Lockdown Diaries: 16th June – 22nd June 2020
Tuesday 16th June Darcy has a new game of let’s throw everything down the stairs I have been watching her quietly gather things one by one and casually walk over...
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Lockdown Pride 2020 – Lets Stay inside…. (metaphorically speaking, of course!)
Corona virus strikes again, this time cancelling many Pride parades but fret not there are several indoor celebrations that you can partake in. Amnesty International, UK Black Pride, Gendered Intelligence,...
Lockdown Diaries: 9th June – 15th June 2020
Tuesday 9th June 79th Day of lockdown The government announced today that they have dropped plans for all primary children to return to school before the summer term deeming the...
Is Now The Time to Get Political?
‘Is now the time to get political?’ A question I keep on hearing in response to criticisms surrounding our government. An annoying answer if I am honest, as how our...
Lockdown Diaries: 2nd June – 8th June
Tuesday 2nd June 71st Day and 10th week of lockdown…When I actually think about this for too long I find it so surreal how quickly we've all just settled in...
Lockdown Diaries: 26th May – 1st June 2020
Tuesday 26th May The website saga continues and after hours of careful re-design I have just discovered that I should have been using wordpress.org and I have been using wordpress.com....
Lockdown Diaries: 19th May – 25th May 2020
Tuesday 19th May 8th week of lock down, 57 days done, my sixth lockdown diaries instalment! Wednesday 20th May My kids today, they are driving me to the absolute edge...
Acupressure at Home: Top 3 Points for Easing Anxiety with Rebecca Mathiszig-Lee
Samantha Meets: Rebecca Mathiszig-Lee founder of Good Good Acupuncture. This month I have virtually met with Rebecca Mathiszig-Lee a licenced TCM (traditional Chinese medicine) acupuncturist and naturopath. I know many...
Black Lives Matter and the shadow of White Privilege
You’d have to have been living under a rock this last couple of weeks to not have been a part of the ongoing discussion in regards to racism and police...
Mental Health Awareness Week 2020 Kindness: Is social media bringing out the worst in you?
We are currently half way through Mental Health Awareness week and it has got me thinking about the affects that social media can have on your mental health. Nowadays mindlessly...
Lockdown Diaries: May 12th – May 18th 2020
Tuesday 12th May The bird is dead Wednesday 13th May The spider we caught last week has been released….we couldn’t risk any more blood on our hands! Also try as...
Hannah Makes: Fairy Garden Play Dough
Hannah is back with a great activity to do with the kids using homemade play dough. Making your own play dough is surprisingly easy and this recipe lasts longer than...
Guest Blogger: Carla Griscti ‘How to Embrace Your Quarter Life Crisis Positively’
Feeling the strain of the daily grind? Whether you’re panicking about stepping onto the property ladder or tired of dating around and desperate to find ‘the one’, if you’re in...
Lockdown Diaries: May 5th – May 11th 2020
Tuesday 5th May ????????????? Wednesday 6th May F&N have fallen out so many times today its been like I’m the referee at a miniature wrestling night. Is...
Lockdown Diaries: April 28th – May 4th 2020
Tuesday 28th April I overheard my 8 year old telling his sister how she was ruining his day, she subsequently screamed back that he had in fact ruined her entire...
Lockdown Chats: Lee Crocker
Welcome to the first in the series of my lockdown chats where the aim is to share how others are keeping sane during global social distancing. This week I want...
Hannah Makes: A Cardboard Tudor Dress
This fun DIY 'face in the hole' make combines education, recycling and 'keeping the darn kids occupied in lockdown' all in one! My good friend Hannah sent me this 'step...
Lockdown Diaries 21st – 27th April 2020
Tuesday 21st April The school keep calling me and leaving me voicemails its getting embarrassing now as I am not intentionally dodging their phone calls I just never...
A Story by 8 Year Old Frank (title TBC)
I have been trying (and failing - see my last blog) to homeschool the kids during lockdown, together we have come up with a new approach. This is the first...
Lockdown Homeschooling
Homeschooling has been tough and I must admit I think the concept of daily worksheets being set virtually for my children to work through is a bit tedious. Trying...
Make your own re-useable soy wax food covers
[gallery size="large" columns="2" ids="152,150"] I love sewing and always have various projects on the go meaning my scrap fabric bag is huge! As any fellow sewer will understand you...
Lockdown Diaries: 16th – 20th April 2020
Thursday 16th April 2020 Early morning start today after little sleep, this is fast becoming my daily mantra. Darcy is cutting her front tooth - she does not teeth...
Book Nook: 25 Books to Survive Lockdown
A few years ago I posted on Facebook asking for book recommendations and I was amazed at how many amazing suggestions I got. My friends came up trumps and I...
Lockdown Diaries: Introduction
Welcome to the lockdown diaries! Here I will attempt to keep some kind of diary of day to day lockdown as a little memoir to look back on in years...
Milksok Maker
[gallery columns="2" size="large" ids="158,159"] Hello, My name is Samantha and I am one half of Milksok, me and my other half Joe have created a children's clothing brand....
Introduction
I’ve decided to re-launch my blog (at last I hear you cry!!) I had it going a few years ago centred primarily around the launch of my online business Milksok,...
#metoo
The news at the moment has been discussing some disturbing topics but also highlighting some interesting opinions. As a woman I can’t say that I am especially surprised at...
CURSE OF THE THREENAGER
I have yet another threenager in my house. I felt smug that my kids appeared to bypass the dreaded ‘terrible twos’ that everyone talks about, I naively thought that that was the...
Kindness is catching
Waking up this morning to the terrible news that yet another act of terrorism has been committed is utterly heartbreaking. I feel at a loss, I feel compelled to try...
Today I have achieved a win!!
Today I achieved an exceptional win in the battle that is parenting! I got my 5 year old to let me use the shower to rinse his hair! This might...
Potty Training, Hell or High Water
I have a dream, a dream of no more nappies in my life, a humble, somewhat silly dream, but after 5 years of changing my two kids arses it...
So just how in the hell are you supposed to get anything done when working form home with 2 kids?
It’s currently a Saturday and I am sat at my computer the aim to be working on our websites algorithms and improve our organic presence on google (bore!!) and my...
Milksok and the Princes Trust: What is the enterprise programme?
I mentioned the Princes Trust on my last blog and wanted to take the opportunity to explain a little bit about the Trust and how they have helped us at...
Long live the small independent business
Last week we took our kids clothing range and varying products to West Quay shopping centre for our first ever pop-up shopping event. We were part of a local enterprise...