Which bird is keeping me awake at night?

Did you know that the colour of your dinner plates influences how much you eat? Let me give you an example! Apparently the more your food contrasts with your plate, the less you will eat. Simply because the contrast makes you more aware of your food. So do not eat spaghetti carbonara from a white...

I'm not a camping out kind of girl. I think there's a reason camping rhymes so well with cramping. However I've got five kids who love to sleep outside in a tent, so we decided to put one up in our back yard. After all, since our move to the country it's certainly big enough!...

'I'm in a hurry to get things done, I rush and rush until life's no one. All I gotta do is live and die, but I'm in a hurry and don't know why.' This song keeps playing in my head. Because I feel rushed all the time. And just like Alabama 'I don't know why'....

Apart from my student days, when I lived in an student flat, I have always had an open plan kitchen. And I'm not even a fan! I mean, why would you wánt people to see you pottering about, trying to create a meal? Not to mention the fact that a week later, people may come...

I used to greatly prefer réál books to eBooks.But then I discovered the perks of eBooks, and now I find myself using my eReader all the time. However, unlike paper books, eReaders have needs. They run on batteries. Modern day reading One day, while I was out in our garden basking  in the sunshine, while...

As a stay at home mom/blogger it's totally up to me what I wear. If I wanted to, I suppose I could go about my day butt naked. Nevertheless, I dó wear clothes. Usually a jersey skirt, a t-shirt, Uggs during Winter and Birkenstocks during Summer. I think I look nice and feminine. Making an...