Organising Busy Lives

Children with January Birthdays (2)

My little one, who’s turning seven this month always suffers from the fact that her birthday is in January.
You get the feeling it’s all a bit of a nuisance for people - too close to Christmas and at that time of year when people just want to hibernate. And after Christmas it’s nearly impossible to [...]

Poll: Do you object to Easter eggs on supermarket shelves in January? (0)

We may only have just put the Christmas decorations away, but some stores are already looking ahead and have started to fill their shelves with Easter eggs, in fact one supermarket had them out on New Year’s Day! Do you object to this? Would it put you off buying seasonal products from stores that stock [...]

Banana Cake (0)

You’re kids will go bananas for this yummy cake which is great for using up over-ripe bananas and is perfect for putting in pack lunches to keep them going on a cold winter’s afternoon.
You will need:

125g (4oz) softened butter
50g (2oz) light muscovado sugar or caster sugar
2 large eggs
3 large ripe bananas
150g (5oz) plain flour
1 tsp [...]