It’s been over a year since I last wrote anything here. And it’s been quite the year. This is how I ended my last blog post, written in September 2022. Little did I know I’d be reading it just over a year later and those words would speak right to me. You feel you’re ridiculously […] The post I’m in a Hole appeared first on Holly Made Life ..read more

I’ve always enjoyed writing as a sort of self-therapy. It’s why I kept random notebooks filled journal entries as a child, first started blogging as a teenager and why I returned back to writing as an adult when I first fell pregnant as a way to chart and process all of the changes to life […] The post This Too Shall Pass… appeared first on Holly Made Life ..read more

For a while, I’ve been wanting to try out the nearest walk to us in Jen and Sim Benson’s book: 100 Great Walks to do with Kids*. According to the book, it was a 5.5mile walk that passes through our local National Trust property Hanbury Hall, which they’d given a difficulty rating of 3/5 (I […] The post Family Friendly Hanbury Circular Walk appeared first on Holly Made Life ..read more

Over the last weekend in July, I had the absolute privilege of hiking Moel Siabod with Bryony (@hike_this_way) and help her celebrate her final Nuttall in both England and Wales. The magnitude of this achievement should not be underestimated. Moel Siabod was her 446th mountain, and it’s an adventure that has taken her 7 years […] The post Moel Siabod via the Daear Ddu Scramble appeared first on Holly Made Life ..read more

With four weeks left until the Worcester City Runs 10k race on Sunday 4th September, the countdown is on, and I’m delighted to be running as an Events of the North Ambassador this year. Having ran the Worcester City Half Marathon last year, I can’t wait to return to the streets of Worcester and experience […] The post 4 Weeks to Go! Worcester City Runs 10k appeared first on Holly Made Life ..read more

AD – This is a sponsored blog post. I was kindly sent two pairs of WUKA Flex period pants for the purposes of this review. All content and ideas remain my own, and as always, is 100% honest. If you follow me online at all (whether it’s by reading this blog, following me on Instagram, […] The post WUKA Flex Period Pants appeared first on Holly Made Life ..read more

Ad – PR INVITE (Jim and I were invited to visit The Lost and Found to celebrate the launch of their new The Lost Hours menu. This review was not a requirement of our visit but our evening was complementary. We always measure time in units: seconds, minutes, hours. But over the last two years, […] The post The Lost Hours, indeed! appeared first on Holly Made Life ..read more

Pickle has always loved a theme park. He loves nothing more than whizzing along a track, the faster the better, or swooping high into the air. Some of the most memorable days out we’ve had together have been at family friendly thrill-seeking attractions like Peppa Pig World at Paulton’s Park and Thomasland at Drayton Manor […] The post Drayton Manor Annual Passes appeared first on Holly Made Life ..read more

I have this KitKat. I’ve had it since August 2020. I’ve refused to eat it but can’t quite bring myself to part with it. It’s been in my bedroom, on my dressing table for almost two years now. And every time I look at it, I wonder when I’ll feel I’m ‘done’ with it. You […] The post One Step Closer to the KitKat appeared first on Holly Made Life ..read more

Our October half term holiday was planned wholly in order to visit to the Cornish Seal Sanctuary. Seals have been my favourite animal since a memorable school trip to the West Midlands Safari park when I was 11 years old at school. If you’ve not heard the story before, it’s a sweet one. My younger […] The post Visiting the Cornish Seal Sanctuary appeared first on Holly Made Life ..read more