Category: Health and Wellbeing

My Favourite Family Holiday – EVER!

This is a collaborative post with Solmar Villas Solmar Villas recently commissioned a survey of 1000 families that found it takes over two days on holiday for families to unwind and de stress: By far my favourite family holiday was in 2015 when Big L was 3 and Little L …

Getting Out and About with Mobility Issues

This is a collaborative post  Mobility issues are not confined to the elderly, I should know! At the grand old age of 42 I have Crohn’s Disease, a fistula, arthritis and several other ailments. While I am not bedridden it does affect my daily living. I have arthritis as a …

WUKA Period Pants a review

*I was gifted two pairs of WUKA pants in return for my honest review I’m well versed in reusable sanitary protection. I have used CSP – Cloth Sanitary Protection – for several years and was intrigued by period pants so was thrilled when WUKA contacted me to try theirs. My …

Living with Chronic Illness – Alternative Pain Relief Options

This is a sponsored article with Pathways Having a chronic illness and finding effective pain relief can be hit and miss What works for one person won’t necessarily work for another. Not only that but you might also find that you don’t tolerate certain pain relief.  I was diagnosed with …

My experience of depression – drugs vs talking therapy

Originally posted in February 2018  Depression, the black dog, that gloomy cloud that envelops your being from morning to night. That feeling of dread. Doom. Waking in the night. Crying for seemingly no reason. Self harm. Spending money you don’t have. Not going out. Going out too much. Alcohol. Drugs. …

The Massage Company, Tunbridge Wells – a review

I’ll be honest, when they approached me to review, I wasn’t sure what to expect from The Massage Company I had visions of it being a bit clinical. Less “spa”, more “corporate”. I expected it to be kind of like a supermarket for massages. Go in, pick one, pay and …

Stepping into Spring with Jacamo

Now, Monsieur Incidental is no Freddie Flintoff Or Johnny Vegas for that matter, so when we were asked if he’d like to review clothes for Jacamo we thought “they only make clothes for ‘Big & Tall men'” – we were wrong. Monsieur Incidental is tall but not of epic proportions. …

Shoes every mum should own

Women like shoes. And just because you’re a mum now doesn’t change the fact that a cute pair of shoes can give you the confidence you need to take on the day. You like pumps, leopard print, boots, and wedges. But before you go crazy, make sure you have the …

Be heard, not part of the herd with Rebel Femmes

I am a big softie I would be quite happy if we could all just get along. To that end Anna from Me, Annie Bee and I set up our Facebook group Rebel Femmes. We were both a bit fed up of negativity, of women bitching about women. The group …

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