*I was kindly sent some Olverum bath oil to review but all opinions are my own* I’m a busy working mum, juggling a lot. I seem to spend an awful lot of time running around after everyone else and looking after me comes last. I’m pretty sure a lot, if not most mums, can relate […]
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*This is a review post, Angela Langford is a brand that I have heard good things about so being able to try out some of her organic skincare products is a treat for me* I am very picky about what I put on my skin but when I find a product I like I usually become […]
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I was very lucky to have an afternoon off, this weekend, child free and spend time enjoying the amazing collection of art at the Wallace Collection in London. This was one of my favourites. A trip to an art gallery is a rare treat for me…
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Dear Cystic acne, You’re back. Mysteriously after months and months of absence you are showing your face. I thought I finally may have outgrown you, and that our twenty year plus relationship was finally over. But nope, just when I least expected you, you are back. I suppose I should be greatful that you have […]
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Grief is a strange thing, and it’s very much a personal thing. One person’s grief is not the same as another persons. I know grief. I know it well. I have loved and lost. I have been slapped in the face, personally and bruisingly hard by grief. A fair bit of my life has been […]
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Taken at Kew Gardens, and the sky really was that blue…
READ MORERather weirdly of late, I’ve noticed I’ve gone off certain foods (nope, not pregnant, just for the record) and the thought of eating them, makes me feel nauseous. I’m not a big meat eater. I like a good steak every now and then, and enjoy a roast lamb lunch, but I can go without meat […]
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It’s the 14th of February and around the world many people are celebrating Valentine’s Day. It’s a day of fun, joy, romance and love for some, and for others it can be a disapointing and painful day. For us, in reality it’s just another day. Both of us are working, and the children are home […]
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It’s almost Shrove Tuesday, or as many people know it, pancake day. If like me, you totally forgot about it until the last minute, and you are craving pancakes or your children are demanding them. Shrove Tuesday is traditionally when people use up ingredients in preparation for the period of lent, but pancake day is […]
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I always find winter a challenging time, and we seem to fight off more illnesses than we do in the warmer months. Short of moving somewhere with permenent sunshhine, I have to find ways to look after myself and my family. Making sure I eat well, get as much sleep as possible, and protect myself […]
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