Books

Book Review: The First Time I Saw You By Emma Cooper

**We were gifted a copy of this book in return for an honest review. All thoughts and opinions are our own** Last month saw the release of The First Time I Saw You by Emma Cooper Author of The Songs of Us* and I was lucky enough to be sent an ARC copy by the… Continue reading Book Review: The First Time I Saw You By Emma Cooper

Kids · Parenting

Education: Drama- More Than Just A Performance

AD | The importance of drama and how it influences the whole curriculum is widely recognised. At many schools, children enjoy a weekly drama lesson. This allows children to see drama as an educational process and an opportunity to develop and build upon new skills rather than just rehearsing a script and ‘doing a play’.… Continue reading Education: Drama- More Than Just A Performance

Entertainment · Kids · Lifestyle

Hackathon: Helping Create A Brighter Future

*Items in this post have been gifted to us, however all thoughts and opinions expressed are our own* I'm not sure if it's my age and the fact that I'm not 'down with the kids' , but I hadn't heard of the term Hackathon before I received an email from Plusnet challenging us to take… Continue reading Hackathon: Helping Create A Brighter Future

Books · Kids

Blog Tour: Sparky The Dragon Bus By Sue Wickstead

**We were gifted a copy of this book in return for an honest review. All thoughts and opinions are our own** It's safe to say here in the Fraser household we are huge fans of Sue Wickstead's Children's books and those featuring her cast of buses with 'character' are some of our most read. Today… Continue reading Blog Tour: Sparky The Dragon Bus By Sue Wickstead

Books

Blog Tour: The Bermondsey Bookshop By Mary Gibson

**We were gifted an ecopy of this book in return for an honest review. All thoughts and opinions are our own** I'm thrilled to be taking part in the publication Blog Tour for The Bermondsey Bookshop by Mary Gibson alongside a whole host of other fabulous bloggers. It goes without saying that any novel set… Continue reading Blog Tour: The Bermondsey Bookshop By Mary Gibson

Finance & Budgeting · Lifestyle · Personal

Finance: What I Learned Using A Cash Only Budget For One Month

At the start of the year I set myself the challenge of ditching the debit card and living a cash only lifestyle for the month of January. Easy I hear you shout, but as someone who had begun heading down the slippery slope of contactless payments made without adequate thought I knew this would be… Continue reading Finance: What I Learned Using A Cash Only Budget For One Month