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Father’s Day Gift Guide

It's one week to fathers day. If I'm honest, I'm yet to buy a gift... that would be because I've been so focused on our wedding anniversary which was yesterday that I lost sight of this. Men are also just so difficult to shop for, I only just got my husband's gift on Friday! The good news is that I have dinner reservations sorted at The Ivy which I'm much looking forward to. If you are yet to have something organised for the day here are a few ideas. How about making them a true british fry[...]

Lifestyle

DIY & Personalised Mother’s Day Gift Ideas

Good morning from snowy Surrey. I was just about to invite friends over for lunch on 11th March when it occurred to me that it was Mother’s Day. Eeek!! I suppose I hadn't thought about it as much because we've had a lot going on in February and as my mum resides in Kenya, I would celebrate Mother's Day in May. Which begs the question - why is Mother's Day celebrated on different days in different countries? If you know the answer, please leave a comment below. Anyway, it's a great surprise fo[...]

Interiors, Lifestyle

50 Affordable Home Updates

Happy Monday!!! A different type of post today - and we are talking interiors. To fill you in, we bought our first home about 12 years ago. At the time we were newlyweds living in Bristol and didn't have much in our savings. So ,we took a 100% mortgage which was not ideal but we were desperate to get onto the property ladder. It was a starter home - not in the best area - but it was what we could afford. Because we didn't have a budget for much, we largely furnished the house for free (gumtree w[...]

Lifestyle

50 under £50 Valentines Gift Guide (Him & Her)

Hello friends! We are switching it up on the blog because it's February (which means my fast is over!) and love is in the air. With almost 2 weeks to Valentines, there is still time to find a gift for that special someone (a valentine, galentine or perhaps yourself - because you need to show some love to yourself too!!). Gift giving can be quite difficult especially after splurging during Christmas. Personally, I have 'gift giving fatigue' - we have a wedding to attend 3 days after Valentines,[...]