In my infinite wisdom I decided that taking the boys backpacking around the south coast of the UK this summer would be an absolutely fantastic idea. It would be an amazing experience for them, travelling without the car and carrying our entire kit with us. It would be character building, great exercise and a brilliant …
As well as our two lovely children, we are also the proud owners of Betsy, our much loved, family dog. Betsy brings so much joy into our lives, and the children absolutely adore her, but I have to admit that having a pet does bring some unexpected expenses. Sure, there’s the food, the treats, and …
When I turned thirty, I wrote a list of things to do over the next ten years. This was the list: Swim with Dolphins Go to St. Lucia Raise £1,000 for charity Be a size 12 – for good! Fly a plane Ride in a hot air balloon Climb a mountain Be my own boss …
This is the first installment of Brilliant Bloggers, so it was really difficult to choose ‘The One’. Which blogger’s work do I enjoy reading so much that they just had to be the first Brilliant Blogger? This blogger has been writing stuff on the internet since the days of the dial up connection and has …
I started blogging in 2011 when my friend Emma told me she had been out for the day to make her own cheese. Yes, really. I didn’t know what blogging was; I’d never heard of it. So after a bit of research and endless questions to Emma, I started a blog called Wine Usually Helps. …
I’m actually going away on an all inclusive break in three days time, so consider this first line as a disclaimer. I intend to eat and drink whatever I like for three days and will write next week about my plan to ditch the flab. For now, I will just tell you my story so …
13th January 1982 was a good day. I arrived. I have learned, loved, and definitely lived. So far, so good. My twenties were a blur of good, largely drunken times and the arrival of 30 was a welcome one. I partied for about two weeks when the big 3-0 arrived. Thirty one and thirty two …
One of my resolutions for this year is to be more organised. I don’t quite recall how I ended up at Taylor’s blog, Home Storage Solutions, but I’m glad I did. I think it was probably via Pinterest actually. Anyway, Taylor has spent a lot of time and energy creating and promoting her free printables …
I have loads of resolutions I want to make this year and one of them is not to put so much pressure on myself. I take on lots of different things all the time: I start new projects, I agree to charity stuff, I set up new blogs … and then I get all panicked because …
It isn’t very often I buy myself something to wear. It isn’t very often I treat myself to an evening of self-pampering. It isn’t very often I choose what to watch on TV. How often do you do something, just for you? This is the first of what I hope to be weekly posts, talking …