At first glance, camping is wonderful. It’s cheap, it’s simple, it fosters adventure and togetherness and – if photos are to be believed – everyone doing it is grinning like an idiot. And, at some levels, this is true, but only if you do it right. Camping is incredibly complicated, stressful and unpleasant if you […]
Fun and Simple Ways to Pamper Yourself
We all deserve to be pampered occasionally; every now and then we need some time to ourselves so we can recharge our batteries and start to feel like ourselves again. If you’re feeling a bit burned out after the stresses and excesses of Christmas and New Year, then it’s time to start looking for […]
Tips for pain-free homework
Back to school, back to uniform and routine. Back to sitting at the kitchen table for hour after painful hour getting the homework done. There is likely to be begging, cajoling, patient explanations, stern instructions, negotiation, tears and pleading. That was the scene here for many, many school nights. One evening, exasperated by long division […]