[This post features discounted treatments from The Parks] Guys, I got a new face. Well, not a new face as such but I’ve made a few changes to the lovely one I already had thanks to the wonderful team at The Parks. Full discolure, prior to these treatments, I was an existing patient at The Parks, having had under-eye skin boosters there for a number of years. When I find somewhere I love and ..read more

I think you’ll all know by now my family grew during lockdown. It’s something I talk about a bit. Not a lot, because so much of it is none of anyone else’s business. Something I’ve only gently whispered about is just how fucking hard I found it.There are SO MANY things that people did badly. The government’s gross mishandling being the obvious one. In my increasingly tiny world, I made mistakes ..read more

At the beginning of this year, I didn’t think for one minute that I’d be able to kick the clothes shopping habit. And honestly? I haven’t. What I *have* done, is to change ~how~ I shop and, as a result, my bank account, wardrobe and general sense of smugness are in a much better place. So far this year, I’ve bought twelve items new and sent back eight of them - I’m just so much more discerning ..read more

Who else is currently on a constant swing between wanting to hold their loved one so close and so hard that their heads pop off and contemplating moving into the garage because it’s quieter and the door is too heavy for a toddler to open…? I know I’m anxious right now (I think the majority of us are because we actually care) and children one million percent pick up on that, regardless of how ..read more

I’ve just had a magical three days in Masham, aka my favourite place in the UK. It rained, the bebe screamed, everything had icecream on it, we had to bring our biggest coats for al fresco dining but WE HAD A HOLIDAY! I’ve spent so many happy family holidays here, ran away here when my life fell to pieces, got married here and now I’ve shared it with the bebe. DREAMY. As such, I thought it only ..read more

[This post features gifted items from a previous AD in collaboration with Simply Be]I was really excited about this campaign: A capsule wardrobe of infinite opportunity. I was going to show you how I would style the capsule wardrobe to go to Aldi, how I’d wear it for a picnic with the family, maybe even a little al fresco vino with my friends. And yet here we are. At home. Again. Neck Ruffle ..read more

Happy New Year one and all, wishing you a safe, happy and fortuitous 2021. Em x ..read more

2020. What a year. Image: Inspire ImagesIt’s been a muddy year. I’ve walked in the mud, I’ve pushed a pram in the mud, I’ve picked babies out of mud, I’ve laughed in the mud, I’ve cried in the mud, I’ve washed mud off EVERYTHING. How I’ve LOATHED it but yet how lucky I am to be in the position to do all of the above.This year has brought me a life I didn’t believe possible. It’s tested me to ..read more

Christmas is going to be a bit different this year, not least because most of us haven’t been anywhere, aren’t going anywhere and (in my case) can’t actually remember what it’s like being in a place that isn’t the house/Aldi any more. As such, I’ve put together three potential Christmas Day at home looks for your delight and delectation (And also to motivate me out of my pyjamas...) Rollneck ..read more

[Images in this post contain gifted items]When I was in my early teens, I was desperate to fit in - Fashion, culture, habits; I wanted to be just like everyone else. Yet at 6ft tall, with size 9 feet and a very limited understanding of what “cool” meant for me, it wasn’t to be. Thank goodness, this was the time that I discovered Vintage. Anyone whose defining years were spent in Hull in the 90s ..read more