Yesterday, I woke up feeling absolutely rubbish. It was 5:30am, and I had a stinking cold. I had to get up to catch a train to Blog On Win in Winchester, but I had a headache and was still awfully tired despite having had an early night. I toyed with Read more…
We were excited to be sent a DIY Electro Dough Kit from Tech Will Save Us. Here’s the inside of the box: The kit is marked for ages 4+, which I didn’t realise when I agreed to review it. I wasn’t sure S (who is 3) would “get” the idea Read more…
I take S to the park fairly often. We live around the corner from one, and there’s another not too far away so we’ll often wander off to one or the other for some fun. As S has grown, she’s become more adventurous. She wants to climb on things that Read more…
When the lovely people at House of Fraser offered to send us a toy from their extensive collection, we knew exactly what to go for: a Toot Toot Drivers set! S already had an airport and a car park tower, but as it happens, there is no such thing as too Read more…
I was quite excited to receive a pre-release copy of Sophie Duffy’s new book, Bright Stars. It’s always exciting to get a book before it’s released; there’s just something about getting to read a book before everyone else does. (I used to feel the same about reading the paper if Read more…
Anyone who follows me here or on social media will know that our summer was mostly made up of barons. We really enjoyed the Barons Trail, and we were quite sad when they left. For several days whenever we walked past a site that had once been the home of Read more…
S was fairly pleased to be sent a Frozen Buff from Kitshack to revie What do you mean, what is a Buff? How about if I show you this logo: A Buff is essentially a snood… but not one of those fancy, knitted things. It’s made from thin, lightweight material. Read more…
Last month I ran a competition on this blog to win a fantastic mobile phone photography kit from Three. We had tons of entries, and some really great tips for great mobile phone photography. Here are some of the best: The winner chosen by Three is: Read more…
I first heard of Lisa Genova when I was in hospital after having S. A midwife noticed that I was browsing for something to read on my Kindle, and she suggested Left Neglected. I loved it, and as soon as I finished it I searched out Genova’s other books: Read more…
Last year, I decided that we don’t get enough good, old fashioned letters in the post. We get those dreaded windowed envelopes, junk mail, pizza menus, perhaps a package from Amazon. But the days of the handwritten letter are long gone, replaced by email – which was then replaced by Read more…
I was quite excited to be sent some Liz Earle Superskin Face Serum for review. Here’s what Liz Earle says about their fab new product: Enriched with our most powerful naturally active ingredients, our luxurious and fast-absorbing Superskin™ Face Serum is your new ally for truly radiant, youthful-looking skin. Read more…
Do you like yourself? It feels like we’re not supposed to say we like ourselves, especially as women. It’s big headed and vain to say we like who we are, we’re proud of our achievements, we think we have a good personality or we look good. Big headed, up her Read more…
When you’re a single mother… The Centre for Social Justice bring our reports bemoaning the rise of single parent families and talking about “disposable dads” – as if you deliberately went out and tricked a man into getting you pregnant, then ditched him once you had your grubby council flat. Read more…
A few weeks ago, a friend recommended Hal Elrod’s Miracle Morning to me. He said it was a fantastic book, with a great story about how this guy had turned his life around by getting up early in the mornings. I thought it sounded a bit bonkers, but my friend Read more…
Just lately, I’ve been getting up at 5:30am to workout, meditate and read before getting S up for nursery. When I mention this to people they say things like “I wish I could do that” or “you’re lucky you’re a morning person.” It’s not that I’m necessarily a “morning Read more…
I try very hard, when I’m stressed over something, to figure out whether it’s something I can change. When it’s something I can’t change, I try to avoid allowing it to bother me. Sometimes it works; sometimes it doesn’t. I’ve had a lot of practise lately! One evening last week, Read more…