Thames Valley Mums Blog

Shopping hell -- a challenge for you all

So you know your normal weekly grocery shop? The one where you write a list but leave it at home accidentally and forget your bags and have the kids with you nagging for comics and it costs you double what you think because you haven’t planned meals and have fallen victim to every two-for-one offer there is? It’s not a barrell of laughs is it?

Or perhaps you are a meal planner. Perhaps you cleverly think out what you’re going to make each day and how you’ll use the leftovers in the next meal. And you save yourself a good wodge of money. But it’s still exhausting and by Friday you’ve given up and get a curry take out anyway.

Well try this.

Help a mummy go round the world

So as some of you may know, I decided to take on a barking challenge this year by sailing in the Clipper Round The World Yacht Race. As a mum to two young boys and a person who runs a business, I can't possibly do the whole thing, but I will be setting sail on 13 September for six weeks at sea as I sail to Brazil on the first leg of the race. You can find out all about it at my blog, More to Life than Laundry.

Part of the challenge is that it costs a fortune to do this - but I thought why let a little thing like money come between me and the chance to do something completely out of the ordinary.

Thanks to lovely clients I have a range of really gorgeous things up for sale on my blog including a FAMILY HOLIDAY FROM TOTS TO TRAVEL WORTH £500!! Please go take a look!

A Better World

Unfortunately child cruelty is a reality, as we were recenty reminded by Baby P.

American born pop singer Laura Comfort wanted to do something to help children living in poverty in the UK. So she wrote and recorded "A Better World", a song for children which was released just in time for Christmas. All proceeds from downloads go directly to the NSPCC.

Please help get the word out. It's a catchy tune -- play it for your kids and help make this a better world!

This post was written by Susanna, A Thames Valley Mums Blog founding contributor. You can read more at her blog, A Modern Mother.