Monthly Archives: December 2019

Yorkshire Pudding Wraps – A great way to use up leftovers 4

 in leftovers / Mains / receipe by

Yorkshire Pudding Wraps is a paid post for the Family Favourite campaign, sponsored by Scotch Kitchen #FamilyFavourite One of the highlights of our family week is Sunday Dinner. The husbeast is in charge and always produces a fantastic meal and we all sit around the table together to enjoy. One of the things we like to have is beef. Beef is naturally rich in protein, low in salt and provides eight essential vitamins and minerals that support good health and wellbeing. These are: iron, niacin (vitamin B3), vitamins B6 and B12, zinc, riboflavin, potassium and phosphorus.

A Guide To Building A Healthy Lifestyle For Your Kids

 in Guest Posts by

Every parent wants their child to lead a happy and healthy life. In order for this to be the case, it is important that you make their health a priority, which can require conscious thought and effort. It is assumed that children will naturally be active and healthy but this is not always the case and this is evident through the rise in childhood obesity in recent times along with an increase in mental health problems. There are a few crucial pieces of advice to keep in mind which should help you to build a healthy lifestyle for your children who will take this through to adulthood.

Clove and Orange Pomanders perfect for Christmas 1

 in Christmas / Christmas Crafts / christmas decorations / Christmas traditions / crafts / Nature crafts by

Clove and Orange pomanders are perfect for Christmas. They add a fabulously festive touch and scent to your home and for me are the smell of Christmas. I used to make these with my mum over advent when I was younger as we never put the tree up until after my birthday on 20th December, so they are so evocative of that time for me.

Simple Winter Wool Forest Wreath 1

 in advent / advent at TheMadHouse / Christmas / Christmas Crafts / christmas decorations / crafts by

Simple Winter Wool Forest Wreath is a paid-for collaboration. This wreath was inspired by this beautiful winter wonderland wreath I pinned last year but I had already made a simple white winter wreath last year using a feather bower and I wanted to mix it up a little. So I had a look through my craft stash and sound 3 balls of finger knitting wool that I thought would be perfect.

Spreading the cost of Christmas 1

 in Uncategorized by

Spreading the cost of Christmas is a paid collaboration. Christmas is expensive. Even with all the will in the world, we can not always be prepared for the cost associated. Or perhaps we have been saving for Christmas and then something happens and all those savings disappear. That is what happened to us this year. Our dog Alvin became unwell and had to have a major operation which we hadn’t planned for and due to a previous condition we do not have pet insurance.