Last year I reviewed Davina’s 7 Minute Fit. I enjoyed the dvd, and I was keen to see what this year’s dvd would bring. I pre-ordered Davina 5 Week Fit and it arrived the day after Boxing Day, so I started with it the next morning, much to the amusement of Read more…
I was sent a copy of The Book Of You for review through Mumsnet. The tagline of this book is “get ready to start living a better life, for you.” At first I thought it would be a self improvement book with lots of chapters about finding your way Read more…
I read Jane Cable’s first novel, The Cheesemaker’s House in January this year, and couldn’t put it down – so I was really excited to find her next book, The Faerie Tree had been released, and bought it without reading any reviews beforehand. I was not disappointed! In her Read more…
We love being Parragon Book Buddies; S loves to get a new book in the post each month… and this month was definitely no exception! We received a copy of The Night Before Chrismtas by Clement C Moore and Harriet Muncaster. Of course, everyone knows Moore’s classic poem; we’ve Read more…
When I was little, my parents had one of those label makers that had a dial with letters around the edges, and a roll of red tape. you moved the dial around and stamped each letter into the red tape. We called it the ladybird, and my mum kept it Read more…
Esdevium Games sent us this Frozen 6-in-1 Games box set, and we were quite excited! S loves Frozen, and she’s just getting into the idea of playing board games and things like that, so this was sure to be a winner. The six games included in the set are: Dominoes Read more…
We love to have personalised calendars in this house; now that S is older she loves to turn the page on a calendar and see a photo of herself smiling back at her! They’re a fantastic gift to give to family at this time of year too. We ordered three Read more…
S loves to do arts and crafts (especially if they involve glitter) so when Bedroom Storage Maker, maker of wardrobe storage solutions challenged us to make some Christmas decorations, we jumped at the chance. We started off with a simple kit for making Christmas angels. S enjoyed being able to stick Read more…
S was sent a StarLily My Magical Unicorn toy to try out, which was a teensy bit exciting! She arrived during the day while S was out, so I sneaked into her box and undid all the ties to make it easier for S to get her out later… here’s Read more…
Just lately there has been a lot in the news about cuts to tax credits. You might have seen that I’ve written a few posts about the situation. But here’s the thing: on a day to day basis, I really don’t think about what may or may not happen. When Read more…
I was going to write another Weekly Weigh In post for this morning. Most Mondays this year, I’ve published a post where I’ve written about my diet and exercise for the week, my weight and measurements, and whether I’ve lost or gained weight. I seem to go through the same Read more…
Six years ago, I was working in pensions. I would have a personal training session before work, spend the day fiddling with spreadsheets and having meetings with Spanish men in expensive suits. I lived alone in a two-bedroom house with a garden, trained for an ran a half marathon, and Read more…
Hello! Goal for last week Last week’s goal was to have Shakeology every day… I have to say, I failed. I don’t even have an excuse. I think possibly because it’s very sweet, and I tend to like to have savoury foods for breakfast. I did have it a few Read more…
My friend Gail is a mum to 2.5 children, married to John and living in Exeter. She runs her own business involved in the care industry and was diagnosed 5 and a half years ago with Type 1 Diabetes and has been living with it since. When Gail is not being Read more…
As the seasons change, I look to my feet and think: aww, crap; what am I going to wear?! I went through most of the summer wearing a gorgeous pair of Hey Dude shoes I was sent for a review. S went through the summer in a gorgeous pair of Minions Read more…
S and I had a lovely chat about houses the other day. We were walking along a street we don’t normally go down, and discussing each of the houses as we passed. She’s just old enough to remember that we moved house last year, and we love to chat about Read more…