Since my last update, I’ve had a very active couple of weeks. As you might remember, I’ve been aiming to lead a much more active life as blogging tends to be a very sedentary way to spend the day and…
So the last post on my New Year’s Resolutions talked about how making plans and goals can help keep you on track and maintaining any resolutions you may have made this New Year. As you might know I’ve been aiming…
I’m sure many of us watch the Sport Relief programme on the day and see all the wonderful places both at home and abroad that are supported by Sport Relief fundraising. I even watched my good friend Penny blog about…
I’m lucky enough to be invited along to the local independent theatre in Nottingham every so often to see one of their performances. Last week it was ‘My Judy Garland Life’ and I was really keen and quite looking forward…
As you may know I’ve been on a mission, a kind of New Year’s Resolution to get more active. Blogging and writing is a great way to earn a living but it comes at a price, that of your activity…
It’s a really well-known fact that many of us give up on our New Year’s resolutions by the end of January although some do keep going until mid February apparently. I’ve taken on a new challenge this month, and maybe…
I don’t often write personal articles on this blog but one of my New Year’s Resolutions has a lot to do with blogging and the time I spend writing and researching for this blog in particular. You see last year…
Spending time together as a family is often hard to fit in, even though we all know how important it is. For various reasons, we’ve made this quite a high priority this year, and try to do something together once…
Today, Friday 13th is Christmas Jumper Day, when you can donate £1 to Save the Children for the honour of wearing your most kitch, most fun winter woolly. It’s an annual event and one that I’m really chuffed to help…
The lovely people at Pink Lining have started a new campaign to get children reading, and as I’m a fan of their beautifully designed bags and satchels and passionate about teaching kids to read, I was keen to get involved.…
Both of my children have a blog. For the older one, we monitor it but she is able to post her own recipes in her own voice which is an important development for her. For the younger, we have full…
Dayre is a really excting, brand new social media micro-blogging app that allows you to record details about your day in bite size chunks. I’ve been registered for a few days now, playing around with it, and it looks like…
Well as you know I was all prepared and dressed up ready for the Cosmopolitan Blog Awards last week, held at the OXO Tower on the Southbank in London. And it really didn’t disappoint. In many ways. All ready for…
Eek! Tomorrow is the Cosmopolitan Blog Awards in London at the OXO Tower on the Southbank. To say I’m excited is an understatement! The event looks amazing with lots of treats and surprises in store as well as the announcements…
As you know I’m a big fan of our local luxury Day Spa, Eden Hall so was delighted to be invited with Penny and Amanda to an evening at the Spa to celebrate a newly launched package. This new package…
So in just over a week’s time I’ll be heading down to London to the Cosmopolitan Blog Awards for, I’m hoping a fun and exciting night of meeting other bloggers. I’m particularly looking forward to meeting the others in my…
It’s only here for the month of September so don’t miss out! The Back to School package is returning to Eden Hall Day Spa in September so book now to guarantee a slot, I understand they completely sold out last…
Last week we were invited to a local event for a fun family day out to celebrate the launch of Lego Galaxy Squad at the National Space Centre in Leicester. My girls love Lego, admittedly they’re pretty much mostly into…
