Last night I had a rare night out in my old stomping ground of Shoreditch! The uber trendy bohemian hang out for East Londoners and these days it’s not even there to rival Camden, it has its own level of ‘cool’ in its very own right! The thing is… I was there in the beginning when Shoreditch was transforming from the industrial to the arty party it’s become and I really feel like I was one of the pioneers yet […]

Is it just me or has anyone else noticed how much it’s been raining this month? I got a VERY expensive pair of wellies for Christmas which my husband said I’d never wear and I’m proving him wrong by donning them every single day! I don’t mind the rain. From indoors. Sitting in my living room with an almighty downpour going on outside is often quite atmospheric and I even quite like it. The thing is, when the almighty down […]

I used to love Weebles when I was little! Do you remember them? They were the little egg shaped figures and as the advert said, they wobbled but they didn’t fall down! They kind of went off the radar for a few years and I’m not sure why because I always had loads of fun with mine! I had quite a few and a lovely red fire engine and green car for them to travel and wobble about in! A […]

The plethora of beauty products in my bathroom is possibly the bain of my husband’s life! ‘When are you going to use all this up?’ he frequently asks me and he very often states ‘You can’t possibly USE all of this’… Well actually I do! And so do YOU I think! Yes that’s right, I’ve caught my husband on more than one occasion with his fingers in my moisturiser jar or doloping great amounts of facial scrub into his paws […]

Florence and Jimmy have both been poorly today. We just couldn’t go out because at times they’ve both felt so rubbish that all they want to do is sleep. Infant paracetamol is a wonderful thing though (I remember someone saying to me that when you have children it becomes your best friend – SO true!) and when they’re in the middle of a dose they have actually both been quite energetic. Florence didn’t want to go out anywhere (this is […]

Something very exciting is happening next week. I’m taking Florence to see ‘Charlie and the Chocolate Factory‘ in the West End! It’s not her first West End Musical as I took her to see ‘Wicked’ last summer and she loved it! She might be little but she sure knows her theatre and I’m so pleased that she enjoys it just as much as me! The reason I’m so excited about ‘Charlie and the Chocolate Factory’ is because it was one of […]

When we last went to The Baby Show, Fisher Price invited us to come and have a private party with them as part of our day and find out all about the Laugh and Learn range. Jimmy was rather taken with the vacuum cleaner toy in particular and last week Fisher Price asked me if I’d like to review it on my blog. The Fisher Price Vacuum Toy from the Laugh and Learn range! It arrived and Jimmy immediately got […]

Florence turned four on New Year’s Eve and we had a wonderful ‘I Can Cook’ party for her. I love a birthday party and so does she! Lots of her friends have turned or are turning four about now so we’re often at 4th birthday parties and the birthday party season (which is about now for us always) is a favourite time of year! I mean who doesn’t like going to birthday parties? Today we were off to another 4th […]

I don’t think winter warmer recipes have to be all about hearty food. Sometimes something lighter than casseroles and big chunky soups can be just the ticket but obviously it IS cold outside so a light salad just isn’t going to cut the mustard! This recipe is warming and filling but at the same time it isn’t massively stodgy and it does contain salad leaves all be them warm ones! I love the way the sweetness of the caramelised onions […]

The. Computer. Says. No! Such an irritating four words uttered by call centre staff and customer service teams everywhere on a daily basis! What I want to know is why? Ok, so my problem this week and the reason a computer said no to me was ultimately my fault. I’ll hold my hands up and admit my own failings but sometimes people make mistakes and need a bit of help and HOW is it helpful when a jobs worthy idiot […]