The weather has been stunning for the last few days, and the Easter holidays are in full swing. We have had friends over, tidied up the vegetable garden, prepped the garden for the season ahead, done a huge Spring clean and for the last two days, we have done nothing but play outdoors. The sun has been shining and I have seen my little girl's imagi[...]
It has been a few months since I was diagnosed with this disease. I haven't broken down or felt sorry for myself. I have pressed on with my life, no changes… just plodding on as best as I possibly can. The 'flares' come and go and the medication I am on currently takes the 'edge off', however, after another visit to my Rheumatologist, I have lea[...]
After the long, dark days of Winter, nothing brings more excitement here in the woods than the prospect of longer, lighter, warmer days of Spring. Spring is upon us and although there is a chill in the air, the woodland that surrounds us is beginning to come to life. Over the last few days, we have enjoyed some dry, clear days and[...]
Over the weekend, I was gifted with a real treat for Mother's Day. Hidden away in the beautiful Sussex countryside is The Beauty Aisle 'Hideaway', a cosy little retreat offering holistic massage, facials and makeup trials. The Beauty Aisle 'Hideaway' is situated on a working farm in the lovely village of Burwash. At the bottom of a country trac[...]
It would be hard to miss that today is World Book Day; all the lovely photos of people's children dressed up as their favourite characters to go into school. We however, aren't at that stage yet, although we are still getting involved in the celebration by reading lots of books today. What is World Book Day all about? World Book Day is a celebr[...]
Not only does March spell the start of Spring, it is also the month where we celebrate some very special women in our lives. I cherish my mum and hope that most days, I make her feel special, but Mother's Day, is the perfect moment to really stop and reflect on this extra special relationship, as well as all those hard working mummys out there.[...]
I have had the most overwhelming response to my post 'My Journey to diagnosis - Ankylosing Spondylitis'; I have been amazed that most, have been on a long journey to diagnosis, just as I have, with most having an 8 and a half year delay in diagnosis. The National Ankylosing Spondylitis (AS) Society, have just launched a new campaign, Back Pain Plus[...]
I have seen bloggers post lists of their favourite blogs; this however, I am treating almost as my 'blog directory'. Below are 10 blogs, along with their instagram feeds that I simply adore. They are the ones that I check in on most days to see what's new on their feed and if they have new blog posts for a good read. I should add, that this list[...]
I lay awake late last night after the Blogtacular twitter chat and planned. I planned lots of posts for the days and weeks ahead. Having suffered from 'bloggers block' for the last few days, I woke this morning, with renewed vigour. I decided I would write one blog post first thing this morning while my daughter played with toys near me, this I kn[...]
10 Questions with… A Little White Space I love photography, having had a very brief introduction to it on a foundation course at university, it is something, to this day, I wish I had pursued. I am lucky enough to know some incredibly talented photographers and this afternoon I thought I would share the work of 'A Little White Space'. I must conf[...]