There's nothing better than arriving home from a long journey than finding a box of chocolates waiting on your doorstep. If only the chocolate came with a butler who unpacked the bags for me. Sigh. The people at Cocoa Boutique must have known I would need the chocolates. Admittedly I had to wait until about 3am for my jetlagged stomach to want to try chocolate, but it was eventually persuaded. And whilst The Girls and I watched a movie I … [Read more...]
The Back to School Essentials List
It's that time of year. Don't panic, I'm not talking about Christmas (although you really should be making a list so that you allow yourself enough time to check it twice *ahem*). I refer to the day that most parents come to really value as a yearly high: Back to School. I know it's awful to say but I am exhausted by the antics of my children and am metaphorically counting the hours. What I am actually doing is ticking things off a list (told … [Read more...]
Barbie™ – the Princess and the Popstar
Our chance to review Barbie™ - the Princess and the Popstar before it is released on 3rd September couldn't have come at a better time: firstly because I cannot watch Barbie™ Rapunzel again today and secondly because LBG (and therefore the Dimpled Ninja) has recently discovered Pop music. And Barbie™ The Princess & the Popstar gets off to a rocking start with a reworked song you may recognise! The first Barbie musical since 2007, the film … [Read more...]
Sudocrem Sunscreen Mousse
There's something about Sudocrem and child-rearing that seem to go hand-in-hand. There was always a jar at the NCT mum houses after our babies were born, fresh from their Hospital gift pack, if not purchased in advance of their impending arrival. There are still a few jars lying around at home. Dimples is slowly discovering them all though. Sadly for me, I only seem to discover this after the fact and have to spend the next twenty minutes … [Read more...]
Pixum Photo Book Review
We're currently enjoying the insane temperatures in Arizona on our fifth house exchange. It's bliss, and we are having a great time, not least because there is a pool in our backyard and a 'monster' truck in our garage. But as I sit typing at a very smart Mac that is literally thousands of miles away from the laptop I could use in my sleep, it makes me realise how many things there are that are particular to your home and your way of life that … [Read more...]
Bags of Love Review
I, like everyone else, coveted an Anya Hindmarch Photo bag when they first came out all those years ago. Of course, price was a significant factor so I never got one. So when Bags of Love got in touch offering me a product to review, it took a lot of strength to say no. Not to the review, but to the bag I had dreamed of for so long. DH had a more pressing need for a wash bag, you see. Men don't really 'do' bags. They don't really … [Read more...]
Two words: Trunki Giveaway
Last year when we went on holiday to Mallorca, the airport was alive with Trunkis, including LBG's Trixie (that's the bright pink one). They are great for airports: all that open space and smooth polished flooring make them easy to pull and better to ride on. This week, we hit North America, and saw only one other Trunki the entire trip, so got lots of attention as we travelled through Toronto and Phoenix Airports. Several people asked me where … [Read more...]
