As a mummy, there are those moments in each day that you learn to cherish. It is all too easy, especially with a teething toddler, for days to pass by in a blaze of tantrums, naps, play dates and messy mealtimes. For me, the 30 mins of each day that…
CF Travels: Bristol and Bath – the mummy minibreak
Eeeekk! I’m off on my tod for a full 48-hour solo minibreak. This summer we have covered all bases – baby-friendly Cornwall, romantic bolthole in Dorset, sociable city jaunts to London with friends… now it’s ME TIME. I work in Bristol, so it’s a little bit of a busman’s holiday.…
CF Review: Aromatherapy Associates Inner Strength shower and bath oil
If someone had told me that at the moment when you are completely broken, exhausted and grey with grief, a capful of aromatherapy oil could make some small dent in that endless sorrow I would never have believed them. But then I drew a hot bath after a particularly harrowing…
A CF beauty edit: citrus scented body products
While packing for a weekend in London this morning, I realised that my current favourite body products have a certain theme – namely their citrus twang. I’m not sure if it’s the need for something fresh and clean to counteract all the spicy, wintery scents around at the moment, or…