- How to get a summer body in 10 easy steps: Perimenopause edition
Every year without fail, as soon as the temperature creeps above 19 degrees and the shops start flogging bikinis with no actual support or boob coverage, we’re hit with the same tired nonsense: Get your body ready for summer! I don’t know about you, but my body has been here all year. It’s just a… Read more: How to get a summer body in 10 easy steps: Perimenopause edition - June 2025: Slushies, stadiums, Shoreditch, sand & sunburn
June has been, in two words, sweaty, and busy; particularly the latter part of it. Today the weather has broken a bit and I feel all motivated after – and I’m not being dramatic here – feeling like it was all entirely impossible due to the heat for at least a week solid. I’ve phoned… Read more: June 2025: Slushies, stadiums, Shoreditch, sand & sunburn - Ten signs you’re in perimenopause (and everyone needs to get out of your way)Perimenopause almost sounds like something soft and wafting; a gentle prelude to a whimsical hormonal fade-out. It is not. It is a hormonal rave in your uterus while your brain quietly packs up and moves out. Officially, it’s the stage before menopause. Unofficially, it’s the bit where your body goes, ‘You know what would be… Read more: Ten signs you’re in perimenopause (and everyone needs to get out of your way)
- 9 things that would make my life easier (If I had a spare £20K)My friend and I were talking about what we would do if an unexpected 20 grand landed in our bank account. The rules of this game are that you cannot keep it or invest it; you have to buy something or spend it on a service. I’m a woman of simple pleasures. I don’t need… Read more: 9 things that would make my life easier (If I had a spare £20K)
- May 2025: Sunshine, a terrible waitress and many pot plantsMay’s done already, which feels slightly illegal. I swear I only just wrote April’s post. Actually it was written over a week late, so maybe that’s why this month felt like it turned up, downed a pint, and bolted. May is often one of my favourite months of the year. The sun occasionally makes a… Read more: May 2025: Sunshine, a terrible waitress and many pot plants
- Fifteen ways your body betrays you after you turn 40I didn’t throw my back out lifting a fridge or doing CrossFit. I did it putting socks on. Because I’m in my 40s and this is my life now. At some point in your late 30s, you might still be under the quaint little illusion that you’re a still a young adult. And then, without… Read more: Fifteen ways your body betrays you after you turn 40
- Review of the Inoviva 2L Slushie Maker: Must-have kitchen gadget or brief summer love affair?This Slushie Maker review is a collaboration with Inoviva. All opinions and pictures are my own. You can buy the Inoviva 2L Slushie Maker on Amazon here. It has an RRP of £319.99 but if you use the code 10INOVIVA… Read more: Review of the Inoviva 2L Slushie Maker: Must-have kitchen gadget or brief summer love affair?
- Keeping cool, waking up fresh & garden discos: My summer at home tech essentialsThis post was written in collaboration with Very.co.uk Look, I love the idea of summer. Sun, long evenings, drinks in the garden, maybe even brushing off the BBQ if I can remember how to light it. But in reality? British… Read more: Keeping cool, waking up fresh & garden discos: My summer at home tech essentials
- April 2025: House stuff, and not a great deal else tbh*This post contains affiliate links. May got off to a belting start; I started typing this from the midst of a heatwave! I then completely forgot to finish it. I’d offer apologies for the fact that this update is now… Read more: April 2025: House stuff, and not a great deal else tbh
- Bed Kingdom: Flair Loop Midsleeper Bed Storage Set ReviewWell we finally moved house, and one of the great joys was putting lots of stuff in a skip. Honestly, if you love someone, don’t get the smellies for their birthday – get them skip hire. Very cathartic. One of… Read more: Bed Kingdom: Flair Loop Midsleeper Bed Storage Set Review
- How to get the right school shoes for your children with Start-RiteThis is a collaborative post – I received the shoes featured for free from Start-Rite As the end of the school year approaches, one of the essential tasks for parents to do over the summer holidays is to go out… Read more: How to get the right school shoes for your children with Start-Rite
- Yoto Player review: How does it compare to the tonies Toniebox?Disclaimer: This is my honest Yoto v Tonies review: I was sent this Yoto Player free of charge, but words and pictures are mine. The tonies Toniebox which I have compared it to was also gifted for a previous review.… Read more: Yoto Player review: How does it compare to the tonies Toniebox?
