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Today I’m sharing our experience visiting Zipmas, an incredible underground grotto in a Victorian slate mine in Wales. Our family loved Zipmas as it was such a unique and exciting Christmas experience. This Christmas I’ve made the decision to go easy on the Christmas presents and instead spend our Christmas money on experiences. For me, …

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I have a bit of an obsession with luggage. Some girls like shoes. Some girls like handbags. I like luggage! Suitcases and backpacks and shoulder bags, I love them all! I love the feeling of organisation you get with a new bag. You have a pocket for everything and it just makes me feel neat …

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If you’ve got a long layover in Athens or perhaps just a short amount of time to see the best things to do in Athens then I have got the perfect tour for you! Earlier this week I had a five-hour layover in Athens. It initially seemed like a brilliant idea….until I considered the reality …

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My Multimac car seat review: The ideal solution to fit 3-4 children into the back of a car! If you’ve ever travelled with three or more children in a car you will have faced the difficulty of squeezing three car seats in! It’s not like when I was a kid and you just squished everyone …

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Have you heard of a Toniebox? If you’ve got young children and you’re always looking for fun, creative and educational ways to keep them entertained then keep reading because this is a toy you’ll want on your radar! Here is my honest Toniebox review… My Toniebox review What is a Toniebox? A Toniebox is a …

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I’m so pleased I’m writing these monthly garden updates because it’s so lovely to see the progress I’ve already made in just 4 weeks. My little plants have grown so much and I’ve learnt so much too. Last month I had no idea what I was doing but this month I feel much more confident. …

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I feel like I’ve written so much about having three kids but one thing I haven’t spoken about is how to make time for yourself and your partner when you have children. Whether you have one child or twenty children, it can be really difficult to make time for yourself.  We all know it’s so …

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As we’ve just passed the one year anniversary of when lockdown began in the UK, I’m seeing lots of posts online about what people have learnt from this time.  I’m seeing lots of posts from when we were all optimistic and enthusiastic about saying at home! Remember when it was all a bit of a …

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Welcome to the first post in a new series here on The Travel Hack! I love a good series of posts and I’m excited to start sharing monthly updates from my garden. As you guys know, we’ve recently finished extending and renovating our house so we’re finally at the stage where we can just enjoy …

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Today’s post is for anyone who wants a change. Anyone who wants to try something new, fix an area of their life they’re not entirely happy with or, to use the current buzzword, anyone who wants to pivot. My current experience with a change of brand… As I’m sure many of you are aware, I …

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Today’s blog post is a Panasonic bread maker review as I share how I make fresh bread everyday. I know, I know. I didn’t think I’d be this person either! No one is more surprised than I am that I make a fresh loaf of bread most days. We bought our Panasonic bread maker two …

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I’ve been using a sleep tracking watch for two years now and I’m regularly asked if tracking my sleep helps me get a better night’s sleep? It’s a hard question to answer because, for some people, tracking your sleep can actually be detrimental. Some people find it stressful and the anxiety of waking up to …

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Healthy family meal ideas This post has been created in collaboration with AvaCare Multivitamins Meal times are a big thing in our family and everyone loves their food! But coming up with healthy family meal ideas can be so tough, especially at the moment when we’re eating all of our meals at home and I’m …

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Today’s post is all about glamping essentials and everything you should pack for a glamping trip. One of the benefits of glamping over camping is that you don’t need to pack nearly as much stuff! Most glamping sites will provide you with all the basic equipment you will need so your car won’t be bursting …

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Do you have a blogging editorial calendar? It’s one of those things that some bloggers swear by to help them stay on track, plan ahead, get organised and grow their online presence. While other bloggers will reject the idea of a blogging editorial calendar because it goes against their creative nature. It’s lovely to write …

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I’m the first to admit that our lockdown routine isn’t always perfect. Some days it doesn’t go to plan and it’s absolute carnage in our house! But some days we do stick to this rough routine and it works really well. It isn’t a lockdown routine I ever sat down and made a formal schedule …

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New Year’s Resolutions have had a bad rep for the past few years. The message that we’re all ‘perfect as we are’ is a wonderful and uplifting message that we all need reminding of at times! It’s an especially important message because a lot of the New Year’s resolutions messaging comes from the diet industry …

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This is the first year we’ve made homemade damson gin using the damsons that grow in our garden. We’ve lived here for five summers now and I can’t believe we hadn’t done it sooner because damson gin is so delicious!  Our first batch of homemade damson gin is rich and fruity and sweet. It’s so …

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Today I’m reviewing the Micralite ProFold, a compact stroller perfect for both travelling and everyday adventures. As the name suggests, it’s the fold of this pushchair that is a real selling point and one of my favourite features! This pushchair was gifted in exchange for an honest review. We’ve had a few compact strollers over …

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Alton Towers is a place of childhood dreams so we were really excited to take our kids there last week. After a long and difficult summer, it was the perfect treat before our kids went back to school! But, like many of you, we did have some reservations about visiting Alton Towers during the COVID-19 …

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Three kids. Wow, that’s a lot isn’t it! Today I’d like to share what life is like having 3 kids! We’re nearly nine months into having 3 kids now so I thought it was time for an update to tell you what life with three is like. In the UK, the average woman currently has …

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Welcome to the first in a series of blog posts about the UK’s hidden gems. I don’t know about you, but since lockdown began I’ve discovered so many local hidden gems. My local area has even more to offer than I imagined! I’ve asked some top bloggers to share some of their favourite hidden gems …

Read More about Anderton Nature Park, a hidden gem in Cheshire 

Now is a great time to be organising your travel photos and finding some kind of storage and display solution for all those gorgeous travel memories. So many people have memory cards, hard drives and phones filled with photos that will never see the light of day again because they’re hidden away in a chaotic …

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