Vivastreet blog

Its officially 16 days till Christmas and the panic has started to set in. I’ve not bought any gifts or had time to decorate the house or even get the house ready for the onslaught of relatives that will be gracing us with their presence.

So to get myself organised, I pulled together a list of exactly what needs to be done and in priority order. Number one on the list is Christmas presents for the kids, I know exactly what needs to be bought but I don’t think I can face the crowds so I did what I usually do in times of a crisis, head to Vivastreet.co.uk.

My boy’s Josh and Matthew both want bike’s, so I popped on to the site and within five minutes had found two bike’s that were perfect. One is a blue mountain bike and the other is green with multi-coloured beads on the spokes.

Natalie is a typical teenage girl and is constantly reading fashion magazine and trying out the latest trends so she will love the Ugg boots and faux fur coat that I found, and Peter will be getting tickets to see his favourite band.

All I need to do now is arrange to collect them all, but luckily they are all within 30mins from my home.

So the Christmas shopping has been sorted in half an hour all from the comfort of my home. Next I need to get the house decorated. I wonder if they have anyone on Vivastreet that can do this for me…

Throughout the year, Kelly, our mummy blogger will be telling us about her life in London and her trials and tribulations. If you have any tips and advice for our blogger, or any interesting stories to share please leave us a comment.

As a mother of four children – two under the age of 10, and two in their teens, I am constantly on the move. My day is a flurry of trips to and from school, music classes, sports classes, cooking, cleaning, wiping snotty noses, stopping arguments and so forth, the list of things I do on a daily basis is never ending.

After some thought I decided that it would be nice to have a little bit of help every now and then, especially when it comes to keeping the house clean. Having three boys in the family and a pubescent teenage girl, one of the greatest challenges I face on a daily basis is tidying up after each and every one of them.

During one of my daily Mother’s catch up at the school gates I mentioned to a friend that I was looking for a cleaner, and didn’t know how or where to begin my search. She recommended Vivastreet.co.uk, as this was where she’d found her cleaner.

So that afternoon, during a very rare quiet period in my day I decided to check out the website for the first time ever, and I’m so glad I did. The choice of cleaners available was incredible, I was spoilt for choice. There were a few cleaners who really stood out so I gave them a call and discussed my needs with them and decided on one called Anna. She seemed honest, reliable and had lots of experience, and to top it off she gave me the numbers of her previous clients who all gave her a glowing reference.

Going on Vivastreet.co.uk really was the best thing I ever did! Anna popped round last week to give my house a good going over, and I’ve never seen my house look so clean. The kids thought that they were in a different house, and to top it off I now have a few extra minutes all to my self – Sheer bliss!