Friends

London!

My day in London yesterday was pretty awesome. I had a fab meeting with someone I really *shouting/thinking good thoughts- REALLY hope to work with soon to serious fun and slap up lunches/dinners/pre lunch/dinners (basically eating all day) with my sister from another mister, feature filmmaker Amancay and I even got to meet very cool blogger Zaz from Mama and More for drinks at my second home in the Big Smoke, The Charlotte Street Hotel.
Sarah Cawood

Interview with Broadcaster Sarah Cawood

Sarah Cawood is a broadcaster, blogger, mum and now mum to be again! Most recently, she's been on Heart Breakfast Shows all over the country and can seen reviewing the papers on Sky Sunrise occasionally too!
ravenscar

A Long Weekend Away in Ravenscar

Since our break to the Yorkshire coast last month we were keen to return to the prettiest countryside and coastlines we've ever seen in the UK.
On the fast diet

The Fast Diet and Limiting Sugar

So for those who are new to this blog, I started the Fast Diet to help me to lose my baby weight (and become healthier with promises of protection from heart disease, diabetes and cancer) and succeeded in completing 11 weeks of the diet before having a 5 week well earned break.
Nomita

Interview with Kids’ Style & Design Blogger Nomita Vaish-Taylor

Nomita is from India but grew up in Prague, Hong-Kong, London, New York, Delhi and Mumbai. An ex-advertising girl turned full time mum and blogger, Nomita now lives in London with her husband and daughter. She is very passionate about beautiful design and writes a blog about non-mainstream style and design for kids.
writing

A Creative Life-Pushing Through The Self-Doubt

Being creative can be hard work. Hard to get the words onto the screen for that next draft, hard to get the confidence to write the book, launch the blog, heck even write that funny tweet. Creatives are riddled with self doubt. Fact.
Oliver-Honest Mum

Family Holiday To-Do List

We are all super excited (particularly Oliver who has his Trunki full of his favourite things already packed) for our upcoming summer holiday at the end of June to Portugal. Not able to fly when pregnant after an acute water infection at 18 weeks last year, due to needing regular tests and being someone uncomfortable flying when pregnant anyway, we holidayed in beautiful Wales rather than going abroad. We're going away for another long weekend by the Yorkshire coast in the half term then will spend two weeks in the Algarve.
juggling

Juggle Juggle

Motherhood+work=juggle. It's not brain surgery...unless you're actually a brain surgeon with children that is.
Alexander mattress

Mamas & Papas Sleepfresh Natural Mattress Review

As Alexander has suddenly outgrown his crib, it's time for the big cot and as with Oliver we bought a Cot bed, this time a Lucia Cot/ Toddler bed from Mamas & Papas which we love. Mamas and Papas kindly sent us their Sleepfresh Natural Mattress, Size 400 Cot/Bed (£185) which fits the cot, for review.
Oliver running

Some of My Favourite Family Photos

My husband Peter is a genius behind the camera and works professionally alongside his career in IT. You can check out his stills for sale on iStockphoto here.
Jaeger bag

Fashion Finds-Jaeger and Benetton

I promise to bring you the best of fashion finds as I source them, be it from PR samples to good old retail therapy. I can hear my husband heavy breathing as I type, but it's my duty to you fashionistas, right! Hehe!
Alexander

A Day Out at the National Railway Museum-York

It's May and it's raining...again. Like many parents out there, we find it a struggle to keep the kids entertained when the weather's cold and blustery outside. Not another soft play I hear you cry. I'm with you on that, there's only so many slides and ball pits I can cushion my tush on. Ouch.