Claims a report from Public Health England which says too much TV leads to low self esteem and anxiety. The report also said that inactive lifestyles have a negative impact of children’s wellbeing. I’m unsure how they came to these conclusions but it seems like common sense to me. I find I am somewhat in…
Month: August 2013
A Wasp Explosion
I posted a month of so ago about the lack of wasps. It seemed they were having a really bad year and I had read articles about the population had been in decline. It seems, however, that the wasps like lots of other things are simply late this year. The past few weeks have seen…
Potatoes With Everything
I think we might have grown a few too many potatoes this year. We have dug up one line of the crop and have enough to last us for the next month. There are plenty in the ground still to dig so I think we be mainly eating potatoes with everything from now on.
Toddler Milk is a Waste of Money
Claims this article. A study carried out by Which? has found that many leading brands of toddler milk are less nutritious than cows milk. Although most claim to have added health benefits for your toddler it seems you are better off giving them cows milk instead. Many brands of toddler milk or follow on milk…
A Trip to the Farm
So far we have been a little reluctant to take our children out mainly because with two very little ones it requires as awful lot of stuff. This weekend we went on a trip to Godstone Farm in Surrey for a birthday party. It’s been years since I visited the farm, I think I was…
Amazon Family
After much deliberation I have recently signed up to Amazon Family. I am currently on the three month free trial period but after the trial is over it will cost me £50 a year. The benefits are 20% off nappies and an Amazon Prime option meaning any deliveries come on a next day service. On…
How Expensive are Your Children?
I realise that I currently spend a lot on my children. At the moment they are both in nappies, getting through at least 12 a day between them and with Russell on formula milk, I would estimate these two items alone cost at least £150 a month. I hadn’t really considered how much a child…
Motorists Want Tougher Punishments for Uninsured Drivers
Says research conducted by the AA which showed four out of five drivers would like tougher penalties for those that are driving without insurance. This doesn’t really surprise me, personally it has always riled me that I pay my tax and insurance and others get away with it. It seems to me that those driving…
Average Home Now Costs £250,000
I remember when we brought our first house, a smaller than average one bedroom starter home with a small garden. The price tag back in 2002 was 179,950 and it cost us all of our savings plus some borrowed money from relatives to make the deposit. Even then the repayments took the majority of our…
The First Apples
The first of the apples are finally ready and it looks as though we will have the usual glut. Luckily I have foreseen this and had added a pork selection pack to my last Westin Gourmet order. Nothing goes with pork better than apples so I know what we will be eating for the next…