Like most, I like to look nice, but fashion is something, that I feel, should reflect myself and who I am, rather than someone else in a magazine or on a red carpet. The disconnect with clothing is rapidly becoming like the disconnect with people and what they eat, so I like to be sure that the clothing I buy demonstrates the highest possible environ[...]
I once read a quote written by Colin Powell, it simply said: "A dream doesn't become reality through magic; it takes sweat, determination and hard work." Since meeting my other half, we literally haven't stopped. I was always someone who was happy to have a lie in, or sit in front of the TV of an evening for hours and although we still do that on o[...]
Another little project, this time for my daughter's bedroom. We had some old cushions lying around, so we decided to upcycle them by making cushion covers, using her favourite book characters Belle and Boo and the gorgeous Belle and Boo fabric. Here is a guide to how we made a cushion cover in 12 simple steps! Supplies you will need to make[...]
I wouldn't change things for the World. I love my home, my husband, our dog and our daughter, but over the past few days I have been looking over photos of our last holiday as 'boyfriend' and 'girlfriend' in 2011 to my happiest and the most magical place, India. It was the holiday where we made all our plans. It was when we decided we were going to kic[...]
As previously mentioned on my blog, myself and my daughter just love Belle and Boo and Mandy Sutcliffe's beautiful illustrations and when my daughter started ballet last term, I decided to add to my Belle and Boo fabric collection and buy some of the Belle and Boo Ballet print cotton poplin to make a ballet bag for her. Today, we set about making[...]
As mummy’s we all know that the bags from our 'single gal' days are gone. I do still use a bag I brought back from a 'single self' trip to India back in 2010 and this well used bag is what I use for lugging all sorts about with me. Gone are the little luxuries, a book for a quiet five minutes, some makeup to preen myself with should the mood tak[...]
Anyone who knows me, or follows me on Instagram will know that I was recently diagnosed with Ankylosing Spondylitis. It took me days to pronounce it, weeks later, I am still only just getting to grips with what it means. My journey started over 9 years ago, but as a teenager, I had all sorts of stomach issues. I was initially diagnosed with IBS af[...]
Earlier this month, I wrote about my dream birthday wish list and to my surprise, one of the items on my list arrived in my post box on the morning of my birthday! This year, Green People are supporting the Woodland Trust with their their lovely limited edition gift sets, which feature beautiful illustrations of woodland animals. There are fou[...]
My daughter suffers from a dairy intolerance, I believe it is also something I have suffered with for a long time too, as dairy makes me feel very bloated as well as causing skin breakouts, however, over the years, I believe I just adjusted to those as well as other symptoms. As well as a dairy intolerance, we also have a weakness to gluten too,[...]
Not only is November a month of cold, crisp, cosy days, it is also my birthday month, so, I thought I would make a dream birthday wish list! I'm pretty sure that I will most likely end up buying all these bits for myself over the next few months… the expensive gadgets, I will simply continue adding them to gift lists until either myself or a fam[...]