Way back at half term I was meant to write a post for Warburtons  promoting getting active together as a family and having fun, with some great sports equipment for my family to play with, but it all went a bit awry and this is what I was able to collect from my local interlink depot after half term had finished....


Despite appearances the contents had mostly survived - and the sports equipment was all still there....yeeay!

Quite a while back now Duerr's sent me some of their brand new baking-stable jam. At the moment it's available in one variety, Rhubarb & Custard, with more promised to follow. The jam is still fine for sandwiches and spreading, but promises to retain a smooth and glossy consistency when cooked.

The Homebaking Jam is currently available online while stocks arrive in shops, and two more lovely sweetshop flavours will be available shortly - Blackcurrant & Liquorice, and Blueberry Bubblegum.

Sadly I stupidly didn't take a photo before someone found and started using my Rhubarb & Custard Duerr's Jam for their butties and toast, so these'll have to do ....

Morrisons are the latest supermarket to offer home delivery, it's being rolled out across the country and as Manchester is one of the first places where it's available, I was given the opportunity to review. I've done my main food shopping online most of the time since I had our last child.

Online food shopping saves me hours each week, I could never get all of our shopping for one week in one trolley so would have to go at least twice a week, I'd have to take 2 small children with me, and frankly when I've walked all around the supermarket, carried it to the van, driven it home, carried it into the house, then put it all away, I'm shattered!

Cirque Du Hilarious are currently touring Butlins and will be taking up residence in Blackpool this Summer in the Central Pier, before heading over to Newcastle for their annual sell out panto. Headed up by Clive Webb and Danny Adams, the Cirque Du Hilarious show is a fantastic mix of slapstick comedy, death defying acts and pure stupidity.

I'm a vegetarian, so I don't really work with meat and I don't often promote it, but my partner and 4 of our children eat meat. I don't mind them eating meat and I'm happier if it's better quality. They love hot dogs, but finding a decent quality hot dog sausage can be really tricky.

A couple of weeks ago we took 5 of our children to Warwick Castle for the day. I haven't been since the early 90's, so I knew it would be different but I didn't realise how much. It turns out pretty much the only thing that's the same is the castle itself.

It might not seem a lot to some people, but getting on a train and going to London is a big deal for me. Leaving my partner and kids for a whole weekend is a big deal for me. I was pretty terrified.

I cheated and got my partner to drop me off early Friday morning at Pippa RedRoseMummy's house, so I wasn't on my own panicking about missing my train or leaving my bags. We met up with Jen from MyMummy'sPennies and 2 1/2 hours later we were in London and meeting up with the rest in our group of 9 who were staying together. It was lovely to see everyone.

Bags dropped at the hotel, off to The Brewery and we joined the queue to get in. And I was accosted by a BBC reporter. My friends can all move quicker than me - darn them!

Thanks to Jen from MyMummy'sPennies for the photo

I've been to BlogOn twice, and I knew this was 5 times the size, so I was prepared for what was coming. Going in I just couldn't believe how many faces I recognised - bloggers who I've read and admired all standing there in real life 3D!

Club Penguin isn't a new thing to me, our teenagers played it when they were younger. They all had accounts and played together and individually, we even bought Club Penguin soft penguins for 2 of them to take to bed. Now it's the turn of my younger ones to have a look.

You might remember a little while ago I reviewed Business Cards from StressFreePrint. Well they were a MASSIVE hit last weekend at Britmums Live, with virtually everyone who took one commenting on how nice they were - and I handed out loads. If you missed it, my full review is here....


I'm delighted to be able to offer one of my readers 500 StressFreePrint business cards as a prize. StressFreePrint will work with you to create your own business cards to your liking, using your own images, logos and information.

A pillow that you fill with water? Really?

When I got the email about Mediflow Pillows I was really intrigued. I didn't want to review a gimmicky thing that was going to be rubbish. I went to look at the Amazon reviews - there are thousands. Not only are there thousands, but they pretty much all said things like "I was sceptical", "Amazing", "Excellent, best night's sleep I've ever had".

It's the best selling pillow on German Amazon, and more than 4 million Mediflow Waterbase Pillows have been sold to date.

Now I don't actually sleep well. I've never slept well. I wake with headaches and I only seem to sleep through if I go to bed shattered. It had to be tried.