I don’t know about you, but spending last three months in my house has left me desperate to redecorate. Before lockdown hit, I had a list of jobs as long as my arm, and after more than 12 weeks of staring at the same four walls, I’m suddenly convinced that maybe I should start that bedroom reno afterall. Though, thanks to the economic uncertainty and my pending divorce (argh!),… View Post
While most of the UK is now working from home, for some this is not an option. For NHS workers, not only are they required to be on the front line, but they are working extra hours and risking their own health by continuing to go into hospitals and surgeries every day to help others. It’s at times like these when you can’t help but be extremely grateful to everyone… View Post
Last month, my life was flipped upside down when my husband and I separated. I won’t get into the details of what happened, but will say that it came as quite a shock and he moved out just days before Christmas. We’ve decided to try our best to be amicable and have agreed to coparent our six-year-old daughter because, while we may have split up, our family has not. So… View Post
Am I the only that feels like Christmas has creeped on me? November is jam-packed with birthdays and then suddenly, it is December 1 and everyone is posting Elf on the Shelf photos and pictures of their newly decorated trees. I, for one, am feeling a bit behind in the pre-holiday prep – so, tonight, I will be making my list and checking it twice – and hunting down… View Post
UK shoppers are planning to spend an average of £224 each in this year’s Black Friday sales, according to research by PwC. Black Friday officially kicks off on Friday, but many of us will splash our cash in the November sales bonanza which seems to last for weeks. The thing is, that this marketing phenomenon is often a case of something being “too good to be true”. According… View Post
“Remember, remember, John Lewis in November.” This is my new favourite saying thanks to this month kicking off with with two big birthdays (mine and my husband’s!) and finished off with a bombardment of Black Friday deals. It seems that every year, we buy each other birthday pressies, only to find them so much cheaper just two weeks later in the sales. But, lucky for me, it seems that… View Post