The month of May has meant a lot more time spent outside. The weather has been kind to us, we had our impromptu weekend away in Dorset, plus we’ve been hard at work in the garden – an ambitious project…
My top tips for open-plan family living
Time for some honesty. These pictures of my home aren’t the best I’ve ever taken, but I’m currently wallowing in a bit of blogger’s block, and I felt like I just needed to move forward and write a post in…
Impulsive getaway: family weekend in Dorset
It was the Tuesday after the bank holiday. Ben had worked all weekend, and I was on my way into London for a day in the office. The sun was shining, the weather forecast was looking amazing, and I had…
DIY Sharpie plant pot tutorial
I realised the other day that although I’d shared my handy Ikea plant pot hack on my YouTube channel, I hadn’t actually blogged about it, so I’m making up for that now with a quick tutorial. This is such…
DIY shutters from The Shutter Store
I’ll let you into a little secret. I loathe and detest the windows and patio doors in our house. If we had the money, I wouldn’t think twice – I’d change them all in a heartbeat. The UPVC white frames…
Creative selfies: my olive branch tattoo
I’d just finished telling the twins how amazing I thought I was (I make a point of saying regularly that I think I’m beautiful, that I love my smile, that I’m awesome etc etc so I don’t pass any of…
Sitting and knitting – finding time to rest
This weekend I plan to be indulging in my latest obsession: knitting. I’ve just finished a manically busy few weeks of work. The adrenaline that’s been getting me through each day has suddently stopped flowing, and intense exhaustion – mental…
How to create a wall of plants
We recently decorated our hallway, stairway and landing – finally ridding the house of its last areas of beige and magnolia, and painting everything a fresh, bright white. Obviously this meant taking everything down off the walls, and I’ve taken…
What have I been up to lately?
After a slow start to 2016, work picked up very quickly (phew), and has kept me busy ever since. As a couple of the things I’ve been working on had to be kept under wraps I couldn’t really talk about…
How to give a boring doormat a fun new look
We have only recently been able to have doormats in our house (I could go into detail about the dirty protests our old cat used to make whenever we put a mat down, but to be honest you really don’t…
Styling the Seasons: April
Did you know it’s UK Coffee Week? “A united platform where coffee operators, trade professionals and consumers can join together in celebration of the coffee industry and raise funds to give back to the communities which grow our coffee” –…
No mess, no stress kids’ craft party kits
Sometimes you need an activity for the kids that’ll fill half an hour while you can just get on with something else, which is when the selection of party craft kits that the lovely Alexis from Cotton & Twist (Alexis…