tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-44796712152364319242024-03-06T04:08:24.893+00:00Emma in BromleyParenting and Lifestyle Blogger established in 2009, ex-online marketing and social media manager, pinterest addict who wears odd socks and resides in Bromley UK - Bromley bloggerLittle House Lovelyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15696072446307371398noreply@blogger.comBlogger663125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4479671215236431924.post-17158836469422108762021-11-22T14:29:00.018+00:002021-12-02T12:13:44.937+00:00Christmas 2021 - GiftingThe point of this post is to inspire you. We've all been through enough following last year's lockdown Christmas and the challenges of spending time with family and friends so I know we are all studying the art of gifting, we want our gifts to be surrounded by an invisible ball of hugs and happy thoughst and most importantly of all they need to bring a smile, a moment of joy to our recipient.&Little House Lovelyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15696072446307371398noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4479671215236431924.post-19004771211011813952021-10-28T11:18:00.001+01:002021-11-12T00:16:40.200+00:00This Is Halloween Halloween pumpkin ideas for this year include picking your own, carving great designs or turning pumpkins into vases!Little House Lovelyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15696072446307371398noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4479671215236431924.post-54220187263225194372021-10-07T11:13:00.003+01:002021-10-07T11:13:23.931+01:00Did I Just Lose Myself? I don't know if it's because of the covid pandemic, the lockdowns, the tricky challenges and curveballs life keeps throwing my way or because I'm trying to find a secondary school for my youngest child (already!) but I'm feeling a little lost. I'm not sure where I sit in life anymore and I don't feel like there is any part of "me" left.... it's like "where did I go?" Little House Lovelyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15696072446307371398noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4479671215236431924.post-82014884119739687402021-05-04T11:04:00.001+01:002021-05-04T11:57:51.305+01:00Midlife Crisis or Wanderlust Gone Wrong?When I was little, I daydreamed of travelling the world, I loved globes, atlas' and maps - many of my favourite books had a map in them - even if it was of Middle Earth. I'm not your usually sunny beach in Spain sort of tourist, I'm by no means at all an adrenaline junkie but I do have an explorer spark - when we went to Vegas for our tenth wedding anniversary, one of the highlights Little House Lovelyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15696072446307371398noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4479671215236431924.post-51475400243752482812021-03-29T13:23:00.004+01:002021-03-29T13:31:38.085+01:00Easter 2021 Inspiration GuideWith Easter coming this week, I feel a little unprepared and I know I'm not alone so I've popped together a little last min inspiration guide.DecorateAdd an instant sprinkle of spring with a window cling, we love the ones from Stickers4Walls a family run company, because they are super easy to apply and not at all sticky making them easy to remove and reuse too. An absolute Little House Lovelyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15696072446307371398noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4479671215236431924.post-34678216273233740842021-03-22T17:13:00.000+00:002021-03-22T17:13:17.402+00:00Preparing for EasterEaster is really close but nobody is really talking about it, maybe its because it'll be another lockdown easter - another easter without a big family gathering or cousins playing together, perhaps it's because the schools have only just returned - with only 2 full weeks of school before the easter break, we haven't really had that chance to breathe, think and plan yet or could it simply be the Little House Lovelyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15696072446307371398noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4479671215236431924.post-53842691540889856022021-03-21T11:37:00.001+00:002021-03-21T11:37:57.342+00:00Finding Craft Love in 2021I've always loved crafts, I've attempted many and I'm always drawn to them. I can cross stitch, I can do a very basic knit, I can sculpt things from air drying clay and I can make a pretty beaded bracelet but if we are being honest here, I'm not very good at completing a project, I always get distracted by parenting needs ... and I know I shouldn't say this but ... I'm also a bit rubbish at Little House Lovelyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15696072446307371398noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4479671215236431924.post-61864972954140970602021-02-14T17:45:00.007+00:002021-02-14T17:45:50.712+00:00February begins with happy news It's like there was this crazy rush in December - all the focus was on preparing for Christmas, adapting plans to coincide with the latest, ever-changing covid rules. It was intense, focused a mission completed. Then there was January - a month known for its "blues" but with the chaos of distance school learning January was insane, every day felt like the same long battle of Little House Lovelyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15696072446307371398noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4479671215236431924.post-29047061166995600402021-01-29T22:37:00.003+00:002021-01-29T22:37:54.558+00:00What happened to January You know me, for years now my January tends to revolve around the London toy fair so with it being