I’m a bit of a self confessed DIY Queen, to the point where we went to a garden party recently and I ended up building the flat pack BBQ- a story for another day! When I’m not building BBQ’s I dabble in a bit of up-cycling here and there when I’m inspired, and as we’re currently moving in with my partner the perfect opportunity presented itself recently. We have been making the second bedroom a new haven for Alice, which inevitably meant lots of pink- her choice! The drawers he had already were a beautiful design and practical size but…

I admit it, I’m kinda (very!) late to the Birchbox party and have just received my first beauty box through the post and I have to say I’m liking it so far! For those of you in the know I jumped in with the May box containing 5 products in the ‘Palm Leaves and Warm Breeze’ design which made me feel very summery (even though it was raining outside!). This is what it looks like and I’m already thinking of what I can reuse it for- if you have any Birchbox tips or hacks please share them with me, and…

Oh Cath, you’ve done it again you gorgeous lot! A couple of months ago I saw the amazing news that Cath Kidston were welcoming darling Alice into their family from Wonderland and I could not have been more excited! The gorgeous Alice in Wonderland Disney X Cath Kidston range landed this week and it doesn’t disappoint! I couldn’t resist making some of it my own. As with most of their products the prices were the high end of high street so amongst moments of ‘I want it all!’ I tried to pick wisely and choose items that we could enjoy for…

OK girls, it’s about to get real over here. Period. Yes, Aunt Flo is a bitch at the best of times with her habit of dropping into our monthly routines, usually at the most inopportune moment, to explain why all you’ve wanted to eat the last week is chocolate and fried cheese and why the sound of your Boyfriend breathing is enough to make you want to punch him in the face. But with that realisation, and relief that you’ve avoided the stork for another month, comes a week of cramps and period management. Yay. Since having Alice my TOTM…