Last year was a strange year. It had some amazing highs and some spectacular lows for everyone, including my family and I. I thought it would be interesting to look back over the twelve months, choosing my favourite picture(s), my favourite memory or adventure. But of course you can’t have the highs without remembering…

As many of you know I went down to London recently for the (cancelled) British Plus Size Awards as I had been nominated for Best Plus Size Blog. I had saved up all year and had really pushed the boat out when it came to the hotel I had chosen. Booking several months in…

The highlight of the Plus Size Calendar, the British Plus Size Awards takes place every November in a glittering red carpet affair in London. Now, I have wanted to attend for the last two years but for various reasons have been unable to. This year I was determined to get there and started a…

A few weeks ago I was due to go and see the amazing Lucie Luella for a hair transformation and had arranged to go and see all the lovely ladies at Florentya Dawn with a view to getting a dress for the up-and-coming British Plus Size Awards next month. I travelled up on the…

Bear with me on this post, as it is going to go off on little tangents! A couple of months ago I went up to Salford for the day and visited the amazing Florentyna Dawn, a fabulous wedding and occasion wear company, that has items ranging from size 6 to size 50!! And they…