“Anti-ageing”. Think about it: It couldn’t be more negative, could it? Anti-ageing is one of those expressions that’s used so much in the beauty industry and the media that I can imagine most of us are somewhat numb to its…
I’m writing with the news that I’ve been waiting FOREVER to announce: we’re finally moving house! On Monday, Keith, Riley and I should [notice I still say “should” as if I don’t want to jinx it] be in our new house. I feel…
We’re halfway through the year already and I can’t quite believe it – nor can I believe some of the things that have happened (or not happened) in the last three months…! As I type we’re in the middle of…
I’ve had “one of those days”. You know when lots of small, irritating things happen – nothing earth-shatteringly bad, just a whole bunch of annoyances of various magnitudes? I won’t list ALL the things that have happened today (you know, for…
Be kind, always. Is there any life advice that’s better than that? [Trigger warning: This post, or pages it links to, contains information about mental health and suicide which may be triggering to survivors.] Following a very, very sad week…
My last post – my monthly Best of the Blogosphere round up – featured not one but two links to a similar theme: natural makeup. Or, as it’s sometimes referred to: no makeup makeup. (The latter, however, can be something quite…
I really wanted to call this post ‘Treat Yo Self’ just because I love the expression so much…! But I’m FAR more grown up than that [the sound of her friends laughing aren’t helping her concentrate on what she’s meant to…
How many emails have you received in the last few weeks about the GDPR and companies asking you to update your mailing preferences and read their new privacy policy? A lot, I imagine. I predict that when the new General…
Last week I had the pleasure of attending the book launch party of Mumboss by Vicki Psarias, the brains behind the blog Honest Mum. I wanted to share something that Vicki said in her book about the benefits of helping others: “I’ve come to believe that…
