Well this year we decided as a family that we wouldn’t be buying lots of knick-knacks 0r physical presents. This is mainly due to all being adults, with full time jobs (apart from Little Chick, the feckless student) and are quite capable of buying whatever we want or need during the year. However, this…

How to have a Cracker of a Christmas… So.. we are less than 10 days away from Christmas. The festive season. The party season. The eat and drink yourself silly season. I thought I would share some tips with you on how to have a Happier Christmas, and how to make things easy on yourself.…

Now I am not what you would call a beauty blogger. My routine involves put on foundation, doing cats-eye liner flicks, mascara and lipstick and I am ready. I can do my make-up in approximately seven minutes. I can do it in the car, on the tube (although I don’t) and on a great…

Last year you may remember I went up to Manchester to a Vintage Winter Ball (Click here to read) I had  a wonderful festive time and got to meet so many people in person who I had been chatting to online for months. This year I was so lucky to find that the ball was…

As you know I was due to be going to the British Plus Size Awards in London a few weeks back and wanted to look my best. I had managed to get a hair appointment with the amazing Lucie Luella who had transformed my locks in a hair makeover (see post here) and she…