As my regular readers know, I lost my Mum in July of last year, eight years after Dad passed away very suddenly. As the only family member left with ‘capacity’, I am now responsible for two adults with quite several mental incapability. Albert at 77 and Diverus at 65. It is like having two…

New Year is a funny time of the year for a lot of people. Some like to go out and party hard, whilst others are happy to sit in the warm with the Hogmanay television on for company, along with a glass of something special. For me, I have never been that bothered by…

*** Warning – PHOTO HEAVY POST*** If you follow my Instagram you will know that I have spent a few weeks swanning around Bali and Singapore in November 2023. I had the most amazing 18 days in tropical paradise with my bestie, Boo and 10 other wonderful plus size ladies from all over the…

Every year I try and increase my Christmas wardrobe. By that, I mean I like to add some extra festive dresses to my repertoire when going into work and spreading some festive spirit. So far I have three or four skirts with matching head wraps and around three dresses. This December I upped that…

Those of you who have followed my blog for a long while may remember a very personal and hard-hitting blog I wrote a few years back that addressed my issues with alcohol. My consumption of Vodka had increased to the point that it was becoming a real problem. I was drinking around 3/4 of…