For the third year in a row yesterday we headed to Hammersmith and the Lyric Theatre for their performance of ‘Father Christmas‘, aren’t we just so lucky that our reviewing jobs include things like this! This story, made famous in the Raymond Briggs book, is brought to life once more for the Christmas period at the end of the Hammersmith and City Line! If you’ve not been (actually even if you have been but then of course you will already […]
I love make-up and always have done. To me it means covering imperfections and changing the way I look in an artistic and fabulous way. I have a great many favourite products, some of them expensive and some of them really not so and Barry M Dazzle Dust is one of those. I’ve been using Barry M Dazzle Dust since I was about sixteen when I first discovered it and I have many different pots in many different colours. I […]
This week I joined the gym in a bid to get fit before Christmas. As part of my membership I get 2 hours a day creche time which means I can go early, Jimmy can have a play while I burn and then we’re free for the rest of the day. My gym also has a soft play and because Florence and Jimmy are members too they get to play and swim as much as we like – know what we’ll be […]
When it comes to selecting your wedding dress you will always have a certain style in mind, that you will search high a low for in the run up to the big day. However, before deciding on the neckline or the accessories, you should give thought to the length and how this will make an impact on your day. Beach wedding, church wedding, a venue with lots of steps; whatever the situation your dress length will make all the difference. […]
When we’ve had a hectic day of attending the needs of small children, most of us want some time for ourselves to relax in a bit of peace and quiet (chance’d be a fine thing eh)?! The evenings (once the children are actually IN bed) are the only real ‘me’ time many mums get to indulge themselves with a bath, magazine or television programme that doesn’t air on CBeebies; it’s also the time for hobbies and interests so there’s a lot […]
Earlier in the week we were hosts in a brilliant Twitter party with UKMums.TV and Designa Friend’s which you can buy exclusively at Argos. We had a fab time at the party; making things, crafting and colouring, decorating cup cakes, eating party food, playing games and playing with the gorgeous dolls and it went so quickly! I’d only ever seen the Designa Friend dolls in pictures which don’t do them enough justice! They are totally lovely with hard faces, arms and […]
Living on a tight budget and limited by the monthly income from your first job out of college? We all know that feeling. Here are some ways you can augment your income and stretch your purchasing power a bit: Capitalize on your talent Do you have a particular talent you are proud of? Painting, sculpting, sketching, or making paper crafts are some hobbies that you can capitalize on. If you are good at painting, you may want to setup painting […]
On Saturday the children and I set off excitedly to Southend to see the Milkshake Show at the Cliffs Pavilion. We go to the theatre a lot for reviews on the blog but this was actually not for me to write about. I had won tickets in a competition and we were very excited! We went on the train and we had a really jolly time on the journey there talking about how much fun we were going to have. […]
In the summer Florence and I went to Cayla’s Tea Party at London’s most famous toy shop Hamleys to launch the doll ‘My Friend Cayla’. From the off Florence was smitten and I knew then, watching her and all the other girls at the party, that Cayla was going to be a massive hit for this year’s Christmas lists! We made this video at the party. She has, as pre,dicted gone on to make the top Christmas lists everywhere and at […]
We’ve been to SKATE at Somerset House for the last four years and every year we look forward to it signalling the start of our Christmas activities! It is quite simply the most beautiful setting and for the children, with their gorgeous little penguins to hold onto, it is the absolute best skating experience we have ever tried! Yesterday we went to the preview session and loved it so much we had not one but two goes on the ice! […]
