As a single parent, it can be hard to find – or to justify finding – time for myself. Being self employed adds another layer to that because whenever I do have some down time, there are always at least fifty things I could or should be doing for my Read more…
I love Essential Oils; I use them as much as I can in place of conventional products. Since S was born I’ve been slowly shifting over towards more natural products wherever I can (I’ve written before about my love of coconut oil, for example). When you think of essential oils, Read more…
“Self care” is one of those terms that’s used a lot these days. The whole wellbeing thing is big at the moment, and growing by the day. But a lot of parents don’t really have the spare time for something as decadent as self care; single parents even more so. Read more…
I read an interesting article the other day about savings and investments. Apparently only 10% of women have a stocks and shares ISA, and only 7% hold other investments. Now, I worked in financial services for the better part of a decade. I even got a fancy-pants certificate for financial Read more…
It’s Mental Health Awareness Week this week. I’ve written a lot in the past about my own mental health struggles, but the theme for Mental Health Awareness Week this year is about “Surviving or Thriving” so I thought it would be good to talk about the difference, and how I Read more…
I have had a copy of Liane Moriarty’s The Husband’s Secret sitting on my shelf for months, but for some reason I had never picked it up. The other week, I decided to give it a go… and I couldn’t put it down! In the space between reading this book and writing Read more…
The other day I was talking to a friend who has two sons. She was telling me about how she’d gone out for the afternoon with just her eldest son, and how lovely it had been to sit and have a drink and a chat with him. Then she stopped Read more…
I’m shocked to see that I’ve not reviewed a book on here since last September! I promise, I’ve read several books since then. The latest is Under a Sardinian Sky by Sara Alexander. I published a guest post by Sara Alexander yesterday which you can read here. The back of Read more…
This is a guest post from author and actress Sara Alexander, whose new book Under a Sardinian Sky is released this week. A number of life events pierce a person’s sense of finite time. Becoming a parent sits high on my list. My husband craved financial stability before we decided to Read more…
Last year I bought Davina 5 Week Fit and reviewed it here. For the last few years Davina McCall has released a workout dvd every Christmas, so I was disappointed when this Christmas, I was unable to find one anywhere… and then, last month I stumbled across Davina 30 Day Read more…
Peppa Pig Playground Slide Construction Set S loves it when the postie brings a package for her, and this was no exception. She loves that this playground is a construction set so that she gets to build it and rebuild it however she likes. This means George Pig and Read more…
When I had a breakdown in 2010, I wasn’t honest – not with myself, and definitely not with the people around me. I didn’t really understand that I was depressed; it felt more like something had snapped irreparably deep inside of my head, and I tried my best to hide Read more…
The Smurfs: Smurf House with Papa Smurf and “Gargamel and Azrael” Figure S was very pleased to see this toy arrive; she’s just recently discovered the Smurfs and thinks they’re great. Well, who doesn’t? I remember the Smurfs from when I was little, and it’s lovely to see them coming Read more…
S was excited to be sent the new Wissper Doll and Peggy set for review. Wissper is a TV show about a little girl named Wissper who is 7 years old and able to talk to animals. The animals always go to Wissper for help and she is able to Read more…
How do you get through the school holidays when you’re self employed, and a single parent? When I first returned to work after S was born, I remember thinking to myself, you have until she starts school to figure out how you’re going to juggle a job and school holidays. Normal Read more…
Room to Grow contacted us a little while ago and asked if we would like to review something from their site. Since we moved house in November I’ve been working to make S’s bedroom a great little den for her. It’s the first time she’s had a proper bedroom of Read more…