Win a £50 spa voucher with Spabreaks this Mothers Day

* Collaboration with Spabreaks As soon as you become a parent your life instantly changes (obviously for the better) and can take a while to fully adjust, especially with the immediate and sudden lack of time for yourself! We all know that Self Care is really important so being able to treat your mother, or yourself to an indulgent moment of calm can be real bliss. I also feel personally that unless a present is sentimental, practical or serves a purpose than I am trying to keep clutter down for my own sanity so I find myself leaning towards experiences over things when it comes to gifting which is why I am really excited to be able to give one reader the chance to win a spa voucher, just keep reading to find out more. So if your feeling in need of a little TLC,  I've teamed up with Spabreaks.com to offer you the chance to sit back, relax and enjoy a day of utter carefree indulgence with a spa voucher worth £50! These nifty little vouchers mean you can choose from a wide ......

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Recreating that hotel feel at home

I don't think it's hard to dispute that once you become parents a relaxing break away every now and then is very much welcomed. To stay in a hotel where you don't have to worry about making the bed and a lie-in on a comfortable king-sized bed is a given. Of course due to time and expense it's not something many of us can afford to do as much as we would like which got me thinking why not inject a little bit of that luxurious feeling into your home and create a bedroom that is a haven for calm and relaxation? I thought I would share easy, simple and cost-efficient ways to bring that luxury feel into your home when you don't have a massive budget. Here are my top 5 1. Declutter - edit your living, bedroom and bathroom spaces and by streamlining and making full use of any storage space you have will instantly make you feel more relaxed and make the room look more spacious. Go with a white or a more neutral palette to create a crisp luxurious feel that you g......

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A place to relax

It's been a pretty long and hard week with the baby waking up around twice every night and then Mr A being up ready for the day at 7am it's no wonder I am feeling a little bit under the weather this weekend. I know some downtime, restful sleep and good food will do the world of good. This weekend I am going to make time to relax, have a cup of tea, ready some magazines and cosy up with some blankets on the sofa. Love this simple scandi interior style  Unfortunately our sofa is on the way out, one of the feet has bent in a way that cannot be fixed and is being propped up by my sewing case which is not ideal but does the job, although now it's also starting to go in the middle so on this occasion I may have to over-ride my "make do and mend" mentality and start looking around of a new one. In a way thats not a bad thing as neither of us really loved the sofa when we bought it a few years ago, it was just practical at the time but thinking about how muc......

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Bringing Karm into the home + Giveaway

I don't know about you but the run up to summer always feels a bit rushed and things in the household can become a bit unbalanced and hectic. I always find around this time of the year I need to step back a bit and make sure I have some quite moments to breath and restore not only my inner peace but also that of the home before all the summer action is in full swing (as we do like to make the most of those precious warmer months) When I was younger I used to use a lot of incense sticks but found those can be pretty overwhelming so I was delighted to be asked to review some of these beautiful naturally scented Karm candles which uses aromatherapy to help destress and add a sense of relaxation in the home. What I love about these is the skill that has gone into making them, they are loving hand-made and poured their Lancashire studio in Ribble Valley using natural wax blends and essential oils. I tried out three of there candles with my favourite being the sw......

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Pregnancy update - 31 weeks

Wow I literally cannot believe that I am already 31 weeks pregnant - time has flown by unlike the first time round which seem to take forever but now I feel like I am running out of time to get things sorted such as the nursery and finishing the house. Saying that this week is all about relaxing and enjoying our last Christmas as a family of three and I thought I would make a little vlog about what has been happening over the past few weeks and the lovely things inside my ProjectB box this month as well as getting a few things in place such as the Totsbots reusable nappies which I cannot wait to use, especially the newborn birthday printed one - it's so cute. How cute is this TotsBots reusable newborn nappy  We used reusable nappies for around 6 months with Mr A but they ones we bought kept leaking all them time and we struggled with finding the correct size as Mr A had a really small waist - it meant they were fine for when we where at home but not practical out......

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Sunday dreaming - food, interior and all things good

Indulgent pancakes - they way to start a sunday ( image ) If anyway was made for dream Sunday was, it's one of those days when my mind wonders to wonderful places, enticing smells of exotic food, dreams of lying on a hammock near white golden sands or putting the key into a beautiful red door of my dream home and why not I say - what would the world be without wonderful dreams. These look simply amazing I think my love of whimsical Sundays has come from my mothers love of a lazy brunch. Growing up in South Africa sundays were always long sunny affairs that were spent taking things slow, she was the master of putting together beautiful sundays brunches with french toast, different jams, frittatas, freshly squeeze lemonade from our lemon tree and all of us sat around the table outside overlooking the garden and simply enjoying the peace, quiet and family time together. Growing up I never wanted to live anywhere else - I have a happy childhood and loved our hom......

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Travel Adventures of Late...sneak peak

So last week we spent it down on the coast in Llantwit Major glamping it up in a lovely Bell Tent at Beyond the Border storytelling festival. It was magical to say the least, fresh sea air, a walk through the countryside to the festival, late night whimsical stories and array of tasty wholesome food, quite simply a lovely break away. These are just three taster photos of what we got up too, much longer post to come....

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Gratitude from the heart

For those who don't know this past week has been pretty intense and eye opening for us as a family. On wednesday I was out of the house before 7am and on my way to Heath Hospital to have a surgical procedure to fix a heart defect that is the cause of electrical misfires in my heart, making it race from 70 beats per minute to 200+ in a split second, something I have found hard to cope with for the past 3 years. I am not going to lie I was terrified, especially since I would have to be awake the whole time but with a 95% cure rate if you have two of the three of pathways affected it always felt like the right thing to do. Unfortunately after nearly two hours into the procedure they could confirm my pathway (the third one) is located in an area considered high-risk and would involve piercing the heart to get to, this meant having come all this way, lying on the table with wires around my heart to be delivered the blow that on this occasion they could not fix the problem.......

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The evolution of Iconic Vegas fashion

Elizabeth Taylor looking gorgeous in Vegas Visiting Las Vegas continues to be ever popular with people of all ages and of course with the recent films like The Hangover, more and more stag do's looking for a big night out head to this city in the desert. It provides endless hours of entertainment and enjoyment for millions of people across the world. John in fact went to Las Vegas a few years back and often recollects the times he had there with his friends just before Mr A came along. He could not get over how the city never slept, it was 24 hours all the time, it was never too late to order a breakfast or never to early to see a show or have a go at roulette. Fashion and dress wear considerably changed over the years, with luxurious interiors enforcing a stricter dress code that is far removed from the days of wearing long sleeved denim shirts and baseball hats. Las Vegas saw an influx in celebrities and actors during the fifties and sixties which really bro......

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