How To Have A More Ethical Christmas This Year

*contains affiliate links  Christmas is a wonderful time of year, but sadly it is also one of the most wasteful. If you want to make a positive change and try to reduce your impact here are a few things you can try. Less is More I feel we all need to switch our thinking and move away from quantity to quality. I've always lived by the motto that less is more and one well thought out, meaningful gift is far better than lots of smaller throwaway gifts. So when it comes to buying for friends and family do take note of what they actually want or need in their life - presents can also be practical so getting someone of real use to someone is also key. Buy secondhand    The festive season is often the best time to shop in charity shops are more people than ever are declutter and making way for their new Christmas presents and drop off some amazing things in charity and thrift stores. It's a great way to reuse something as well as keep your costs down. I......

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Christmas Traditions with The Snowman and the Snowdog

Love this cute Snowdog Christmas decoration from Wild In Art I'm really excited to have been invited to be apart of The Snowman and Snowdog Advent Blog tour and like most families we have a few festive traditions we do together in the run up to Christmas, some have been carried on from my childhood while others are new and have developed over the past few years with my boys. I think the run up to the big day is as important as the actual day itself and we love nothing more than getting into the festive spirit. While we usually start on the first day of advent we have slowly been embracing Christmas we some low key things such as baking gingerbread and enjoying my sons school winter fair this past weekend. One of the traditions that has followed on through from my childhood is watching and reading The Snowman, even growing up in South Africa my mother being Welsh made sure that there was always a bit of a British influence when it come to things like this. It's......

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Beat the Rush - Top Tips for being organised this Christmas

It feels like every day of adult life requires us to be organised, juggling all aspects of our day to ensure that everything gets done and nothing is left forgotten. While it can sometimes feel like an uphill struggle at the best of times, things can get even more hectic in the run up to Christmas, especially where the kids are concerned. Christmas concerts, parent’s evenings, Christmas parties and weekend treats are just some of the things that we need to add to our overflowing diaries and that’s without even thinking about the shopping! The sooner we think about that the better and while many people may put off until tomorrow what they could be doing today, it’s better to be as organised as possible so that we can limit the stress suffered. Organisation is key if you want the festive period to go by without a hitch and here are a few snippets of advice that may help you survive the lead-up to the big day. Start buying presents early If you’re in charge of the......

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