I have been adhering to a mostly vegan diet for quite a while now. I have been officially vegetarian for two and a half years now, and as we have some dairy intolerances (read: massive dislike) with some members of our household, milk and cheese are things that we buy very little of anyway. So
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Book Review: The Real Coco Chanel
This book, debut biography from Rose Sgueglia, is, as you might imagine, all about Coco Chanel. Having been someone who has heard her name for years, and have owned several Chanel items myself, including the iconic No.5 perfume, I knew very little about the woman behind the brand, and how it all started. I don’t
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Board Game Review: Pass the Bomb – The Big One!
If lockdown hasn’t been a time to play lots of games with the children, then I don’t know when would be! We have had more time together as a family, because we’re not rushing off to different lessons, classes, and other things that used to fill our time. We have been trying out one of
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Review: Miguel Barclay’s Vegan £1 Meals Cookbook
I love getting new cookbooks. I am definitely the kind of person that cooks a different thing every night, and likes to try new meal ideas. So when I saw Miguel Barclay being interviewed on ‘Football Going Vegan’ on the BBC, of all things, I really wanted to give it a try. In fact, my
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Review of Birthday Cake from A Piece of Cake, Kent
Christmas seems like such a long time ago, but really it was less than a month ago! But before we had all of the Christmas festivities, our Max had his 8th birthday! I can’t quite believe that it was eight years ago that this happened and I became a mother. I know they say that
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Squelch Wellies Review
Both of my children go to a primary school that is also a forest school, which is an aspect that I really loved. We are close to two primary schools, and when we were deciding which to put as our first choice, the forest school and the smaller village-nature of the school was what sold
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My Fairy Kitchen Garden Review
Anything fairies, glitter, and magical is fine by my daughter. And for me, if I can combine a love of that, as well as something that helps to learn and have fun, then it is fine by me. Which is where My Fairy Kitchen Garden comes in. I had one super excited daughter that was
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CBD For Anxiety & Self-Care
If you haven’t heard all about CBD oil lately, then where have you been? There seems to be more and more places that are stocking it, especially over here in the UK, than ever before. But is it worth the hype? I am someone that does like to look for natural treatments to things where
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Extra Special Easter Treats from Hotel Chocolat
With the Easter weekend just around the corner (hello having some time off), you may have been making some plans of what you will be going to do. It can be a good time to go away or spend time with friends and family, with those extra bank holidays; aren’t they just the best? And