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THE ART OF THE MICRO-DATE // quality moments for time-poor parents
Little ways time-pressed parents can spend quality time together – without breaking the bank!
TOP 10 TIPS FOR RETURNING TO WORK // by recruitment professional and mum of two, louisa maglieri
Recruitment professional Louisa Maglieri offers her advice to working women returning from maternity leave.
OUTTA THIS WORLD // big sis’s space-theme bedroom makeover
Take a nosey at Big Sis’s space room makeover.
WINDOW TO THE DIGITAL WORLD // great laptops for kids
We put the new Acer Swift with Intel Core i5 Quad Core Processor and Intel® Optane through its paces.
REDUCING HOUSEHOLD WASTE – what we’re doing & how we’re doing it
I’d been feeling increasingly guilty about the disposable plastics we used at home. We’d started drinking bottled water when we lived in London after being…
VLOG STARS OF THE FUTURE // free digital workshops for kids
The girls joined a FREE vlogging for kids workshop, run by Discovery with Three.
TENTS & TOASTED MARSHMALLOWS // our back garden camping adventure
We had a little back garden camping adventure, thanks to Blacks and Millets.
DELICIOUS JAPANESE DISHES // sampling the kids’ menu at yo!
We were invited to visit Yo! to enjoy their ‘Kids Eat Free’ summer offer.
WIN! This Disney Back-to-School set, worth £50!
So we already told you about Lil Sis’s fabulous back-to-school goodies and how she’s now counting the days until she starts big school, but then…
DELECTABLE BREKKIE // reviewing the andrew james volcano waffle maker
Big Sis and I make thick, fluffy waffles, drizzled with maple syrup and topped with fresh fruit.
A BONNY WEE BOY // reviewing baby annabell’s brother
Lil Sis reviews the realistic baby doll with the real tears
SWEET DREAMS ARE MADE OF THESE // trialling the leesa mattress + discount code
My thoughts, after sleeping on a Leesa foam mattress
THE DASTARDLY DEALINGS OF AUNT ALBERTA // the awful auntie stage show
The girls and I went to the theatre production of David Walliams’ Awful Auntie to see his delightfully diabolical tale brought to life.
OUR PRECIOUS PORTMEIRION MOMENTS // + chance to win 4x family tickets to Portmeirion Village, worth £144 each!
Celebrating the 100th birthday of ceramic designer Susan Williams-Ellis AND giving away four family tickets to the iconic and quirky Portmeirion Tourist Village.
About me
I’m Jacqui – a 40+ journalist, blogger and mum to two funny & spirited girls; Big Sis, born summer 2008, and Lil Sis, born autumn 2010.
We live just outside London and are about to embark on a big, messy, long-awaited home renovation.
I was a magazine journalist for 20 years, but since 2009 I’ve been a full-time blogger and digital influencer (over 21,000+ Twitter followers, 5,000+ Facebook likes, 3,500+ G+ circles, 3,000 Instagram and 2,400+ Pinterest followers).
Read more on my ABOUT ME page.
You can get in touch with me via email: [email protected], or by Tweeting me at @JaxFortyNorth.
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