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…
Continue readingAll that Glitters Is Not Gold – The Awards That Never Were
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…
Continue readingBathing in Budapest
Our last full day saw us having a little lie in before heading to the Széchenyi Thermal Baths (Széchenyi Gyógyfürdő és Uszoda). This is quite a famous spa situated at the end of Andrássy út, and is the largest medicinal baths in the whole of Europe. Now, we had seen the buttercup yellow building, looking like…
Continue readingTwenty already? Surely not!
So, long time readers of mine will know I have twin girls who I affectionately refer to as Baby Bear and Little Chick. Twenty years ago today I gave birth to them after a long hard natural labour. Over 18 hours in agony, to get two of the most beautiful things I have ever…
Continue readingBudapest Beats them all
If you have been following the adventures of Boo and I, you will already have seen how we spent our first two days in Budapest. Now we were planning a full day walking around the City and seeing a few more of the wonderful sights. We started off by getting on the tube to…
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