Teaching children to process death and grief with the help of memorial diamonds

Most parents simply can’t grasp how they can teach their children more about death and grief. Many, fearing their children will develop a gloomy view of the world, just avoid bringing up the topic. But once faced with the death of a loved one unexpectedly, they are less likely to process it in a healthy way. This is why teaching children what death and grief are, is highly important. And you can use novel and smart ways to tackle this. Remembrance diamonds are a new type of memorial services. They are incredibly beautiful and personable, but they can also serve parents as a great teaching tool. 

Upgrade Your Family Time

Family time is one of the most important things in the world, but it can often feel like family time twindles, or changes a lot as time goes on. Some of you might not be experiencing this yet because you don’t have older children, or perhaps you haven’t started your own family yet. But for you, family time is different, it’s the time you spend with the family you grew up with, and your partner! So we think it’s time to upgrade your family time, so that not only are you making some new memories, but so that you’re actually enjoying each others company more. There are so many things that you can do without having to spend an absolute fortune to do them. So keep on reading, and see if you’d like to upgrade your family time using some of the methods we’ve got for you!

A Care Guide for Guinea Pigs

If you follow us on Instagram you will of recently seen that we have just adopted two baby Guinea Pigs and I have fallen completely head over heels in love with them.  Guinea Pigs aren’t “new” to me, I have had them before but just like becoming a mother the second time around it’s surprising just how much you forget! After doing ridiculous amounts of research before we committed to the adoption process and now becoming a piggy mummy once more, I thought I would share a little care guide for those of you who might be thinking about getting your own guinea pigs.

Four Tips to Get Yourself Back Into A Routine

The children have been back for almost two weeks and it feels so good to be easing back into some kind of routine following the summer holidays. I completely thrive on routine and although I welcome September for that very reason, I seem to be struggling to get going! So this week I am to change that (and that's partly why I'm getting back into writing again, while we are here, sorry for the lack of posts!) and do my best to get back into a routine that I love.

Is Your Dog's Dental Hygiene Up To Scratch?

Dental hygiene is important for us humans, but it’s just as important for dogs. The only problem is, they can’t look after their own teeth and they can’t tell you if there is something wrong, so it's up to you as an owner to keep your dog’s teeth healthy. A lot of people don’t realize that they need to be doing this and it can lead to some serious health problems for your dog in the future. If you haven’t been keeping up with your dog’s dental hygiene, these are the best ways to keep their teeth healthy. 

Tackling Your Inner Opinion Of Yourself

Many of us will reach a point in our lives where we feel fractured with an opinion that we have generated about ourselves. It might be because you have a native mindset right now, maybe struggling with depression or anxiety. Or it could be outside influences such as a bad relationship that has helped from the opinion, or surrounding yourself with people that are bringing you down instead of raising you up. No matter how it has happened, we can all be in this position at some point in our lives. It isn’t as easy as mind over matter, and so sometimes taking actionable steps can make a big difference. With that in mind, here are some of the things you can do tackle your inner opinion of yourself.



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Stuff You’ll Wanted Sorted Before Your Baby Is Due!

Being a new mum can, while being wonderful, also be a stressful and busy time, to say the least. Although, hopefully, you will have plenty of people around you to support you during your baby's first few months. Having said that, getting your life and home and organised as possible before your little one arrives can help to alleviate some of this stress and make your new mum experience a lot calmer. A topic you can read all about in my post below.

Stop putting those jobs off

Over on Instagram stories you will of seen, if you’re following, that we recently hired a skip. We are completely on operation “lets get this house organised” - at last! We’ve bought our home 8 years ago and there have been little jobs piling up over the last few years that we just keep putting off. This really played on my mind constantly, the house filling up with clutter & jobs - it was starting to feel slightly overwhelming.