Each month, I will list five things that my family and I have been into – be it a favourite song/band, new programme on TV, item of food, gadget place(s) we have visited, etc…

You are very welcome to join in and do the same OR post any five of your own favourites.

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It’s been a crazily busy month for us in the Suburban Mum household, with three birthdays to celebrate. I still can’t quite believe that E is now the grand age of 5 – how did that happen so quickly?

I’ve not had much of a chance to promote this linky either, but I am hoping to be able to give it more attention this month. This month has turned out to be a bit product-based as I have genuinely found some great new gadgets that have made my home life a little bit easier.

1. Dyson Cordless V6 animal

One of my birthday gifts from hubby and I have to say it has changed my life!! No more sweeping the floors after the boy’s dinner, no more lugging around our old heavy Dyson. This new cordless Dyson is just SO light, easy to whip out and can also be used as a handheld. I will be looking to write up a full review in the next few weeks because I love it that much, but it has instantly made my house look cleaner, and I have already used it every day already!

2. PurSteam Fabric Travel steamer

Before E started school, I avoided ironing at all costs. The only occasions the iron was let out was if we had somewhere posh and swanky to go to where we needed to iron shirts and trousers. Since E started school, however, it meant weekly ironing of school uniforms on a Sunday night, which swiftly reminded me of the days when I lived back at home and was lumbered with ironing not only mine but both my brother’s and sisters’ uniforms (this is probably why I avoid it wherever possible) This month however I have found a new solution – the PurSteam Fabric travel steamer! I can’t believe I never knew about these before – I can now easily go through the pile of school uniforms in less than 20 minutes using this steamer. It takes about a minute for this to heat u,p and away you go. The iron and ironing board has been banished to the back of the cupboard again, and I can now enjoy my Sunday nights much more.

3. Aldi

Aldi has become our new favourite place to do the weekly shop. Although it’s not as convenient as online shopping, we have found that we are saving around 30% compared to our usual weekly shopping at Tesco. We have been shopping here since a new store opened nearby and every time we go the car park is packed. We had a birthday barbecue back at our house after E’s birthday party last weekend, and we usually spend around £50 on food for this. Shopping at Aldi, though, I spent £67, and that included buying bread and fillings for the sandwiches I was making for 30 hungry children at E’s party, as well as a couple of dinners and snacks. There are a few things we will still need to pop to our Tesco’s or Sainsbury’s for (like Heinz Beans and Ketchup), but other than that, it’s really not bad going, and being able to save some pennies is a real WIN for us.

4. iWave Power Bank

I picked up one of these power banks in TK Max as invariably, my almost 2-year-old iPhone now struggles to last all day without charging. It’s so handy when you are running out of juice when you are out and about. All you have to do is make sure the power bank has been pre-charged and pop it into your bag along with your phone charger cable and voila! You can charge your phone on the go!

5. The Island with Bear Grylls

Apart from The Walking Dead, there aren’t many programs that hubby and I watch together. Of an evening, he is usually watching something that, for me, is just on in the background whilst I catch up on things to do at home or the blog (or sometimes work). We both got into watching The Island with Bear Grylls in the last month though and really enjoyed watching both the men and the women and seeing how they both coped with life on an island where they had to learn to be self-sufficient.

So that’s me for May – what were your favourites? If you have any new gadgets you can’t do without, let me know!

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Read my previous Our Favourite Five posts

• Our Favourite Five next month
• Our Favourite Five last month
• Other Our Favourite Five posts

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Our Favourite Five – January Our Favourite Five – March 2015 Our favourite five – April 2015 Our Favourite Five – September