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#LivingArrows – The Big Unwrap 52/52 (2020)

by RachelSwirl December 28, 2020

So here it is – the final Monday of 2020 and my final #LivingArrows post for the year. I’d like to take this opportunity to thank Donna (from What The Redhead Said) for hosting this wonderful linky that I’ve been part of now for oh… quite a few years. I’ll be sure to continue posting within this series throughout 2021. Despite this year being one of the most difficult that I’ve ever encountered, we’ve done our best to keep things as merry and as joyful as possible for the kids which judging by the piles of parcels which Santa delivered …

Things that I have #LikedandLoved in August 2020

by RachelSwirl August 31, 2020

Sadly, August has come to an end, summer is no longer… School is about to start for September and whilst I’m not entirely sure as to whether or not I’m ready to commence with the chaos, the time is nigh. So without further ado, here are a few of the things which I have #LikedandLoved throughout August. Thirteen Years Wed As of this month, Paul and I have been married for thirteen years. It doesn’t feel like thirteen years have passed since we walked down the aisle but I guess time flies both when you’re having fun and when you’ve …

#TheOrdinaryMoments – Barbie Barmy

by RachelSwirl August 23, 2020

You may have read my recent post ‘A Very Barbie Birthday‘ – well since that date my little lady has done nothing BUT play with her Barbies. No longer am I worried about her ‘tech time’ being slightly more than it should be as she no longer even looks at her iPad, she’s now Barbie barmy and spends almost all day, every day dealing with her dolls and I personally think it’s pretty awesome. Imaginative role play (keep your mind clean as this is a parenting and lifestyle blog) is a fantastic tool for younger children, it helps them to …

A Very Barbie Birthday

by RachelSwirl August 22, 2020

It’s been an eventful day and though it began oooohhh far too early, who can blame my daughter for being a little excited? It’s not every day that you turn seven years old and my gosh, what an amazing day she has had! It truly has been a very HAPPY BIRTHDAY. E has, as always, been spoilt rotten with a tent, a sleeping bag, almost every single Frozen 2 Lego set imaginable, a Jo-Jo Siwa doll, a stash of cash, a gigantic Barbie house, Barbie clothes, Barbie shoes, a Barbie ‘box-house’, and yet more Barbie dolls… oh it’s been a …