I am sorry I am SAD. I’m very SAD indeed. I don’t enjoy this grey sombre cloud that seems to be following me around and causing me to feel so bloody miserable. I am not myself and however much I try to put a brave face on it I’m not o.k. I want to make it clear that I am not suffering from depression. I don’t have a reason to…

  Grab yourself a hot chocolate ( mulled wine )  and get out your winter jim-jams. As much as I love dressing up for a Saturday night out, I love lounging about the house in my comfy’s on a Sunday even more. In fact, today as I type this I have a pair of brand new cashmere joggers on along with my favourite very old and battered…

Wild At Heart You may have seen a familiar trend developing across my Instagram in recent weeks. I have gone wild for animal print. Less Kat Slater, more Kate Moss. This autumn animal print has taken over the high street with everything from socks to evening gowns now resembling a leopard. Whether you favour a classic black and gold print or choose to be bright and bold you…

  As busy parents, the idea of having the kitchen out of order for a week or so is possibly the stuff of nightmares. Being the heart of the home means that the kitchen works hard, whether we’re cooking, chatting with friends, catching up on each other’s days or teaching the little one how to cut their food properly – in short, the kitchen goes…

Last week I got struck down with a nasty chest infection that totally wiped me out. In my old life, I would have simply called in sick and enjoyed a couple of days curled up in a duvet watching Netflix & drinking warm Vimto. These days in my self-employed life I don’t have that luxury so I soldiered on with every intention of spending Saturday in bed. Anyone…

Its been 16 years since I have been on the dating scene and times have definitely changed. When I started dating Lee there was no Facebook, everyone had paid as you go brick phones and text messaging was only just being launched. A trip to the movies or a few drinks in a bar was the standard first date. Ferratum’s commissioned a survey into the modern way of dating…

Diamonds Are A Girls Best Friend When you receive an invite from Peter Jackson The Jewellers to spend an evening drinking champagne and trying on expensive diamonds, you don’t turn it down! Then throw in food by Bite Club   , a makeover by Sonara Parker  and a photo shoot courtesy of Jenny Higgins  and it starts to feel like you are at the Oscars. A Diamond In The Rough I…

Mrs Hinch and her cleaning ways have taken Instagram and the media by storm. At least 70% of the women in the UK have stopped shopping for shoes and are trying to track down the elusive Minky M Cloth. Just so I can clarify I am not one of these women. What I can say is Mrs H has inspired me to brush up on my…

Pre-Loved & Not Forgotten We all love a bargain and where possible we all love a bit of designer fashion. I decided to celebrate my 1st year anniversary of being self-employed by treating myself to a Gucci handbag. Now it would be lovely to have a spare £800 to splash out on a bag but that would mean beans on toast for the whole family for the…

Harry Potter became my saviour over the summer holidays due to the bad weather and my growing workload. Harry started watching the films a couple of years ago but more recently we have started to read the books together. I wouldn’t say that Harry was a natural bookworm so it has been a joy to see him getting so enthusiastic about Harry Potter. As any avid…