Happy Weekend Everyone! Just 9 more Fridays until Christmas!! Eeek! I’m quite looking forward to it this year as S will be old enough to appreciate it. First up, I must apologise to everyone for not commenting on blog posts this week. I moved house, and everything has gone to Read more…
Last Sunday, my mum had S for me so that I could sort out some important things at home. I spent the whole day upstairs sorting through piles of junk, and just as S was due to come home, I popped onto the laptop to check my emails. As usual, Read more…
I went on national TV and talked about my breakdown. In the days following, I received numerous messages of support – from friends, from family members, from people I’d not seen for years or was only really vaguely acquainted with in the first place, and from perfect strangers. Comments Read more…
I make no secret of the fact I had a breakdown in 2010. I think it probably stuns a few people when I talk about it, but it was a year or more of my life; I can’t just pretend none of it happened. I think a lot of Read more…
I’ve been chatting to a few people lately about holidays. I’ve not been on holiday since well before S was born, and I’m hoping next Summer we’ll be able to get away for a break. When I’m looking at holidays I like to browse around a lot – day dreaming, Read more…
As you may or may not know, I am a TalkTalk ambassador and have been lucky enough to sample their services for the last few months. TalkTalk have this great thing where you can add a Boost to your TV package for a month, and pay a one-off fee. There’s Read more…
Some of you may recall that I gave up social media for Lent. And for September, I’ve been experimenting with cutting out sugar. I decided it might be fun to have a challenge for October too, so I asked around a bit. Someone on Facebook suggested that I write Read more…
I was sent a copy of “A Salad for All Seasons” By Harry Eastwood to review, along with some lovely Florette salad to go with it. Being one of those people for whom “a salad” is “some lettuce and whatever’s in the fridge,” this book was a bit of a Read more…
Shortly before S’s nursery closed for Summer holidays, S’s keyworker L asked me if I’d like a little book bag put together for us to borrow over the holidays. I jumped at the chance – S loves books so much she often cuddles one to sleep! At the end of Read more…
The thing about dating when you’re a single parent is that it’s such a kerfuffle! I mean, dating in itself is a pain in the bum – you get dressed up, you put on your best smiley face and basically make like you’re having a job interview for an hour Read more…
I wrote a post last week about how I intend to take part in Sugar Free September. I’ll be honest; after years of sugar highs (and lows, fixed by eating more sugar), I am a bit nervous as to how I will cope with the withdrawal. I have already begun Read more…
For my 16th birthday, I was given a copy of Franny and Zooey by JD Salinger. It was an amazing book which I loved, but one of those books that makes you feel like you must be terribly uncultured, perhaps a bit dim. I read it with a notebook beside me, Read more…
Infographic from HomeAccessProducts.com As the population continues to age (by 2030, nearly 20% of Americans will be over 65 years old), technology has begun to play a more crucial role in helping seniors age comfortably at home- and seniors themselves are getting more comfortable with technology. For example, 79% of Read more…
My name is Vicky, and I am an addict. I am addicted to sugar. When I was about 11, I can remember sneaking into the kitchen to mix margarine and sugar and quickly gobble it down before anyone caught me. On Sunday mornings my mum would go out with Read more…
S has been on holidays from nursery, which means two weeks stuck at home with Mummy. Neither of us has been enthralled by this prospect, if I’m honest. Being self employed means I can’t really take two weeks off so most of S’s nap times and my evenings are spent Read more…
I was really pleased to be chosen by Mumsnet Book Club to review The One Plus One by Jojo Moyes. When it arrived in the post, and I realised how big it was, my heart sank a little. I’d just finished reading a massive brick of a book that had Read more…