The first thing I would like to share, from the beautiful collection of things I was lucky enough to have from my Granny, is her antique ice bucket. To be honest we haven't really ever used it because it is in such lovely condition, I would hate to ruin it! Silly really as I am sure she would love to know it was being used and enjoyed! So this summer we plan to have lots of cocktails!

It sits proudly on the dresser in the dining room, alongside her crystal decanters, which may seem so old fashioned to have, but I love them!

What I found inside was such a treat! A little scrap of paper with a recipe for a cocktail called the Pussyfoot!

Try it for yourself!

Ice, Juice of half an orange, juice of half a lemon, dessertspoon of grenadine and soda.

Mix all the ingredients bar the soda, shake and then top up with the soda!

 

I have just heard some awful news that a lovely girl I went to school with has just lost her one day old little girl. Even though I haven't seen her since school, I feel heartbroken for her. I can't even begin to imagine the pain that tiny angel's parents are feeling right now. We are so fortunate in this country to have some of the world's best medical equipment to help the tiny ones who come into this world, needing more than just a helping hand. Even then, sometimes all the care and equipment in the world can't save those precious babies who are only with us for a very short time.

But there are babies all over the world who do not even have the chance to fight for survival, due to lack of medical facilities in the delivery room.

I support the Blog it for Babies campaign.

From Sunday 29th April to Friday 4th May, Bloggers and Vloggers from across the UK are coming together to raise awareness and funds for Save The Children’s Build it for Babies campaign.

13 cities and towns will play host to loads of mini-events and fun fundraising ideas.

Blog it for Babies hope to raise money for selected equipment for a delivery room in a healthcare clinic in Bangladesh. It would be a fantastic achievement for a campaign started by parents who are lucky enough to be able to take their babies and children to their GP’s when they are ill to be able to save the lives of little ones in Bangladesh who sadly do not have the same chance.

It takes less than a minute to text donate £1 so do it now! Just click the link here.

Sometimes it is easy, when your desperately worried about your baby to get frustrated with your GP's appointment booking system or out of hours service but imagine if we didn't have any of these options how scared would we be then for our poorly little ones.

Mummies and Daddies are the best multi tasters in the world so whilst you are cooking tea or getting the bath ready text £1. If we are all able to get trending topics on twitter imagine how much money we could raise if everyone gave just a £1.

For the last 3 years my husband has worked from home for a small, but successful, web marketing agency. It gave us the opportunity to get our dogs, with the peace of mind that he would be at home to be with them during the day and after a year in the house, in a spare room, we converted the back of the garage to a perfect office space. It is everything he wants and I had no influence over the decor or finishing touches. Luckily as we have similar tastes, it is a  modern, masculine but intimate space in a calming shade of duck egg blue, which I think looks stylish and sometimes I am slightly envious of.

I have worked form home myself since November 2010 and have given up the chance to have an office as the boys will get more benefit from having a great playroom. I generally work from the kitchen or when I have to look at large plans I use the dining table. One day, I would love an office of my own (I have a dream office pinboard on Pinterest) but I'm not sure I can convince him to do a little extension! Maybe when the boys are older and I can work more and earn the money to pay for it!

People often say it must be great having him at home and sometimes it is, but sometimes I just wish he had a "normal" job where he set off in the morning and we could welcome him home at night.

There is never a goodbye, a little face at the window waiting impatiently for Daddy, the conquering hero to return, and run into his arms like you see in the movies.

It does give us, as a family, an enormous amount of flexibility which I would find hard to live without, although it does mean he can see the times I am not coping with the children very well and when I am still in pyjamas well beyond breakfast time!

I worry that it is quite isolated for him, that he sits and stares at a screen all day, so it's a blessing we have the dogs, which gives him a reason to get out for a long walk at lunch times. He's waiting for a skateboard, yes you read right, to be delivered today which he is going to take on his trips to the dog park! But I suppose he doesn't get the opportunity to go out for a drink after work with his office colleagues and as soon as he finishes, we are into the bath and bed, wind down routine.

I've drawn up a list of pros and cons, have a read! Feel free to add any you feel apply to you if your other half also works from home!

I think on balance I like him being 2 minutes away and the fact that I can Skype him to come in if there is an emergency.

He's been able to be at a lot of the pre school events that most of the Dads missed, like the half hour Easter Hat Parade.

Sometimes, he has a shower at midday, so I won't feel too guilty if there is an odd occasion I rock pyjamas until lunch!

Do your other halves work from home or do you wish they did?!