Little Boots at my house this Christmas

No not that Little Boots, these little boots.

Two little monkeys went shopping one day…

They stopped in at Clarks to view the display

Miss M fell in love with these snuggle pies straight away and looked no further because that’s what 6-year-olds do #stubbornasamule.  We’d seen them on the website and they were even nicer in real [...]

POYNT- for that moment when you really need a local cab

POYNT is a fab FREE mobile app. It’s basically a local search application which allows you to find businesses, restaurants, cinemas and events in your local area and will even provide directions to them for you!!
Sounds good right?
And as they agreed to donate £50 to The Joseph Salmon Trust in exchange for a review I couldn’t really [...]

Disney on Ice – Review

If you ever get the chance to see Disney on Ice, do it.  We were lucky enough to be invited to Disney on Ice World of Fantasy and it was truly stunning and a wonderful way to start our Christmas.
Lightning McQueen, Mater and the gang started the show with stunts and banter, and even though [...]

Vision Express

I admit it.  I have been seduced by the word DESIGNER.  You see, I’ve never had ‘designer’ anything.
Before you say it, I know everything has been designed by somebody – even that vile top at the back of your wardrobe, you know, the one with the sequins and the green corduroy patches and the stick [...]

The perfect and affordable gift for teachers from The Chocolate Library

Do you buy Christmas prezzies for your kids’ teachers?
I know this can be an iffy subject for some people who see it as a form of bribery, but I think there is a place for saying thank you to the people who have taught, nurtured, listened to, advised, humoured and ‘mopped up vomit after’ (Miss [...]

The Idealo Christmas Challenge

I’ve been issued a challenge.
Can I do Christmas for one of my girls on a budget of £75?
According to research by price comparison site Idealo, the average child’s Christmas goodies came to £168 in 2010 compared to £75 in 1995, so we’ve more than doubled our spend in the past 15 years.
To be honest I [...]

Toto Knits – Christmas cards and gifts with a difference

When I started this blog I was married to Mr B. We’d been together 14 years and had two beautiful little girls.
Four years on and we’re no longer together.  We’re friends, and things are going well, but I am now a single mum with all the extra responsibilities and challenges that title precludes.  (NB We [...]

And then I made a lasagne – Brabantia Review

Since moving house and having our lives pretty much in one room, the things we have around us have suddenly become more important.  It’s not that my taste has suddenly improved, I’ve always liked nice things, I suppose it’s more that as we have a very small kitchen and not a lot of storage, more [...]

Win a Morphy Richards Slow Cooker

Not long ago the lovely folks at Schwartz asked me if I’d like to try their new range of Slow Cooker Sauces and offered to supply me with a Morphy Richards Slow Cooker to make sure I could test them out properly.  I said yes.
A slow cooker is one of those kitchen things (technical term) [...]

A Samsung Ecobubble Washing Machine and Nick Kamen in just his pants

Once again I am in love.
Or maybe I’m in lust?
I mean, it’s not like I want his babies or anything, but when I look at him I swoon a little, when I hear his deep warm tones I feel all full up and satisfied like an over-stuffed feline who has dined on fresh salmon while [...]