As we don't really go out much and have a lack in babysitting offers, one thing that me and Andy really enjoy is to spend time together watching movies or starting new TV Series on Amazon Prime Instant Video. Our current TV is a 32 inch average TV and was actually bought by Andy before we even met over 6 years ago so it is getting on a bit! We also have a slightly smaller 26 inch Panasonic TV in our bedroom which was my first big investment when I first upped my hours at work probably 5 years ago.

They have definitely evolved a lot since the last time I went television shopping! There are all sorts of new developments such as Panasonic 4K TVs. We are also still heavily renovating our house and making it all look nice, with the living room being the next on our list. So is it time we replace our years old telly? Do we save for a modern state of the art television? or do we simply wait until this one gives in?

I am trying to justify it by saying it is one of our most used gadgets and we have looked after our current one very well. I do however worry with three children under five, whether it would be tempting fate to buy an expensive TV just yet. Maybe it is worth saving up for a few years and waiting until it is less likely to be damaged. I am definitely the person who would buy a new TV for Elsie to knock it down once she starts to attempt climbing or for Gracie and Zach to fall into it whilst fighting! Which reminds me actually I do need to invest in something to safely secure my TV to prevent it falling now that Elsie is getting bigger and the TV is more accessible than at our previous houses.


Disclaimer
This post was in collaboration with Panasonic. All words were my own.

Being a parent of three young children, teaching them road safety is very important to me. Even more so after seeing my own brother hit by a car while we were young and messing around by a busy road. Children tend to follow a parents lead and if you don't set the perfect example when it comes to road safety then how can you expect them to learn. I try to exaggerate when looking both ways and ask the kids if they can see any cars looking before we cross. By making it a fun game I hope that it will become second nature to them so they automatically do the same even if I am not with them. Of course as they get older they will be taught more in depth about the possible dangers.

There is a great road safety quiz which has been put together by rentalcars.com for you to test yourself and your children. The questions cover the obvious and the slightly more obscure road safety points. For example, have you taught your children the importance of knowing which colour clothes to wear when dark? You might be able to use the quiz as a tool for tips on what to teach them if you haven't yet gone through the subject. There are 10 questions altogether. Can you get 10 out of 10?  You can take the quiz below.



Now I would love to know what are your top tips for teaching road safety?

*This post is in collaboration with Rental Cars but all words are my own

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Saturday 7th February 2015


Sunday 8th February

Sunday I decided if I was going to be serious about exercising and losing weight I needed to be well equipped so I popped to Decathlon and invested in some new weights, fitness leggings and top. Best of all it came to less than £15 for the lot.

Valentines Day is fast approaching and more and more people are looking online for the perfect gifts. Here are a few suggestions for those of you still looking for that perfect gift!

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If you fancy something a little different to drink this Valentines Day? Well if you are a lover of cocktails the 9ct Toffee Vodka Liqueur and the 9ct Blood Orange Vodka Liqueur are certainly a new interesting choice! As you can see above they both make for some colourful cocktails and they taste great! (Personally I am a huge cocktail fan and would definitely recommend experimenting with these). The Port and Whisky liqueurs would also make great gifts if you are not a lover of Vodka. In fact if you can't make your mind up which you like, all are available in 5cl miniature bottles, starting from £3.50 each, so you can put together your own tasty hamper for your loved one to try! You can find the whole range of products in the online shop here.

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We received samples of some of products featured so that I could try before recommending. All opinions are completely my own.

Gracie has been tasked with creating a post about what she loves most about her 'first home' now this isn't the first house she has lived in but it is 'our first home'. A first home can be a very important memory for children. I have lots of fond memories of mine, had favourite hiding places I used to make dens in and at the end of our front garden there was a wood full of trees to climb. We actually live quite close to my first home and near that same wood and I hope that my children have as many happy memories in this home as I did in mine. Gracie was gifted a Vtech Kidizoom Twist camera especially for this extra special project and she has had lots of fun taking part. Now we had a bit of trouble making videos they all were complete fails so we decided she could take photos of her favourite things in her favourite rooms and tell us what she loves and why.

A lot of our house is still a work in progress but the kids rooms have been decorated and are the main ones she wanted to show off along with the bath which is where the kids love to play with their bath toys and the living room where they have their own special toy corner.



*This post is Gracie's entry into the Keepmoat 'My First Home' blogger competition