FAMILY, FOOD, TRAVEL & CRAFTS
When I turned 40 last year, I made the decision to start looking after myself more. It’s easy to neglect yourself when you have kids to look after and a […]
Ahhh this time last week we were still in sunny Spain. I don’t think I’ve ever had a holiday as jam-packed as this one. One where we have literally walked […]
Mr H and I have been talking about wanting to lose some weight for a while now, yet we never seem to get around to doing anything about it. It’s […]
I’m so late with this week’s Living Arrow post. I had planned to post while we were away on holiday but we were so tired every night that we just […]
What a week! We hit peak stress levels over here last week as we have been hunting for a last-minute holiday for what seems like forever! I hate leaving things […]
At present, my boys (aged 6 and 9) don’t get given pocket money. I buy what they need and if they want to buy something in particular, they dip into […]
It can be hard to fill six weeks of the summer with activities – especially when the weather changes so drastically from one day to the next. One of the […]
It’s been so busy that I’m very late with this week’s Living Arrows post. The photo below was taken on Thursday, the day I work from home. The boys were […]
As my eldest is getting older, he is turning into a real foodie. He gets really excited about food and loves trying new dishes. We were invited to try a […]
If you are looking for some healthy lunchbox snacks for then the children are back at school, Del Monte® may have the answer. They have launched Fruit Fusions® which have […]
It was back to work for me last week, so the boys had a much quieter week at home. We’re lucky to be able to cover childcare over the holidays […]
Baylis & Harding has recently launched a new range in collaboration with The Fuzzy Duck – a boutique inn nestled in the Cotswolds. The inn is famous for its gin […]
Taking the children on day’s out over the holidays is a great idea, but when you have six weeks to fill, you need to find things to do that are […]
School’s out! But how can you make sure your kids are getting enough rest? Phil Lawlor, Sleep Expert at Dormeo, offers his advice for making sure your children have a […]
After the mini-heatwave we had the week before last, I was so pleased to have slightly cooler weather last week. It was a bonus that it was also the week […]
You may remember that I wrote about Barracuda Activity Day Camps at the beginning of last month. The boys had a taster session booked in at one of our local […]
As you already know, my boys love a theme park. They can spend hours watching rollercoaster videos, and with the summer holidays in full swing, we have lots of exciting […]
If your little ones are dino-mad then read on I have just the thing for you! A couple of weeks ago we were invited along to the recently opened Troubadour […]
The first week of the summer holidays was just a little hot, wasn’t it? I didn’t have the luxury of air-con on Thursday as I work from home so it […]
We’re fortunate to live a short train ride away from London. We spend many a weekend heading into the big smoke to meet with friends and family or to while […]
Hello and welcome to Suburban Mum! I'm Maria and I'm mum to two boys - E who's 9 and M who's 6. This blog is about my little family, the ups and downs of being a working mum and everything in between. If you want to find out more about me and my family head over to our About us page.
