Get the sparkle back in your life
I’ve got that typical Bristolian healthy pink cheek look, which along with my curly hair and mighty 5ft 4 1/2 inches, does have the tendency to make me look like a hobbit. The problem is that those pink cheeks can easily descend into Rosacea, especially in the early years when I didn’t know much about […]
One of my biggest tips to looking after yourself and feeling sparklier is to look after your skin. There is no short cut; Kate Moss is a good living example of how partying and not looking after your skin will catch up to you eventually. However, you also don’t have to go as far […]
However much we cut back, at some point we do have to buy stuff. The hairy northerner and I cut our costs drastically when he was made redundant, really only buying the most basic stuff we HAD to buy. But now he has a short term contract, we’ve started to buy things again. Obviously, over […]
As most of you know we are on a big cost cutting, money saving campaign in this house at the moment. The big hairy northern one has got a job, but it’s a contracting job, so we decided we needed a more detailed plan and budget. We want to insure against was sudden big bills. […]
With great trepidation I decided to take a week off ‘reading’. The idea being that it can be a way of avoiding life sometimes. Being a busy mum I don’t get much chance to read, so I thought about what I do read. Mainly it was Facebook groups, my friend’s Facebook updates, twitter, and a […]
Trying to cut costs, and even save money can seem daunting to start off with. But I’ve found that once we got going, it gets easier. What I’ve also discovered is that it has the surprising added bonus of adding back the adventure and sparkle to life; who’d have thought it? So I’m sharing some […]
I spent all friday filming a ‘thingy’ you’ll see soon about top tips to save money. I’ve actually found myself more contented and less stressed having had to cut back since the big hairy northern one was made redundant, so it’s got a very positive spin on it. Then we had the lovely weather at […]
Are you feeling stressed, overwhelmed, or on the brink? Have you already fallen over the brink into depression or other mental health problems? I’ve got a plan to get you back on the first step of enjoying being a mum more and turning your life around. It’s a bit of an experiment, but worth a […]
Here are my promised 6 Top Tips for beginning to turn your life around and reduce the stress and overwhelm in your life. When Nick coffer (My Daddy Cooks) asked me to summarise my book of over 100 pages into 6 simple tips on his radio show it made my brain ache. But this is what I came […]
This post is being written as part of the blog prompt for #DoSomethingYummy from Typecast which is the campaign for CLIC Sargent Charity for children with cancer. I’ve picked the prompt ‘Something I’ve survived‘. Yummy Mummy Week is 10th-18th March, so if you haven’t had a chance to add your own post, you still have time. OR just […]