LBG has waited a very long time to claim the Guinea Pigs that have been deemed an Age Right. She spent 365 days in the run-up to her seventh birthday considering names, reading up on Guinea Pig husbandry and even attending a Caring for Guinea Pigs course at our local Pets At Home. Because of our pet dynamics- namely the presence of the Wonder Hound- in-house Guinea Pigs were not an option. I spent a ridiculous amount of time online looking at … [Read more...]
National Women in Engineering Day Panel
I dropped Biology as soon as I was able. I did very well at Chemistry and Physics at GCSE but never considered taking them further and certainly never considered any kind of engineering-based degree as, by then, my subject choices were not compatible. Yet in day to day life I feel I spend my time waiting for a plumber to have availability or, as with this week, chasing round to find a boiler expert who can restore the hot water to a house … [Read more...]
Finding my inner Deliciously Ella
At the recent BritMumsLive event in Central London I had the chance to hear Ella Woodward speak about her journey from Haribo junkie to Queen of Kale. A diagnosis of POTS in her early twenties, there is no doubt that she suffered a blow, but her journey since then has been one that most people my age could only dream of. What will one do in their thirties if one has already written the fastest selling cookbook of all time in their twenties? As … [Read more...]
7 Ways to Win- Tips for working with Brands
Whilst at BritMums Live 2015, I was restricted to room one by the awesome power that comes with being a room moderator. But I still got to attend some of the weekend's best sessions from one of the best seats in the house. Also, they gave me a microphone. One such session was Brands and Blogging, featuring Britmums' founders Jen and Susanna, Jugglemum Nadine, Marianne from Mari's World and Clare Candler, Head of Packaged Goods and Marketing to … [Read more...]
5 brilliant books written by bloggers
There is a symbiosis that exists between the world of blogging and the world of actual writing. There are many of us for whom blogging began as a way of honing writing skills, the next step on a path towards writing the book we've thought about writing for years. And there are many bloggers for whom writing a book has been a bi-product of writing a blog. For some bloggers, the dream of publication has become a reality and I am far more excited … [Read more...]
Fridge Makeover with HP Instant Ink #HPFreeYourPics
When we first moved into The Cottage we had an integrated fridge. It was neatly tucked away out of sight, which was good from a cleaning perspective, but it meant we had nowhere to stick precious photographs, art works and aides-memoires that display the life of a young family. Last summer, the fridge that came with the house gave up working and rather than replace it with the same style, we bought a large family-sized fridge which in turn … [Read more...]
Music, panacea and the Goodmans Oxford Radio
The radio makes all the difference in the morning. Once I'm up and dressed, I head to the kitchen and turn on the music. As the cottage is all on one level, the upbeat songs drift down the hallway to The Girls and bring them into the kitchen to get dressed. It's an early start for us, and in the winter when we leave the house in the dark it's particularly hard so happy music is our soundtrack. They love turning the sound up loud, … [Read more...]
