Children have a way of making everything feel magical and exciting. Follow your kids into your own backyard and you’ll feel as though you’ve never really seen it before. They’ll tell you that the flowers you’ve grown so used to you hardly even notice them anymore look like dancing monkeys. They’ll let you know that the ancient tree next to the shed reminds them of a grumpy old grandpa. Stimulate that imagination – let your …[Read more]
For both parents and children alike, bed-time is the most important hour of the day. It’s the time when mommies and daddies finally catch a break and get to relax without Sponge Bob Squarepants squealing away in the background and children get to snuggle up and dream about pirates and princesses. This is the time of the day where everyone slowly winds down over a nice bonding session and an exciting bed-time story. As your child …[Read more]
At our home, we often contend with problem of the Goldilocks items – stuff not pretty enough to keep, nor broken enough to throw. This office chair for instance: we bought it cheap for a laptop corner in a rented house. It served rather too well, lasting way, way beyond the laptop or our house rental did! Luckily, our upcycling project saved us from wasting this sturdy seat. All we did was add a coat …[Read more]
Men are a difficult species, especially so when we have to find a perfect gift for them. And the lack of imagination at standard shops doesn’t make it any easier! So, is there really anything you can get for your guy other than a parade of ties, cuff-links and shirts that High Street offers? After wasting several working hours complaining about it, the ladies at Secondsguru have researched and compiled a list of unique gifts …[Read more]
