*** This giveaway has now closed. Congratulations to the winners Joselle G and Dianne C! *** There are some campaigns which I just KNOW I want to be a part of, and this is precisely one of those. This year, between November 4 and December 29, for every IKEA soft toy or children’s book bought, the IKEA Foundation will donate 1 euro to help fund education projects...

A little while ago, I blogged about our new Photo Collage on our bedroom wall. I love waking up to my little kidlets smiling dwon on me each day. But I was getting frustrated about the waste of wall space underneath the photos. I thought about putting a little chair there, or a writing desk, or even a shelf, but I didn’t want it to take up too much space. I...

I have been on a de-clutter mission for a couple of years now. I have been working through room by room, and was initially stunned at how much “stuff” we had accumulated as a family. However as they say, necessity is the mother of invention, and when little Lucy first appeared as two pink lines, there were some serious discussions about how on earth we...

I really don’t need to tell you that I am a huge IKEA fan. It certainly helps that I only live 15 minutes away, but I love wandering through the store to get ideas and inspiration for what I could do with my own home. I’ve been saying for years now that I would love an IKEA designer to come to my home and just “do their thing”. Seriously...

Looking back at my posts over the year, I realised that I never blogged about Lucy’s completed bedroom. It all took a little longer than expected, as we had to build an extension to the house in order to put the older girls in together. And then I couldn’t bear the thought of Lucy moving out of our bedroom, so her bedroom refurbish took place over many...

Once upon a time I was organised. Once upon a time I had only one, and then two children (yes, and then three etc). Once upon a time I had a great system, and fantastic procedures. They worked. All was happy in this little black duck’s world. But then more children arrived, and I soon realised that what works for one child, may not necessarily work for one...

I am all about de-cluttering at the moment. The less “stuff” I have, the better I feel. One of the benefits of de-cluttering is that the house starts to feel a little bigger, and I am now more conscious of choosing items that don’t take up more room than necessary. One example is our chalkboard and whiteboard stand. My kids have always loved drawing...

I am sure it is fairly standard now across all schools, so it is no surprise that my children are required to take in a piece of fruit (or vegetable sticks) for a “Fruit Break” in the morning. As a teacher, I wholeheartedly agree with this for a number of reasons. For many children, this is the ONLY fruit they will eat that day (seriously), and the...