My first blog post in a while… I’m so sorry, life has been absolutely bonkers and totally different to how I thought this year would play out! A large chunk of my life has been taken up by work after I was promoted in January from a part time Marketing Assistant to a full time […]
Type 1 Takeover Tuesdays: Steel Magnolias Theatrical Review & Tribute
I have something a little bit different for you this week as part of my ‘Type 1 Takeover Tuesday’ guest writer series. Over the last few weeks, I’ve been chatting to a lovely lady named Helen, who blogs over on entertainment-related blog ‘Break A Leg‘. She’s been telling me all about Steel Magnolias, a film/show […]
Melanie’s Fab Mango, Vanilla & Passion Fruit Pavlova Recipe
Back in January, I was unexpectedly offered a full time position at my day job. Being a single mum, the extra income would be very welcome and I’d benefit from the extra experience it would bring. I was ecstatic, and obviously accepted without a second thought, I would have been silly not to. However, I […]
Type 1 Takeover Tuesdays: Growing Up With Diabetic Parents
I often wonder what my 4 year old daughter Cici thinks when she sees me testing my blood glucose levels or changing my insulin pump infusion set each day. It’s not something that any of her peers have to experience, but it’s been the norm for her ever since she was born. Does she wonder […]
Inspired: Single Parents Loving Valentine’s Day
Valentine’s Day. I’ve never been a fan, even as a child. I remember when I was around 7 or 8 years old, the other girls in my class bragging about the Valentine’s card they’d received from their secret admirer ‘X’, and feeling a stab of disappointment that I hadn’t received one, that nobody had a […]
