Really unsure how to get dressed at this time of year! Never feel like I can trust the forecast and always have to leave the house before the day has settled in. Some days I am freezing in flip-flops ...
Happy new year! How are we all feeling this side of Christmas? I hope you had a wonderful time and still fit into your jeans.
For two people with small children, I thought our celebrations were fairl...
The supergranny effect is in full swing! The house is more organised, the kids are occupied, my shopping list once again reads gin, tonic and cheese. The favourite pastime seems to be gardening and we...
I have a diary entry today that says “clean like a mad woman”. Somehow my mum’s visit has crept up on me and I only have one small cleaning window before she arrives.
If only I had to clean one small...
Day four of Elf on the Shelf and so far I haven’t managed to mess it up. Move the elf too early and any late-night adventurers will spot the pre-emptive strike, or worse, catch you in the act.
I thre...
Ho ho ho, the Christmas season is upon us! I know this because Phoenix has been overrun by enormous tins of Quality Street.
We’re talking a wall-to-wall invasion of chocolate. It makes me sweat a lit...
Wednesday night I went to a friend’s house to help her “bedazzle” some tutus for a dance recital.
This involved sticking teeny tiny crystals on to netting with a hot glue gun. I can’t decide if the w...
I have a little mantra — comparison is the thief of joy — and I have to remind myself of it often. Half-term was a perfect example. I’d taken the week off to hang out with the kids as I’d been working...
Unless you’ve been hiding under a rock, you’ll know that earlier this week the World Health Organisation declared processed meat as definitively carcinogenic to humans and red meat as “probably” carci...
Hallowe’en is on the horizon and I am getting excited. The costumes are on their way. Chloe is still a raccoon but Belle, who changes her mind at the speed of light, is going to be a rainbow monster. ...
