I have to be honest, I have never been very good at saving money. When I was growing up I had a post office savings account which I would pay my birthday and Christmas money into, and then during my gap year before starting university I added my wages to help me with my student … [Read more…]
Dear Jenson, So today you are 4 years old – how has that happened so quickly? I cannot believe that you have now reached school age and come September, you will be joining Burton, and I will be home alone. It really does not seem 4 years ago that you came into our lives at … [Read more…]
What a miserable end to the week which is typical given that today is Jenson’s party, and my hopes of an outdoor one are now dashed! Still we have had a busy weel leading up to the end of term and now no more school runs for over 2 weeks!!!! Yippeeeee!
It is strange to think that once upon a time before smart phones and social media and the internet existed, the way to advertise products was to take out advertisements or rely on word of mouth. Photographs of food eaten by critics might be featured in the press, but food eaten by members of … [Read more…]
When I fell pregnant with my first child, my partner and I made the decision that I would leave work to look after him or her. Because I had a my own business at the time, I also made the decision to sell it so that I would not have it hanging over me while … [Read more…]