So, I want to start a new Sunday series of 'small brand shout outs' - independent businesses that I have discovered and genuinely love. No ulterior motive, or sponsored posts - just sharing the brilliance.
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30 second review: 15-min Vegan, by Katy Beskow
After a month-long hospital stint it's left me well, Vegan. A previously rabid carnivore, I'm now craving ALL THE GREEN FOOD - this super simple, quick cookbook from Katy Beskow has helped me navigate my new plant-based world.
7 years of blogging – why I can’t shake the habit
So here I am, 7 years on - in my day-to-day life I spend my time creating exciting content for other people's businesses, written in their brand voice and with the aim of talking directly to their audience... but I've missed talking to mine!
Object of Desire: Linen bedlinen
I feel like I've missed out on decades of amazing sleep... not due to the obvious reason that I am mother to two young boys (although they don't help) - but because I have only just discovered the JOY of 100% linen bedlinen.
Summer skincare – the French pharmacy brand haul
I'm not going to lie - for some the lure of a life in France is the food, wine, quality of life, weather, culture.... for me, it's the skincare.
Launching your own business – what I’ve learnt in the first 6 months
You'd think having done a job for the last 12 years that carrying on doing it, (just for yourself, rather than someone else) wouldn't feel so radically different... WRONG.
NEW: The Countryfille guide to South West France
So, after two years living between Devon and France there is so much I want to share with you about this little corner of the Charente region that we now call home.
30 second review: Aveeno daily moisturising after-shower mist
It's not a sexy, glamorous beauty find, but I was immediately sold on this 'quick fix' from Aveeno on my weekly Boots sweep. Call me a lazy beauty junkie, but I like easy, quick, hard-working, effective products. If they're a faff, chances are I won't use them, no matter how…
CF Family: How often do you read to your kids?
As a mother of two boys, some stats that pinged into my inbox today really struck a chord. In the UK, according to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) the largest disparity in gender performance in schools is reading.
CF Family: 5 tips for surviving the first year of school
This might be a timely post for readers waving their littlies off to school in September. Gird your loins, people. The eldest, Dante, had been at nursery for 3 years, so I presumed moving next door into the big school with all his friends wouldn't be too much of a…
30 second review: L’Oreal Hydra Genius Aloe Water
Well this really is a little bit genius if you are currently sweltering in the British heatwave, or heading off to sunny climes this summer.
Fusion Paint review: the house that mineral paint built
So, there is a running joke since we started renovating our 11-bedder manoir in the Charente, France. Even our local antiques dealer is in on it. Basically if it's not nailed down, I'll paint it. Namely with Fusion mineral paint.