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The Spirited Puddle Jumper

Creative, practical and enjoyable everyday living for modern families.

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Considerations When Building a Custom Home

Posted on July 20, 2021December 15, 2025 By Becky

Building a home is always an excellent decision for those who love controlling the entire process, from designing, laying the foundation to transforming the dream into a stylish and elegant home. A lot goes into building a custom home, from designing, selecting, and choosing the right professionals to work with,…

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How to Drastically Change the Look of the Exterior of Your Home

Posted on May 12, 2021June 28, 2025 By Becky

Have you been checking out the exterior of your home as of late and feeling like it lacks in personality, elegance, and interest? It doesn’t even have to be chalked up to normal wear and tear; the fact is that many homes lack kerb appeal and just fail to stand…

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Essential Checks And Changes To Make Before Moving Into A New Property

Posted on April 29, 2021February 25, 2025 By Becky

Moving into a property is exciting, but it’s important not to get carried away. To get the most out of your new property, you need to ensure that everything there is at it should be. That’s why it’s essential you do these four checks and changes before – or shortly…

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3 Signs That You May Need an Electrician

Posted on March 25, 2021August 4, 2026 By Becky

While we may try to ignore certain smaller electrical problems, this isn’t advised as a property’s electrics can be dangerous and cause harm to your home, but also to its occupants or anyone who visits. This is because faulty wiring can lead to increasing electrical currents and an increased risk…

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{AD} 3 Great First Upholstery Projects

Posted on September 15, 2020January 28, 2022 By Becky

Now the children are back at school (for how long, who knows?!), one of the things that I would like to do house-wise, and something that I’ve been saying I want to do for aaages, is to upholster an old footstool of ours. Whilst the fabric might not be what…

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Common Issues To Look Out For In An Old Home

Posted on April 14, 2020December 20, 2024 By Becky

Many of us are drawn to older homes for their charm and character. However, older homes can also have their pitfalls – many of them can be prone to problems as a result of old construction methods and wear and tear. Here are just some of the problems to look…

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House Maintenance To Keep You Busy

Posted on March 20, 2020May 19, 2025 By Becky

Now that we’re going to spending a lot more time at home we could take the opportunity to work through our home maintenance lists. Working through it one chunk at a time will not only pass the time and keep our minds busy it will also give us a well-looked…

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Taking Care Of The Most Important Home Maintenance Inspections

Posted on March 16, 2020January 25, 2024 By Becky

Taking care of our homes is often a practice we conduct each and every day, be that clearing up our dishes, vacuuming the floors, and changing our bedsheets. Of course, sometimes less frequent maintenance tasks are conducted, such as having our windows washed or tidying up the garden. That being…

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Maintaining Your Home: Stop throwing away money

Posted on March 9, 2020October 15, 2025 By Becky

On those days where we feel a little tired and in need of a rest, little things can irritate us. We may think that we seem to spend, spend, spend, all in the nature of simply keeping our lives afloat. Of course, for almost everyone this is true. Yet it’s…

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Hi, I’m Becky, a South-East London-based blogger, digital marketer, wife and mum of three. Here you’ll find creative, practical and enjoyable everyday living for modern UK families, including easy recipes, children’s crafts and activities, home inspiration, family life and adventures both in the UK and further afield. Come in and have a look around!

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