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*What’s in my Christmas Stocking?

Everyone does Christmas differently, and one of the toughest things about being married is choosing which family traditions to keep, and which ones to toss.  When I found out that Sunny and his family never had Christmas Stockings I was stunned and a little gutted as it’s probably my favourite part of Christmas!  As kids, my […]

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Cardiff Shopping

Cardiff Christmas Shopping Guide

I LOVE Cardiff at Christmas.  It’s hands down my favourite time of year to potter around the centre (even if you’ve got to be up at the crack of dawn to have any hope of getting a parking space… pfft!).  The lights go on, the arcades suddenly look like something out of Harry Potter and the smell […]

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5 Tried, Tested & True Skincare Products

Now that I’m 30, I can safely say I’ve been around the block when it comes to skincare.  I suffered with pretty bad acne during my teens (and I mean sobbing at the Doctors, bad…) and during my 20s I went through a fair share of raspberry-faced allergic reactions after being duped into buying every high-end, cure-all, must-have product […]

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The Secret Garden

If you follow me on Twitter you’ll probably have noticed me complaining about spending my weekends digging holes and getting mud just about everywhere.  See, I’m in the middle of turning the mud behind my house into something that’s supposed to look like a garden.  It’s been tough and there have been tears (especially when […]

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Lan Llofft

Back in the day a trip into town with the girls meant a slow swagger up Queen Street (We’re talking long before the days of St David’s 2…), a cheeky Maccy D’s and then the bus back.  I’d whinge all the way back because we’d never get round to going into all the quirky, unique […]