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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
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
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.
WRITTEN IN THE STARS // my stunning hersey & son zodiac necklace
A stunning personalised gift for the special people in your life.
READY FOR BED // choosing a kids’ bed when you have limited space
Kids’ bunk beds, high sleepers and storage beds – which is best for you?
BURSTING THE BUBBLE // summer fun with zuru water balloons
In just minutes you can have an arsenal of 100+ water balloons primed and ready for battle!
WIN A FAMILY TICKET TO HORRID HENRY ON THE BIG SCREEN!
Fancy catching the newest Horrid Henry movie ‘Horrid Henry on the Big Screen’ this weekend? Enter to win a family ticket to your nearest Vue cinema!
SHE FINDS SEA GEMS ON THE SEA SHORE // the joys of cornish beachcombing
I used to go beachcombing for sea glass all the time when I was growing up in New Zealand, but had totally forgotten about this favourite childhood past time for decades
DELISH SOUTH-EAST ASIAN DISHES // suum vietnamese kitchen review
Read about our delish south-east Asian lunch at SUUM Vietnamese Kitchen
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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