Donating my hair to The Little Princess Trust

Last Wednesday was an ordinary day for me, until I finished work for the day and headed to Shine, a hairdressers in Brighton’s North Laine to have three quarters of my hair chopped off for a hugely good cause. It has been sent off to the Little Princess Trust to be turned into a wig for a little girl or…

Winter Warmers

  I think it’s safe to say winter has arrived in all its red nosed, foot stamping glory! I’m happy about it because it means bigger jumpers, scarves and a nice thick parka when I’m outside. Candles, fairy lights, blankets and mugs of hot drink are all in abundance at home, and Athena might even be wearing a festive Jumper…

The Tea Times – PG Tips Personaliteas!

  PG Tips have developed a pretty spot on quiz to help you discover your ‘personalitea’, take the quiz here to find out yours! Mine was pretty spot on with ‘The Rich one’ (sadly in tea tastes rather than actual wealth!) but there is a whole amazing range of teas to suit every tea-taste in their Premium Range. I cannot…

Pregnancy: Project B ‘Blossom’ Box

Who doesn’t like getting parcels in the post? Project B is a lovely monthly subscription box to take you through your pregnancy from month three until the birth of your baby. Each box is designed to see you through the relevant month of your pregnancy with items to help you keep healthy and prepare for the new arrival! All the…

Stuff on a Sunday #8

I’m patting myself on the back with these ‘Stuff on a Sunday’ posts, it’s nice to sit and think about the week just gone and have a bit of a visual diary of the week to look back on! This week has been more hectic than most for us, Monday was our second wedding anniversary, and our 20 week scan!…

Festive Gift Guide: The Man edition

In my opinion the men in my life are the hardest people to buy for. Thankfully there are very few of them, and I have already bought and given Sam his Christmas present of a new Smart TV already as it was too big to hide anywhere in the house without him seeing! So for this male orientated gift guide…

Interiors: My French Themed bedroom

  The nights are getting darker and colder, and the mornings are just grim but since giving Sam his Christmas present of a new Smart TV for the bedroom early this year we’re all spending a lot more time in bed, even if it is watching Cbeebies with a certain someone first thing in the morning! Recently The French Bedroom…

Why I’m getting a haircut and donating it to make a wig

I have had long hair for as long as I can remember, I think my last above the shoulders haircut was when I was 18. There is a post here showing my previous hair styles over the years (green, plaited extensions and ombre to name a few!) if you’re interested! Above was my hair in August… it’s a bit longer…

Interiors: the perfect playroom

At the moment we don’t have a playroom, but hopefully when we move to a bigger house we will do! Just because we don’t have one doesn’t mean I don’t spend a lot of time dreaming about what the ideal playroom would look like for us, especially as I put all Athena’s toys away of an evening once she’s gone…

Pregnancy: It’s a…?

We had our 20 week scan on Monday, everything was healthy including Athena’s lungs when she shouted a lot because she couldn’t get to my belly when the Sonographer was scanning it. Putting her head on my belly is her #1 favourite thing to do at the moment which is sweet when we are at home and not so sweet…

Marrakesh – exploring the souks

An overwhelming sensory overload is how I would describe shopping in Marrakech.  Firstly there are the smells: spices, donkey dung, moped fumes, fish, incense… then the sounds: people calling out to you ‘shakira’ ‘hannah Montana’ to get your attention, attempting to shown you the way to the Jemaa el Fna (even if that’s not where you want to go), mopeds…

The Buggy Chronicles: The Stokke selection!

  A week before I went on holiday I headed off to The Baby Show in London and was kindly invited to the Stokke Launch to take a look at their new Trailz pushchair and the winter packs. Stokke is a brand that I have always admired from afar, so this was my first chance to actually push, touch and…