Hello! How are you? How was your week? I've come to the decision with presents that if I don't have it now I will simply go without it (if you're reading this and related to me, don't worry, I've got you covered, I think). Although since I decided this Daisy came home last night with ...
Apologies for the delay with this post, it's been one of those weeks. I've had to resort to lists to keep on top of everything and not just for myself - even Daisy has a list of things she has to do because handwriting Christmas cards for all her friends is of utmost importance apparently! ...
Hello! Happy Friday! How has your week been? I ventured out to TK Maxx yesterday and I finally feel like I've made a sizeable dent in my own Christmas shopping. It was nice to be in an actual shop even if it was still a little bit strange. Back when I worked on a magazine, ...
Well hello December! I'm off to an embarrassing start already, I forgot to get my husband an advent calendar - which given his sizeable sweet tooth was a massive error on my part - I'm not even halfway through my Christmas shopping and we don't have a tree yet either (although this is tactical ...
And just like that it's nearly Christmas again. I think I say it every year but is it just me or has this year flown past? Not that I'm complaining - I'm sure I'm far from alone wanting to see the back of 2020 already. Anyway on a more positive note, Daisy and I have ...
In any other year, around this time I would be putting a Christmas partywear post together, but as we all know by now, 2020 is not just any other year. So this post couldn't be further from partywear I'm afraid but I can promise you maximum comfort instead. While the only suit I've been rocking ...
There have been a number of things that have kept me feeling uplifted and positive during this funny old year (aside from gin) and one of them has been Instagram. Not just for the memes, the comfort of seeing people when we can't actually see people, or the Netflix suggestions but mostly witnessing the small ...
Hello! Apologies for my longer-than-expected hiatus, it turns out what I had hoped to do in lockdown and what I actually achieved were poles apart - I'm sure I'm not alone. I mostly spent my time entertaining Daisy with crafting and running, my new favourite hobby, as you will have seen if you follow me ...
If you've been following me for sometime you will know that my husband and I have been renovating our first home since we moved in 6 years ago. It's been a slow and steady journey mostly because we like to do most of it ourselves (Mr Style & Substance is in the building industry so ...
I'm back! Now seemed as good a time as ever to sit down and bring back the blog - something I had been meaning to do for a long time, sorry. For those that might be new here I'm a former magazine Fashion Editor turned blogger when my daughter, Daisy, arrived four years ago. Using ...
Who doesn't love a new beauty purchase? I for one am a sucker for a ...
Stuck for what to get your friend/relative who's just had a baby? You're not alone. ...
How is it December again??? At the risk of sounding really old, where has this ...