We had such a fantastic time over half term, it really felt like we were on holiday even though we stayed right here at home! The sun shone pretty much every day, we went to the beach (Cromer of course), saw friends from London, saw friends from home, visited some of our fave places like Gressenhall and basically just had an amazing week together. I always feel super sad when it’s time for the children to go back to school. […]

This time last week it was a gloriously sunny day and I was off to London with my pal to see Gary Barlow and Tim Firth’s new show, The Girls Musical. Based on the play and subsequent film written by Tim, his childhood pal Gary came on board to write some tunes as they turned this fantastic story, show and film into something spectacular for the West End stage and this was about as much as I knew of the musical […]

Yesterday morning, as Taylor Swift was once again shaking it off (blasting from Florence’s iPad), Florence uttered those inevitable words (at 6am in half term, before anyone else was even remotely ready to make the day work) ‘I’m bored’ and then I remembered that we have this great new app I wanted her to play with – a few more moments of peace could be bought perhaps? I smartly input the website address for Education Quizzes, logged her in and sent her on […]

It was this time last year that we decided to have our loft converted. It had always been a part of the plan when we moved from London to Norfolk and finally we were able to realise the dream. I’d always wanted a loft space, somewhere to sit in a bright and spacious place, do my make-up, get ready for the day (or night) and have a bathroom as well as a beautifully big bedroom area. I’d envisaged an open […]

After a theatre visit with my friend this weekend we dined in the gorgeous Chi Kitchen which is based on the ground floor of Debenhams on Oxford Street. It’s actually tucked away right at the side and back meaning it doesn’t feel like it’s inside a department store on the busiest shopping street in London.one jot and with views down the side street looking over the rich folk of our capital city as they meander home to their fab pads, it has […]

20 weeks pregnant and half way at last! Well, actually, as I write I am 21 week’s today and this means I am totally over the hump. It still does feel a long way off though and getting through summer and then going back to school AFTER the holidays has to happen first. Why does this make it sound extra long to me? I suppose things have got a little bit easier and I had a good solid 5 weeks […]

I love buggies, I always have! And even as a little girl being in my own buggy I had very strong opinions on what a buggy should look like and which one I wanted. I actually disliked the buggy my Mum used very much and instead hankered after an umbrella fold with curly handles… She never bought one… I LOVED being in my buggy and pram and I actually remember it very clearly; especially the day my blanket fell out of the […]

A week or so ago I wrote a post about all the things we are looking forward to for Camp Bestival 2017. I also gave you my toppest Cam-B tips for if you’re a first timer because the first time I went I could have been so much more prepared… We have our little ways and means now as we’ve been going for a few years and along the way have picked up what’s important to plan for and what […]

It’s been five years since I last gave birth and I would imagine this time around the questions will be different coming from my older children. We’ve already had the ‘yes but HOW did the baby get in there’ Q&A session and I am sure there will be more to come. Back when Jimmy was tiny and Florence was only two and a half we had questions too of course but they were less sophisticated. She saw some blood when […]