What's life without love and a few dirty dishes?
As I was having the daily argument with Big about putting his coat on this morning, it dawned on me the different stages we go through of wearing a coat during our lifetime. Coats when you are a baby Let’s face it coats are way too big and puffy for babies. They just look like […] Read more…
I haven’t done one of these for a while, but I am bringing them back. I’m trying to focus on doing more things that I enjoy, and one of those things is shopping! Combine that with my love of a bargain, and five under £5 makes me very happy. Basically it is exactly what it […] Read more…
We’ve all had them. Days when parenting is really really tough. Days when you find yourself sobbing on the kitchen floor because it’s all too hard. When you are having one of those days it’s easy to feel totally alone. Because the bad days are not something we talk about often. But the truth is […] Read more…
Can I start by saying I do hate the term ‘influencers’. I guess because we like to think we know our own minds and are not influenced by anyone. But the truth is we are. So on International Women’s day I thought I would share my favourite female influncers who are doing amazing things with […] Read more…
After my wobble at turning 40 and quite frankly dreading it, now that I’m here, it’s not so bad. A milestone birthday can make you reflect and take stock of things, and I have been doing a lot of thinking. The husband is concerned because when I do a lot of thinking, it normally involves […] Read more…
The older I have got the more I have stopped following fashion trends, and realised I like to wear what I feel good in, as apposed to what the latest styles are. So when JD Williams contacted me and offered to gift me anything from their range I was spoilt for choice. I’ve also not […] Read more…
I’ve been a parent of two children for nearly five years now. In that time I have come to realise that there are certain things in life that are impossible if you have two children, and others that are inevitable. So short of a miracle this is my rundown of the things that never happen […] Read more…
Unless you’ve been under a rock you will have heard about Luther by now. The BBC (also on Netflix) drama starring Idris Elba as Police Detective John Luther in the Serious & Serials division. Basically he catches all the psychos. If you have been under a rock, may I suggest you stay under it because […] Read more…
109. That’s the average number of admin tasks an adult in the UK performs in a year[1]. As a couple that’s over 200 things to do. That’s over 200 times (yes, that’s four times a week) that one of you likely says to the other “have you done this?” or “please could you do this”, […] Read more…
I’m guessing by now everyone has seen the Gillette advertisement about toxic masculinity. I get why some people are uncomfortable about a brand profiting from the #metoo movement. But for me, the more this is talked about the better. If you are one of the men that finds this advertisement offensive, I do have to […] Read more…
Today is my 40th birthday, and yesterday I went to lunch with some of my lovely friends. Four people that don’t really know each other at all, but all of whom mean the world to me. Friendship is a funny thing. Sometimes you make friendships through unexpected circumstances. Sometimes the friendships you thought would last […] Read more…
The husband and I started going out just before my fifteenth birthday. But although he is the love of my life there have been others. The boys I loved before… First Love I was eleven when I first fell in love. He was blonde, Australian, and went by the name of Jason Donovan. His pictures […] Read more…
The presents have been opened, the turkey has been eaten, the crackers have been pulled, and the Baileys has been downed by the mug full. Another Christmas has been and gone. Hopefully you got some nice gifts, you probably added an inch or two to your waist line. But for now the chaos and fun […] Read more…
It’s official, my thirties are very rapidly coming to an end. Next month I will enter my forties. At the beginning of this year the thought of turning forty was not a pleasant one. But now I am seeing the good things about getting older and I am ready to embrace the next phase of […] Read more…
Twas the night before Christmas, when all thro’ the house,The children were feral, and had head louse;A child was crying ’cause someone didn’t share,Another was frantic because they’d lost a stuffed bear;Daddy was pleading “Is it time for bed?”,While mummy was muttering ’bout de-licing their heads,The tree looked dishevelled, no thanks to the cat,Who played […] Read more…
When I was 14 years old my bedroom wall was adorned with a huge black and white collage. Posters of River Phoenix, Jon Bon Jovi, Brad Pitt and Keanu Reeves. And of course the obligatory black and white photo of a man holding a baby from Athena. I have so many photos […] Read more…
I love subscription boxes. It’s a little treat each month delivered right to your door. They make fantastic gifts and there are so many choices available so you can find something for even the really difficult to buy for. This is my rundown of just a few to try. First up are my own personal […] Read more…
It’s a very scary time for young men. President Trump 2018 Really President Trump. Really? That statement makes me angry. Really angry. Because all my life it’s been a dangerous time to be a young woman. But it is only with the emergence of the #metoo campaign that […] Read more…
There are things I find in life incomprehensible. Serious things like child abuse, and rape. Not so serious things like the Star Wars phenomenon and the fact that at some point This Is us is going to have to end. But I genuinely cannot get my head around the fact that a mentally unstable person […] Read more…
I love that saying about cousins, “Cousins are those childhood playmates who grow up to be forever friends” It perfectly sums up my relationship with my cousin Katie. She was bridesmaid at my wedding and now I get to be bridesmaid for her. Her wedding also happens to be in Australia, so I get to […] Read more…