Green Laundry Liquid?

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"Would you like to review some Ecover?"

Um, yes please!

So, Ecover sent me Concentrated Non-Bio Laundry Liquid and Amongst the Flowers Fabric Softener. I've been using the Non-Bio Laundry Liquid for several years now and I cannot sing its praises enough!

We're sensitive souls in this house and so have to be quite choosy with our washing detergent. Some of the standard liquids are fine but generally one of the three of us will start itching within five minutes of wearing clothing washed in biological liquids. And well, powders don't seem to dissolve properly.

Ecover is magic stuff! It is kind to skin, environmentally friendly and smells gorgeous. I cannot even begin to convey to you how much I love smelling newborn baby clothes that have been washed in Ecover; they just smell heavenly and I used to bury my face into The Boy's clothes and inhale deeply.

They have also created Plant-astic bottles! They've come up with a system that uses sugarcane to make the ethylene which makes the 'plastic' bottles! It is 100% renewable, reusable and recyclable.

The concentrated laundry liquid sells for £6.33 (750ml) and the softener is £1.83 (750ml), both do between 21-25 washes as they are concentrated.

I was sent this product to review. My opinions are honest and based on years of using it.

ShowOff ShowCase: The One That Should Have Done Better

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There's always one post that we've written that we were proud of, that we put the final punctuation mark to and thought "yep, that's a good one! They're going to love it!"

And then either no bugger read it, or, like I've had before, about 50 people read it but no-one commented!

I used to think it was the stats that counted, but I've recently realised that it's the comments; they confirm that your writing is decent and that your readers find your ramblings enjoyable.

Hence this linky to help other ShowOff the posts that were underappreciated. This weekend, I'd like you to help those posts to hold their heads up high! Brush them off, stick my badge at the bottom of the post and show them off for everyone to see. Don't be ashamed of them, help them shout at everyone: I SHOULD HAVE DONE BETTER!

ShowOff ShowCase

TRu Review: Little Tikes Town Playhouse

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There are some serious bonuses to this blogging lark, you know. We've been really lucky and happy with all the lovely toys that we've had to test from Toys R Us, and then, just when I thought they couldn't do any better, they send us a house. Yes, that's right a house.

The Little Tikes Town Playhouse is one of the best designs of outdoor playhouses that I have seen. There are four sides to the Town House and this is where the flexibility in the play lies, something for every child.

I especially like the fact that the petrol station has a pump which is compatible with the Little Tike Cozy Coupe car we have, all the children in the garden have headed straight to that to fill up the car. The other most appealing side for boys seems to be the sports side with the football net and basketball hoop. The Boy doesn't take much notice of the fire station entrance at the moment, preferring to crawl in through the tyre hole in the petrol station side.

Construction was relatively easy, it took Mr. TheBoyandMe about an hour with some extremely useful help from The Boy. Tools needed included a drill and a screwdriver, that was it.

One person on their own will not manage it as it needs one person to pull the roof into shape, while the other screws from the inside-up to firmly attach the roof. The only thing that went wrong with the building was a mis-aligned screw from Mr. TheBoyandMe which unfortunately made a small perforation in the roof. Aside from that, it was quick and simple.

The Boy could not wait to get started on playing with the sports features, incidentally this remains his most favourite side of the house to date. 

One of the other features that I really like about it is the height, it is quite a bit higher than other playhouses I've seen, which means that he is going to get a good few years play from it. So much so that when a friend came over with her three children (8 years, 6 years and 2.5 years) they played with it for well over an hour, using every single one of the sides and really playing nicely together!


If you are looking for a sturdy, outdoor playhouse, then you would be hard-pushed to find a more adaptable and engaging one than this. The Boy adores it, and happy Boy means a happy mummy!

Thank you Little Tikes and Toys R Us!

The Little Tikes Town Playhouse is available to buy from Toys R Us online and in store for £314.99. For more Toys R Us reviews, please visit the ToyBox application on Facebook by clicking on the banner below.

We Were provided with this free of charge for review. My opinions are, as always, honest.

The Gallery: Happiness

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This week, we've been ordered to be happy! Tara says:

Let's shine a bright light.
This week's Gallery theme is: A Happy Memory

I could be predictable and show you a photo of The Boy when he was first born, or playing on the beach, or even when my 12 weeks scan, but I've decided to rewind further than that.

I'm going back to 1980.

Get your knitted cardigans and flared jeans out now.