cancelled it seemed to leave a bit of a massive gap - It seems such a shame to have not been able to see or share with you all some of the wonderful toys to look forward to - after all I think it would be a welcome boost right now. Last year I remember how crazy you all went when I shared the Little House Lovelyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15696072446307371398noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4479671215236431924.post-40137333348423872052020-12-07T13:46:00.003+00:002020-12-09T14:48:39.581+00:00Outdoor Sparkles This winter season more than ever, we need extra sparkles and I know every single time we see a house with festive lights, it puts a miles on our faces. I really wanted to add a little sparkle to our garden, I'm a keen advocate of solar energy and used it as an opportunity to wrap one of our trees in a set of fairy lights - 100 led solar fairy lights set on a copper wire gifted to me Little House Lovelyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15696072446307371398noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4479671215236431924.post-29185691715938310622020-12-02T14:13:00.006+00:002020-12-15T14:34:14.750+00:00Stocking Fillers 2020 - The Perfect Stocking RecipeComing up with unique stocking fillers can be challenging at the best of times, but lockdown, different tiers and isolation is making it just a little harder.Under usual circumstances you would probably be picking up a little item here or there with other shopping and with most stocking fillers tending to be a lower value item, it can sometimes be hard to justify the postage for just stocking Little House Lovelyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15696072446307371398noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4479671215236431924.post-72584933628302822542020-06-13T09:24:00.001+01:002020-06-13T09:32:21.902+01:00Father's Day 2020We're in a limbo state at the moment where we might be slowly coming out of lockdown and some shops are starting to open, most of us are still keeping distance and some are even still shielding so what exactly does that mean for Fathers Day?
This year more than ever we are going to be relying on ordering gifts online or thinking outside the box for ways to make the day special.
Father's Day Little House Lovelyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15696072446307371398noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4479671215236431924.post-69838897199652909282020-05-21T15:24:00.000+01:002020-05-21T15:24:17.166+01:00My blog turned 11 years!I can't believe it, today my blog turns 11 years old!
For something I started to keep myself amused whilst I took a maternity break from my marketing roll, I can't quite get my head round that 11 years later I'm still doing this and loving it!
It all started with a post about maternity clothes in my local area.
It certainly feels like an achievement worthy of a celebration but I have to Little House Lovelyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15696072446307371398noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4479671215236431924.post-70617467583757968872020-05-17T10:46:00.000+01:002020-05-21T15:25:31.255+01:00Did we have COVID19 ?The start of this story is Friday the 13th March - now I am not superstitious about Friday 13th so I wasn't expecting any unfortunate events to happen.
Maegan (age 8) seemed a little unwell, just a cold - typical runny nose and a little bit of a cough.
We had heard her with a croupy sounding cough once or twice in the night, it's a pattern we have noticed with Meg since she was a toddler, a Little House Lovelyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15696072446307371398noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4479671215236431924.post-78758524281381847982020-03-05T13:00:00.000+00:002020-03-12T13:02:33.670+00:00Preparing for COVID-19, Isolation and School ClosuresI'm in the UK and we currently have less than 500 cases so I don't think we are at the stage of needing to be ready for isolation but I do think it wouldn't harm to start preparing "just in case" and to have a plan.
At the moment I don't think we really need to go further than picking up an extra pack of toilet rolls or a few tins of fruit with our regular weekly shop, from now, each week Little House Lovelyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15696072446307371398noreply@blogger.com1United Kingdom55.378051 -3.43597312.203021 -86.0531605 90 79.1812145tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4479671215236431924.post-88535132611771855532020-01-15T20:58:00.000+00:002020-01-17T12:36:52.445+00:00The History and Evolution of BloggingForgive me, I know its been a while!
My blogging adventure started 20 years ago when I was at university studying a BA in Marketing and Advertising - for one of our assignments we created blog posts but it wasn't until I held a marketing role within the fashion industry that my love for blogging really grew, at the time I was a marketing co-ordinator for Arcadia back when all their online Little House Lovelyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15696072446307371398noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4479671215236431924.post-91403820560096599062019-02-05T21:30:00.003+00:002019-02-05T21:30:49.822+00:00Valentine's Day 2019 Round UpCan you believe it's already February, January seemed to last for about a year and now suddenly we've all realised we need to order our Valentine's goodies pronto!
To make things a little easier, I've created a little round up of my personal favourite finds for this year:
Personalised Wrapping Paper from Abigail Warner in Luxury Gold heart print.
