In my experience children are quite easy to buy for once they are old enough to start providing their gift wish lists to Father Christmas in their letters to him, but it’s always nice to add a few unexpected stocking fillers to surprise them. I’ve started to browse online and in my local shops for…
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Christmas Gift Guide for Adults
Read moreMy Christmas Picks for Adults- Click to enlarge 1. Lovely Vintage Body Care Gift Set and Dead Sea Aromatherapy Bath Salts with Frankincense Oil and Rose Petals (£6.85). The Lovely Vintage Body Care set features three body creams in gorgeous, retro packaging. This is a lovely stocking gift for any girl that likes to pamper…
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The Wake-Up Call I Needed… and Juicing
Read moreLast night I had a bit of a shock. I looked in the mirror and was completely DISGUSTED by what I saw. I am not just curvy or chunky anymore, I’m fat. I have lived in leggings and harem trousers ever since Chunk was born two and a half years ago as I cannot get…
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DIY / Upcycling: A Shoerack
Read moreThe saying “one man’s trash is another man’s treasure” has yet again been proved by yours truly. I visited my mother the other day and as I rolled up the drive I noticed her neighbour had left out an old, wooden shoe rack with their rubbish. It was still fully-functioning but just didn’t look too…
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Competition: Win a Jam Street Rugged Portable Speaker
Read moreChristmas is fast approaching, so why not enter my competition to win a great gift for one of your loved ones?! I’m offering one lucky reader a Jam Street Rugged Portable Speaker worth £74.99. It’s a drop-proof, splash-proof speaker that has 360 degree all-around sound and even voice prompts! To be in with a chance…
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Reliving Childhood Pleasures: #AngelDelightMoments
Read moreI’ve recently spent time thinking about all the little things I loved as a kid, to compare them what’s around now for Chunk. I adored Rainbow, Trap Door and Fraggle Rock on TV and I’ve even bought some of the DVDs to share with Chunk how great children’s TV was in the eighties. When it…
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Christmas Gift Ideas: Peppa Pig
Read moreMy Christmas Gift Guides Yes, it really is getting closer to that time of year when us parents need to start finding gifts for the children that will last longer than a few hours and that will hold their attention span long enough for us to have a breather. In an attempt to be vaguely…
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Book Review Round-Up: Sloth Slept On, Pocket Money Cookery, Abney & Teal & Penpals At Home
Read moreNow the weather is getting colder and afternoons are getting darker earlier, Chunk and I have been spending more time indoors and one of our favourite things is to cuddle up on the sofa and read together. I exhausted the children’s section of my local library when I was about 8 years old, so I’m…
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Competition: Tufferman Storalex Shelving
Read moreNow that DIY is something I’m beginning to get more confidence in, I’ve been having a good look at my home to see what needs updating/replacing and the first thing I came across was my old, broken shelving unit. It’s in my spare room, office, junk room and holds a lot of my work books,…
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Gift Review: Pop Goes Your Name CD
Read moreMusic has always been a huge passion of mine, as I love to dance. Even at the age of three I knew the entire choreography of the majority of Michael Jackson’s music videos (yes, including the groin grabs and moonwalk!). So this love of dance and music has always been something I’ve hoped my own…