I was only three years old and the youngest of four children; two boys and two girls in that order. My eldest brother (incidentally the only one of the three who knows the name of this blog and therefore might read this) is twelve years older than me, and was great fun to play with. He's good with littlies.

The four of us used to play for hours and hours in the garden, it was a real treasure trove of imaginative lands. Obviously with such a big range in ages between us, there was only a small window of time when this play existed. A year earlier and I was still a toddler, two years later and my eldest sibling had discovered the pub! However, during those few golden years we would race around in go-carts, splash in our paddling pool, chase each other with the hose-pipe, build tunnels in the snowdrifts, get tied to the cherry tree by our plaits (although that might just have been me) and make marvellous mud pies.

Here, I'm making my eledest brother better with some special medicine, otherwise known as a leaf.

They really were the golden years of childhood, I hope that The Boy enjoys his as much as I did mine.

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The A-Z of Me

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The lovely Lauren from Real Housewife of Suffolk County has created a meme along with her hubby designed to show off titbits of information about ourselves. I've been tagged a couple of times which means I can no longer avoid it.

  • ANORAK…Do you have a sad side?

Yes, thanks. It might involve Science Fiction, it might not.

  • BODY…What physical attribute would you most like to change?

My stomach and hips. Way too fat.

  • CELEBRITY…Which one would you most like to date and why?

Gary Barlow might well be my favourite at the moment. If you have to ask then you are clearly not watching X-Factor at the moment. I'm rather fond of Orlando Bloom as well.

  • DEBUT …Tell us about your first ever blog post. What made you start blogging?

MammyWoo and The_Moiderer. They told me that I should do it. Blame them.

  • ERROR …What’s been your biggest regret? 

I have few regrets, one of my favourite quotes is "I would rather regret the things that I have done than the things that I have not" (Lucille Ball). I do wish we hadn't spent the money we did before having The Boy, that's basically my only regret.

  • FUNNY – who’s making you laugh?

My husband is the funniest adult I know, quite honestly.

  • GRAND…If we gave you one right now what would you spend it on?

I'd put it in the bank for the next baby.

  • HOLIDAY… What’s your favourite destination?  

Just the one? Barcelona.

  • IRRITATE… What’s your most annoying habit? 

Over-reacting.

  • JOKER…Whats your favourite joke {the one that makes you laugh everytime you hear it}?

God, I'm rubbish at jokes.

How do you fit 4 elephants in a mini? 2 in the front and 2 in the back.

How do you fit 4 giraffes in a mini? You can't, the elephants are in it.

  • KENNEL… Do you have any pets? 

We had fish before The Boy was born but I couldn't handle cleaning their poo up as well as a newborn's.

  • LOVE…Are you single, married, engaged, living with a long term partner? 

I'm two months away from my tenth wedding anniversary!

  • MEAL… Whats your ultimate starter, main and dessert?

Deep fried brie and cranberry sauce

Quattro Formaggi pizza

Profiteroles

  • NOW…If you could be anywhere right now where would you be and who with?

A sandy beach with the sun shining down and a gentle breeze blowing while Mr. TheBoyandMe and The Boy build a sandcastle.

  • OFF DUTY…What do you do in your spare time? 

Play with The Boy and go on twitter. Way too much!

  • PROUD MOMENTS …What are you most proud of? 

The Boy.

  • QUEASY …What turns your stomach?

Meat and fish.

  • RELAX…How do you relax? 

See the aforementioned twitter.

  • SONG…Whats yur favourite song of all time? 

'Footloose' by Kenny Loggins.

  • TIME …If you could go back in time and relive it again, when would you choose? 

I wouldn't. You can't go back, the past is another country.

  • UNKNOWN…Tell us something about yourself that no one else knows? 

Nope, there's a reason why no-one else knows it.

  • VOCAL…. Who is your favourite artist? 

That's quite hard. I'd probably go with Mr. Barlow again.

  • WORK….. What is your dream job, and are you doing it now? 

No I most certainly am not. This used to be it but not anymore. I'd love a craft shop or to be a party organiser.

  • XRAY…Any broken bones?

Only my little toe on my right foot.

  • YIKES…What’s been your most embarrassing moment? 

Quite a hard one, I'm sure there are some but bearing in mind my previous quote about regrets I'm not sure any are monumentally horrendous.

  • ZOO…. If you were an animal, which one would you be?

Giraffe, because they're lush and can have their heads up above all the chaos going on below.

I'm going to tag:

Here's the blank form for anyone who wants to play along.

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