I have a confession, please don’t judge me… I… cook… processed foods! Whilst I don’t cook ready meals I do cheat when cooking using pre-grated cheese, tinned veg, packed ham etc. They say a problem… View Post
I’ve been thinking a lot about death recently. With Bob passing away in January I often find myself thinking that I should feel more than I do. The sad fact is that he was out of… View Post
Why is it that certain months of the year are more expensive than others? January, whilst no expensive as such does feel like an awfully long month when you receive your pay the week before… View Post
Since getting my Nikon D3200 DSLR earlier this year I have only taking photos with it indoors. Why? Well I still can’t decide on a DSLR camera bag. I have have posed this question on Twitter,… View Post
I often joke when people ask me if I’m a local, ‘oh no‘ I answer ‘I’m a tourist who stayed!‘. I’m not sure whether that makes me better or worse than a local, after all… View Post
After Mr. Boo was made redundant last year we really needed to get a firm grip on our finances. With only my part-time wage coming in until JSA and any redundancy was paid it was… View Post
No matter how much or how little sleep I get it never seems to be enough. One thing or another seems to either stop me from going to bed nice and early or one (if… View Post
Every now and again you get something that drops into your inbox that you would really love to take part in. Mumsnet popped one of those emails over to me back in February. The email was inviting… View Post
Most children want to give their children all the things in life they never had. For me, I always wanted to go to dance lessons but unfortunately it was not an option. So when Roo… View Post
Dressing our kids is an art form – for those style conscious mummies, we face a constant battle between keeping our children, snug, clean and on trend versus the daily demands of a wriggling toddler… View Post