Flying with kids is stressful enough as it is. Wishing away hours on the plane and longing to make a run for it when you land, hoping that the passenger in front of you will never set eyes on you again due to your toddler kicking, screaming and throwing toy trains throughout the entire flight – not to mention the annoying tone of my ‘mummy voice’ for 4 hours, will make any parent want to be swallowed up and spat out in their hotel room immediately. I honestly think our
The second mama in the ‘Mama of the Month’ series is the gorgeous Helen Sandle aka @justsayingmum. I always love to hear from mothers who have more experience that I do with regards to parenting and youthful ageing. Helen has some very inspiring answers that I absolutely agree with! Over to you Helen – This is a mama we ALL need to listen to. 1.Tell us a little bit about yourself – where you’re from, age, children, occupation etc Hi, I’m Helen, and I live just outside
The sign of a good holiday is when you come home and want to book it up again the following year. We’ve done this for the past 4 years after a weekend escape in the Cotswolds. I’ll admit, I’m slightly concerned this post will herald an exodus to our favourite ‘home from home’ holiday… …alas, I am willing to take that chance as you need to know about this place! “When can we go back to the ‘Hot tub house’?” Our 5 year old son asks this question more or
Summer holidays are soon upon us – yay! I don’t know about you but, packing for the beach can sometimes be a chore in itself – so many things to remember for the kids… and then you forget about yourself and what you need on the beach too. This year I encourage you to spend some time on yourself when packing for the beach. Here are my top 10 things I like to pack to make my holiday work well for me on the beach. 1.Heliocare Color gelcream – sunscreen for
My debut ‘Mama of the Month’ questions begin with some mothers who have more experience than I do… and I always love to hear advice from women who have been through it all and can look back and tell us newish mothers what it’s all about. To start – who better than Lucia Whitehouse aka Grandmother Pukka, mother to Anna aka Mother Pukka. Lucia has recently become a grandmother for the second time when Anna gave birth to beautiful Eve last week. Over to you Lucia… Tell
I’m about to shatter your impressions of how you perceive models. Please do not read on if you want to believe that all models are perfect in every single way. Yes I thought you may want to read on… cheeky. This is an account of what really happened when I shot this TV commercial. A ‘behind the scenes special’ if you please. You may be familiar with this TV commercial – it’s on your screens now and I’m the blonde girl . It all started the day of the casting. I
