Pretty Suds May 2021 Bath Bomb Box | Review

This month, we have actually moved house! And with moving house, had a bit of an issue when it came to getting all of our addresses updated, so we ended up getting our box quite late in the end. It also took a lot of talking to Pretty Suds‘ customer service, which is delightful and easy to email and communicate with. This theme was “pixels” and as someone who works in games, I was pumped to get the box! As always, this is probably my favorite subscription box and we love adding all of these delicious smelling bath bombs to our bathroom, to be used up on bath days!

Lucky Dip & Bloc Bath Bomb

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An Easy Beach Picnic with Higgidy Savory Food

[Ad- gifted product] Our family simply loves the beach. All three of the children come swimming with us, at least once a week, if not twice after school. The beach seems to be an extension of swimming – but instead of an indoor pool, there is the lovely, ever-changing ocean. Warm sand, birds, waves. They love going to the beach – and thankfully it’s not a very challenging day out for us to set up. We have a beach bag with all of the beach towels, sand toys, and sunscreen we could need. Often, however, we want to make a full day out of it, so we pack a little picnic. This time, that’s where Higgidy came in!

Higgidy is a brand of savory foods – think pies, quiche and sausage rolls, that you can purchase and take along to any sort of picnic. Their aim is to create good quality and yummy foods that can be easily made into a lunch or dinner, that doesn’t take too much effort. It’s not about cooking everything from scratch as an individual, and Higgidy looks to be a reliable place for families to get a quick, delicious and well made meal that won’t take ages to make from scratch. We’ve actually had a few of their vegan products before – enjoying their mushroom and miso rolls (they are so delicious!) quite a few times as a quick and simple lunch. For our picnic, we picked a bunch of different products from our local Tesco.

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Afternoon Tea with Cats at Whiskers & Cream Cat Cafe

It’s no secret that everyone in this home really loves cats and kittens! Pancake, our own cat, is quite spoiled with toys, attention, and treats. We decided to go out one day to the Whiskers & Cream cat cafe to hang out with some new cats while eating treats of our own. When booking to visit the cat cafe, you can either pay an admissions fee (which comes with a free drink) or book for afternoon tea, where there are a bunch of different menus for food options from vegan to children’s menus!

We decided to go for lunch, picking the normal afternoon tea for us adults and the children’s afternoon tea for the children, but let’s talk about the cats. There are 9 cats in Whiskers & Cream – and you are told about each of them. All of these cats have different personalities and like different toys. After being introduced to everyone (and having our food served) it was up to us if we wanted to snack or go play. The kids were able to talk to the staff to find out different cat’s favourite toys, before trying to play with them! Many of the cats were playful, Jasper being the biggest, loudest, and most excited cat.

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On the hunt for Cats vs Pickles plush toys | Review

[Ad- gifted product] Kai, Amelia and Robin do really love cats. We have two cats and a large mix of stuffed cats already, but when the kids got a hold of Cats vs Pickles, they were excited for the fantasy cats with all these different patterns. Kai had previously put on videos of cats doing funny things, so we already knew that cats were afraid of cucumbers. Cats vs Pickles, made by Cepia LLC, takes this concept – cats being afraid of cucumbers and thus afraid of pickles, and turns them into collectible, adorable cats with their own youtube show and mobile game!

Cats vs Pickles Toys

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5 Strategies for Planning a Funeral for the First Time

In life, we will inevitably lose our loved ones along the way, as the aging process happens to us all. Whether your parent or another family member has sadly passed away, you may be accountable for planning their funeral. Understandably, the process can seem overwhelming; however, there are lots of strategies that can help you plan a dignified and respectful funeral for your loved one, such as those listed below.

Plan Ahead

When organizing a funeral for your loved one, you will need to establish whether they have a pre-paid funeral plan in place. The average funeral cost in the United States can be up to $12,000, so if you need to cover the funeral yourself, you must get your finances in order first. You can get help from Baldwin Brothers who are experts in offering some planning tools to ensure the funeral runs smoothly. Baldwin Brothers offer competitive packages and prices on funerals and cremations which can help to keep costs down.

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