Author: Oana

My Trusty Little Sunflower Cream-A review

Hands up if you have an obsession with hand cream,like I do? It started when I was a teenager, reading all those glam magazines and realising that my skin needs hydration and that it will continue to look young if I take proper care of it. It continued in my adulthood when my thyroid started playing up, leaving my skin feeling dry, especially during winter and spring months. And then, my collection of hand creams, body lotions and milks continued to grow, to the point that now, there is always a tube in every bag I own and a pot in every bathroom(we have three in this house), on the kitchen sill and a couple of “emergency” ones in the bathroom cupboard, for the unlikely situation of me ever running out of hand cream 🙂 So you can imagine my reaction when I was offered the opportunity to review My Trusty Little Sunflower Cream. I had no hesitation saying yes and was very curious to try it out since it came with high praise. You …

A perfect day

I have been challenged by The Prompt launched by MumTurnedMom and made to ponder on what would be the perfect day for me, now that I am a stay-at-home mum, looking after two young children… As much as I love my little ones, since I haven’t had a night of unbroken sleep in what feels like ages, I would start my perfect day in a lovely hotel, with a big, fat lie-in! Followed by a leisurely shower, without any small hands knocking impatiently on the door. I will then descend for a luxuriously lazy home-cooked breakfast downstairs and enjoy reading the morning newspaper over hot coffee and croissant… Once my body replenished, I would go in search of replenishment for my soul: maybe a bit of solo shopping of clothes for myself (for a change!), perusing the latest books and magazines in a book store, having a look at home decor items in antique shops and buying myself a notebook where I could keep track of my blogging goals,plans and ideas. After a light lunch …

Dotty Stripes: A Class Eco-Friendly Product Review

Back in January, the lovely Ania from Dotty Stripes offered us a baby blankie to review. From the moment we started emailing, I could tell she was one of a kind girl, dedicated to do one of a kind things! My intuition proved right when the blankie arrived. A high quality, fair-sized unique linen creation, which I will sure use to cover and comfort my baby way into his toddler years! Yes, you read right, the blankies are all unique as they are ordered and manually created in Poland in a small enterprise run by her family. I love the linen used to make them, soft to touch, cool for warm days and toasty for winter nights. But most of all, I admire Ania’s dedication to product quality, craftsmanship and ingenuity. In a world where all is ready-made and factory-produced, and where everybody’s priority is the price but not necessarily the quality, people like Ania and their commitment to produce high-quality, organic products are rare. So why don’t you have a look at her brand …

Our Easter Tree Tradition

We started having an Easter tree last year.I wish I could say it is for Emma’s sake only but it would be a lie. I love putting it up and decorating it, so it is for my sake as well as hers :-). I love Christmas trees and since last year at Easter we had such a cold spell, with snow and stormy weather, it seemed appropriate to have an Easter tree too. Which proved a bit confusing up to a point but hey, that’s another story… Last year Alex found a tree branch which had been cut off and we decorated that as our Easter tree. This year we decided to upcycle our optic fiber Christmas tree and use it instead of a real branch. Works a wonder and on dark evenings we have the option to light it up, a bit weird but looks lovely when sitting with a cup of tea in the living room. My decorations have been exclusively bought from bargain shops, as you can see in the picture, at …