Blue Lady Tiki Mug - I just love theLittle House Lovelyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15696072446307371398noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4479671215236431924.post-70910435520772529552019-01-17T15:10:00.000+00:002019-01-17T16:49:21.126+00:00Are Healthy School Dinner Menus Packed Full of Carcinogens?So many children's food menus at the moment seem to scream the word "Healthy" but when you actually look at the menu, they seem anything but healthy and it got me thinking ... who says these menus are healthy and how is that decision made? How is it alright to include known Carcinogens and also state they are healthy?
The World Health Organisation categorised processed foods and meat as either Little House Lovelyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15696072446307371398noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4479671215236431924.post-82497478599349756342017-05-01T11:30:00.000+01:002017-05-06T22:57:04.940+01:00The First Hippo on the Moon comes to Bromley
The First Hippo on the Moon is heading to the Churchill Theatre in Bromley this week 2nd-6th May as part of a tour of over 40 UK venues in 2017. The First Hippo on the Moon is based on David
Walliams’ picture book and has been brought to the stage by innovative children’s theatre
company Les Petits Theatre Company.
The First Hippo on the Little House Lovelyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15696072446307371398noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4479671215236431924.post-27961430320605320642016-12-13T21:44:00.001+00:002016-12-13T21:44:58.270+00:00The Little White Bird At the weekend, I took Blake (boy age 7) and Maegan (girl age 5) to The Churchill theatre in Bromley to see "The Little White Bird" inspired by JM Barrie's The Little White Bird.
This is an excellent piece of children's theatre following the story of loving friendship between father figure Snowy Owl and childlike Little Mouse set in their home with an excellent musical score (you'll Little House Lovelyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15696072446307371398noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4479671215236431924.post-6203999568967170812016-12-04T13:46:00.001+00:002016-12-04T13:49:28.046+00:00Wild About Beauty with Louise Redknapp and Kim Jacob
To celebrate Lou's amazing performance on Strictly last night, we’ve got 40%off 40 Wild About Beauty products this weekend (until 23:59 Tuesday 6th December) - check T and Cs.
It's the perfect time to pick up those Christmas stocking fillers, party makeup...or just treat yourself to something new!
Wild About Beauty by Louise Redknapp and
Kim Jacob - her makeup artist.
Little House Lovelyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15696072446307371398noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4479671215236431924.post-35298399252727774122016-11-28T15:00:00.001+00:002016-11-28T15:00:44.594+00:00Christmas Gift Guide 2016 - Part 1
Welcome to my Christmas Gift Guide 2016 - Part 1 - The Edit!
I know Christmas is fast approaching so I wanted to create a simple to read, click, shop guide to be a helping hand or a spot of inspiration - after all that is what we need isn't it?
BigJigs Winter Wonderland Christmas Train Set - Perfect as either a gift for a little one, or great as a decoration Little House Lovelyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15696072446307371398noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4479671215236431924.post-47431339225066841532016-11-09T07:04:00.000+00:002016-11-14T12:27:20.565+00:00Blind Date with a Book This week I was treated to something special, a blind date with a book!
I received a shimmering purple jiffy bag in the post and inside was this beautifully gift wrapped surprise.
As I ripped open my gift, I was excited to see the promise of cake peeping back at me.
The reveal showed me Cook and Enjoy - Baking - Delicious recipes for the everyday cook.
A Little House Lovelyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15696072446307371398noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4479671215236431924.post-61418221559013913762016-11-08T06:37:00.000+00:002016-11-14T11:23:39.862+00:00STEAM Day 2016 I loved science when I was at school, it was one of my favourite topics and I loved nothing more than carrying out experiments! one of the other things I was into as a kid were mysteries, I often had my nose firmly wedged in a Nancy Drew or Famous Five book. Both of my children share my love for science and have wild imaginations, we encourage all aspects of STEAM in our home.
I'mLittle House Lovelyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15696072446307371398noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4479671215236431924.post-29212666659446741862016-10-26T08:28:00.000+01:002016-10-26T08:34:39.971+01:00Darcey Bussell Nailed It! I was so excited to spot the beautiful Darcey Bussell wearing Jamberry nail wraps on BBC's Strictly Come Dancing, Darcey Bussell had gone for "Deco" - an eyecatching 20's print using black, white, gold and silver metallic finish.
Jamberry nail wraps are really easy to apply yourself at home using a hair dryer to heat bond the wrap.
Jamberry wraps have a no-nasties formula, Little House Lovelyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15696072446307371398noreply@blogger.com1