It’s no secret that for the past few months I have been working very hard on my body to lose some cakey weight and I’m not doing too badly at all, having lost over 2 stone since November 2013 – I’m pretty chuffed to say the very least. I recently shared a new motivation of mine, my “before and after” photos of which have been spurring me on when I hit days where I don’t see the good wo

Vax Hard Floor Master Steam Cleaner: As a Private Household Manager (yes, I have various “hats” that I wear..) I was recently enjoying the simpler parts of my working life, such as polishing the bathroom taps until they were sparkling and hoovering the doormat until not a speck of dust could be found… yes, I do get rather geeky when it comes to these things, it really helps me to relax on a busy day. One of t

As you may know by now, I’m on a personal fat fighting mission, I’m pumping weights (up to 45kg now wahoo), I’m running (well, ambling), I’m kicking my body into touch and even more bizarrely, I’m not entirely hating it. For the first time in a very long while, I feel inspired to get fit, get healthy and not go through the same old motions (of which usually included an expensive waste of time) of heading to my local Weightwatc

OK, so some of you may know, you may not, that over five years ago I set myself a little personal challenge. In fact, many challenges to get my life more exciting and have me meeting new people and experiencing new things… this was my “101 challenges in 1001 days”. I started it with good intentions, everything from getting a tattoo ( I ended up getting two!), heading to a music festival, going on a random road trip, losi

So it’s world book day today. I am surrounded by excited kids (both young and old) who have been getting dressed up as their favourite literary characters and it is honestly starting to feel very festive throughout Facebook and Twitter right now. Today I’m seeing a lot of kids dressing up in “onesies” for their dress up day at school… Erm, who are you dressing up as exactly? I fear that I may be s

I have been blogging for over 4 years now and I’ve learnt a lot of cruel blogging lessons along the way, including the minefield of rules and laws of using photos that aren’t your own (don’t use any that aren’t your own work would be my advice to keep life simple ; ) and how to deal with negativity and nastiness through your passions and what you are writing about – people can be very cruel behind the computer screen, be

Set just outside of Newmarket, in Six Mile Bottom, you will find a new and elegant hotel set down a tree-lined drive which takes you up a little track to the latest addition to “The House Collection”, the same company behind Poets House in Ely. This house is just a hop from the famous Newmarket racecourses and a short drive from Cambridge or Saffron Walden for some quality shopping experiences whilst you visit.  The House Coll

Henlow Grange always seemed much further away from home in my mind than it actually is, it’s literally a 25 minute drive into Bedfordshire from Cambridge, of which I hadn’t appreciated until my very recent visit.  Champneys at Henlow Grange is a refreshing hideaway (and was once a Cistercian monastery) for the busy lifestyles we lead, it’s a grand house set within 150 acres of parkland and still hosts a weir built by monks, st

Yup, it’s a cheesy blog title, but I’m not gonna apologise, as for the first time in a long time, I’m starting to fall in love with myself again. It’s no secret that I’m in love with my food. I am infatuated with afternoon tea as well as cake and I’m now back to baking semi-professionally (of which I love to do) for my local coffee shop, so I’m surrounded by temptation and I would usua