Blogging How I stay motivated working from home Posted on May 18, 2023August 14, 2024 By Becky For many people working from home is considered the holy grail of the work/parent life balance—you can roll out of bed and straight onto your laptop, get the kids to school, and then come home and crack on with work (buh bye long commute), before heading back to school to… Read more
Family Diary My goals for 2023! Posted on January 3, 2023January 3, 2023 By Becky In true New Year fashion, I thought I’d check in to my little old blog and put down on ‘paper’ some of my goals for the year 2023! I love coming on here each year and setting myself a few goals and challenges. Some I don’t end up following through… Read more
Imaginative Ways You Can Get Creative This Summer Posted on September 12, 2022September 12, 2022 By Becky Do you wish you were more creative? Do you feel that your everyday responsibilities are stifling your creative mind? Or do you wish you just had more time to spend on creative pursuits and were able to get creative this summer? If any of these sound familiar, then you’re not… Read more
Collabs Sitters.co.uk review Posted on July 28, 2022October 15, 2025 By Becky Considering we have 3 children, we are very fortunate that we actually usually have babysitting fairly readily available to us, as both Adam’s parents and my Mum live locally and are fab and will watch the kids if we want to go out together on an evening. So if I’m… Read more
Collabs A touch of neon for our kitchen – NEON87 Light Review (Ad) Posted on June 24, 2022March 7, 2025 By Becky One of the most fun things since we’ve had our kitchen renovation has been the whole ‘styling’ of the space, and enjoying faffing with our kitchen shelves, as well as considering artwork and accessories. So when Neon87 got in touch to see if I’d like to test out one of… Read more
Crafts & Activities for Kids DIY Minecraft Easter Bunny Hat Posted on April 7, 2022January 22, 2026 By Becky When it comes to seasonal crafts and school-related ‘dress up’ days for our older kids, one of the main challenges is to help them come up with an idea that is still deemed relatively ‘cool’ (I know, we’re at this stage already!) and not too babyish and on par with… Read more
Family Diary Festive Gingerbread Houses 2021! Posted on January 13, 2022January 28, 2022 By Becky Okay, so I realise that now we’re well into January that this post is no longer relevant to the season, but I still really wanted to record what has gradually become a Freeman Family Christmas tradition over the years: Annual Gingerbread House Making Day! We buy kits every year, not… Read more
Blogging My Word for 2022: Revive! Posted on January 6, 2022 By Becky revive , verb restore to life or consciousness. Wow, it’s been a long time! When I last wrote my yearly ‘word’ for a year, the last being 2020, a whole ton of stuff has clearly happened in the world, and this space has been a little neglected for various… Read more
Blogging 5 Fabulous ways to support other bloggers Posted on December 10, 2021December 10, 2021 By Becky One of the things I’ve loved most about blogging over the years is the sense of community and support out there online. I’ve made some lovely friends, online and then some have become real life pals, and it’s something I never expected when I started dabbling with blogging over 6… Read more