It’s a horribly grey, miserable day here today so, in a bid to do something fun indoors, we headed to St Andrews Aquarium. Granny & Granda were down to visit and there’s a fab Itison family ticket deal just now, which is cheaper than two adult tickets, so off we went! Now fish aren’t really…
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How To Make A Wax Food Wrap
Last night I went to a local eco group to learn about food waste and make beeswax food wraps. Apparently Scottish homes waste £1 billion/600,000 tonnes of food a year, which is ridiculous really, especially at a time when so many people rely on food banks. The main causes of waste are buying too much,…
My First Visit To Jo Malone
If you read my post yesterday on my loss of smell you’ll probably wonder what I was doing at Jo Malone! I was lucky enough to be invited to the launch of their new Poppy & Barley collection and, as a Jo Malone newbie, I wanted to see what all the fuss was about! Hands…
Losing My Sense Of Smell
Since my late teens/early 20s I’ve known that my sense of smell isn’t good. I can’t pinpoint when it happened, so I assumed it was gradual and, to be honest, I wasn’t that bothered about it. I remember working at a building society and happily serving the smelly customers as everyone else fled to the…
The Flower Field, Laurencekirk
Around this part of Scotland you’ll often see “Pick Your Own” signs, and usually they relate to strawberries, raspberries and other soft fruit. But we recently went to visit a new kind of PYO, a beautiful flower field just off the A96 at Laurencekirk. When you drive passed you can’t help but see the massive…
The Body Shop Haul & Raising Funds For Charlie House
Last weekend I took the girls to a charity shopping evening at The Body Shop in Aberdeen to raise funds for Charlie House. Charlie House is fantastic charity based in the North-East of Scotland which raises funds to support children with disabilities and life-limiting illnesses and their families. The invitation landed at the perfect time….
Where Has This Last Year Gone?!
It’s been almost a year since I wrote a full blog post. So what happened? Well, the short answer is that I was struggling. I was organising our wedding and spending all our spare time and money on it, and working in a job I hated, and my mental health was at an all time…
