It has become tradition now that on special dates we let balloons go up in the sky in memory of Roger. I can’t say it’s on days when we want to remember him because of course we remember him every single day. He’s with me…
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It’s been a while since I wrote a beauty post and although I don’t write about it often, I am a bit of a product junkie and love trying out new skincare treats. I’ve always thought if my skin looks good I feel good, and…
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March was a big month for me because it was – wait for it – just in case you hadn’t heard – my birthday! I turned 40 just a few days ago and am in the middle of at least a week of festivities, including…
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I have a big birthday coming up. Forty is fast approaching to the point where the final week of my 30s has been a daily countdown to when I move on a decade. Tuesday: ‘One more week ’til my 40s!’ Wednesday: ‘I’m 40 next week,…
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Sometimes a few nights away can make you feel like you’ve had a holiday and it was great to get away with my parents a few weeks ago. We stayed in a lodge at South Lakeland Leisure Village, a small complex of holiday homes set…
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Milestone dates. Don’t you just love them? When they are reminders of things to celebrate they’re great, but when they’re hanging around reminding you of something you’ve lost, not so great. My husband Roger died in summer 2015 so I’m into the second year of…
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Since moving house I’ve stepped up my level of interiors obsession a notch and the one catalogue I love dropping through my letterbox is the Cox & Cox one. Their style is a perfect match for my own, it’s one of those stores where you…
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I am so late with this month’s Five under £5, I usually post on the 5th of each month but time is just flying so far in March. Apologies to all my regular fiver under fivers! I had to include daffodils in this month’s round-up,…
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My children have always loved dressing up, so World Book Day to them is a pretty exciting thing – being able to go to school looking like your favourite character is a cool thing to do when you’re seven and three. I know it’s not…
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February feels like it has been a pretty slow and grey month, but it ended on a high with some down time for half term and a few days away visiting family and friends. We packed our bags and went on a little road trip…
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Family life, HolidaysTen travel essentials and how I’d love to be a #MarkWarnerMum
February 22, 2017Family holidays – let’s keep it simple. I’ve been thinking a lot about what makes the perfect holiday for me, and also what makes the perfect holiday for my children. I find the best family holidays – a bit like weekends – are those when…
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The stage show of Babe, The Sheep Pig has begun a UK tour and we were lucky enough to go to the opening night in Leeds last night. It was kind of a date night for my son and I, a much-needed bit of time…
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It’s a little more than six months since we moved house and I can now reveal that…
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For the month of January I was a vegan. Well – I was mostly a vegan. With the month behind us now, I think it’s time for a debrief on how the so-called ‘Veganuary’ was for me – what I liked, what I found hard,…
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My monthly Five under £5 posts are published on the 5th of each month, so I hope you will forgive me if the 5th January one went unpublished. Like most of you, I was still in semi-hibernation mode at the start of the year and…