Lifestyle

  • Without doubt, the best sale purchase I’ve ever made

    I’ve been looking for a nightlight for a while as Poppy usually has her bedroom door propped open with a lamp on the landing to aid in her relocation of her favourite soft toy (Bubby) should she stir. There have… Continue reading

    Without doubt, the best sale purchase I’ve ever made
  • Healthy eating? But which recipe book to choose?

    For a long time for me healthy eating meant enjoying everything in moderation, it wasn’t until I began feeling super unhealthy and lethargic last year that I actually thought about what I was eating and what I was cooking for the… Continue reading

    Healthy eating? But which recipe book to choose?
  • Prestige Christmas hamper review

    Just when I thought the house couldn’t get any more festive this bundle of incredibleness arrived from the lovely folk at Prestige Hampers. Seriously hitting the festive spot, it is packed full of delicious chocolates, fudge, Christmas pudding, Christmas cake, wine… Continue reading

    Prestige Christmas hamper review
  • John’s House restaurant – review

    The husband and I recently celebrated our third wedding anniversary (leather if you’re interested) and to my amazement my husband started ringing round local michelin starred restaurants (this is most definitely not normal behaviour for my husband and I’m pretty sure… Continue reading

  • Birthday wish list

    There is a strange phenomenon that occurs around birthday and Christmases. I spend most of the year dropping well placed and pretty damn obvious hints and my husband spends the year doing his absolute best to ignore them. Then we… Continue reading

  • I think I’ve found the perfect shoes!

    A little while ago I treated myself to these lovely things from Boden. My feet are super narrow which means I walk straight out of heels without straps so the Boden Lille were already ticking some major boxes for me. I’ve worn… Continue reading

    I think I’ve found the perfect shoes!
  • Floral delights – Prestige Flowers Haute Florist

    If you follow my Instagram feed then you’ll know that I have a bit of a thing (obsession?) for roses. My garden is slowly filling with the things much to my husbands dismay and his cries of “Seriously? Another one?”… Continue reading

    Floral delights – Prestige Flowers Haute Florist
  • Emma Bridgewater – They finally arrived!

    Back in July we took a little family trip to the Emma Bridgewater factory in Stoke (which I wrote all about in this post). Ever since I have literally pegged it to the front door in excited anticipation every time a… Continue reading

    Emma Bridgewater – They finally arrived!
  • Health kick – Week 1 – Attempting to sweat in style

    I am not at all into working out. The call of the sofa and a glass of wine/cake are always far too strong for my feeble will power to resist. So for the last, well actually forever, I have done… Continue reading

    Health kick – Week 1 – Attempting to sweat in style
  • Savage Beauty – Alexander McQueen

    If you follow me on Facebook then you’ll know all about my blogging break last week. Now fully up to speed so expect some awesomeness(;-)) this week! Did you know that Alexander McQueen sewed his own hair into every single item of… Continue reading

    Savage Beauty – Alexander McQueen