G’Day Birds Eye Viewers!How are you all on this dull February morning?Now, those of you who know me personally and not just via the blog will already know that I’m something of a motormouth. I have a tendency towards being pretty full on: turbo-charged and as […]
photo credit “I got chiiills, they’re multiplyin’…..” Don’t worry, I’m not about to launch into a rousing rendition of Better Shape Up from Grease – not least because with a slight hint of a ‘tache and pasty un-made-up face I look more like Danny than Sandy right now. No, […]
My mum as a child with my grandparents Imagine all your memories, amassed over a lifetime, handwritten in tiny lettering on a deck of cards, neatly stacked in chronological order. Then imagine someone deftly shuffling this deck: fancy fingerwork as they expertly weave and […]
Do you ever look up at a starry sky on a clear night and feel overwhelmed by your utter insignificance? In the great scheme of things, you are a speck of dust, existing for merely a millisecond in the history of time. I remember the […]
Samantha Walsh, #AtYourCervix! Hello guys, I’m clocking in and reporting for duty. The mission? To Save Your Cervix! Think of me as your friendly Customer Cervix Advisor. Do you have a cervix, or know someone who does? Then in that case this petition is […]
This post is inspired by a conversation I had with a customer in my shop a few months ago; one which left me feeling a tad melancholy, and which I’ve thought about several times since…The customer in question had popped in to re-purchase some of […]
When I was first invited to test CrocodOil my initial reaction was “Is this a crock…?”…closely followed by: “Surely people don’t rub oil from a crocodile into their skin? Their prehistoric-looking hide doesn’t look too supple to me; if it’s so full of goodness why […]
It’s around this time, when my bodily constitution is around 40% alcohol, 20% pigs in blankets and the remainder squishy, squidgy Camembert rolling over my waistband, that the post-Christmas regret sets in and I frantically scribble down a list of all of my favourite […]
I’ve always liked the idea of being an ‘IT Girl.’ That’s IT as in rhymes with fit, not IT as in Information Technology. As a teenager flicking through the glossy pages of Vogue (in the newsagents, before putting it back and buying More magazine), […]
photo credit A child is like a tiny seed; a tree at the start of it’s long life. The quality of the soil, the water, the climate – all determine the tree that seed will grow into. It’s the duty of everyone who […]
They say “every dog has it’s day.” Well this flea-bitten old dog would really love hers. My blog has been nominated in the #UKBlogAwards2017 lifestyle category. I know, mental right?! Obviously I’m up against the blogging big guns with 6-figure followers, but so much crazy and unexpected fun […]
The invitation to test the Essential Teatox 14-day detox couldn’t have landed in my inbox at a better time: a few days before my eventful trip to India. To me, this was a green light to scrap the beach yoga and instead indulge in […]
My last trip to Goa saw me tripping like a hippy at a hilltop rave. Unfortunately, this was not due to imbibing some fantastical mind-bending substance and having a “spiritual awakening” – you know, the kind those faux-Rasta gap yah brats bang on about […]
Christmas: A time for folk to spend money (they don’t have) buying gifts (they can’t afford) for relatives (they don’t like) to celebrate the birth of the son of a God (they don’t believe in). One day, when I grow up, I’m hoping to […]
You know when you discover something new, something you’ve never seen/heard of/noticed before, or something you’ve recently decided you now love….and then suddenly it’s everywhere? It seems like every time you walk down the street, you see one of whatever-it-is: a particular car that your […]
In years gone by, I was one of those miserable killjoys who, when the trick-or-treating “yoof” of the neighbourhood came a-knocking on All Hallows Eve, would flip off all the lights and throw myself on the floor until the coast was clear. Then I […]
Cervical Cancer Facts: – there are over 3000 new cases diagnosed in the UK annually – it is responsible for 900 UK deaths a year – cervical screening rates are in decline, with more than 1 in 3 women ignoring their letter – diagnoses of […]
When you look in the mirror, what do you see?A wrinkle…an imperfect nose…a fresh blemish on your chin? In this age of air-brushed perfection and cleverly-filtered social media, it’s easy to be self-critical; to compare your looks, wealth, success – your life – to that […]
I remember the first time I laid eyes on him. His name was Norris Nokia; he was a little on the heavy side and with a tendency towards clumsiness, yet when he nuzzled against my ear we just seemed to…connect. He was my first, […]
Ibiza. Eye-beef-ahh. Ee-beez-a. Whatever your preferred pronunciation, most people who visit The White Isle never go just once: the island is a magnet. If she were a woman she’d be a fearless rubber-clad dominatrix, mercilessly reeling you in then spitting you out; she eats guileless […]
