Prepping for an African Adventure with Simply Beach
It’s known as the exotic country on Europe’s doorstep boasting luxurious retreats, elaborate architecture and breath-taking scenery. Morocco is billed [...]
10 old school fashion trends we’d love to make a comeback!
Ever think back to what you wore in your teens and twenties and wish it would make a comeback? Then [...]
Breastfeeding friendly wedding guest outfits
Three weddings, at three different venues, requiring three very different outfits. That’s what we’ve got coming up this summer: one at [...]
How to pick the perfect pair of glasses
One of the first blog posts I ever wrote was about my new plastic glasses being the thin end of [...]
5 signs your feet have been Birkenstocked
I looked down at my feet in the bath the other day and couldn't help but notice they've been well [...]
5 breastfeeding-friendly summer outfits
After a couple of wedding-free summers we’ve got a wedding next month. It's in a tepee on a lavender farm, [...]
Style tips for new mums: how to ooze confidence & avoid fashion fails
Leggings, a nursing vest and Birkenstocks. It doesn’t matter what day of the week or time of the year it [...]
There was absolutely no sign of the necessary big pants: where was Kate’s VPL?
Didn’t Kate look amazing when she left hospital less than 10 hours after giving birth? I too left hospital around 10 hours [...]
Elemis cellular recovery skin bliss capsules review: tiny but fabulous
Four months, seven days and 10 hours: that’s how long it’s been since I last had a full nights’ sleep. [...]
Thrupenny Bits nursing cushion – hands free breast feeding!
I used to think nursing pillows were one of those things they try and sell you but you don’t really [...]
Aldi and chinos aren’t words you’d expect to find in the same sentence
Aldi and chinos aren’t words you’d expect to find in the same sentence. Misery Guts and chinos aren’t either, more’s the pity. He’s more of a Levis man, but somehow the artfully dishevelled look on the mannequin in the shop translates to simply dishevelled owing to the fact he doesn’t iron anything. (One could argue this is partly my fault, as I avoid it at all costs. Frankly, life’s too short). So when Aldi asked us to review their new Men’s Classics range, which went into stores on January 22, I thought why not? […]
My bum is a depot for building my baby’s brain
Excellent news: curvier girls produce brainier children. I’m not joking. Scientists have this week said that the fat found in our bums helps to build our babies brains because fat cells in our derrieres are ‘routed’ directly towards them. Apparently these ‘fat banks’ are depots for building a baby’s brain via breast feeding, and women with larger stores of fat are likely to produce brainer children. And there was me turning my back on a rather lovely looking slice of blueberry frangipane in the coffee shop yesterday, which really did have my name on it. […]
Stretch mark creams review: Bepanthen, Palmer’s & Bio Oil
They say there’s nothing you can really do about stretch marks: it’s in the genes and you'll either get them, [...]
Pregnancy after multiple miscarriage: spoiling the sibling
Week: 39 Waist: 40 inches (no change) Feeling: In the mood to spoil I’ve spent my first week of maternity leave thoroughly spoiling BB, knowing it could be the last week it’s just the two of us at home. I’m probably setting us up for problems with the level of spoiling that’s gone on, and as predicted, it’s been a fairly busy week. We’ve been to the park, the library, baked, eaten the products of our baking and this afternoon we’ve got a hotly anticipated trip to the cinema. This morning, with BB safely stowed at pre-school, I also had a pre-labour pedicure so my feet are now officially ready for the delivery suite (when I had BB I had one foot firmly wedged on the midwife’s shoulder, so thought it best to safe than sorry). […]
