“You are the bows from which your children as living arrows are sent forth”. Kahlil Gibran This week sees the last week of our holidays ending with the first day of September. We have had a really quiet week at home due to Finlay breaking his arm last weekend. A week full of home days which turned out to be very much needed, I…

Welcome back to another monthly addition to How to be an Organised Family.  Each month I touch on a few areas of home organisation. Here is a little introduction for those who are new to here.  I’m a stay at home, work from home Mummy to 4 children ranging from a toddler to a teen with 2 in between.  I am far from the most…

Welcome back to my monthly meal planning post.  If you’re new around here then these monthly posts are a list of what we will be popping on our meal plan each month, hooked up to my Pinterest board with a lot of meals and snacks that we have tried/will be trying.  My meal plans are full of family meals both meat and vegetarian, snacks, baking…

“You are the bows from which your children as living arrows are sent forth”. Kahlil Gibran Our first week back from holidays and with endless washing and unpacking to do, it felt like I may not have fun with the kids again, or write another blog post this month!  Fortunately after a few days I caught up as best as I can with all of…

“You are the bows from which your children as living arrows are sent forth”. Kahlil Gibran The last week of our holidays came and went in a flash. The week we were most looking forward to, as we were camping in our favourite area of Devon. I managed to get 3 matching sets of thermal pjs but couldn’t find Fin a pair, which I’m sure…

“You are the bows from which your children as living arrows are sent forth”. Kahlil Gibran A little late with my Living Arrows post this week due to slowing down on holiday in Devon. Last week saw us start the first part of our Devonshire adventures on the Dorset/Devon border. We’ve had a mix of weather, some sunny beach trips and then a couple of…

Audiobooks are a great addition to your child’s entertainment, especially in the Summer Holidays when you’re out of reading routines and have journeys to make. We also find it handy to play them in their room whilst they’re playing Lego or drawing, I find it just keeps them more focused and calm.  Here is a list of our favourite tales at the moment and some…

“You are the bows from which your children as living arrows are sent forth”. Kahlil Gibran Well what a week we’ve had, settle in as I have a good few photos to share today. This first week of our road trip we knew would be full on and it certainly was fun, chaotic and challenging all rolled into one. Keeping up with a fast pace…

We’re excited this Summer that BBC Countryfile Live is in Yorkshire! Hooray! Castle Howard is hosting Countryfile in their beautiful grounds from the 15-18th August 2019.…