I’ve read a lot about sugar this year. When I saw Year of No Sugar I was intrigued because it’s the story of a family who gave up sugar for a year. The mother, Eve O Schaub is an American blogger. After watching the below video she did some research, spoke Read more…
Some of the more eagle eyed among you may have noticed that S is a little obsessed with Minions. She has all sorts of Minions clothes and accessories. People keep asking me where she got them from, so I’ve decided to compile all of our Minions stuff into one big list Read more…
I spent a large part of this week talking about cuts to Tax Credits. I’ve published posts on this blog about how the cuts will affect us, and how they will affect single parents in general. I was quoted in the Observer last Sunday, and I appeared on Good Morning Britain. Read more…
A while back a friend brought me a big bag of apples from the tree in her garden. You can’t beat a proper, organic apple that’s come straight from the tree; most apples in supermarkets have been frozen and then defrosted before making their way to the shelves so there’s Read more…
I love making mincemeat; it’s really easy to do, and really hard to get wrong. And it tastes amazing! Whether you’re making it for your own mince pies or to give as gifts, it’s one of those things you can make early and get out of the way before the Read more…
Last week, I went to a blogging event and was delighted to bump into Franca, who blogs at A Moment with Franca. We sat together for most of the day to listen to the speakers. There were several giveaways throughout the day, where we were to enter by tweeting a Read more…
I think it’s fair to say that I have had a tendency toward the melancholy in my life. Just recently, I wrote about how when I was depressed, I didn’t want to get “better”; I felt that happiness would be fake somehow. What I didn’t really mention was the fact Read more…
We moved house a year ago this week. It was a big old mess, and it took me a few days to move boxes around and find homes for furniture. Eventually, everything was in its place, and I set about putting the TV together and plugging everything… at that point, Read more…
This week’s book review is No Matter What by Lisa Nichols. Anyone who has seen The Secret will recognise Lisa Nichols as one of the stars. This book does more than just offer a few quote-friendly soundbytes though. The book is written on the principle that we should develop Read more…
Hello! Goal for last week Last week’s goal was to get over my cold… irritatingly, I’m not quite there yet – but I am feeling a lot better! Goal for this week This week’s goal is to get back on track with the exercise. Simple! Exercise This week I haven’t done Read more…
Many people who follow this blog will know that I had a breakdown in 2010. My GP told me I was clinically depressed – she figured that out from one of those handy questionnaires they have on their computers these days. For a while there, I was visiting my GP Read more…
When I was offered a free canvas print for review, I wasn’t sure whether to accept it. Firstly, because I live in a very old building with very rubbish walls that basically won’t hold a nail – so I can’t put any pictures on the wall! But more importantly, because Read more…
I have spent most of my life battling against shyness. When I was at first school, I remember wetting myself because I was too scared to ask the teacher to be excused to visit the bathroom. When I was a teenager I would often cross the road or duck Read more…
We love toys in this house – as anyone can see from a quick look around our living room! We have all sorts of toys, but by far the favourites are always the wooden toys. They tend to be more durable, more sturdy and less noisy than their plastic counterparts. Read more…
I love coconut oil; I use it in just about every area of my life, and every room in my house has a little tub of it somewhere for emergency uses (except S’s bedroom; I’m not stupid!) A lot of people resist buying coconut oil because a good quality jar Read more…
S and I are delighted to be Book Buddies for Parragon Books; for September we were sent a copy of Pumpkins, Pumpkins Everywhere in preparation for Halloween. In this book we follow the adventures of four little trick-or-treaters as they make their way to the pumpkin parade… and there Read more…