Poppy’s 4! “Where has the time gone?” is a phrase I experience every day with Poppy and Aiden, but somehow Poppy turning 4 completely caught me off guard. I think I’ll just blame it on living through a global pandemic and losing track of time daily. I digress... So how did we celebrate our first kinda-out-of-quarantine birthday? We celebrated three times, which is completely normal…under any circumstances. The first was a mini family vacation at Chessington World of Adventures Resort where we had an amazing time in the Gruffalo Suite overlooking beautiful surroundings including giraffes, zebra ..read more

We have now celebrated all four of our birthdays during the global pandemic. No, that’s certainly not a proud statement, but more of a statement to the current global circumstances. Marc was away for work during his birthday, but upon his return, the lockdown began in the UK on the 23rd of March. As you are aware, we celebrated Aiden’s birthday Star Wars style (is there any other style when it comes to Aiden?) and developed our quarantine birthday checklist which you can find here along with a Star Wars printable. My birthday was spent surrounded by my little family in June, shortly after Aide ..read more

Happy Monday! I hope everyone has enjoyed their weekend and is ready for the week ahead! After a week full of sunshine, we decided to head to Millets Farm Centre and pick berries…in the rain. Maybe not quite the rain, but we traded our shorts for jeans and headed to Oxford for a beautiful afternoon of family fun. As many of you are aware, from our Instagram account, we have been gradually reintroducing ourselves to the outside world. On Saturday we travelled to pick raspberries and strawberries to fill our fridge with an embarrassing amount of fruit.   We succeeded! The staff at Millets ..read more

We have drawn a line in the sand, and have committed to the Black Lives Matters movement.  So, what’s next? It’s time to put our money where our mouth is. In the last few days it has been reported the international retailer, Anthropology, used a code word to racially profile customers in the store. These allegations have been emphasized by employees, former employees, and customers either confirming the use of the code word or sharing their experience of racial profiling while shopping at the store.  Anthropologie has denied these claims; however, their denial has not been ..read more

Welcome to Mompreneurs in May! This series is dedicated to having it all during lockdown… more specifically a spring family photoshoot. Every spring, my family and I take our annual family pictures. It is a tradition that has been altered this year, but we are still adhereing to our annual portrait. To help, I’ve enlisted the expertise of some amazing mompreneurs. The first week in May is with Bianca from Tropic With Bianca, helping us get glowing skin with a simple, but effective, skincare routine. Next we have Kelly from Hair Necessities show us how to have photo ready hair for our shot. The ..read more

The Consterdines are a Star Wars family! We have traveled as far as Shanghai to experience the magic of Star Wars. Today is the fan-favorite day we look forward to every year, known as Star Wars Day. You may have scrolled through your timeline today with about a million and one ‘May The Fourth Be With You’ posts. One of them was mine, I’m sure!  My love for Star Wars began with my mom.  She loved the classic films and I have a cherished memory of her pre-ordering movie tickets to watch Star Wars: Episode I together. I have since passed down my enthusiasm to my son Aide ..read more

Everyone has experienced, either directly or indirectly, the effects the coronavirus has on vacation and celebration plans.  I am a celebration junky, so we celebrate EVERYTHING! Green eggs and ham on Dr. Suess Day, valentines for classmates and neighbors…I could go on. The most important celebrations of the year for us are our children’s birthdays. Our tradition of over the top celebration was interrupted this year, but we refused to have it cancel our son’s 8th birthday. We traded in our Disneyland Paris vacation plans for some toothpicks, Alexa and Jedi magic. Everything we c ..read more

Are you looking for a positive way to channel your child’s creativity and feelings of concern during the current pandemic of the coronavirus? Introduce them to journaling.  Journaling is no longer an exclusive club for adults. Parents of children as young as 4 years old are seeing the benefits from daily journaling.  So, what is journaling exactly? Simply put, journaling is a way to express feelings, thoughts, or concerns on paper. Keeping a journal can organize goals and help with perspective for future endeavors.  For a child, there are similar, age-appropriate ..read more

Need a magical pick me up? Enjoy some magic on us! Enter for a chance to win a 1 YEAR SUBSCRIPTION to Disney+ (£59 value) and CUSTOM NECKLACE (£40 value) from Soul Purpose Jewellery! Winner will be announced on March 23, 2020! ENTER TO WIN HERE! *The giveaway has concluded (March 24, 2020) and the winner is Rachel Smith !!! Thank you to everyone that entered and congratulations to our winner!! Disclaimer (UK residents ONLY ..read more

Self-care has become the 2020 catchphrase of the year and it’s only March! What better way to treat yourself than to simplify some daily tasks. Do you have 10 minutes? Choose from the list below or complete all 10! Happy Self-Care Sunday ..read more