Food, Home, Garden & Pets

You may be questioning yourself if you have the time to make your own baby food and whether you need a steamer and blender to complete the task. The answer is “yes” and “yes” again. Firstly making your own baby food gives you complete control over what your baby eats. …

So many moms are stuck in the habit of making sandwiches to pack in their kids school lunch boxes. Yes you can change the filling in the sandwich but quite frankly it is boring as can be and not that healthy when you think about it. I have been stuck …

First I have to just get this out of the way, until this chocolate cupcake recipe I was never able to make a cupcake that you could eat, never mind actually enjoy. All the cakes and cupcakes I attempted before this recipe flopped completely. You could break a tooth on …

Yes the days are still nice and hot but the mornings are starting to get a bit of a chill. Just this week I had my first morning getting into the car and having to demist my windows! So here are some really cool hacks to keep your car windows …

Ever since I wrote that review for Delight Bath Essentials I have been wondering exactly how to make natural homemade soap. I am moving away from buying commercially produced products and towards either making my own products or buying from someone that makes it by hand. How many times have you …

As parents, many would wish there was a manual that teaches how to raise a child. But, the sad truth is, there’s not. We have to try our best to ensure we teach them valuable lessons and while they are too young to understand certain things, guide them. We are …

Growing up with pets in the family home is wonderful for the entire family, but especially for the children. Have you ever seen how a toddler’s face lights up when they see a dog or a cat? Just by this simple fact it is easy to see how pets can …

I don’t know about you but I just love flowers, the problem is that sometimes as soon as you put them in the vase they can become looking a little worse for wear. When you buy flowers from the shops they usually come with a little solution that you put …

In March this year I wrote a post sharing ways to afford being a stay at home mom and one of the things I shared was to grow your own veggies. It was a little late in the year to start growing anything since it was Autumn. But as soon as …

It’s not difficult to find pests in our house. In different countries, you can find different pests. But mosquitoes, roaches, mice, rats and fleas are the most common pests which you can find easily, in almost every country. These little creatures not only irritate us, they are also responsible for …

The homemade white bread recipe I tried came out beautifully. The whole family enjoyed it straight out of the oven and are asking me to make more. I must just add that the recipe I found on allrecipes.com didn’t quite work out for me. I have added notes onto their …

This pancake recipe has been a no-flop for me so far and the family loves it! A lot of pancake recipes I found said you need to let the batter stand for a while, but not this one. Ingredients: 1 cup flour 300ml milk 3 eggs pinch of salt table …

I hate the daily question of What’s for Supper? I don’t know about other moms but having to cook a nutritious, tasty meal every day takes its toll on me. I run out of ideas and leave things to the last minute. When the end of the work day approaches …

These lavender bath bombs are so easy to make and turned out to be fantastic bath bombs. It is a fun activity to do with kids and will make a stunning homemade gift for someone special. Ingredients 2 cups Bicarbonate of Soda 1 cup Cream of Tartar 1 – 2 …