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London’s Best Car Boot Sales
Whenever we leave London for a countryside adventure we make it a priority to visit car boot sales – there is nothing like scrabbling around a windy field in someone else’s rural junk. It is such a different kind of … Continue reading
Get started with Elimination Communication
We have made a few parenting choices that aren’t those made by most others, but possibly the one deemed most odd was bringing up a nappy-free baby. I heard about Elimination Communication when I was pregnant and remember thinking it … Continue reading
Posted in Nappyfree
Tagged baby, ec, Elimination communication, get started, nappyfree, tips, toddler
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Charity Shop Tips from an Industry Insider
So, January, eh? Only the biggest month EVER for charity shopping! The shelves are BENDING under the weight of not-quite-right Christmas presents, and the rails are rallying in protest at being crammed with gorgeous clothes as all the New Years … Continue reading
How to charity shop – six tips!
There was a while when I used to work in a charity shop as a volunteer on Saturdays. I would be out the back, in the sorting room. My “sorting” usually went “One for me, one for the shop. One … Continue reading
Posted in Thrifty
Tagged bhf, british heart foundation, charity shopping, charity shops, how to, rock up in red, tips
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The weekend that we found Ramona’s Christmas pressie on the street
Well, we NAILED this surprise heatwave. Swam in the sea at Whitstable, swam in the ponds at Hampstead Heath and swam in the river in Cambridge. The water was ffffffffreezing but once in, amazing, and Ramona completely loves splashing in … Continue reading
Posted in Finding things, Green things, Thrifty
Tagged dolls house, find, finding things, free, how to, skips, stuff, tips, top
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