What are my blogging essentials?

So what are my blogging essentials?

Well first off there is my laptop! I currently use a Compaq Presario CQ57. Ive had this laptop for about six years now and it's starting to get a bit slow and I think it will need replacing sooner rather than later!

Then I have my iPad.I use this to do the majority of my post drafts using the Evernote app. I use Evernote as I can log in from either the iPad, my phone or my laptop. I will then have access to the same documents on all three devices!

Then there is my phone! I currently have a Wileyfox swift, which I have had for nearly two years and its starting to be on its last legs. The battery is not lasting longer than a couple of hours! My phone has a 32gb micro SD card in for storage and it is brilliant, I'm currently on the look out for a new phone along with a new laptop lol!

Then there are notebooks, pens, my diary, my power bank and spare USB cable! Most bloggers would have a camera too, but seeing as my phone actually has a better camera than either my DSLR or my compact, I tend to just use my phone most of the time.

I have to plan my blogging time so well as I only have two blocks of three hours during the week once Freddie is at playgroup then normally an hour or two on a night once Andy is home and he has taken James to bed.

So these are what I consider to be my blogging essentials, if you can think of anything I should add to my list then please let me know!

Day out essentials with Two under Four!

Days out with two kids four and under can be hard work. If I'm only nipping to do school run then I will just grab my Pink Lining mini yummy mummy bag as it has a changing mat and I can fit a nappy, some wipes, my purse, keys and phone into it.

For a longer full day out or trip into Newcastle city centre then I use my Babymule! I use this bag simply because it is amazing! 

So for a day out with the two boys, what's in my bag!

Starting with the large back pocket, in here I keep the changing pouch complete with changing mat. In there is normally four nappies in a size 5+ and a pack of baby wipes. Then we have the small zipped bag where I keep a baby grow, a vest, a bib and a muslin incase or sick or poonami! Next is the second pocket. In here I keep a pencil case, a rolled up bib and James toilet seat. In the small pocket I keep my keys on the key hook, an extra pen and a packet of mints. In the top small pocket is where the messenger bag strap is kept! The pocket on the front is where the bottle bag is so I normally will carry a bottle made up in there just in case.

So that's what's in my Babymule, but what do I keep under the pram? 

I try to keep the basket quite clear when we are out, but I do keep some important items in it! First is the rain cover as you never know when it is going to rain! The second important item is our SnoozeShade. Most people assume this is a summer item, but no it's not! I use ours all year round! It's actually attached to the frame as I never know when I am going to need it! Not only does it keep the low winter sun out of Freddie's eyes, but it keeps the chilly north east wind off him! I also keep a bottle of water in there too.

So those are our essentials for a day out with two kids under four! If you think I have forgotten anything please comment below!