Month: October 2017

  • Halloween at Holkham Hall, Norfolk

    Norfolk is our family’s happy place. One of the things we enjoy the most about holidaying in North Norfolk is the outdoor lifestyle no matter the season – and we happily head up throughout the year not just the summer months. We’ve just had a really great few days up there for half term and […]

  • Do I need life insurance?

    Life insurance for parents

    I had a bit of a health scare earlier in the year. The first time I dropped down unconscious in the middle of the night in the bathroom and then again in the morning, after a day of tests in hospital they couldn’t find anything wrong with me. I was cleared of having had a […]

  • Seasonal maintenance : winterisation check list

    radiator for bleeding as part of winter checklist

    The leaves are falling and the ground is covered in conkers. We’ve had our heating on for a few weeks now and whilst my husband is moaning it’s like a sauna, I am nice and toasty! Though there are many places in the home where heat can escape and cold air can enter, windows are […]

  • How to ski for less in the school holidays

    Family enjoying skiing

    A random fact which most people don’t know about me is that I ran a 5 star chalet for 15 people in the French Alps during my gap year. Meribel is a beautiful resort and although the work was hard – cleaning 8 bathrooms and making 15 beds with hospital corners every day – I […]

  • The cheapest way to get foreign currency – swap your money

    Weswap banner image

    Do you know the cheapest way to get foreign currency? It’s no secret that we love to travel and with the winter nights drawing in, we are busy dreaming about our next holiday. Now the girls are bigger, we want to do our first family skiing trip – watch this space for the preparations and […]

  • Want to make £1000 easily each month, risk-free?

    Matched betting apps

    I’m an accountant and accountants are not known for being risk-taking creatures! Maybe that’s why until recently I haven’t ever done much betting except for a little punt on the Grand National or the Melbourne Cup when we lived in Australia. Since I’ve started my blog though I’ve been introduced to matched betting and now […]