Hello Fresh {a review}

Recently we decided to give Hello Fresh a try. I’d heard about the fresh recipe boxes about 18 months ago, but had also been wary that they would be expensive. However, when my Niece had a discount code, which meant we got our first box for free, it seemed like…

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Jamie’s Italian, Nottingham {restaurant review}

We were delighted to be asked to sample the Super Lunch menu at our local Jamie’s Italian, which is in Nottingham. I’ve actually visited before, but have never taken the kids, so thought it would be a great opportunity to see just how family friendly it is. The day we…

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Charlotte Tilbury Magic Cream {Review}

My skin really seems to suffer during the colder winter months, so recently I’ve been making a real effort to up my skincare regime. If I’m completely honest, I’m a bit lazy with the whole cleanse, tone and moisturise malarky and often don’t even take my make-up off at the…

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Childrens’ body odour – breaking the taboo

When Oscar first started school, I was really shocked to find that at the end of the school day he often had a bit of a whiff about him. I always assumed that children didn’t really get body odour until they hit the puberty years, however, this isn’t the case…

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Review: Exante

Since January, when I started my marathon training, I’ve been trying hard to eat better and include more protein in my diet. As well as to benefit my training, I was keen to shed a few pounds too! Now the marathon is over, I’m keen to continue the new habits…

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Review: Bee Sting Facial at Hairven

As you may recall, in December, for the first time in over 15 years I had my hair done in a hair salon rather than at home. I decided to try out Hairven, a hair and beauty salon that is shaking up the Nottingham beauty scene. You can read more…

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I love a multi-tasker!

I was recently asked to review Zoflora Disinfectant, and although it didn’t immediately strike me as a particular exciting product to review, I thought it would a good opportunity to try something new. I tend to stick to the same cleaning products, as I prefer to spend my time thinking…

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Arla Big Milk – what we thought

I’d recently heard about Arla Big Milk and was delighted to receive some vouchers to give it a try. Arla Big Milk is whole cows’ milk, which has been enriched with the key vitamins and minerals that the Department of Health suggest are given daily to children aged from one to five –…

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nkd waxing opening party

Last week I was kindly invited to attend the opening party of nkd waxing’s new premises in Nottingham. I love this type of thing and I’m not one to say no to free treatments and a goody bag! Plus I was allowed to take a guest, so me and my…

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Soothing eczema with a little help from …

The twins have mild eczema and as a result I’m always on the hunt for bath products and creams that can help relieve it. Henry has it worse than Heidi. It tends to appear on his chest and he often has quite bad scratch marks, in the areas where he’s…

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