001 How to encourage your children to help with household chores. You probably experienced it as a child, the daily battle with your parents to do your chores and the inevitable war zone that broke out when dishes weren’t dried or bedrooms dusted. Chores are boring, even for adults, but if we all want to […]

002 Perhaps I’m a little early to talk about spring cleaning but now we are on our way out of winter, I’m ready to shake off some of the hibernation I’ve been doing and start to freshen things up ready for a brighter season. All winter I’ve been burning spiced scented candles like the ones […]

001 A Friday night after a long working week, my three favourite people around me and being one of the first people to try the brand new Chiquito’s menu which launched at the start of the week = a recipe for a great night! We went to our local Chiquito in Castleford, arriving at 7.30pm […]

001 I wish that working from home is how your work colleagues think it is going to be when you announce that you are leaving to start a business from home! I remember one colleague saying to me “How lovely, you will be able to answer your emails from your garden!” I actually tried that […]

001 You have heard the saying, you can take a girl out of (name of place) but you can’t take (name of place) out of the girl! No matter how far and wide you travel, you always want to come back home and this is true of me and Yorkshire. 2016 will be something of […]

001 It’s been seven years…. seven! Seven years since I was at home with my second baby, trawling the internet for company, inspiration and a way to express myself. Seven years since I saw the American bloggers talking about their lives online and providing a fun insight into who they were and what they did. […]

002 Before I’d ever been on a cruise, my main worry was “What if I don’t like it – I’m stuck on a boat!” or “What if I meet someone I’d rather avoid – there’s nowhere to hide!” Not that I avoid people often, it’s just the thought of being ‘trapped’ as I saw it, […]

001 Selling your home? How to speed up the process So your home has been sitting on the market for weeks, maybe months. It’s not the biggest or best house, but it’s in a nice area and there’s nothing wrong with it that you can see – so why is nobody showing any interest? There […]

002 One of the best things about Valentine’s Day is that it is a great excuse to indulge in some delicious food! I’m not that bothered about getting a card, but give me a lovely pudding and I’m putty in your hands! Over the years I’ve blogged and vlogged some fab recipes, but I noticed […]

002 When I was at university my boyfriend and I had a long distance romance for a year. It was really tough – being away from the one you love, but as the saying goes, what doesn’t kill you makes you stronger and he is now my husband and we have two beautiful children. I […]