family life & travels
Keeping cool in the summer heat can be tricky when you’re in a home with no air conditioning. Not to mention that our modern homes are so well insulated, that they don’t stay very cool, even if you open all of the windows. So for the past couple of weeks, getting to sleep has been
It was an absolute pleasure to be invited to an Afternoon Tea inspired by the Duchess of Bedford in their new Repton Room at The Woburn Hotel. If you’ve ever been to Woburn in Bedfordshire, you’ll know what a gorgeous place it is. A quaint village nestled close to the Buckinghamshire border is home to
I don’t think you could have got anywhere yesterday without hearing about the Royal Wedding. After contemplating going up to Windsor to see the pomp and ceremony of it all (and to try and catch a glimpse of Harvey and Mike), I thought with little ones it was going to be much simpler to stay
If you have been following my blog recently, you may have seen that I am on a mission to shift some weight. After being diagnosed with PCOS, a hormone imbalance, and a thyroid issue, and letting my health slip generally, I decided something has got to give. So I have been following a weight loss
If you’ve ever had to resort to pureeing or grating vegetables into sauces and other foods, or even had to make funny faces with the veggies on a plate, just to get your little ones to eat their meal, then I feel you! Raising kids can be tough at the best of time, let alone when
When you change the way that you eat, it can be hard to have the patience to push the boat out and try new recipes. I know when I did the ‘veganuary’ challenge, though I felt much better as a result, I did find it a little monotonous as I just stuck to the same
When I became a parent, I suddenly looked at the world in a completely different way. Things that wouldn’t phase me before would set off alarm bells in my head of being unsafe; even the foods I would eat in pregnancy were something that I was cautious with. Making my home a safe environment for
Healthy food that is packed full of good things and free from all the junk can be pretty hard to get on the go. But luckily, so many brands and even the supermarkets are getting on board of the healthy eating train and making eating well much more of a convenience. Of course, grabbing some
When we got married nine years ago, I’m not sure why we thought getting married on 2nd January was a good idea. I mean, it was a Friday, and with the Thursday being New Year’s Day, most people had the Friday off work too. So at the time, it seemed like a good plan. But
