Affordable Maternity Fashion
If you are anything like me, and I think that I speak to most first time mums here, I didn't know what to expect where maternity fashion is concerned. Let's face, it hasn't had the best reputation in the past. Often big and flouncy and without an ounce of...
Growing your own food at home
With the ever-increasing cost of food, many of us are looking for cost-effective ways to make our pounds stretch that bit further. One idea which has become increasingly popular is to grow our own food. The added health benefits, knowing...
Kalkan 2014 – a car called Jeff & a dog called Sammy
Confused by the title of this post? Don't worry all will be revealed shortly. Last month Alfie and I went on our last holiday together before the baby arrives. This is something that we had planned a few weeks after we had found out that I was...
Blogiversary Month: my favourite plugins for WordPress
Firstly I must apologise that I have no real knowledge of Blogger and this post is more for those on Wordpress. Secondly, I stress again that I probably don't possess enough expertise to blog about these kind of topics, but I thought that it would be nice...
Lazy Daisy and feeling more prepared for birth – #34 weeks
So now I'm at the 34 week pregnant stage..the home stretch! The count down is on as my mum likes to keep reminding me. I can't believe that our little one will be with us in just over 6 weeks, if he's on time. Although he may decide to be an...
Roasted Vegetable & Quinoa Salad with a pomegranate & balsamic dressing
There's a myth out there that salads only consist of rabbit food, aren't filling and taste of nothing! I love my salads and eat them all year round. One of the main reasons that I enjoy them so much, other than the fact they're packed full of nutrition and...
Sifting through the crap and finding health fads that I LOVE
There seems to be a new fashionable health fad every other week, or is it just me? They seem to range from the expensive and weird to the potentially sensible offerings. With the majority of us switching on and trying out a healthier way of living, we are...
Healthy new snacks and change of plans
Hey hey lovelies! Hope your all having a fantastic weekend. I've had a pretty good week full of lots of nice things and getting back into a normal routine after my holiday has been great. Right now it's raining cats and dogs, which may have ruined...
Strawberry and Watermelon Cooler
It's been hot, hot, hot recently! With the soaring temperatures I've been taking delight in drinking this fabulous concoction... It's safe to say that I'm majorly addicted to watermelon and strawberries at the moment. The cooling properties of the...
Bump on holiday
Last month we took the bump on holiday. This was a time for Alfie and I to relax, reflect and regroup before our little lentil enters the world. We had such an amazing time and it was probably one of my favourite holidays. There were no holiday blues...