectly, It states wash on a 40 but we washed ona 30 and its come out as perfect as when it went in. still in great shape and still in full colour.


 The price of the T-shirt is £15 pound and can be purchased from the  house of Fraser website.

Thursday's Fathers day Feature

Today we are going back to the grooming theme with the professional Trevor sorbie  2in1nose and eyebrow trimmer. Most gentlemen now do care about the way they look and more and more men seem to be putting allot of time and effort into their personal appearance.

This tool is perfect for getting rid of those stray hairs very quickly and very easily.This Trevor sorbie 2in1 has been designed just for the the nose and ears and has a stainless steel rotary blade which means it gives a precise trimming, as well as the eyebrow and stray hair trimmer. Trimmer takes one AA battery so no need to wait to charge just pop a battery in and you are ready to use. The trimmer is price does vary depending on where you buy and is available at waitrose

Included
Precision trimmer head
Nose and ear trimmer Head
Stand
AA Battery
Info booklet

Wednesdays Fathers day Feature

Do you have a male in your life who loves going to the cinema and catching the latest movie then today's feature is perfect.

This father's day Cineworld are offering great options, They have a £25 gift card in vibrant designs so the male can treat himself and a friend to a night out with popcorn watching a great film.

Cineworld are also offering an unlimited gift box so your dad can just go again and again as many times as they like, The father will receive a gift box containing a leather wallet with the gift card inside!

Oh and if you are one of those who leaves everything to the last minute like me you can even purchase gift cars with the e-gift option which can be sent straight to your email. So easy and so convenient.

Head over to the website and find ut hwere your local cineworld is and check ut these great offers!

Tuesday's Fathers day feature

Day two of my fathers day week we are staying om the same theme as yesterday shaving But today's shaver is an electric beard trimmer which is on the higher end of the price scale.

Joshua has had an old razor for maybe going on eight years that he would not give up even if it did pull his beard out and the battery had pretty much died. since using this he says trimming his beard does not feel like a chore anymore and he doesn't put it off like he would before.Over all Joshua is really happy with this trimmer and so am I no more scruffy looking beard! 

Braun BT5050 beard trimmer:

•  powerful rechargeable Ni-MH batteries- Full recharge in 8 hours for 50 minutes of cordless trimming. 
• Automatic worldwide voltage adjustment
• corded and cordless use 
• LED charging indicator
• +2 Trimming combs - The precision comb 9-10mm - The long beard comb 10-20mm
• Fully washable for easy cleaning

What you will find included 

• Braun trimmer and smart plug
• Both trimming combs
• Oil
• Cleaning brush 
• Travel bag 

This trimmer has lifetime lasting sharp blades for precise trimming without pull and tug.

Day one Fathers day gift guide

So lets kick start this week of with the well known brand Gillette. There razors are up there with the best for men. They are the higher price range of razors but really do give the best shave.

This razor is a Gillette fusion pro glide flex ball razor. Features include:

• 5 thinner, finer blades for less tug and pull• A precision trimmer on back for accurate edging • All Fusion razor blades fit all Fusion handles• Gillette's #1 razor on sensitive skin

Joshua has found this razor perfect it is not very often he has a clean shave so when he does he wants a good preforming razor.Joshua stated the flex ball technology made the razor glide and was easy to hit the more tough places on the face such as around the mouth and under the nose.He also said it left his skin feeling smooth.

My thoughts would be this would make a great fathers day pressie for any man seems as most of them have hairy faces.

This razor can be purchased from most supermarkets and the rrp is £15.00

Fathers Day week!

So as we are now in JUNE Wow... Fathers day is fast approaching so this week on the blog we are going to dedicate it to fathers day. Each day I will feature a product that would make a perfect present for those special men in your life! I'm going to cover products that would fit in a small budget and products with a little bit of a higher price tag so there will be something for everyone.


     My dad is a simple guy hes a card and money man so is VERY easy, Joshua on the other hand my gosh I can not wait until the girls are old enough to buy their own fathers day gifts. hes so hard to buy for. Hopefully you Will enjoy this week's posts and find something perfect!

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Instagram Look back :May

Working from the bottom upwards.

