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WELL, HELLO DOLLY // attending i’m a girly’s uk launch + meeting tiana
The I’m a Girly launch + our surprise meeting with celebrity kid vlogger Tiana
SNOW WHITE & THE SEVEN DWARFS // our family pantomime day at the wycombe swan
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs pantomime,
NOT BLINDED BY THE LIGHT // trialling the starry night roller blind
Completing Big Sis’s Space bedroom with this gorgeous ‘Starry Night’ kids’ blackout blind
GETTING PIGGY WITH IT // our fun day out at kew little pigs
Lil Sis is obsessed with pigs. I’m not entirely sure where it came from, as – prior to this summer – she’d never seen an…
THE BEST PARTY EVER // big sis’s hot tub disco birthday
A peek inside Big Sis’s 10 birthday hot tub party
MAKING GLITTERY GLOW JARS // lovely half-term craft kits
We were sent these lovely DIY glow jar kits to make at home.
MY FIVE FAULTS I’VE LEARNED TO LOVE // + tell me yours to win a dvd bundle!
TARDY TO THE PARTY: My dad’s side of the family is renowned for always being late. In fact, if I arrive somewhere on time (or…
THE ART OF THE MICRO-DATE // quality moments for time-poor parents
Little ways time-pressed parents can spend quality time together – without breaking the bank!
TOP 10 TIPS FOR RETURNING TO WORK // by recruitment professional and mum of two, louisa maglieri
Recruitment professional Louisa Maglieri offers her advice to working women returning from maternity leave.
OUTTA THIS WORLD // big sis’s space-theme bedroom makeover
Take a nosey at Big Sis’s space room makeover.
WINDOW TO THE DIGITAL WORLD // great laptops for kids
We put the new Acer Swift with Intel Core i5 Quad Core Processor and Intel® Optane through its paces.
REDUCING HOUSEHOLD WASTE – what we’re doing & how we’re doing it
I’d been feeling increasingly guilty about the disposable plastics we used at home. We’d started drinking bottled water when we lived in London after being…
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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