MINDFULLY ME // journalling each day keeps anxiety away
When anxiety began to invade my life I turned to mindfulness and some old-fashioned habits to improve my mental health
BELLISIMO GUILT-FREE TREATS // authentic italian food delivered to your door
Noberasco BioBreak organic fruit cereal bars are the perfect tasty and nutritious midday snack
SMALL BUT MIGHTY // the elegant Gaston Luga mini backpack
I used to think backpacks couldn’t be elegant, but Gaston Luga quickly changed my mind.
GROWING UP & GLOWING UP // big sis’s room makeover
It was time to give Big Sis a grown-up bedroom makeover
BIG SIS’S DREAM HORSE BROUGHT TO LIFE // thanks to petplan equine
The Petplan Equine got in touch to see if the girls wanted to design their very own bespoke horse toy
GETTING MY GLOW ON // restoring radiance with Age-Defy+
Age Defy+ uses organic botanicals to restore radiance to mature skin
OUR URBAN JUNGLE // creating a living plant wall at home
How and why we created a living plant wall in our home
A LAND OF SNOW & ICE // what it’s like to live and work in Antarctica
The South Pole is one of harshest environments on the planet – so what’s it like to live and work in Antarctica?
TROPICAL NORTH QUEENSLAND // a lush paradise (but watch out for crocs)
What to do and see in this slice of Australian paradise
BUILDING A NEST EGG // why we’re investing in a junior isa for our girls
How we’re teaching our girls to save and giving them some financial security
TANTALISING THAI // our delicious return to giggling squid
There aren’t many restaurants I’d return to again and again, but Giggling Squid is one of the few exceptions
LET THE SUNSHINE IN // kids’ bedroom window makeover
My search for stylish window blind that provided privacy during the day, without losing natural light.
TIME GOES BY // stunning watches by nordgreen
Buy from Nordgreen’s range of classy women’s watches, and receive 15% off your purchase with the code JACQUI15.
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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