• Gillette Razor for my fathers day gift guide will be live this weekend!
• Ah we had a poorly lullah asleep in mummy's bed 
• Me and lullah went for a nice walk in the sunshine
• Nevaeh just being cute 
• Nevaeh sniffing flowers in the sunshine
• BBQ we were invited to a friends when we had that two weeks of good weather the food was LUSH
• Ice lollies a blast from the past hadn't seen these since being a kid
• Holding hands with lullah 
• Russian dolls from my nans every time we go lullah gets them out to play with 
• My mind full Tee which I still haven't finished!
• Lush! in my element love that shop!

• Fathers day bath bomb that was being demonstrated in the lush shop 
• My unicorn onsie which I LOVE
• Nevaeh looking beautiful
• Lava lamp lush bath bomb
• Another fathers day gift guide picture Braun shaver!
• OMG we hit 100 subs on instagram still very chuffed about that!
• pretty new nails with dried flowers in them
• Ha the day Nevaeh come home from school covered head to to in mud and paint!
• Me and lullah went and sat on a field I used to play on as a child so many memories
• My bargains from Nutmeg beautiful clothes
• Lush again! my bath bar one of my faves
• we have caterpillars we are watching from interplay 

• Nevaeh and lullahs choice of bath bomb
• Me going to a concert
• bank holiday Monday so relaxed
• Nevaeh learnt how to ride her bike without stabilisers!  
• Myself and Nevaeh went to London for the nutmeg event wearing a nutmeg range dress
• Nevaeh modelling a beautiful cape at the nutmeg event

I don't think I posted as much as I usually do on instagram this month but again Iv had some great times this month. I went abit lush mad clearly we had some great weather at the beginning of the month. I went to London on my own and didn't have a panic attack!!! I had some great quality time with Lullah and Nevaeh learnt how to ride her bike!

I did also have a few very bad days this month but the good outweighs the bad so I will carry on smiling  

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My Volunteering journey

Finally my volunteering journey has started Only just mind but I'm off that starting line, I attended my first training/awareness course for one full day and to be honest it was pretty awesome and so interesting you learn things about mental ill health that I never knew existed such as that I always called it mental health; well that's incorrect its mental ILL health, Mental health is just a state of mind.

we did also get lots of yummy biscuits and unlimited amount of tea WINNER

I really feel like I have found my calling and can not wait to get fully going hopefully within the next few months i will be paired up with someone who really needs support. I want to help support and listen to these people. There are so many people suffering ill health with not a soul in the world, even if sometimes its down to themselves everyone needs a listening ear.


This to me is the start of my future for me and everything I want to achieve, It may have only been one day so far but I felt like I didn't want it to end I love learning about mental health as it is so interesting. Even if I now am analysing my friends and family for mental ill health traits! ha ha


so that's just a quick update on how its all going as have mentioned now this is what I wanted to do!

ProSkins Leggings Slim

Being someone who is very wary of there middle I always had an issue with buying leggings that fit correctly. With having my c-section pouch it was always the bane of my life finding leggings to sit right and feel comfortable.
I chose the pro skins high wasted slim to review one of the main reason's being I new they would cover my dreaded pouch and another they were just plain black and we all know black is slimming right? I want to feel comfortable while exercising and these looked like they would be perfect!

The stabilisers are off!

This week with it being half term I decided this was the week Nevaeh was learning to ride her bike, With it also being bank holiday Joshua was home to help. So off we went to a field with lullah on her scooter and Nevaeh on her bike with the stabilisers on.
   We let her have a little go around the field with the stabilisers still on then whipped them off! I held on to the bike handles and seat for a good 10 seconds counting down to letting go three times,
Then to my amazement she was off on her own,  Nevaeh the accident prone didn't fall and hurt herself once ,once she got that balance she was pretty good, Even if at one point she ran lullah over.

Everyday now she wants to go  on a bike ride she is so proud of herself and she can't wait to tell all her school friends and already asked for a new bike for Christmas!

Well done Nevaeh so proud of you!

Morrisons Nutmeg event Autumn Winter 2016

Myself and Nevaeh were lucky enough to be invited to Morrisons nutmeg AW 16 clothing launch, Nutmeg events are always great so we have been looking forward to this one for a while.
Nevaeh wore a beautiful floral tunic style dress which is actually from the Nutmeg range!