Did you know that 8 out of 10 women in the UK currently wear the wrong size bra? Until a few weeks ago, I was one of them! Debenhams are on a mission to encourage women to use their free expert bra fitting service so that they can reap the benefits of a correctly fitting bra. Their Bra Fit Challenge launched this month and I had the pleasure of visiting the flagship store on Oxford Street, London, a few weeks ago for my complimentary bra fit service and to find out more about the campaign. 


Debenhams Bra Fit Challenge #knowyoursize | Giveaway: Debenhams 24 Hour Strapless Bra

Did you know that 8 out of 10 women in the UK currently wear the wrong size bra? Until a few weeks ago, I was one of them! Debenhams are on a mission to encourage women to use their free expert bra fitting service so that they can reap the benefits of a correctly fitting bra. Their Bra Fit Challenge launched this month and I had the pleasure of visiting the flagship store on Oxford Street, London, a few weeks ago for my complimentary bra fit service and to find out more about the campaign. 


The Queen celebrating her 90th birthday this year is a pretty big deal. Did you know that Queen Elizabeth II is now also the nation's longest-serving monarch? The boys and I spent a day celebrating the Queen's 90th birthday by making and baking using some brilliant party and craft resources from iChild.co.uk

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Celebrating the Queen's 90th Birthday with iChild.co.uk

The Queen celebrating her 90th birthday this year is a pretty big deal. Did you know that Queen Elizabeth II is now also the nation's longest-serving monarch? The boys and I spent a day celebrating the Queen's 90th birthday by making and baking using some brilliant party and craft resources from iChild.co.uk

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Snoopy and Charlie Brown: The Peanuts Movie is released on DVD on Monday 30th May 2016, just in time for half term.  Directed by Steve Martino, Charlie Brown, Snoopy, Lucy, Linus and the rest of the “Peanuts” gang make their animated feature debut in this heartwarming story. Charlie Brown, the world’s most beloved underdog, embarks upon a heroic quest to win the heart of the new girl at school, while his best pal, Snoopy, takes to the skies to pursue his arch-nemesis, the Red Baron. 

Review: Snoopy and Charlie Brown: The Peanuts Movie

Snoopy and Charlie Brown: The Peanuts Movie is released on DVD on Monday 30th May 2016, just in time for half term.  Directed by Steve Martino, Charlie Brown, Snoopy, Lucy, Linus and the rest of the “Peanuts” gang make their animated feature debut in this heartwarming story. Charlie Brown, the world’s most beloved underdog, embarks upon a heroic quest to win the heart of the new girl at school, while his best pal, Snoopy, takes to the skies to pursue his arch-nemesis, the Red Baron. 

Welcome to Happy Days! Katy and I host this linky with the purpose of inspiring you to make the most of each day, no matter what you've been up to, and to find happiness in every day. It's where I share the little moments that have brought me joy. 

“Happiness is a journey... not a destination.


Happy Days: Peonies, Parcels & Princes

Welcome to Happy Days! Katy and I host this linky with the purpose of inspiring you to make the most of each day, no matter what you've been up to, and to find happiness in every day. It's where I share the little moments that have brought me joy. 

“Happiness is a journey... not a destination.


I'm really excited to be working with Away Resorts this year as one of their Great British Bloggers and next month we are off to the Isle of Wight to stay at their Whitecliff Bay holiday park. Little Campers holidays are four night, mid-week breaks that are tailored for tots under the age of five to make those first holidays truly memorable - and I have an exclusive discount code just for you readers! 


From Monday 6th June 2016 families can bring their little campers to the Whitecliff Bay park on the Isle of Wight or the Tattershall Lakes park in Lincolnshire to enjoy lots of toddler-friendly fun that will be happening through the month. Read on to learn more and find out how to get an enormous 40% off the standard prices!

Away Resorts Little Campers: Toddler Friendly Holiday Breaks this June + exclusive discount

I'm really excited to be working with Away Resorts this year as one of their Great British Bloggers and next month we are off to the Isle of Wight to stay at their Whitecliff Bay holiday park. Little Campers holidays are four night, mid-week breaks that are tailored for tots under the age of five to make those first holidays truly memorable - and I have an exclusive discount code just for you readers! 


