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Edinburgh in a Minute | Snapshots and Scenes #8

  • Posted on February 1, 2018February 3, 2018
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Things to do at the Science Museum’s Wonderlab

  • Posted on January 8, 2018
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Last week, I took my 7 year old and 4 year old to Wonderlab at the Science Museum. Wonderlab is the Science Museum’s new permanent exhibit for children. It’s super…
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Looking back on a wonderful 2017, and what’s in store for 2018?

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I have actually been counting down the days until it was time to do this end of year review. We have had the most amazing year ever. Just thinking about…
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Last August, we spent two blissful weeks in the Begur area of Costa Brava, Spain.   This holiday had been a long time coming. We actually got half way to…
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Made for TV Christmas movies are my ultimate December-time guilty pleasure. They fill the perfect easy-to-watch, escapism, cosy-up-on-the-sofa-because-I’m-in-the-mood-to-feel-festive gap that I start to crave as soon as the advent calendars…
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Daily Vlogging in December | Snapshots and Scenes #6

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I did Vlogmas last year and loved it, but at the same time, daily vlogging during the busiest month of the year is no easy task.   This December, I…
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Wise(ish) Words from the Book of Everyone | Personalised book review and giveaway

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Last week, Arlo received a very special book in the post. Unbeknownst to him, I had been secretly beavering away on The Book Of Everyone website, creating a uniquely personalised…
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Stir Up Sunday – A Christmas Pudding Tradition

