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Helping busy families create calm, organised and cosy homes through simple routines, practical systems and intentional living.
Practical systems, thoughtfully designed planners, and handpicked essentials to help busy families simplify life — without sacrificing warmth, style, or sanity.
The Calm Living Blog
Welcome to our lifestyle blog, where we embrace the beauty of calm, organised, and cosy family living. Here, you'll find inspiring posts that blend practical tips, heartfelt stories, and curated product recommendations to enhance your everyday life. Whether you're a busy parent or simply seeking ways create a more cosy home environment, our content designed to resonate with readers of all ages who prioritise family lifestyle and self-care. Join us on this journey to cultivate a warm and inviting space for you and your loved ones.
Black Friday Has Come To An End, Let's See If There Are Any Other Sneaky Sale Items To Snaffle!
Even though Amazon's Black Friday has ended, there are still fantastic sale items to be had, let's take a look and grab a bargain!
Nov 28, 20233 min read
Amazon’s Black Friday! 17 to 27 November, Are You Shopping Yet?
It’s that time of year again! In readiness for Christmas, Amazon are holding their annual Black Friday sales and boy are things hotting up… This year, like many before, the sale items are fantastic. It doesn’t matter what you’re looking for or who you are buying for, make sure to check out Amazon’s Black Friday sales for some amazing deals and discounts. Let’s take a look at some of the deals on offer this year Beauty, fragrance and skincare: The Elemis Pro-Collagen Ni
Nov 25, 20233 min read
Healthy Winter Recipes That Taste Amazing And Tips To Boost Your Immune System Ahead Of Winter!
Blue thermometer with snowflakes in the background, set against a gradient blue backdrop, indicating cold temperatures. It's that time of...
Nov 17, 20238 min read
Laura’s Fall Curried Pumpkin And Lentil Soup Recipe
Ingredients (makes roughly 10 good sized portions): 1kg diced fresh or frozen pumpkin/butternut squash 3 large brown onions, roughly chopped / roughly diced 5 large carrots, roughly sliced (skin on or off, up to you) or a bag of frozen carrots 2 large sweet potatoes, peeled and roughly chopped 3 spring onions, roughly chopped 1 teaspoon Oregano 1 ½ heaped teaspoons of mild curry paste (I prefer Pataak’s mild curry paste but you use whatever you prefer, including curry powder
Nov 15, 20232 min read
Laura’s Slow Cooker Hearty Lamb Casserole With Red Wine And Italian Herbs!
Ingredients: 1kg baking potatoes – peeled and cut into small chunks 600g lamb shoulder or leg – cut into small chunks 1 large turnip – peeled and cut into small chunks 4/5 large carrots – peeled and cut reasonably thickly into diagonal slices 1 large swede – peeled and cut into small chunks 2 large brown onions – peeled, cut in half and the cut into slim strips 2 large leeks – sliced lengthways and sliced into 1cm strips 50g butter 1 tablespoon olive oil 2 tablespoons plain f
Nov 15, 20233 min read
My Italian Herb Mix
Ingredients: 10 heaped teaspoons dried Oregano 6 heaped teaspoons dried Thyme 6 heaped teaspoons dried Basil 4 heaped teaspoons dried Red Pepper Flakes 5 heaped teaspoons dried Rosemary 4 heaped teaspoons dried Sage 3 heaped teaspoons dried Parsley ½ teaspoon Garlic Salt Method: Add all the ingredients to a container you can put a lid on. Shake the container with the lid sealed shut to thoroughly combine. Either keep in the container if it is airtight or transfer to a spice
Nov 15, 20231 min read
Youthful Skin Without Botox: 8 Proven Skincare Tips for Glowing, Healthy Skin
I don’t know about you, but youthful skin without Botox? Yes please! For years now I have found my skin changes from season to season. One season it gets sweaty and covered in spots, the next it’s dry, scratchy and irritated from both the cold outside and the dry heat indoors and don’t even get me started on the monthly PMS hormonal changes! I know skin is skin, that’s common sense! But everybody’s skin has different needs depending on what conditions your skin or your body m
Nov 11, 20237 min read
What To Keep In Your Car In Case Of Emergencies, Bad Weather And For General Safety When Travelling
When I was younger and I had not long passed my driving test, I used to watch my mum and aunty restocking their cars with what they called “ winter essentials ”. I had never really shown much interest in what these were before until I started noticing on the news that torrential rain and rivers bursting their banks were causing people to abandon their cars at the side of the road or how people were left stranded in heavy snow drifts at the side of the road for hours because o
Nov 4, 20234 min read
Preparing For A Bad Storm, A Power Cut, Or Even A Natural Disaster Such As An Earthquake.
Here in the UK, we don’t tend to get the same level of natural disasters as is portrayed in the movies or that you see on the news taking place on or near fault lines with volcanic activity, landslides and earthquakes so extreme that buildings collapse leaving sometimes hundreds of people trapped inside unable to free themselves. We do however, on frequent occasions, have torrential rain that is so heavy that our rivers bust their banks, and this causes a torrent of water to
Oct 31, 202311 min read
Halloween and Bonfire Night, Are There Alternative Ways To Celebrate?
Sounds become amplified, crowds of people feel like they are suffocating you, you're lightheaded and dizzy at the sheer thought of being somewhere unknown or having to deal with last minute changes and people you don't know! Well this is just a snapshot of the challenges that somebody with a medical condition such as autism spectrum disorder ("ASD"), anxiety, chronic migraines etc, faces on a daily basis. Can you imagine how they must feel at Halloween? People walking round w
Oct 22, 20235 min read
Does it really matter if and how I decorate my coffee table?
When I was younger, I used to be the sort of girl who saw a coffee table as more of an inconvenience than the focal point of the living...
Oct 22, 20234 min read
How To Organise Your Kitchen To Keep It Clutter Free And Food Fresh....
Cluttered worksurfaces, dried pasta twirls just jumped out of the cupboard at you, and that jar of marinara sauce placed so hap-hazardously on the top shelf you're too afraid to open the cupboard door in case in falls and lands you in the emergency room with a black and eye and a concussion! Well don't worry, help is at hand.... The kitchen is my favourite room in the house, I've always called it the heart of the house because growing up it was the room in my mum's house wher
Oct 18, 20236 min read
Fall Simmer Pots, What's The Big Deal? Why Are They So Popular? How To Make One......
Bring in the aroma of the fall season with a natural Simmer Pot. This informative post explains how to make this seasonal trend
Oct 16, 20233 min read
Now that Prime Day 2.0 Is Over, Let's Prepare For The Season Ahead.....
Prime Day 2.0, wow, what a sale that has been, so many reductions on such an inventory of products! I hope you were all able to pick up what you wanted without any fuss. As some products are still discounted, please make sure to check the links to any products you may have had your eye on as there may still be a discount on them, even if you are not a Prime Member. The products I had included on my home page have now been put into the relevant pages in the affiliate links sec
Oct 12, 20234 min read
Amazon Prime Day 2! Why Not Use This Opportunity to Get Ahead Start On Some Christmas Prep!
We all know that one person who has all their presents bought and wrapped by the beginning of November, their turkey ordered, stuffing and Pigs in Blankets made in advance and in the freezer just ready to defrost and go in to cook, their decorations so tasteful and aesthetic that seem to put themselves up without anyone them having to lift a finger - yes that person. They are so organised they put the rest of us to shame. They watch the rest of us running around like headless
Oct 5, 20234 min read
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