From Monday 6th June 2016 families can bring their little campers to the Whitecliff Bay park on the Isle of Wight or the Tattershall Lakes park in Lincolnshire to enjoy lots of toddler-friendly fun that will be happening through the month. Read on to learn more and find out how to get an enormous 40% off the standard prices!
I used to have this idea that my children would only have a few select toys, that they would be educational somehow, and that they would be themed so I could rotate them each day. Ha! Fast forward three years and my living room looks like a Toys'R'Us lorry crashed into it, so I am trying to go back to my original idea of quality over quantity. I'm also trying to choose toys that help my children learn and develop in some way, as well as being fun to play with, and ideally toys that both my three year old and one year old can enjoy. Their new Hape Walk-A-Long Puppy ticks all those boxes.

Review: Hape Walk-A-Long Puppy

I used to have this idea that my children would only have a few select toys, that they would be educational somehow, and that they would be themed so I could rotate them each day. Ha! Fast forward three years and my living room looks like a Toys'R'Us lorry crashed into it, so I am trying to go back to my original idea of quality over quantity. I'm also trying to choose toys that help my children learn and develop in some way, as well as being fun to play with, and ideally toys that both my three year old and one year old can enjoy. Their new Hape Walk-A-Long Puppy ticks all those boxes.

Welcome to Happy Days! Katy and I host this linky with the purpose of inspiring you to make the most of each day, no matter what you've been up to, and to find happiness in every day. It's where I share the little moments that have brought me joy. 

“Happiness is a perfume you cannot pour on others without getting a few drops on yourself.

Happy Days: Donuts, Frogs & Plaits

Welcome to Happy Days! Katy and I host this linky with the purpose of inspiring you to make the most of each day, no matter what you've been up to, and to find happiness in every day. It's where I share the little moments that have brought me joy. 

“Happiness is a perfume you cannot pour on others without getting a few drops on yourself.

May's Bostik Blogger craft box has a weather theme to it. I've been really excited about doing this month's craft as I knew I wanted to make a weather chart. They are fun to make, easy to do and a great way of teaching younger children about the different weather types.

Craft Idea: Weather Chart

May's Bostik Blogger craft box has a weather theme to it. I've been really excited about doing this month's craft as I knew I wanted to make a weather chart. They are fun to make, easy to do and a great way of teaching younger children about the different weather types.

Welcome to Happy Days! Katy and I host this linky with the purpose of inspiring you to make the most of each day, no matter what you've been up to, and to find happiness in every day. It's where I share the little moments that have brought me joy. 

“"Just living is not enough," said the butterfly, 
"one must have sunshine, freedom and a little flower."”


Happy Days: Summer's Coming

Welcome to Happy Days! Katy and I host this linky with the purpose of inspiring you to make the most of each day, no matter what you've been up to, and to find happiness in every day. It's where I share the little moments that have brought me joy. 

“"Just living is not enough," said the butterfly, 
"one must have sunshine, freedom and a little flower."”


If you're a regular reader of my blog, you know I'm incredibly fascinated by pregnancy and birth. You'll probably also know I've had both a c-section birth and then a vaginal birth. I've had a baby that was poorly and had formula for his first few days of life, and I've had a baby that was as strong as an ox and took to breastfeeding like a champ moments after being born. And I do often wonder what difference any of this could make to the boys' future health... 

Review: The Microbiome Effect by Toni Harman & Alex Wakeford

If you're a regular reader of my blog, you know I'm incredibly fascinated by pregnancy and birth. You'll probably also know I've had both a c-section birth and then a vaginal birth. I've had a baby that was poorly and had formula for his first few days of life, and I've had a baby that was as strong as an ox and took to breastfeeding like a champ moments after being born. And I do often wonder what difference any of this could make to the boys' future health... 

Have you heard of the #TeamThomas campaign currently underway on the Thomas & Friends website and Facebook page? It is all about celebrating Thomas & Friends core values of friendship, determination and teamwork as well as a new racing theme for 2016. 



Each week there are fun activities that parents and children can join in with to reinforce the positive values of friendship, teamwork, participation and determination. By sharing stories, photos, videos and comments on Twitter and Instagram using #TeamThomas you can help Thomas on his journey to the Great Race, which is the new film out in a couple of weeks, and when he reaches his final destination there will be ever before seen videos and amazing prizes for Thomas fans!  

