My February challenge was to improve my health and fitness. While I did set the wheels in motion, they started moving very slowly, and I didn’t actually achieve a lot! I’ve decided to keep the weekly posts going, in the hope that posting here will give me some form of Read more…
Last Summer, S and I were lucky enough to spend a weekend at a holiday park. We had a fantastic time and came home feeling like we’d been away for weeks. This year, I’ve not organised a holiday for us. I’m optimistic about affording a little longer than a weekend Read more…
When I was younger I was painfully, mortifyingly shy. I can remember being in first school and wetting myself on a regular basis, not because I didn’t know I needed to go to the toilet, but because I was petrified of asking my teacher if I could go to Read more…
Last week as Lent began, I set myself a challenge: to do something fun with S every single day, and to post about it on social media. A week later, how are we getting on? At first, I was worried I wouldn’t find time to do something fun with S. Despite Read more…
The Secret and the law of attraction are the subject of this week’s podcast.. I first watched The Secret a few years ago, but the idea of positive thinking allowing us to attract more positivity is something I’ve known about for a long time. Have you seen The Secret? Have you Read more…
S and I were sent this beautiful children’s book for review, which was nice. Operation Bumpkin Birthday is about a rat called Snatch, who is always hungry and lives in a New York subway station. One night, together with his brothers, he leaves the subway station and finds the rat Read more…
If you are a regular listener to my 5 Things feature on Wave 105, you will know that it’s an ongoing joke between Simon and I that I “don’t have a telly.” That’s not strictly true; I do have a TV. But when we moved house, the new flat Read more…
For years, parents have bemoaned their teenagers’ bad habit of listening to music loudly- but did you ever realize the damage loud music can do to teens’ hearing? The rate of hearing loss among teens today is about 30% higher than it was in the 1980s and 1990s, and some Read more…
Whenever I post photos of S, at least one person comments on how she’s always so happy. Here are five reasons I believe that is so: 1. I don’t take photos when she cries – of course she’s smiling in every photo I post; I don’t take photos of Read more…
The lovely people at House of Fraser sent S some new clothes to try out. S is really into her clothes at the moment, and usually makes her own choice on the outfits she wears. I kept my fingers crossed that she would approve of these clothes when they arrived! We Read more…
This week’s podcast is all about generosity and gratitude, and how I think both can help us to be more happy. [spreaker type=standard width=100% autoplay=false episode_id=5660898] Here are some links for things I mention in the podcast: Shawn Achor’s amazing Ted Talk where he talks about how being grateful trains our Read more…
Last week, I reviewed Davina McCall’s new fitness dvd. When I was sent it, I was about to embark on a month-long health and fitness challenge. When I found out Davina also had a book out, I thought I would give that a go too! The book is called Davina’s Read more…
Davina McCall has a new dvd out. Davina: 7 Minute Fit follows a long line of fitness dvds from Davina; she’s been bringing them out for ten years, and seems to have all but cornered the New Year fitness market. I bought one of her early dvds, and also had her Pre Read more…
Welcome to my fourth weekly podcast! This one is all about being self employed, and the things I’ve learned about it. I found when I went self employed that there were all sorts of guides and lists of top tips, but lots of them seemed to contradict each other. This is Read more…
I was very lucky to be sent a copy of The Book of You by Claire Kendal to review by Mumsnet. I had never heard of the author before, and had no idea what the book was about. I started off thinking “right, better get started on this so that I Read more…
S has always got on really well at nursery. When she first started there it was a massive decision for me to leave her while I went to work. The way that she settled in there helped me to realise I’d made the best possible choice of nursery. She Read more…