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.…

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…

Saturday the 26th November saw me popping on yet another train to London. It was only last week that I has spent the weekend there and yet I was going back again. This time I was going down to the “I’m dreaming of a TIKI Christmas” party being held at Kanaloa Tiki Bar. Now,…

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…