Candyfloss & Dreams

How To Start Undoing the Damage of Diet Culture and Be Happier

September 28, 2020

Diet culture has lead to decades of body image issues and been a key factor in eating disorders. It's time to say no to diets and yes to health. Diet culture has ruined my life. I am not saying that to be dramatic, I'm saying it because it's true. It's made me diet from my early teens through my twenties and as a result I've got fatter and fatter. I am living proof that diets don't work and they don't work because I am yet to undo all the damage I have around food, around health and ... Read more

Beautiful Book Themed Soy Wax Candles to Scent Your Shelves

September 26, 2020

EmberStag Candles creates bookish themed vegan coconut-soy wax candles and literature inspired tea for bookworms and book lovers around the globe. This post showcases some of my favourite products Ad - I used to be part of the Rep & Influncer team for EmberStag Candles - a small biz that makes book themed soy wax candles and tea. You can shop on Etsy or on their own website. About EmberStag Soy Wax Candles EmberStag Candles is a small business based in the UK that ... Read more

If it’s not affordable, it’s not sustainable!

September 21, 2020

How sustainability is not affordable for the time and financially poor. Sustainability goes hand in hand with affordability. Discussing how poverty and low income workers struggle to afford to be eco friendly and sustainability and why they buy into greenwashing Affordability & Sustainability: Why They Need to Work Together to Make A Change for the Better Do you consider yourself a green family? A zero waste expert? Eco friendly? Are you just trying to do your bit to help ... Read more

Independent Wines: Valpolicella

September 8, 2020

Ad - I was sent two bottles of wine to review on my blog. All opinions remain my own. I remember the first time I tried a Valpolicella wine. I loved how the name sounded and it stuck with me, as well as the rich, smooth flavour. It was the wine that converted me to give more reds a go and then changed my preference from white wine to red. It's not one I tend to buy often but I was thrilled to try the Rubinelli Valpolicella Classico DOC 2018 from Independent Wines recently. ... Read more

Returning to School after Six Months At Home

September 3, 2020

Ad - we received a Smiggle gift card to purchase back to school stationary in exchange for this feature. Like almost every other parent with school age children I am facing the return to school with my daughter next week. She finished her classroom learning in March after a school trip with friends and now returns taller, older and a bit more anxious. Smiggle have helped make this transition a little easier by allowing us to purchase some back to school supplies. They have a lovely ... Read more