My top 5 family weekend activities

Sometimes I'm asked how I come up with ideas for blog post and it's normally through everyday discussions or conversations and I think "that's what I'll write about!" Well on this occassion I was having a discussion with a friend who's also a Mammy and we were discussing ideas for what we do at the …

Lemon Squares!

So I made these recently and posted a pic that seemed to create a bit of interest; after all who doesn't like a piece of lemon cake! My all time favourite is probably lemon drizzle cake and I fancied doing something along these lines so I came across a recipe for lemon squares and decided …

Holiday with a baby/ toddler; tips!!

We are less than two weeks from going on a holiday abroad with our 18 month old daughter Aoibh. This will be our 2nd holiday abroad with Aoibh. I found last year very daunting initially with a 6 month old but careful planning meant all went accordingly! This year she is that bit older but …

Feeding my toddler!

So been meaning to finally start this blog post and have been putting it off as basically so busy with a 1 year old running around! However this is something I discuss with other friends who are Mammies and we are always sharing if we have a new ideas or dishes! Babies and toddlers can …

Tray bake; the healthy way!

89 So I came across this recipe from a really impressive recipe and resource book recipe for success; a nutritional toolkit focusing on healthy living to optimise performance in the area of GAA. This is something of huge interest with me and I'm doing this module with a Transition Year class. I really want to …

Setting goals in a New Year

Happy new year to all! Lets hope 2019 brings us health and happiness. There is always time to start new habits or make changes for yourself. This was a post I started writing and was having technical difficulty (not the best starts to a new year 🙈) but anyway I have returned!! A new year …

Aoibh’s 1st Birthday

So our baby girl turned 1!!  Cannot believe how fast that year went! It's been the best 12 months 💕 She has brought such happiness and her little personality is really starting to come through.  Just had a little casual get together in our house to mark the 1st year. I really wanted to mark …

5 Best baby buys!

Just thought id do a blog post on this as Aoibh is now a 1 year old (🙈) and I've had a lot of people ask what I found were good buys for her 1st year. I think you need to give it this amount of time (1 year) to assess what you found good …

Mushroom Soup

I know someone who made this recently and it was actually so tasty I said I had to try! its very simple and really tasty. I was really pleased how it turned out; lovely and creamy 🙂 I used nutribullet to blitz it up at the end and it was perfect. Its perfect for a …

Homemade Lasagne

So the weather has definitely got that bit colder and the long dark evenings mean warm comforting food is necessary. Its ages since I made a homemade lasagne so really wanted to try out this week. What I like about this dish is that theres enough in it to last us two days or to …