Why You Need a Membership to English Heritage or National Trust (Or Both)

Sometimes it can be a struggle to find things to do with the children at the weekend and during the school holidays. We don’t have a huge amount of disposable income so there is a limit to the activities we can do. My mum is a member of the English Heritage, and has added me and the children to it, which means we are able to go out together and...

The Humble Roast, and Why My Husband is the Best

Ok, I know this post is gonna come across as both super braggy (autocorrect kept changing that to baggy haha), and super lame at the same time, but I don’t care. I have had relationships before where I couldn’t be myself, didn’t get to open up completely to that person and ultimately, as a result, stopped myself from being who I am for large portions of my life. When I...

Updating My Skincare Regime for Autumn with ARK Skincare

•Gifted Items• So, it’s autumn, and the weather is onboard, so I guess I better be too. Does anybody else find the autumn weather super drying to their skin? I have been told I have fairly dry skin anyway, so it is really important that I take care of it as the weather worsens. I was recently sent over two products from ARK Skincare to help combat dryness and hydrate...

Which Shoes to Wear with Autumn 2019’s Big Midi Trend

•Sponsored post• Midi length is something that tends to come and go in fashion, and unlike mini or maxi, tends to be something some people find a bit hard to style due to its less conventional length and its wide variety of different cuts. Midi length really refers to anything that sits from below the knee to the bottom of the calf, and it can include just about any texture, from denim,...

Travel Bucket List – Canada

•Sponsored post• I am so excited because next week my Uncle is visiting from Canada, where him and his family moved a long time ago, when I was still a teenager. As it is a long way away from us in Bournemouth, we haven’t seen my uncle that many times in the past decade, so this trip has been much anticipated by our family. We have travelled to Vancouver Island,...

Working Out Why I’m Not Getting a Good Night’s Sleep

•Sponsored post• With three young children, it’s hardly surprising that I don’t get a perfect nights sleep most nights. However, it isn’t actually the children keeping me up, but myself. Once the children go to bed, I am generally pretty good at getting up to bed soon after but then I ruin it by turning on Netflix, writing blog posts or swiping through social media channels and, before I know...

The Exmoor Distillery Cruise with Dorset Cruises

•Press event• When I received the invite from Sunny Bird PR for an exclusive VIP evening cruise with Dorset Cruises for Exmoor Distillery, I was just a little bit excited. I didn’t like gin until fairly recently, but now I am a total convert, so I was looking forward to sampling the award winning Northmoor gin from Exmoor Distillery, and learning more about the brand whilst onboard the lovely Dorset...

A Monthly Treat – Trying out Glossybox with Love Sub

•Features gifted items• I have a confession to make. This year I turned thirty and I managed to reach this grand old age having not tried out a subscription box. Once a novelty, the humble subscription box has come far in the past decade or so and now there are so many to choose from, it can become a little overwhelming deciding which one to go for. Love Sub recently...

Donate Your Words with Cadbury & Age UK

I am passionate about older people retaining their identity as they age. It is something I first became aware of being an issue when I helped an older gentleman whilst we were visiting Somerset this year. He had fallen and hurt his head and hand quite badly. As he was alone, I went with him in the ambulance and ended up staying with him until he was back home again....