MY LOVE AFFAIR WITH LANGUAGES // learning to speak like a local
Collaborative Post: why I love learning about different languages, especially while travelling
WANDERING THE WORLD WITH TWO LITTLE ONES IN TOW // adventures of a jet-setting family
A peek into the life of a ‘Digital Nomad Family’, travelling the planet with two toddlers.
THE DAY OUR LIVES CHANGED // a family rocked by traumatic brain injury
Tamsyn’s world changed forever after her husband, Alex, suffered two devastating brain haemorrhages, but she refused to let it tear her family apart.
SENSATIONAL INSTAGRAM SPOTS // 8 picturesque places you need in your feed
My pick of some of the UK’s most Instagrammable spots
WIN! THE QUICK ROASTING TIN COOK BOOK // worth £16.99!
75 delicious dishes that take just 10 minutes to prepare and 30 minutes or less to cook – all in a single roasting tin!
GROW YOUR OWN MONSTERA // how to propagate baby swiss cheese plants from cuttings
When my Swiss Cheese plant got damaged during our renovations, I decided to give it a new lease of life!
WIN // SPRING BOUQUET OF FRAGRANT HYACINTHS, worth £29.99!
You could win this gorgeous scented spring bouquet, from Blossoming Gifts.
5 THINGS TO MAKE WITH YOUR LEFTOVER EASTER EGGS
Don’t waste your uneaten Easter eggs – turn them into something delicious!
HOW TO GET INTO LONDON FROM THE MAIN AIRPORTS
How to get into London from the main airports, via train
BARRACUDAS KIDS’ ACTIVITY CAMP // boredom busters
[AD/REVIEW] The girls tried out the huge range of school holiday activities at Barracudas kids’ camp
ME & MY GIRL // our mummy-daughter weekend away
My eldest daughter sometimes misses out on her fair share of time with me, so I decided it was time to redress the balance
ENCHANTED WOODLAND // a peek at lil sis’s bedroom makeover
Fancy a look inside Lil’s Sis’s Enchanted Woodland bedroom?
INSPIRATIONAL ICELAND // where the temperature is cold, but the welcome is warm
A magical island filled with waterfalls, frozen rivers, black sand beaches and steaming geothermal springs.
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).
Read more on my ABOUT ME page.
You can get in touch with me via email: [email protected], or by Tweeting me at @JaxFortyNorth.
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