000 Up until a few years ago, the only style of shapewear you saw in the shops were ancient looking corsets and girdles. Most of these garments were ugly, and to say they were uncomfortable was an understatement. Often, they were made from hard, sharp stays that dug into you and always showed through your […]

000 I have saved the best till last with my series of blog posts about Puy du Fou. La Cinéscénie is hailed as ‘the greatest night show in the world’ and having experienced it for myself – I can see why. Photo credit: Puy du Fou Imagine a live production of 90 minutes on a […]

000 It’s all very well and good treating the little ones over the summer. After all, they’ve earned their summer break as much as you have! But once they’ve had their fill of ice creams, day trips to the beach, a trip to a theme park and plenty of BBQs and picnics thrown in too […]

010 What kind of theme park doesn’t have rides? This is what my kids said to me when I told them that I’d been asked by BritMums to attend a hosted press trip to a place in France called Puy du Fou. I confess, I’d never heard of it – but despite receiving 2.2million annual […]

000 I love a good read – especially one you can’t put down, and Missing Pieces was exactly that. I devoured the book over the course of a weekend, if it had been a lazy weekend I feel sure that I could have done it in a day, but as I had loads of other […]

000 What would you do if you won the lottery? It’s a great question isn’t it? Really allows you to let loose and dream, of the places, the things, how you’d live. For me, if I won the lottery I think I’d travel. I love visiting new places, experiencing new cultures, and of course, getting […]

000 I’ve had many conversations with my mum friends where we agree that it is like heaven on earth at the end of a long day to take off the bra, slip on some soft, clean pyjamas and settle in to a cosy night at home. But I can’t lie to you, in my house […]

000 In our household like many others, the task of gift buying lies at my feet. I am the person who maintains the family diary, so when a birthday for a cousin or grandparent rolls around, I flag it up in advance so we can find something suitable or organise a card. I get a […]