What to do in Jersey with kids (and only 2 days)
To say we maximised our three nights, two day stay in Jersey would be an understatement. The weather was so ridiculously kind that it would have been criminal (although desirable) to have simply...
View ArticleIt is only my opinion, but…
…I am an excellent driver. Admittedly I perform better when no one is around, but I can tell you from my experience of driving myself everywhere that I am a pro behind the wheel. It is simply other...
View ArticleEating clean on a budget with Aldi #shop
This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser, Aldi. All opinions are mine alone. I take my food pretty seriously nowadays, and apart from the occasional fall off the Paleo...
View ArticleLanguedoc Manor: The one with the photos
It has been almost a week since we returned from Languedoc and it is amazing how quickly it seems like forever ago. All we have is memories to sustain us, and of course our photos! So for my last post...
View ArticleIf I won a £100,000….
If I won a £100,000, I can only start to tell you what I would do… Firstly, I might buy hire a limousine and take the children to the zoo. We would hire it out for the whole day, And invite lots of...
View Article#OfficeSpaceRace: Exercising through lunch!
I have a tough relationship with exercise. It dominates my mental well-being, but is the first thing I sacrifice when I am feeling glum, which is a vicious circle in itself. For the last nine months I...
View ArticleThe one where the kid gets burnt
Normal families like fireworks, most families look forward to burning a replica of a man on a fire and whooping as lights burst open in fury in the sky. We are not a normal family. I have dreaded...
View ArticleChristmas with Getting Personal
I love buying Christmas presents for people, it is the part of Christmas that can’t come early enough for me. I like to really think about what will put a smile on people’s faces and how I can make a...
View ArticleWin a wonderous ink adventure
Like most small children, my four year gets lost in books. Although she cannot read as yet, she spends hours poring over her favourite stories and ‘reads’ them to her dolls and teddies as her own eyes...
View ArticleWhat I will do for my Diabetic Daughter.
Two years on after a diagnosis of Type One Diabetes, I can honestly say life has changed. Not for the worse, not for the better, but it has changed. For one thing, the sight of blood no longer makes...
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