The Maileg Mice 2020. You didn’t think we’d forget, did you?
It’s the much-anticipated Maileg Mice 2020 pick! I think regular readers all know just how much we love the Maileg mice. Christmas really wouldn’t be the same without a new one coming to join the party (who all live in a large Thornton’s hamper box. Which feels remarkably fitting). And there’s never been a Gift Guide without the newest Maileg Mouse to brighten it’s pages.This year? We’ve picked...
The Triton T80Z Review – The Easy Replacement Shower
I know, a T80Z review may not be the most exciting thing you’ll read today. I get it. BUT. That’s up until the point you need a shower replacement, pronto. Because the problem with your shower breaking (apart from the wails of horror from the incumbent suddenly being doused in icy water) is figuring out what new one you can get. Because not all showers are made equal – and that’s exactly where Triton’s...
Jennifer Niven’s BREATHLESS review – ye gods, you MUST read.
Quite by accident I was flicking through my Netgalley offerings a few weeks ago, and selected a random handful of YA coming of age titles I’d not heard of. Jennifer Niven’s BREATHLESS review is here because of that happenstance.I’m not sure I can convey how much I love this book. Except to say that I never wanted it to end. And I love that it didn’t.Remember Judy Blume’s Forever? How, for an entire...
Teen Backpacks cool for School Sept 2020 – Our Top Ten
School’s out for summer! Well that’s how the song goes, however in reality this year school has been out for way longer than that! But finally it seems the light may be at the end of the tunnel and our children will hopefully be heading back into the classroom this September. But as usual when kids go back to school they have got to have all the right gear, and we are not just talking uniform and calculators here. Oh no....
I’m a (very) overweight 40s mum to four… here’s why I now run, hike & kickbox. And model swimsuits…
Okay, so here’s the thing. I’ve hesitated to talk about my weight and body shape for a while – because I’m definitely ‘body positive’, so how can I talk about my desire and need to lose weight?But of course I can do both. Because dieting and weight-loss-motivated exercise are a very different thing to the subject of health and well-being. This winter I was the biggest and heaviest I have ever been...
Hamilton Gifts – Our Top 20 for the Musical Superfan
Love Hamilton or know someone near and dear who does? Did you know that tomorrow the 3rd July 2020 is official Hamilton Launch day on Disney? Oh yes it is, if you are a fan you are in for a real treat because Disney are releasing the original Broadway production and streaming exclusively on Disney+ check out the official trailer here – So have you seen the musical, hearted the soundtrack on Spoitify, know all the words off by...