There has been a smell of spring in the air over the last couple of weeks.

Do you know the smell I mean? I’m not sure how to describe it really – it’s not quite a warmth, but it takes the edge of the cold. It isn’t a sweetness either – more of a promise of sweetness to come. It’s a smell that makes you want to take a deep breath in and smile to yourself, a smell that makes you want to open a window and dust your skirting boards, in anticipation of a spring clean.

It’s the kind of feeling that inspires you to hang washing outside, even if it is still a little bit on the cold side. You want to wash your sheets and have them dry in the breeze, just to bring a little bit of the freshness into your bedroom.

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Bee left for university on Saturday.

*sobs quietly, so as not to draw attention to self*

You’d think a bit of a sob would be natural, but I was surprised to learn from a recent survey by P&G that only 75% of mums experience some sort of sadness at their kids leaving home. That’s a whole quarter of them who are dumping them at halls and basically cracking open the gin in the car and whooping all the way home.

Perhaps more shocking though was that 45% of under-35s admitting they had never bought a toothbrush, toothpaste or shampoo before leaving home. What are parents teaching their kids nowadays?? Bonkers.

Leaving home is a big step, but little deeds can make the difference, such as teaching your children how to cook or do their own washing. Even something as simple as showing them what products you use can ease the transition, with a quarter of children who use the same products as their parents saying they do so because reminds them of being at home. View Post

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