With six mind – and money – saving strategies, plenty of flexible recipes and clickable links to useful foodie resources, Angela Esnouf’s ebook, Menu Planning Made Easy is a straightforward approach to that half-hour a week we’re all supposed to spend planning what to eat each day but somehow never get round to. Like this?Read [...]
There I was jumping into my cloudy deathbed! What was mere seconds felts like minutes. I couldn’t scream. I couldn’t think. All I did was gasp for air… I did however manage to remember instructions and googled for the camerawoman to film me fall with arms wide open, thumbs up, and frozen… …perhaps the most [...]
Being a newcomer in London is exciting as there are lots to see and explore. Here are my six preferred activities… Have you got any nice London tips or no-noes? I would love to hear them! Like this?Read more… Recommended by A mum in London
Being a newcomer in London is exciting as there are lots to see and explore. Here are my six preferred activities… Have you got any nice London tips or no-noes? I would love to hear them! Like this?Read more… Recommended by A mum in London
We Mrs Foxes went to Pulse-London on the weekend. Pulse is a trade show that brings together over 600 of the latest lifestyle brands in London organised into five distinct show sectors. So, although Pulse is not exactly aimed at the children’s market we wanted to have a look at what was out there, catch [...]
I do like a good list – one with a fair few slightly cheaty easily tick-offable things on there (think, ‘brush teeth’ or ‘post letters’). Sometimes though these lists can become a bit of a millstone around your neck. There often seems to be things on those lists that stay there longer than they should [...]
In 3-months time, I will turn 40. I am surprisingly ok with it, looking forward to it even. I wish I had felt this calm about turning 30, but at the time it literally felt like the worst thing that could have happened to me, like, EVER. I was not ready to turn 30. I [...]
In 3-months time, I will turn 40. I am surprisingly ok with it, looking forward to it even. I wish I had felt this calm about turning 30, but at the time it literally felt like the worst thing that could have happened to me, like, EVER. I was not ready to turn 30. I [...]
No, I’m not scrapping around for the positivities of getting older (ok, maybe I am), but there are definitely positives to age and I think it’s important to remember them when you are bemoaning your saggy tummy and bum, staring horified at your crows feet and complaining (yet again) that you have no idea what [...]
I looked at the rectangular card between my fingers. I could always return if this adventure fell on its fat face. I knew these streets so well, the junctions of my child hood, my teenage years, my twenties. Yes, I thought, I could always swim up stream, back up the M1, a tried-it-but-didn’t-work-out salmon returning [...]
Moving to a new place is hard when you just don’t know anyone, no matter how perfect the ‘location, location, location’. There is no denying that, when you get a bit older, making new friends in a new area can be daunting. So, here are a few tips that might make it a bit easier… [...]
This weeks I am sharing a life lesson that I have learnt and then forgot and have to re-learn again. Over and over I go through this, all part of my journey of faith. It annoys me that I forget things and can’t seem to retain everything I need but thankfully I have a loving [...]
how bad do things have to get before they start listening Like this?Read more… Recommended by savette.com
Opportunity is missed by people because it is dressed in overalls and called work Thomas Edison Principles of success boil down to a few smart lessons. This is what I learned in relation to publishing but I think the lessons can be applied to all goals. When I wrote my book How to afford time [...]
I can’t stand it any more!! I’m sick of me, I hate myself! I wish I could hide myself away and just stay there! I hate dressing myself, I hate going out, I hate how I look, what I wear, I hate how I have just undone all my hard work! I’m smoking AGAIN! I’m fat AGAIN! I’m unhealthy [...]
‘m not really a collector or a hoarder, I’m always throwing things out, car booting them or sending them off in a charity bag. Little is safe in our house! When I was younger I collected the usual crap, like them fortnightly or monthly magazines that have some terribly cheap ‘gift’ attached. You’d have to [...]
…I don’t believe in looking back and agonising about the number of moves we’ve had. But last weekend we visited the North Yorkshire village where we lived when my daughter was four and my son was two. And for some reason I felt a bit nostalgic. Back then we bought a pretty three-bedroom cottage with [...]
Ok, even I know this is a bit of a weird one. My parents are married. They threw a brilliant party (to which I was not invited *stamps foot*), got too drunk, and put awful clichés into their speeches. There were things they adored about their wedding, and things they wish they’d done differently. So [...]
One of the nice things about starting blogging, especially a blog about my age, is that I feel a small pressure to get my act together on the clothing front. I’ve also got into the habit of reading other bloggers, specifically fashion blogs for my age range, and seeing what things might suit me. I’ve [...]
Well. I don’t go to disco dancing lessons anymore, but if you ply me with a rum or two I could probably still do a passable baby bus-stop, ably demonstrated by my 9 year old self in this photo. Fabulous jump suit, I think I might buy one for the school run! Like this?Read more… [...]