Review: Thomas & Friends Take-n-Play Jungle Quest Playset | #TeamThomas

Have you heard of the #TeamThomas campaign currently underway on the Thomas & Friends website and Facebook page? It is all about celebrating Thomas & Friends core values of friendship, determination and teamwork as well as a new racing theme for 2016. 



Each week there are fun activities that parents and children can join in with to reinforce the positive values of friendship, teamwork, participation and determination. By sharing stories, photos, videos and comments on Twitter and Instagram using #TeamThomas you can help Thomas on his journey to the Great Race, which is the new film out in a couple of weeks, and when he reaches his final destination there will be ever before seen videos and amazing prizes for Thomas fans!  

ROOM is the multi-award winning film directing by Academy Award nominated Lenny Abrahamson, and stars Brie Larson, Jacob Tremblay, Joan Allen, William H. Macy and Sean Bridgers. It tells the extraordinary story of five year old Jack, who lives his life confined to a 11 foot square space with his Ma. They are prisoners, but Jack is blissfully unaware and life like this is all he has ever known. Ma and Room are his whole world and he is happy. But Ma reaches breaking point and comes up with a dangerous and risky plan to escape, so that Jack can finally discover what's beyond those four walls.

Review & Giveaway: ROOM DVD

ROOM is the multi-award winning film directing by Academy Award nominated Lenny Abrahamson, and stars Brie Larson, Jacob Tremblay, Joan Allen, William H. Macy and Sean Bridgers. It tells the extraordinary story of five year old Jack, who lives his life confined to a 11 foot square space with his Ma. They are prisoners, but Jack is blissfully unaware and life like this is all he has ever known. Ma and Room are his whole world and he is happy. But Ma reaches breaking point and comes up with a dangerous and risky plan to escape, so that Jack can finally discover what's beyond those four walls.

After deciding to go vegan at the start of the year, I've been trying out so many delicious new recipes and meal ideas. Mostly though, I just cook the same stuff as we always had and just adapt the recipe slightly. For example, soya products work just as well as dairy when a recipe calls for cream, milk or yogurt, and soya yogurt is what I use for the sauce in this recipe for Rainbow Loaded Baked Sweet Potatoes which I adapted from a Jamie Oliver recipe. You could use dairy yogurt if you like though. 

Recipe: Rainbow Loaded Baked Sweet Potatoes | Review: Joseph Joseph Handi-Grate

After deciding to go vegan at the start of the year, I've been trying out so many delicious new recipes and meal ideas. Mostly though, I just cook the same stuff as we always had and just adapt the recipe slightly. For example, soya products work just as well as dairy when a recipe calls for cream, milk or yogurt, and soya yogurt is what I use for the sauce in this recipe for Rainbow Loaded Baked Sweet Potatoes which I adapted from a Jamie Oliver recipe. You could use dairy yogurt if you like though. 

At the start of this year, Katy & I launched our new Instagram project, #MyHappyCapture. The aim of the project is to celebrate your happy moments, those that make you smile. We want to use the hashtag to build an Instagram community where you can share photos that encompass happiness. Every month we choose our favourite photos that have been shared using the tag and round them up on our blogs! 


My Happy Capture: April Round-up

At the start of this year, Katy & I launched our new Instagram project, #MyHappyCapture. The aim of the project is to celebrate your happy moments, those that make you smile. We want to use the hashtag to build an Instagram community where you can share photos that encompass happiness. Every month we choose our favourite photos that have been shared using the tag and round them up on our blogs! 


Dial™ Baby food storage containers from Joseph Joseph make storing and serving food for babies safe and easy. The BPA-free containers come with a clever rotating dial in the lid to let you clearly date the contents, so you can easily keep track of when you need to use it by, helping to reduce waste!

Giveaway: Joseph Joseph Dial Baby Food Storage Containers

Dial™ Baby food storage containers from Joseph Joseph make storing and serving food for babies safe and easy. The BPA-free containers come with a clever rotating dial in the lid to let you clearly date the contents, so you can easily keep track of when you need to use it by, helping to reduce waste!

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