‘This is a paid partnership with Modius’ I have struggled with my weight my whole adult life. Granted, I’m not the biggest woman on the planet — 12 on the top and 14 on the hip — but I’m heavy. With excess fat that I can see. And when I’m… Read More
‘This is a paid partnership with Cornish Horizons’ So once again, the Met office are forecasting an unusually warm spring. Of course, The Sun have reported this as ‘a three month heatwave’ — with 26°C predicted next month’. Never let it be said that they don’t like to make a… Read More
Aaaah… (breathes a huge sigh of relief) spring is here. Finally. And whilst we didn’t have a return of the Beast From The East (thankfully), the weather over the last couple of months has certainly still been a little bit ‘unpredictable’ and challenging at times. To say the least. I… Read More
How are you at coping with stress? Are you impervious to it? Do you take it in your stride? Or are you like a swan? Serene on the surface but furiously paddling under the surface? I always thought I was quite good at managing stress. Until the proverbial hit the… Read More
Happy Home Etc day! It feels like just 5 minutes since we were introducing the February edition — I can’t believe that a whole month has flown by and it’s March already. Spring-is-a-coming folks! And, with it, lots of change. We had our planning permission and listed building consent granted… Read More
‘This is a paid partnership with Arlo & Jacob’ Ever since I was a teen, I’ve had love/hate relationship with fashion. In some respects I love it. I love the creativity, the drama. Seeing the models stomping down the catwalk at London Fashion Week is a joy to behold. Particularly… Read More
We’ve been toying with the idea of updating the twins’ bedroom for ages now. They turn 6 in just less than a month but, until December, had been sleeping on their little cot-beds; in the room that we decorated when I was just days away from giving birth. I loved… Read More
How do you react when you see a famous person? Do you stare? Rush over and ask for an autograph? Or do you side glance them — then studiously pretend you’ve no idea who they are; that their fame and popularity are of no interest? I definitely used to fall… Read More
‘This is a paid partnership with Vertu Motors’ What is it with boys and vehicles? Although we’ve never pushed gender specific toys on the twins — always offering them a choice — like an inherent magnet, they’re inexplicably drawn to cars and trains. Ever since they were very tiny, they’d… Read More