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Staycations - Making the most of the UK

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The Tower of London Ok, I won’t lie. When I think of a holiday my first thoughts run to golden sands, hot sun, sipping cocktails by a pool, swimming in the sea and not in the UK. The pandemic last year meant that our holidays and short breaks abroad had to be cancelled so we looked a little closer to home and I have to say we have been majorly overlooking the UK for a short break or family holiday. Some places are definitely more suited for a city break, others for a week away with the family and there are some great solo adventures to be had too. This year we have said we will actively look at booking some UK breaks if and when our government allow. City breaks Perfect if you just want to get away for a few days and fancy doing some exploring. There are so many cities that have lots to offer from architecture to amazing landmarks. Why not visit London to see the Birmingham Queens residence or Big Ben. Oxford and Cambridge have some beautiful buildings to admire and Bath is a historian

Meal Plan - 25/01/21

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Week 4 of home learning and I’ve let the kids help with deciding what will be on this weeks menu. Monday Garlic chilli prawns and noodles Tuesday Homemade pizza and garlic bread Wednesday  Lamb biriyani Thursday Mushroom and sausage pasta  Friday Cajun spiced chicken thigh burgers and chips Saturday Takeaway Sunday Jerk pork, rice and peas, plantain and salad. Emma xoxo

Our 2021 Bucket List

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If you had told me in December when I was thinking about our bucket list for 2020 how the year would go I would have laughed so hard. I mean who could have even guessed half of the disasters that 2020 would throw up; a bushfire, floods, swarms of locusts, coronavirus, BLM all that and we hadn’t even been met by summer yet. So many of my personal and our family goals were negatively impacted by coronavirus in particular but we still managed to make some fantastic memories, see beautiful new places and do lots of things in spite of that so I’m not going to let the uncertainty of 2021 prevent me from setting goals and creating our annual bucket list. I’ll just do it with all of the crazy in mind. One of the big things 2020 taught us was about loving the space we live in. As a family that like an adventure we don’t spend too much time at home usually but last year forced us to spend lots of time in our home and we realised that the space we had and how we were using it didn’t really work f

Weekly Meal Plan 18/01/21

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Using the slow cooker last week whilst supporting home learning was a big help in our home so this week I’m going to try to make use of it as much as possible again.     Monday Meatballs in a tomato and basil sauce with spaghetti    Tuesday         Chicken fajitas with sweetcorn salsa and wedges     Wednesday   Jacket potatoes with a selection of fillings   Thursday Beef koftes with rice, homemade flatbreads and salad   Friday Pork casserole   Saturday Loaded fries   Sunday Jerk pork with rice and peas, homemade coleslaw, salad and plantain  What dish are you most looking forward to this week? Emma xoxo

Meal Plan 11/01/21 - The slow cooker edition

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After the disaster that was learning from home/working from home/being a domestic goddess/keeping children alive and looking after myself last week, I’ve quickly realised that something has to give. Despite having a meal plan, it was getting to 5pm and we were still trying to finish up school work, work and quite frankly I was shattered so this week I have decided to make the most of my slow cooker and get the dinners on in the morning so once dinner time rolls around we are ready to go!  All meals are slow cooker friendly Monday  Fake-away kebab and chips Tuesday  Beef casserole with green beans and root vegetable mash Wednesday  Chicken korma, rice and naan bread Thursday Sweet chilli halloumi and plain boiled rice (it was a hit last week so requested again) Saturday Sam’s birthday takeaway choice Sunday Roast chicken dinner What does your lockdown week 2 menu look like? Emma xoxo

Weekly Meal Plan 04/01/2021

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  So here goes, the first meal plan of 2021 Monday Slow cooker bolognese with rigatoni, garlic bread and steamed veggies Tuesday Sweet chilli halloumi and rice Wednesday  Chicken wings, chips and salad Thursday  Homemade pizzas, dough balls and salad Friday Sausage, mash and onion gravy Saturday Chicken noodles and spring rolls Sunday Roast pork with all the trimmings  What is on your meal plan for this week? Emma xoxo