Mama Adventure

April 15, 2022

Best Places To Park in York

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Are you looking for the best places to park in York without paying a fortune or queueing for years to circle a car park with no spaces? This article is going to cover the best places to park and save money on parking in York. I’ve written this article for all the men (and women) […]

April 15, 2022

L’Oreal True Match vs L’Oreal Infallible 24 Hr

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In this review I’m going to compare L’Oreal True Match foundation and L’Oreal Infallible 24hr foundation. If you’re reading this, I imagine you’re doing what I did two days ago; standing in front of the L’Oreal counter trying to decide between two different products. When there are no testers in some countries still because of […]

April 14, 2022

A brief explanation of British pre-decimal money for authors

If you’re writing about British money in your historical romance, saga or historical fiction, you need to know our money has changed enormously over the years. This is about old money (which is not the same as being Old Money) from pre-decimalisation. Here’s what you need to know for your author research: The penny has […]

April 13, 2022

How many ounces in a cup? The crafting conversions you need most on one page

How many ounces are there in a cup? The formula is fl oz x 8 = cups. Or cups divided by 8 = fluid ounces. In decimals, 0.125 cups = 1 fluid ounce and 8 fl oz = 1 cup. How many weeks in a year? There are 52 weeks in a year. But there […]

April 12, 2022

Review: Best Western White Horse Hotel Derry

I’ve never stayed in a hotel that was so bad in so many different ways. Usually in the past when I’ve had issues it’s been one or two things. Not here. The main issue boiled down to nobody giving a single damn about any aspect of what they were doing, and when people are that […]

April 9, 2022

Misadventure: How I became a chemistry teacher

I have no science A-levels, no science degree and, until 2011, no real interest in, or understanding of science. I scraped 2 Cs in GCSE Double Science at school. I am also a qualified chemistry teacher. Legally, in England, I can teach up to A-level science. And I don’t, because I really shouldn’t. The fact […]

April 6, 2022

Easy and Quick Beginner Knitting Pattern: Baby Bow

This time last year I couldn’t knit. Wouldn’t have been able to tell you the first thing about knitting. Now I’m not the most skilled knitter in the world but I’ve come up with this super-easy and quick baby knitting pattern. If you are pregnant or want to make a special, unique baby gift for […]

April 5, 2022

Does your offer match what customers actually get?

Storytime. This week I had an eye test. I need a new prescription, so I went online to find cheap glasses. That’s where the trouble started. I must have scrolled through so many sites. There were the ones who had wasted time energy and money ranking first-page for “buy cheap glasses Ireland” when they were […]

April 4, 2022

Review: Cheap double buggy that fits in a hatchback

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Tl;dr it’s the Joie Aire double buggy. When my oldest child was 18 months old I got pregnant again. I really wanted a close age gap but the practicalities were daunting. Most things were going to be hand-me-downs but I didn’t know what on EARTH to do about a pushchair. I looked at several options: […]

April 3, 2022

How to slash your energy bill: 30 easy ideas to save money on electricity and gas

Electricity and gas prices are soaring but there are ways to reduce your electric and gas bills. Today, energy prices went up in the UK. In May, the same is happening in Ireland. Many families who are living on or close to the poverty line face being thrown into destitution. Here are some ways you […]