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A Post About Not A Lot

This post is about, well, not an awful lot. I'm suffering from horrendous writers block at the moment - I'm trying to write every day and I just can't find the words or imagination to write. I've searched the internet for tips and tricks to get the creative juices flowing but nothing seems to be working. The boy has been....{Click Here to Read More!}

My Weekly Meal Plan: Week 1 – 4th February 2019

Food, glorious food.... anyone who follows this blog and me knows that I'm a huge foodie and food is life. I love cooking and that hour a night in the kitchen cooking dinner is a real happy time for me; there is something so therapeutic about creating lovely meals for me and the boys. Meal planning is something I do....{Click Here to Read More!}

GIVEAWAY – win 5 pairs of weekend tickets to Vegan Life Live

I've been a vegetarian for the best part of two years now and despite a failed attempt at going vegan last year I'm still very much intrigued about a plant-based lifestyle. Why did I fail? Because I didn't make any effort to eat anything that wasn't junk and I ended up poorly. This year, however, I am cooking from scratch every....{Click Here to Read More!}

Festive Fun At The #NEFFChristmas Gingerbread House Bake Off

I've written before about how I love cooking yet I'm not the best baker - since losing my lovely nanny earlier this year I've thrown myself into baking from her recipes and I've found a love of baking I never knew I had. So an invite to the #NEFFChristmas Gingerbread House Bake Off with Currys PC World sounded right up....{Click Here to Read More!}

Christmas Is Coming. How Ready Is Your Wallet?

**This is a collaborative post** In case you couldn’t already tell from the cold, dark mornings. Or the dull, gloomy afternoons. Or the fact that your heating bills have begun to skyrocket… December is well and truly with us. There’s a lot to love about this time of year; the crunch of frosty leaves underfoot, the new selection of seasonal....{Click Here to Read More!}

The Ultimate Guide To Gift Giving This Christmas

**This is a collaborative post** If you haven’t even considered the sorts of presents you will be purchasing this year, then you need to get a wriggle on. The art of gift giving can take years to master. Finding that perfect something to give to your mum, dad, cousin, best pal or cat, can be tricky to stumble upon. Forget purchasing....{Click Here to Read More!}

Review: Smashers Sludge Bus

The boy recently turned four and he's very much into anything gross at the moment. Life is all poo, wee and slime so it seemed apt to review a Smasher Sludge Bus which is a little bit of all those things. (more…)

The Winter coat dilemma

It's that chilly time of year again - and I'm faced with the dilemma of needing a new winter coat. I know it's not exactly a hard thing to do, just go to a shop and buy one, right? But I had a bad run of coats last year, it was expensive and I ended up looked like a frumpy....{Click Here to Read More!}

Getting the car Winter ready

After a long hot Summer we've been spoilt weather wise and the cold, wet weather is a total shock to the system. Although the UK is strangely still mild(it's November) the chilly weather is on it's way. The car has been playing up - it's a ten year old Ford C-Max(total mum-mobile) and it's never liked the cold. It's like....{Click Here to Read More!}

American Halloween: Trick or Treat Away from Home

**This is a collaborative post* If you’re getting ready to jet off on a holiday to one of the best resorts in Orlando, such as CLC Regal Oaks or Encantada, then you’re in luck. Nowhere does Halloween quite like the USA and Florida is one of our favourite places on the planet to enjoy our preferred spooky holiday. If you’ve....{Click Here to Read More!}

Review: Dirty Dancing – The Classic Story On Stage

"That was the Autumn of 2018 - when everybody called me Lisa, and it didn't occur to me to mind. That was before Donald Trump became President(that'll never happen right), before One Direction reformed(I live in hope), when I couldn't wait to finally reach my pre-pregnancy weight(hmmm) and I though I'd never find a guy as great as Patrick Swayze. ....{Click Here to Read More!}

Between the covers: Karna’s Wheel by Michael Tobert

I love a good historical fiction and this week I checked out Karna's Wheel by Michael Tobert. (more…)