This is a sponsored post in collaboration with TV Licensing. We have already done two years of university and Millie is about to embark on year 3 studying at Bristol. Safe to say, the first year was a learning curve for all of us and we ...
Parenting
We share our Casa Costello parenting tips and techniques that we have learnt through bringing up our 3 girls.
How to get children to drink in hot weather
This is an advertorial post. How do you make sure your children drink enough? Especially toddlers? We are in the middle of a heat wave here in the UK (not a sentence I think I've ever typed before). We keep hearing about how important it ...
Sporty Kids Update
Its been a while since I did an update of where we are up to so when I saw Donna's #LivingArrows post this morning, I thought it the perfect opportunity. You've probably noticed how quiet posts have been around here - partly due to sorting ...
2018 Review
Oh I've been so excited to start this post. I am loving reading everyone's blog reviews from the past year. 2018 was just the most fantastic year - We are looking back at so many events and still can't believe most of it happened. There's ...
10 Tips For Surviving The Long Autumn Term
Well its here, the long autumn term - complete with cold mornings and dark afternoons. We had the joy of an early half term break which makes our second half term a massive 8 weeks long! It's ok though, we'll get through and I thought I'd ...
A Parent’s Guide To GCSE’s
In 2 short long months, our GCSE journey will finish. I say 'Our' because they affect us all - Oh yes, its definitely a family effort (Not sure Millie would agree!) For anyone who hasn't danced with GCSE's before, let me take you down the ...
What to expect at a School Appeal?
Photo by Ben Kolde on Unsplash This Thursday, thousands of 10 and 11 year olds will find out which high school they have been allocated. For most, the decision will be no surprise. Many will get their first choice of school, many will have ...
2017 Review
I do love to look back at our past year. It felt busy and happy but the photos show it was even busier than I thought. We are always very conscious that the younger two don't miss out because of the hours we spend travelling & at pools ...
How to cope with a broken arm
Well, that's a more dramatic title than usual. Isn't it? Yep we had a broken arm in the family over the summer. I suppose I've done well to get to 44 and be a Mum for 15 years without a broken bone but Tara has set a precedent for us. As ...
How School Has Changed in 40 Years
I've been sorting out of some photos and found these old school photos of me. It occurred to me that it is 40 years exactly since I started school. I can't remember the exact date (well it was a while ago!) as they did phased start then ...
