*This is a promotional featured post, written in collaboration with 1-Day Acuvue Moist Multifocal contact lenses* I recently shared my story about being trialling multifocal contact lenses. It turns out that whilst I may be in denial, about my age, unfortunately my eyes are not. I have started to develop presbyopia. This means that even […]
I guess this post should come with a trigger warning, and also to say to my mother in law and my Dad, who read my blog, that I will be talking about my, ahem, “lady bits” so please feel free to skip this, and head to an update about the kids instead… you have been […]
*This is a review post, I have been kindly sent some Tan Cream to share about and to giveaway. All personal opinions are mine* As we get older, we get wiser about our health and what is good for our body and what isn’t, mostly, I think. As a teenager and into my twenties, I […]
We are no strangers to ear infections in our house, with a child that had chronic glue ear and ear infections until he had grommet surgery when he was 3 years old. He has had one or two since then but thankfully far less. They are unpleasant & painful, both for adults and children, and […]
*this is a post written in partnership with Acuvue. I was provided with a trial of lenses to review. All opinions are my own* The alternative title to this post should be “actually, I can read my phone screen better and I don’t have to squint to read my book, even when I am wearing […]
*we were sent an item to review. Opinions are our own, information sourced from the manufacturer’s site* If you read our blog, you know that we have struggled with ear issues, and ear infections with our small boy, over the past few years. (He has also had grommet inserted via a surgical procedure and sees […]
*Christmas is a time for feasting but you might, like me need help with beating the Christmas bloat and this is a collaborative post with BioCare* We are lucky enough to be off to France for Christmas this year, which means there will be a lot of lovely French food and wine. The French know […]
In January of this year, I gave up meat. Well, actually it was almost February, but for most of January I hadn’t eaten much meat. I caused alarm on Facebook by sharing my new quasi vegetarian status and I have shared a few posts about giving up meat. I have eaten meat occasionally when I […]
Weekly therapy is looming. This afternoon, I get 50 minutes to disgorge the messy contents of my head and see if the jumble that is my anxiety and what’s going on in my life can be made sense of, in any shape or form. I am tired and I don’t really want to go, but […]
*This is a collaborative post sharing some information on Endometriosis & Infertility, that I hope will be helpful* Whether you’ve just been diagnosed with endometriosis & infertility or you’ve been living with the condition for some time, there’s one burning question you’ve probably wondered: Will endometriosis affect my chances of getting pregnant? While the condition […]