INSPIRATIONAL INTERIORS // professional home styling tips, from amara
I picked up some amazing home styling tips at the Amara #HomeRefresh event
EXQUISITE JEWELLERY, INSPIRED BY NATURE // win this jana reinhardt necklace, worth £89
Jana Reinhardt uses the elegant designs of nature to create a range of stunning jewellery.
A LITERARY ALADDIN’S CAVE // the sad demise of the second-hand bookstore
I was a total bookworm as a kid. I was that girl who begged her mum to take her to the second-hand bookshop, who spent…
SHOWER SHAVIOURS // win a women’s luxury shaving gift box, worth £32
Women’s luxury shaving kits, from Friction Free Shaving.
HOW TO COPE WITH PARENTING WHEN YOU’RE AN EXTROVERTED INTROVERT
I’m my best ‘me’ when I’m alone, so how do I deal with the 24/7 demands of motherhood?
GIVING WINTER THE BOOT // navigating a frosty spring with bogs wellies
What, exactly, is going on with the weather at the moment? First, we had snowmageddon then winter tried to bully spring with some punishing arctic blasts, and…
THE TALE OF THE GREAT EASTER BUNNY // + delicious choccie egg giveaway
Easter. That time of year when it’s not just OK, but almost expected to eat chocolate for breakfast. Which then launches a blood glucose rollercoaster…
SWEET NEON DREAMS // a delightfully eccentric trip to god’s own junkyard
Walking through the doorway, I don’t know where to look first. Everywhere I turn I’m greeted with glittering, glowing neon – a twinkling wonderland of…
TIMELESS DESIGNS FROM MOLLY BROWN LONDON // luxury children’s jewellery
We were thrilled to try a piece of luxury children’s jewellery from Molly Brown London’s contemporary range.
KEEPING COSY IN THE COLD // big sis trials the reima outdoor jacket
Big Sis saw off the ‘Beast from the East’ with her Reima snow jacket.
SPRINGING INTO SUMMER // our spring-clean checklist
Featured post: what’s on your spring clean checklist?
WIN! A PORTMEIRION JUMBO TEA CUP + THE ALLOTMENT GIRLS NOVEL
Mother’s Day might be over for another year, but I reckon us mums deserve to be treated EVERY day!
PARIS, CITY OF LOVE BOMBING (how I reset my relationship with my son) // guest post from author kate thompson
Author Kate Thompson describes how she reset the relationship with her son by using a technique called ‘Love Bombing’.
About me
I’m Jacqui – a 40+ journalist, blogger and mum to two funny & spirited girls; Big Sis, born summer 2008, and Lil Sis, born autumn 2010.
We live just outside London and are about to embark on a big, messy, long-awaited home renovation.
I was a magazine journalist for 20 years, but since 2009 I’ve been a full-time blogger and digital influencer (over 21,000+ Twitter followers, 5,000+ Facebook likes, 3,500+ G+ circles, 3,000 Instagram and 2,400+ Pinterest followers).
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You can get in touch with me via email: [email protected], or by Tweeting me at @JaxFortyNorth.
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