
Christmas Day 2015
Well, it’s been a pretty quiet Christmas. I mean that literally, by the way: as in, I lost my voice on Christmas Eve, and it didn’t come fully back until…

Most of my Day of My Life in Pictures posts so far have featured very normal, boring days, so for this month's instalment, I thought I'd try documenting the first ...

You know when you tell people you're going on holiday, and they jokingly say, "Oh, I'm jealous: is there room for me in your suitcase?!" (It's just occurred to me that ...

Anyone fancy a look inside my diary? Let's pretend you all said 'yes' to that, shall we? Here you go... Friday: Getting hair cut tomorrow, so naturally hair has never ...

Well, it’s been a pretty quiet Christmas. I mean that literally, by the way: as in, I lost my voice on Christmas Eve, and it didn’t come fully back until…

Twelve years ago today, I was standing on the banks of the Grand Canyon, getting engaged to my lovely Terry. Ten years ago today, I was sitting in a hospital reception ...

Well, that bug I thought I'd got rid of last week came back with a vengeance. This has actually become something of a December tradition for me: I get sick, I ...

On Friday night, I went up to bed late. On the way, I made a quick stop at my desk, just to quickly check my email, and when I was ...

Seeing as last week’s ‘Week in Photos’ was pretty light on the whole ‘photos’ bit, this week I thought I’d do this thing RIGHT. Like, I was going to take…

Ever wondered what happens if you touch an electric fence, folks? No, me neither, as it happens. To be totally honest, the thought of touching an electric fence was the very ...

A few weeks ago, Terry and I were invited (by a brand) to spend the weekend at... I'm just going to call it a particular type of luxury accommodation. A very ...

Anyone up for a realistic Get Ready With Me post? Your wish is my command... (Well, your wish is my command except when it comes to photos, because I didn't actually ...

On Wednesday morning I woke up to find this amazing illustration of one of my recent outfit posts waiting for me in my inbox. It’s by the extremely talented Natalie…

A few years ago I did a 'Day of My Life in Pictures' post, and some people seemed to like it, so I decided to make it into a regular ...

Well, folks, I've identified the source of the rogue gnomes. I repeat: WE HAVE THE CULPRIT. Stand down the perimeter! It happened last week. I was visiting my parents (Yeah, you ...

So, Terry and I woke up one morning this week to find that this guy had mysteriously appeared in our garden overnight: If you've been following my gnome saga, you might ...

Happy Christmas, everyone! I hope you’re all enjoying the holiday season: we definitely are – in fact, if we continue to enjoy it to quite this extent, I’m pretty…

When I was a little girl, we had a Goodie Bowl. It... wasn't actually a bowl. No, it was a brown jar, with a screw-top lid: apparently its predecessor in the ...

Hey, remember that powder-room project I've been banging on about for weeks now? It's taken a bit of a backseat to the kitchen this week, but over the last couple ...