BRIGHT blue water, white sand and palm trees. The beach at St Lucia was almost stereotypically beautiful. It was exactly what I’d hoped for… And what we needed, having been up for three-and-a-half hours by the time the Azura docked at Castries Harbour at 8am (plus the 22 hour day travelling to Barbados the day Read More
Do you ever buy an outfit and wish you could wear it to every single occasion you have? That’s how I felt when I tried on this Lindybop Audrey dress. When we were packing for our cruise I decided I’d stick with a few outfits I really liked so I could wear them a few Read More
Here’s a round-up of Easter events in Llanelli and further afield in Carmarthenshire for the school holidays in 2018. There’s plenty to choose from – theatre shows, egg hunts, outdoor fun, and of course plenty of chocolate! EASTER EGG AND BUNNY HUNTS: Parc y Bocs Easter egg hunt March 30, 2pm-4pm, £2. Join in the Read More
SITTING on the beach in St Lucia watching the waves crash onto the white sand just six weeks after booking a Caribbean cruise was a proper pinch yourself to believe it moment. We hadn’t really thought about this year’s holiday until New Year’s Day, when we had some news that just made us want to make Read More
To say my first few weeks of following a food and exercise plan set by a personal trainer was a complete success would be a lie. But then again, it wouldn’t be fair to say I failed either. Let’s go with it being a time of change. If you missed my last post, I’ve taken Read More
Turtle Bay Swansea opened a couple of months ago, and I’ve been keen to try it out after hearing good reviews about the Cardiff branch. When we had a couple of child-free hours a few weeks ago we headed straight there to escape the drizzly Welsh weather in favour of some Caribbean sunshine … well, Read More
It’s almost half term already … how did that happen?! There’s plenty of half term events in Llanelli and further afield in Carmarthenshire and Swansea to keep you busy through the week – even if it rains (as it probably will). Take your pick from film shows, bird watching and even keeping the beach at Read More
To look at me, you might not think I’d need to set body goals for the year. But for the first time I’ve had to, for a few reasons. Before Christmas I was feeling very tired a lot of the time, which is probably not unusual for a mother of two under 3.5 who works Read More
Let’s just start by saying how long January has been – I swear it’s been the longest month ever. Christmas feels like an eternity ago. Anyone else feeling like this? There have been long days cooped up in the house to avoid the rain, and what feels like very little daylight, but at the same Read More
We’re the kind of family who love a day trip, and will find any excuse to visit somewhere new. I’ve said it before, but when you work full time and only have two days off a week, you have to make the most of them. When we were very kindly gifted a Britax Advansafix III Read More