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Not A Frumpy Mum November 5, 2019

Home Atmosphere – Is It All In The Decors?

Disclosure: This is a collaborative post. Photo Credit The atmosphere of our family home can often shift depending on the mood of those within it. If your teenage daughter storms from the dining table one evening because they are upset at a sibling, that creates a tense familial situation and hangs a feeling of upset over the entire room. Thankfully, it will dissipate. More positively, the budding feeling of love and enjoyment you get each Christmas morning when welcoming your children downstairs is perhaps the time in which love will be felt most, even in the tightest family unit. A…

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Not A Frumpy Mum November 5, 2019

Bring on the Cosy this Winter

Disclosure: This is a collaborative post. Pixabay – CCO Licence Winter is the perfect time for cosy nights by the fire, but you’ll want to ensure you can keep your entire home warm too. As the temperatures begin to plummet, you can find a range of ways to amp up the cosy this season. If you’re looking for inspiration, take a look at our top tips for staying cosy this winter… Add throws and blankets A fleecy throw or a thick blanket will have you feeling cosy in seconds, so be sure to place them around your home this winter.…

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Not A Frumpy Mum October 18, 2019

Protecting Your Children In The Winter: Top Tips For Parents

Disclosure: This is a collaborative post. It’s getting much colder and darker much earlier in the evenings now – winter is definitely on the way. It’s essential to remember precisely how dangerous it can be for your kids at this time of year. Some dangers are obvious, of course – you wouldn’t send your children out in the freezing weather wearing nothing more than a vest, but there are other problems that you might not have even thought about. Pexels CC0 License Dehydration Most parents understand the importance of keeping their kids hydrated in the summer, but forget about it…

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Not A Frumpy Mum October 11, 2019

The Next Mini Project: The Lounge

Disclosure: This is a collaborative post. Since we completed the extension on the back of the house last year the lounge has become a sadly neglected room in our home. One that we spend very little time in, especially considering it used to be the main room in our home. Whilst everything in the extension is new, our lounge is made up of furniture that we bought when we bought our first house together almost 20 years ago and odd pieces that we have collected over the years, along with a couple of things that were meant to last a…

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Not A Frumpy Mum October 10, 2019

Easy Changes To Make To Your Kitchen Without The Need To Remodel

Disclosure: This is a collaborative post. It is possible to make improvements and get closer to the kitchen of your dreams without the need to completely remodel. Often a complete remodel comes with an expensive price tag so people are always on the lookout for cheaper, smaller projects to make improvements. Photo by Skitterphoto from Pexels Most will have an idea of how they want their kitchen to look, with hundreds of images save on Pinterest and window shopping online a common find. If a full remodel is completely out of budget at the moment there are still some changes…

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