I took a little quiz yesterday by Victoria Plumb to see what my ‘celebrity home style’ was, and I think the result was spot on! My interior design style is apparently “QUIRKY but oh-so-cool, like Jess and Nick from New Girl. I fuse vintage finds with offbeat pieces and home comforts. I love to mix it up”. I’ve…
Single (Parent) In The City: My New Monthly Feature for BrightonMums.com
Read moreAfter my fun journey of #3dates3mths dating recently, BrightonMums.com have now asked me to write a monthly feature about my dating experiences as a single parent. Single (Parent) In The City will feature details of my love life (or lack of), as well as give me space to talk about my views on dating in…
Homemade Easter Gift Ideas & Mini Egg Brownies
Read moreThis is the first Easter that my son really understands things such as hunting for eggs and of course eating chocolate, so I’m making it a bit more special for him this year. I went to good old Poundland and found Easter baskets, yellow straw-like paper, some colour-in bunnies and plastic eggs.
Mummy Downtime: Online Gaming!
Read moreI don’t know about you, but since having Chunk, I have found it really difficult to just switch my brain off…ever. I have gone from being one of the laziest women known to man, to a girl that cannot cope with sitting still for five minutes without scrawling through a mental checklist of things that…
Moving Your Toddler From Cot To Bed
Read moreEver since Chunk moved to his cot at 4 months old, he has been a sleep mover. Most nights I heard huge thumping noises, and go into his room to find he has headbutted the cot ends and sidebars and managed to go from one end of the cot to the other. Strangely it would…
Competition: Win Bedding To Help The Move From Cot To Bed!
Read moreMoving your toddler from their cot to a bed and don’t want them to kick off their covers or fall out? Then enter my giveaway to win a Gro to Bed sets by The Gro Company that I recently tried with my own son, and it worked wonders! The winner will be able to choose…
#3dates3mths Challenge 3: Vegetarian Dating
Read moreI’m currently taking part in the #3dates3mths challenge, set by online dating company, Just Singles and this is my final challenge (sob!). I’m going to miss doing this very much, because it has forced me to get off my sofa and finally start dating since my son’s father left when he was 6 weeks old. It has given me…
Chunk’s First Week At Nursery…
Read moreWhat a week it has been! I now get this thing called ‘free time’ three mornings per week, and I still haven’t quite worked out how to just relax during that time (as you can see I’m writing this when I should just chill). Chunk started nursery last week, and it went incredibly well. We…
Going To The Rainforest…!
Read moreLast weekend I took Chunk to the launch of the new Rainforest Adventure section at Brighton Sealife Centre. I’m already a yearly pass holder, because at £40 for the whole year (and Chunk is free until he’s 3) it’s a cheap way to entertain him on the very frequent rainy days we seem to have…
Competition: £85 Lace Bodycon Dress by Claire Richards (FashionWorld)
Read moreCompetition time again! I have reviewed the fab new Spring/Summer range by Claire Richards for Fashion World on my plus size fashion blog (which you can also get to at the top of this blog under the ‘Tall Plus Size Fashion’ tab I might add). My favourite piece was the Lace Bodycon Dress, so Fashion…