Morning peeps! Hamilton was awesome...in fact, awesome isn't a good enough word; astounding, incredible, stellar....I could go on, but I'll save that for another blog. Just to say we've had an amazing time here and the people aren't as rude and gruff as they're made out to be (but it is true that taxi cab [...]
Tag: travel
Stay Safe!
Morning peeps! Weather warnings across the south of England today. I attempted to go to uni, got to the petrol station and changed my mind... in the mile between here and there I saw branches, 2 fences down and a river on the verge of flooding (literally level with the pavement). Also, while at the [...]
Oh the weather outside is frightful…
Howdy Peeps! So last week I wrote I’m Dreaming of a White Christmas… and many papers agreed. Now we're only 5 days away from Christmas (YAY!) the Met Office has released a proper forecast and it doesn't look great. 😦 It's gonna be wet, windy and changeable here. Kinda sucks for Christmas, but also shouldn't be as [...]
Storm Diana
Morning Peeps! The good news is that 3 weeks today is the last day of school and work for us! And Christmas is a mere 26 days away! The bad news is that Storm Diana has hit the UK. It's really wild out there! So I'm just sending prayers of safety for those who have [...]
More Christmas Budgeting
Morning Peepy-Peeps ☺ I watched Martin Lewis' Christmas money show last night and it was brilliant! This is my 8th debt-free Christmas and I thought I knew all the tricks, but he gives some great advice and a beautiful speech about over-commercialization. Pay special attention to the Christmas crackers section too as there are some [...]
Weather Watch
Howdy Peeps! The weather's pretty shocking out there...everything from rivers of rainwater to trees killing power lines. I just hope you're all safe, dry and warm... don't go out if you don't have to. If you do go out; wrap up warm, take emergency supplies, drive extra carefully and check local reports. God bless Peeps. [...]
Stay Safe
Morning Peeps! Dozens of people do summer safety articles about not getting sunburn or keeping kids safe on trips (I did one myself, which you can read here). Today, however, it's not sunburn-type weather. There are lots of weather warnings for wind and rain and thunder across the UK. In fact, we just had a [...]
Summer Treats and Budgeting
Hi-de-hi Peeps! I heard on the radio the other day that the average family spends £5000 in the summer holidays!....WHAT?! This included a holiday and several day trips as well as toys, ice creams, etc. I've never spent five grand on anything in a year ever! If you've got the budget to do so, then [...]
Travel With Kids
Morning Peeps! Firstly, apologies for the 2 blogless days this week...had a major toothache, but better now, so you're stuck with me again. 😉 Wanted to offer some tips today for travelling with the kiddos. So let's go: Keep an Emergency Kit in the car. First Aid bits, water (can be used for the car washer/cooling [...]
Letting Go
Buenos Dias Peeps! So I have several friends and family whose children go 'off into the sunset' this week for jobs, university or travel in some far-away place. Whether your child is 2 or 22, goodbyes aren't easy. I have yet to experience this but I know just letting go for a week can be [...]
A Peace of Life 