This Christmas, I am making a big effort to shop local and shop small in order to support the businesses that have suffered through 2020. This will not only help these small businesses, but it means that we can buy some gorgeously unique and thoughtful gifts! As a way of encouragement, each of these businesses is offering a discount to each of my followers! Click on the name of each business to shop their store! I bought this little H&W Christmas tree decoration from Cowfield Design (save 10% with ‘Fiona10’) Baby & Children Gifts Little love blankets - created by a mum of two, these ..read more

“Do you want children?” A question that both Andy and I were asked too often. We would laugh it off and make our excuses, “Maybe next year!”, “I’m just focusing on my career this year!”, “We have a lot on this year, so maybe next!”, “Fiona is a bridesmaid at the end of the year, so maybe after that!”, but each time we were asked it felt like a gut-wrenching stab to the stomach. Did we want children? Desperately. Was it that easy for us? No ..read more

Halloween shouldn’t be all about thrills and chills, so I’m going to show you how to cast a spell on your party guests with a couple of spellbindingly gorgeous and easy Halloween treats! I have teamed up with Forest Feast, a leading and local healthy snack brand based in Co. Armagh, to sample their extensive range of dried fruit and nut products. I have personally been trying to add more nuts into my diet because research has shown that eating nuts during pregnancy gives a reduced child allergy risk ..read more

When you are first diagnosed with coeliac disease, the supermarket can become a daunting place.  Smaller supermarkets might not have a gluten free section at all, leaving you to desperately hunt through different foods, checking each label in hope that you’ll eventually strike lucky and find something gluten free!  Larger supermarkets will of course have a wider selection of gluten free find and the convenience of being able to shop online.  However, my biggest frustration is doing an online shop for some of my favourite gluten free products, only for gluten-containing products being delivered ..read more