Books, stationery, and wellbeing
A travel system is one of the biggest purchases you'll make when you're pregnant and it's so important to pick the perfect one. I'd like to say we umm-ed and aah-ed for a while before buying ours but it was love at first sight. For me, when it came to the Cosatto Fable travel system,… Continue reading Tried and tested: Cosatto Fable travel system and Mamas and Papas Spiral Confetti Spot Pushchair
You can never start tummy time too early. We started doing it with Jenson for a couple of minutes a day a week or two after we came home from hospital. He was doing it pretty much from birth on our chests but a couple of weeks in we made an effort to put him… Continue reading Tried and tested: Mamas and Papas tummy time snuggle rug from Argos
I was a very happy girl the other day to receive the rather fabulous offer of reviewing a selection of party wear from JD Williams - and I got to pick the pieces myself! After a couple of minutes browsing the website, which, to be honest, I hadn't paid much attention to before, I created… Continue reading Tried and tested: JD Williams party wear
The other day the boyfriend presented me with the ultimate snack food: pizza rolls! They take mere minutes to make and are great when you get post-dinner munchies. I always make sure we get some cheap burger cheese when I order for Tesco home delivery. It's handy for all kinds of things! You will need… Continue reading Tried and tested: Pizza rolls
When I first read Cosmo's article 'What the eff are these red bumps on my arm?', I couldn't believe how common Keratosis Pilaris ("chicken skin") is. Nearly 40% of the population suffers from it and, while it's not curable, you can reduce the appearance of these soul-destroying red bumps. For reals. I really dislike my… Continue reading Tried and tested: Keratosis Pilaris (“chicken skin”) treatments
I'm the first to admit I'm not the best baker. Until the boyfriend's last birthday, I had massive issues making cakes rise. Shortbread seems to go ok but even cookies (particularly the chocolate chip variety) just seem to expand and fill the entire baking try. Domestic Sluttery's oat and raisin cookie recipe, on the other… Continue reading Tried and tested: Oat and raisin cookies
I mentioned last week that I made the boyfriend a birthday cake and if you've read a few of my posts you'll know that I'm not the best baker. When I make chocolate chip cookies they always seem to spread out and become a massive tray of burnt mess and when I attempt cakes they… Continue reading Tried and tested: Chocolate birthday cake