A blog by a witchy book lover that loves to rant about politics and diet culture
This is a collaborative post. For the last maybe year or so our bed has become more and more broken. Slats have slipped out and snapped. It's gotten so bad recently that Adam is mostly sleeping on the broken sofa in the living room and I have a pile of various things under the bed trying to support the mattress. In fact we are considering just getting rid of the frame altogether and sleeping on the mattress on the floor for the time being. We wanted to get one and then lockdown ... Read more
This is a collaborative post. Felix is of the age now where, if he had his own room, I'd be changing things around a little bit to update his would be nursery to a toddler approved bedroom. I think there are a few things that you can keep the same from baby to teen to enable seamless transitions as your child gets older. Then with each stage or room makeover only a few things need changing rather than a complete overhaul. Wood flooring can help with this because you can just ... Read more
The recent Government campaign insists that weight loss is the answer to health, but this is problematic, fat shaming, poverty shaming and only focuses on eating less junk food. This, with the recent "obese people may have to sheild" come Autumn without addressing food desert areas, nutrition, movement and childrens' access to meals and cooking skills is ignored. It is complicated. This is long. *Obesity is a slur. It is used to health shame fat people regardless of activity, ... Read more
This is a collaborative post. It's hot. It's been a hot weekend and with children I am forever tidying, clearing away and cleaning up after them. Cleaning in hot weather is a nightmare and something I would like to try and make as fuss free as possible. Usually, being in a flat, you'd think it would be easy to keep clean and tidy but with a lack of storage space and a family of four who do not live with minamalist intentions means lots of clutter. I really need to do something about ... Read more
Midnight Sun is the latest book in the Twilight saga, 15 years after the first publication and almost eight years since Breaking Dawn Part 2 graced the silver screen. It's a big book at 750 pages which tells the original story in the original timeline from Edward's point of view. Years ago I read the leaked copy and was always curious to finish reading it. At the age of 31, about 12 years after reading Twilight for the first time I am looking on this world with fresh eyes and for the ... Read more