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Have you heard about Stir Up Sunday?   It is a tradition that harks back to Victorian times, when the family would gather together to stir the Christmas pudding five…
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  • {AD} A lesser spotted view of our family room. I love having the kids artwork up on the walls. It adds a personal touch and they love that we are proud of their work...but I was struggling with how messy it looked. In a multi functional kitchen / dining / living room, one disorganised corner can throw the whole room off balance. So I got my thinking cap on as to how I could display the kids artwork in a more tidier, stylish way, and here is the result! (Swipe for the Before shot). There is a post on my blog if you want to check out the whole makeover process. The prints and frames are from @desenio , who are offering 25% prints with the code MOSTLYCHLOE (Valid for orders placed between 16th - 18th Oct. Frames and handpicked excluded). #sorryaboutthemesshome
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  • Sometimes I think about nearing death, becoming less able, accepting my regrets in life and that it’s too late to change anything, and I am floored by the impending reality. Sometimes I fixate on all the things I haven’t done. All the things I want for ME. Sometimes I throw an empty peanut butter jar in the bin rather than wash it out because the kids are all shouting requests at me and we’re late for school. I know Sam will dig it out later and get cross with me, but sometimes it’s easier not to have to think too hard. Sometimes I think about Brexit. About how the baby boomers voting leave were SO SELFISH and they are going to be dead anyway and leave us with something we didn’t want and the ruins to deal with. Sometimes I think about my grandchildren, and possibly my own children, asking me why I didn’t try harder to help the world. Did I do my share to prevent climate change or was it not important enough to me because I’ll be gone then anyway. Sometimes I watch a depressing documentary and despair that there’s nothing that I can do. My actions are too small. It needs to come from the top. I’m not the most environmentally conscious person, I’m not the worst. I don’t know which companies to avoid and which to support. Sometimes I think about how making money as an influencer is all about BRAND VISIBILITY. But what about NOT consuming unnecessarily? What about just having enough? I know there are BIG hypocrisies within my own carbon footprint, but that isn’t a reason to give up on the things I can easily change. Sometimes I worry about my own death. But I’m ten times more scared of leaving my children to face this future without me. (Not an AD. Not a preach. Just a swirl of thoughts after the new IPCC Climate Report. I don’t know enough about what I can do to help climate change, but I should make an effort to learn more. Today I did the @wwf carbon footprint calculator, which gives you actionable tips to shrink your footprint in simple ways - none of this alienating stuff that sounds too complex / ‘big’ / unachievable).
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  • The point during Arlo’s 8th birthday party when I realised that we could have forgone the extortionate price per head cost of a soft play party and just whacked Fortnite on at home. Welcome to the world of eight year old boys 🤷🏻‍♀️😂 Those of you with older kids, do you find they still want parties or do they prefer a smaller activity with a couple of friends? What sort of parties are popular? Do the big parties seem to stop when they are in junior school?
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  • A little secret: I’ve never really enjoyed bedtimes during the baby / toddler age. We didn’t really get out of the walking around the room / sitting silently in a corner of the room until fully asleep then creeping out stage until the older two were well into the preschooler years. I’ve always viewed the bedtime hour (or three!) as a proper slog and a right pain in the arse. But Otto got himself into a really good routine from a much younger age (perhaps we learned from experience, perhaps it’s just who he is), and bedtime is....quite enjoyable really. I recently realised that I look forward to the one on one time with him - we have a good laugh, read some books, sing some songs, and then he quite happily waves me off. Funny how three kids in and you’d expect for the bedtimes to just get increasingly hectic and stressful, but instead it’s actually become one of my favourite times of the day.
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  • {AD} A lesser spotted view of our family room. I love having the kids artwork up on the walls. It adds a personal touch and they love that we are proud of their work...but I was struggling with how messy it looked. In a multi functional kitchen / dining / living room, one disorganised corner can throw the whole room off balance. So I got my thinking cap on as to how I could display the kids artwork in a more tidier, stylish way, and here is the result! (Swipe for the Before shot). There is a post on my blog if you want to check out the whole makeover process. The prints and frames are from @desenio , who are offering 25% prints with the code MOSTLYCHLOE (Valid for orders placed between 16th - 18th Oct. Frames and handpicked excluded). #sorryaboutthemesshome
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  • Sometimes I think about nearing death, becoming less able, accepting my regrets in life and that it’s too late to change anything, and I am floored by the impending reality. Sometimes I fixate on all the things I haven’t done. All the things I want for ME. Sometimes I throw an empty peanut butter jar in the bin rather than wash it out because the kids are all shouting requests at me and we’re late for school. I know Sam will dig it out later and get cross with me, but sometimes it’s easier not to have to think too hard. Sometimes I think about Brexit. About how the baby boomers voting leave were SO SELFISH and they are going to be dead anyway and leave us with something we didn’t want and the ruins to deal with. Sometimes I think about my grandchildren, and possibly my own children, asking me why I didn’t try harder to help the world. Did I do my share to prevent climate change or was it not important enough to me because I’ll be gone then anyway. Sometimes I watch a depressing documentary and despair that there’s nothing that I can do. My actions are too small. It needs to come from the top. I’m not the most environmentally conscious person, I’m not the worst. I don’t know which companies to avoid and which to support. Sometimes I think about how making money as an influencer is all about BRAND VISIBILITY. But what about NOT consuming unnecessarily? What about just having enough? I know there are BIG hypocrisies within my own carbon footprint, but that isn’t a reason to give up on the things I can easily change. Sometimes I worry about my own death. But I’m ten times more scared of leaving my children to face this future without me. (Not an AD. Not a preach. Just a swirl of thoughts after the new IPCC Climate Report. I don’t know enough about what I can do to help climate change, but I should make an effort to learn more. Today I did the @wwf carbon footprint calculator, which gives you actionable tips to shrink your footprint in simple ways - none of this alienating stuff that sounds too complex / ‘big’ / unachievable).
    82 4
  • The point during Arlo’s 8th birthday party when I realised that we could have forgone the extortionate price per head cost of a soft play party and just whacked Fortnite on at home. Welcome to the world of eight year old boys 🤷🏻‍♀️😂 Those of you with older kids, do you find they still want parties or do they prefer a smaller activity with a couple of friends? What sort of parties are popular? Do the big parties seem to stop when they are in junior school?
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  • A little secret: I’ve never really enjoyed bedtimes during the baby / toddler age. We didn’t really get out of the walking around the room / sitting silently in a corner of the room until fully asleep then creeping out stage until the older two were well into the preschooler years. I’ve always viewed the bedtime hour (or three!) as a proper slog and a right pain in the arse. But Otto got himself into a really good routine from a much younger age (perhaps we learned from experience, perhaps it’s just who he is), and bedtime is....quite enjoyable really. I recently realised that I look forward to the one on one time with him - we have a good laugh, read some books, sing some songs, and then he quite happily waves me off. Funny how three kids in and you’d expect for the bedtimes to just get increasingly hectic and stressful, but instead it’s actually become one of my favourite times of the day.
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  • As the weather gets colder we are gearing up for a season of increased video gaming. I wasn’t quite anticipating the gaming obsession to land as early as it has for my children. Over on my Stories, I’ve been talking about how we manage gaming in our family, and what the boys like playing. Do you have kids that would happily play Fortnite and watch Twitch all day if they could? What are your ground rules for gaming and screen time? How do you make sure there’s a balance? I’m really interested to find out what other families do. (Photo unrelated but I was so happy to get this nice shot of Arlo and Bear 😍)
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  • Last minute ASOS purchase turned good. I bought this dress 24 hours before a wedding this weekend. My proportions are so different to the standard womenswear sizes that I typically have maybe a 40% chance of something fitting properly - but this one fit really well on both the waist and the boobs: winner 👍🏻
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