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Ciao!  Guess whose back?  It’s me and not only do I have a whole new outlook on life but our blog has a brand new look too! Watcha think? I…

You know, I started this blog way back in 2010.  It seems like ages ago now. It was just after Riya was born, which is just a year and a…

  There are many things that I feel that I’ve managed to perfect in this life – a good cup of coffee (the milk and coffee go in before the…

We’ve just had our last official #CTMeetUp for the year and it did not disappoint. As many of you may know, the #CTMeetUp is a bit of a passion project…

So I know leaving the house to go and walk into a room full of bloggers at the #CTMeetUp is not actually high up on the list of things to…

I was going to name this post, “What Happened When I Culled My Instagram Following”. But that’s just blatant click bait isn’t it?  It’s hard to snap out of that…

You don’t have to be a blogger to feel a little chuffed when someone takes the time to ♥ your posts online. It’s just a product of the time that…

I did it. After umming and ahhhing about it for months (probably years) I finally decided to hike up my big girl panties, have a strong cup of Milo and…

Oh my goodness.  Oh my goodness.  What a day. After months of planning, prepping and a little bit of stressing, everything came together to culminate in a wonderful event on…

Did you already have plans for 9 May at 2pm? Oh dear.  Maybe you should cancel them because it’s time for the #CTMEETUP! The only “requirement” of attending is that…

I know many of us are feeling that annoying end of the year busy/crazy/just make it stop thing, but maybe having something to look forward to in the new year…

So you might remember a while back we organised the #CTMeetUp? One of the main reasons for having the meetup was to gather together some bloggers and a few brands/PR/marketers…

Aaah blogging. That word still brings a little thrill to my veins.  If there’s one thing I love to do, it’s blog. Let’s just clarify that I’m by no means…

I took some photos at the park the other day. When I took them I thought they turned out pretty well – I was excited to post them.  Last night…

What an epically crazy weekend. I have so many photos to go through, so many follow up emails to send, so many posts to write and so much busyness in…

You know when something really trivial happens and no one else notices, but to you it kind of feels like the World has stopped until you process those thoughts and feelings?…

Happy Monday! I know those two words don’t usually go in the same sentence, but they do when you get to announce that the #CTmeetup tickets are now officially on…

Do you ever have those days where you just struggle to form sentences that make sense?  Not to mention sentences that are actually interesting to read.  I’m having one of…

They woke up happy, haven’t fought once and they even said “thank you” after you gave them their breakfast. They’ve lulled you into a false sense of security – “nothing…

*Disclaimer*  This is a touchy topic – I’m no expert – so feel free to weigh in and give me your opinion.   You know when something has been running…

I’ve been sitting on this post for quite a while, waiting to see if I just wrote it in irritation that would dissipate later, but it hasn’t really gone away…