001 Pose in a bunting bikini? BritMums made me do it! Image from BritMums Live 2015 Whoop it up with Carol Smillie? BritMums made me do it! Image from BritMums Live 2015 Straddle my fellow bloggers? BritMums made me do it! Image from BritMums Live 2015 Let’s just say, it is the exciting, electric atmosphere […]

001 I had to blow my own trumpet just a little bit here because I have just mastered the art of packing light! Seriously – this never happens. When I travel I usually take practically everything and the kitchen sink! I blame the kids! Since I became a mother I have gone for the strategy […]

001 Chilling with children around sounds like a misnomer but it is possible and easy if you pick the right location! We had not one but two spa days on our recent week long holiday to Italy, because we were well located – staying at a Canvas Holidays resort – Camping Bella Italia, which is […]

001 Peschiera is a town in the province of Verona and can be found at the southernmost point of Lake Garda, Italy. We stayed there for a week recently during half term on a family holiday and loved exploring the area which is very pretty, and also ventured further afield with our children – a […]

112 Who doesn’t love Italy right? Our family has an ongoing love affair with Italy. It is where my husband and I spent our honeymoon back in the 1990’s. My mum got married in the noughties in Verona (where Romeo and Juliet was set!) and mum and I went back there about 8 years ago […]

001 As a teenager I had two pen friends. One lived in Hong Kong and we used to send each other lovely packages containing stationery from our countries. From her I discovered Hello Kitty and also just beautiful pencil tins and stickers that no-one else in my class had, so I felt the epitome of […]

001 I’ve been a mum for 13 years. It’s a busy job – round the clock and unrelenting but I wouldn’t have it any other way. Being a mother has taught me more about myself and the world than I could have imagined in my pre-mum, singular, career focused brain. It has also taught me […]