- Why I can’t wear black anymore: A Labrador owner’s memoirContains affilaite links Once upon a time, and long after my brief goth years were over, black was a wardrobe staple. Elegant, slimming, practical; black is a classic choice for the tired mum with no energy for fashion but a… Read more: Why I can’t wear black anymore: A Labrador owner’s memoir
- A last minute dog friendly holiday in Cornwall: Haven Perran Sands, Perranporth reviewNote: This Perran Sands review is entirely my own words and in no way connected to or sponsored by Haven. It got to Sunday afternoon before the last full week of the holidays, and the kids were due back from… Read more: A last minute dog friendly holiday in Cornwall: Haven Perran Sands, Perranporth review
- Izzy tests out the PAJ PET Finder 4G GPS tracker for dogsDisclaimer: This is a collaborative post. I was sent the PAJ PET Finder 4G GPS tracker for dogs to review free of charge, but words and pictures are mine. See more information here. It’s no surprise then that GPS trackers for… Read more: Izzy tests out the PAJ PET Finder 4G GPS tracker for dogs
- Locked and liquored up: A boozy afternoon at Alcotraz, LondonWe received tickets for the Alcotraz London prison cocktail bar experience in exchange for this review but words and pictures are my own. After lunch on Saturday (and a brief recovery period from some spicy Goan monkfish and excellent lentil… Read more: Locked and liquored up: A boozy afternoon at Alcotraz, London
- A last minute dog friendly holiday in Cornwall: Haven Perran Sands, Perranporth reviewNote: This Perran Sands review is entirely my own words and in no way connected to or sponsored by Haven. It got to Sunday afternoon before the last full week of the holidays, and the kids were due back from… Read more: A last minute dog friendly holiday in Cornwall: Haven Perran Sands, Perranporth review
- A review of the new Blenheim Palace Adventure Playground for kidsDisclaimer: We received complimentary tickets for Blenheim Palace Adventure Playground to review free of charge, but words and pictures are mine. We last went to Blenheim Palace in Oxfordshire in the summer to review the Paddington Lo-Commotion Experience which was… Read more: A review of the new Blenheim Palace Adventure Playground for kids
- Lunch at The New Dishoom, The Yards, Covent Garden: A reviewWe were recently invited to check out the New Dishoom in Covent Garden, specifically, their stunning new spot in The Yards. Although I wasn’t specifically asked to do a Dishoom review, having included it in my most recent monthly round… Read more: Lunch at The New Dishoom, The Yards, Covent Garden: A review
- June 2025: Slushies, stadiums, Shoreditch, sand & sunburnJune has been, in two words, sweaty, and busy; particularly the latter part of it. Today the weather has broken a bit and I feel all motivated after – and I’m not being dramatic here – feeling like it was… Read more: June 2025: Slushies, stadiums, Shoreditch, sand & sunburn
- Review of the Inoviva 2L Slushie Maker: Must-have kitchen gadget or brief summer love affair?This Slushie Maker review is a collaboration with Inoviva. All opinions and pictures are my own. You can buy the Inoviva 2L Slushie Maker on Amazon here. It has an RRP of £319.99 but if you use the code 10INOVIVA… Read more: Review of the Inoviva 2L Slushie Maker: Must-have kitchen gadget or brief summer love affair?
- Embracing the spring transition with a new midsize wardrobe from Very.co.ukThis post was written in collaboration with Very As the seasons shift and the days begin to lengthen, there’s a certain magic in the air: brighter mornings, blooming flowers, and the promise of new beginnings… And what better way to… Read more: Embracing the spring transition with a new midsize wardrobe from Very.co.uk
- How to get the right school shoes for your children with Start-RiteThis is a collaborative post – I received the shoes featured for free from Start-Rite As the end of the school year approaches, one of the essential tasks for parents to do over the summer holidays is to go out… Read more: How to get the right school shoes for your children with Start-Rite
- My super duper 2024 Father’s Day Gift GuideI received the products listed in this Father’s Day gift guide free for inclusion, but they were all chosen and approved by me because I have it on good authority that no one’s dad wants a fitness app as a… Read more: My super duper 2024 Father’s Day Gift Guide
- Ten signs you’re in perimenopause (and everyone needs to get out of your way)Perimenopause almost sounds like something soft and wafting; a gentle prelude to a whimsical hormonal fade-out. It is not. It is a hormonal rave in your uterus while your brain quietly packs up and moves out. Officially, it’s the stage… Read more: Ten signs you’re in perimenopause (and everyone needs to get out of your way)
- Biird Lumii clitoral sucker sex toy: Review & discountDisclaimer: I was sent the Biird Lumii clitoral sucker and some other bits and bobs to review free of charge for this post, but words and pictures are mine. This post contains affiliate links. See more information here. You can get a… Read more: Biird Lumii clitoral sucker sex toy: Review & discount
- Biird Namii vibrator and clitoral stimulator/sucker review & discountDisclaimer: I was sent the Biird Namii vibrator and clitoral stimulator to review to free of charge for this post, but words and pictures are mine. This post contains affiliate links. See more information here. You can get a 10% discount on… Read more: Biird Namii vibrator and clitoral stimulator/sucker review & discount
- Keeping cool, waking up fresh & garden discos: My summer at home tech essentialsThis post was written in collaboration with Very.co.uk Look, I love the idea of summer. Sun, long evenings, drinks in the garden, maybe even brushing off the BBQ if I can remember how to light it. But in reality? British… Read more: Keeping cool, waking up fresh & garden discos: My summer at home tech essentials
- 10 ways to save money when moving house with Quidco cashbackThis post was written in collaboration with Quidco cashback site, but words are mine. If you sign up to Quidco using the affiliate links on this review and spend £5 via the site, you will receive a new member bonus… Read more: 10 ways to save money when moving house with Quidco cashback
- How to Use Quidco to Save Big on Everyday PurchasesThis post was written in collaboration with Quidco cashback site, but words are mine. If you sign up to Quidco using the affiliate links on this review, you will receive a new member bonus of £15 and I will receive… Read more: How to Use Quidco to Save Big on Everyday Purchases
