It's cold outside and most days it's also wet, windy and generally miserable. To combat the horrid weather out there, I like to draw the curtains and pretend that it's not happening. So, here are my top 5 winter activities. Be warned though, only 1 actually includes any kind of exercise! ... READ MORE Ā»
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Banned Blogger and Proud
Bloggers and social influencers have come under fire this week, thanks to a certain Irishman. Who instead of simply saying "no thank you, it's not for us" when approached by a YouTuber, he chose to instead publicly shame her and ban all bloggers and social influencers from his establishment. Now I ... READ MORE Ā»
Getting Organised: the key to achieving your goals
So, the last few weeks I've been speaking a lot about goals and targets for 2018 along with everything I hope to achieve, both for the blog and in my personal life. How it's time to move onto the how. Just how am I planning to do all of this? Well, here's a few of the tools I use. I'm a planner ... READ MORE Ā»
Our Festive Table
It's almost here....in fact there are only days to go now which means I've been thinking about the main event. Christmas dinner. And more specifically making sure we have everything we need (other than the food that is!). So, here's a little sneak preview of what our Christmas table will look like ... READ MORE Ā»
Festive Wrapping
With Christmas a little more than 2 weeks away, that means one thing. Time to start wrapping. We've still got one or two things that we need to get but what we most definitely have is a spare room of things to wrap!Ā We alway pick a theme each yearĀ - and by 'we', I of course mean me! - and this year ... READ MORE Ā»
2017 Christmas Gift Guide
Can you believe that it's now only just over 5 weeks until Christmas? Now that Halloween and Bonfire Night are over, we are full steam ahead for the countdown to the big day. If you hadn't already gotten the idea I LOVE Christmas and love to spend time choosing the perfect gifts for my family and ... READ MORE Ā»
The Couple Next Door by Shari Lapena
THE BLURB You never know what's happening on the other side of the wall. Your neighbour told you that she didn't want your six-month-old daughter at the dinner party. Nothing personal, she just couldn't stand her crying. Your husband said it would be fine. After all, you only live next door. ... READ MORE Ā»
Dress To Impress – the wifes choice
Have you seen that new dating show on ITV2; Dressed To Impress? Basically, three women compete to win a date with one lucky guy. To do this they need to dress them to impress them. Yep you heard right. It's a show where women dress men to win a date. How it works is that they watch a video of a ... READ MORE Ā»
HELP! My toddler is a fussy eater
I am not a doctor, I am not a dietician and I am not a health visitor. What I am though is mummy to a fussy eater and this is what works for us. The Bear was a great eater until she turned 1. She came down with chicken pox on her first birthday, followed by a nasty cold, followed by hand, foot ... READ MORE Ā»
Post Partum Style
This morning I saw myself stood basking once again in the door of my wardrobe. The reason? That regardless of the fact it has the appearance of being full, it seems that I have absolutely nothing to wear!! I know I can't be alone in this but it's so disheartening to feel like I have a wardrobe full ... READ MORE Ā»
Let’s talk sleep deprivationĀ
As we have noticed it's been hot this week. While the temperatures have soared and made for some sleepy babies in the day no doubt, I can guarantee that it has also resulted in restless nights for anyone with young children. For parents this means one thing: hello sleep deprivation! ... READ MORE Ā»
Days Out – Llangollen International Musical Eisteddfod
THE WHAT?! Unless you're local to North Wales then you may be having issues pronouncing this let alone know what it is! We're really lucky that this is right on our doorstep so I wanted to share with you all (and especially local readers) what this is all about. Basically the Llangollen ... READ MORE Ā»