Valentine’s Gift – the USB Mix Tape
Feb11

Valentine’s Gift – the USB Mix Tape

I know, it’s ridiculous. almost £30 for a mix tape. But… there’s a charm to them that just refuses to die. And this is as close as we can get without tracking down a tape player and blank cassettes – and then how much use is that going to be for your loved one when they want to actually listen to it anywhere but their bedroom? Unless you can track down an old cassette Walkman too… So, in the absence of...

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George at ASDA Ladies Sportswear – It’s properly good!
Jan28

George at ASDA Ladies Sportswear – It’s properly good!

Following on from our recent Top 5 Fitness Tips from an (ex) Couch Potato, George at ASDA thought I might like to try out some of the sportswear in their amazing value range. So they sent me some. And I tried it on. And I loved it! Honestly, it’s properly great. I’ve tried a variety of items: This Sports Top is a fab stretchy fabric which is perfect for any activity – I love it for cycling in cold weather, it keeps...

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Beautiful Evening Lace Wrap Dress for Tall Women
Jan15

Beautiful Evening Lace Wrap Dress for Tall Women

Woot; bring on Burns Night! Thanks to Long Tall Sally, I’ll be shaking a country-dancing leg in style. The Lace Wrap Dress is properly stunning, and I feel amazing in it. This was just me having a quick try-on, I’ve not even any face or hair on yet, and I’m ready to party! I’m not one that’s usually keen on a figure-hugging silhouette – even in my new slimlined version I’d rather there was...

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Thorntons – amazing 20% off TODAY, even the sale items!
Dec15

Thorntons – amazing 20% off TODAY, even the sale items!

So here’s a clever thing – and a bonkersly brilliant deal. Thorntons, those purveyors of delish chocolates, have some spectacular Christmas deals on. And today you get an extra 20% off – even the existing reduced prices. So take the absolutely gorgeous Continental Collection Box; celebrating 60 years of chocolate heaven from the continent, they have brought back 4 exquisite limited edition chocolates including Brandy...

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All I want for Christmas… is these Kickers | Christmas Gift Guide
Dec11

All I want for Christmas… is these Kickers | Christmas Gift Guide

It’s no secret that we LOVE Kickers. Ever since my own teens I have wanted a pair of Kickers of my own. My children have all worn them… which has done nothing to assuage my own yearning, obviously, and has simply proved to me how great they are (they’re fabulous kids shoes – well constructed, roomy, sturdy and robust). So I’ve decided that now, in my 40th year, the time has come for a change. It is time...

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The most beautiful wood salt & pepper shakers | Christmas Gift Guide
Dec10

The most beautiful wood salt & pepper shakers | Christmas Gift Guide

*sighs happily* Aren’t they just bee-yoo-tiful? two of my favourite textures – natural wood and smooth pebbles – combined into useful, pretty objects. They just make me smile – and want to touch one. The smooth round shape of the Salt and Pepper Shakers makes them not only very beautiful, but also very comfortable to hold. They can be arranged in any way possible turned upside down and they will always look...

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