If there is one aspect of my ‘beauty routine’ that will guarantee whether I feel good or bad about myself, it’s my hair. It is pretty much the first thing that people will notice when they see you like your hair is more visible than say your make-up at a distance. I always notice others’ … Read more
Life gets so busy we sometimes tend to ignore those ageing signs that are lying on our face. Yet there are people willing to do some crazy things to look younger. Nevertheless, there are plenty of natural beauty hacks to preserve your youthful complexion. Hydrate your skin with Aloe Vera: Aloe Vera is the best … Read more
On Friday Jelly Bean and I visited newly refurbished and renamed store, Poundworld Plus in Wisbech. It is the second Poundworld Plus to open following the Nottingham store in September. Poundworld Plus is part of the already successful Poundworld group but it’s more that just a ‘pound shop’. Approximately 75% of their products are priced … Read more
As Queensgate Shopping Centre in Peterborough was starting to turn off lights and pull down the shutters, one store was welcoming their VIP customers by invitation only to the unveiling of their special new shopping experience, Boots Emporium. We were greeted at the door with a choice of bubbly or pink lemonade and then directed up the escalators … Read more
The Body Shop has been around for as long as I can remember. During my teenage years, the classrooms were ripe with the smell of White Musk perfume and Morello Cherry lip balm. My Mum always swore by their Elderflower Eye gel and I always loved their selections of body lotions. I used to buy … Read more
When I look back at my Wedding and Honeymoon photographs, just before I fell pregnant with Little Bean I’m shocked by how much my face has aged over the past 8 years. Must be all those sleepless nights!!! Before having the Beans I rarely left the house without make-up on but in recent years this … Read more
Grandad’s 70th Birthday celebrations were still in full flow on Sunday, we managed to squeeze as many out of days as possible not returning home until 6.45 pm so the Beans went straight to bed ready for school the next morning. We had all had a really lovely time together as a family with lots of great memories … Read more
Sunday was Father’s Day and the children always get very excited about giving presents to anyone, you’d think they were the ones receiving presents. I love that they love to give as well as receive. We enjoyed a pretty lazy day together around the house and then in the afternoon popped over to Nanny and … Read more
With the May Half Term holiday stretching out before us we enjoyed a trip over to Birmingham to the Sea Life Centre and had a great day. This time the ‘event’ was Mister Maker and the Beans loved it, they had lots of fun watching all the sea creatures swimming around in their tanks and … Read more