Life is better when you live it in full flavour…recipes, reviews, foodie finds, and making time for family and myself
Life is inherently busy for a lot of us. Between working, commuting, family commitments, housework, daily chores, and everything in between, it’s hard to find time for ourselves. I have certainly found that since having my daughter, time just seems to escape me! But one thing that I still try to make sure I do…
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I am very excited to have been invited by Sarah to be a guest blogger and also honoured to have her fantastic writing on my blog. To get started I thought I’d tell you a little bit about me; I am a self-confessed bargain hunter. I believe that you can look and feel good without…
Having a toddler means getting into all kinds of messes that you never imagined. I regularly find myself coated in paint, covered in stickers, or with Play-Doh wedged under my fingernails. But the truth of it is a lot of kids just like having messy play experiences! So when I was contacted by Zimpli Kids,…
If you ever worry that your kids are not having their horizons broadened by their current lifestyles, it's something that's surprisingly easy to change. As their parent, we have the ability to introduce them to new things and have them learn more about the world around them as well as their own potential. There are…
Continue reading ➞ How to help your kids broaden their horizons
I’m a bit of a coffee fiend at the moment, especially to keep me going when we’ve had a few sleepless nights with the little lady! When I discovered that one of my favourite foodie brands, The Black Farmer, was launching a new coffee range, I was really keen to give it a try. I…
You’ve probably heard the expression “beauty sleep” more times than you can remember, and although most people have written it off as an old wives’ tale, medical science has proven that there really is such a thing. How much sleep you require to keep your skin soft and vibrant may vary from person to person,…
Before having my daughter, I loved lie-ins at the weekend, and days when I didn't have to set an alarm clock. Of course all of that changes when you become a parent, and while I wouldn't want it any other way, the missing hours of zeds certainly start to stack up. And there are many…
Cooking Christmas dinner for your family is stressful. More so if it’s the first time that you’ve invited everyone over to yours, or you’ve got a large family to feed. It’s challenging, it’s exciting, and it can also be expensive, to the point that some families have started charging their guests. I'm not sure that's…
I for one cannot believe how close Christmas is! It feels like only yesterday us bloggers were uploading posts on summer holidays, what to eat and drink in the warm weather and best pub gardens. But here we are once again which means it's also that time of year to roll out the Christmas gift…
It’s not very often that I treat myself to luxury beauty products or have a bit of me time, so when I got an invite to a recent event which offered both, I was delighted. The event, held at the refined Hotel Du Vin in Birmingham, was to introduce us to Eden Tree Women -…
