National Shoe Fitting Week with Hotter Shoes

Hotter Shoes foot measuring service

This week is National Shoe Fitting Week and although I am sure that many of us are aware of how important children’s growing feet are we tend to forget our own! Footwear is the only piece of clothing that can damage our health – if we walk a certain way to avoid pain then it … Read more

My Quest for a Pair of Jeans

flatlay bootleg jeans blue

Fashion is a funny old thing isn’t it. I guess my opinion comes from the fact that I tend to go for clothes that are practical as opposed to a changing popular style. All is fine with fashion as long as they don’t break those staple clothes I need – and that I can buy … Read more

Why we have nothing planned this half term

Why we have nothing planned this half term

This half-term I decided that I was not going to pack a load of activities/days out/adventures in for my boys – that actually what they needed was some down time, time to just be. With them at 3 different schools now I thought that just time together being themselves would be best. I have loved … Read more

Hotter Shoes Cheltenham Autumn and Winter

Hotter Shoes Cheltenham Autumn and Winter Nicola Heels

I think it is really important to support local businesses. This extends to branches as well as locally produced because at the end of the day they give employment to local people (who may not even be able to travel elsewhere). So me and a bunch of other local bloggers have come together to support … Read more

Pretty Muddy – Training Support

You may know that my late mother had breast cancer before she died. It had spread through her lymph nodes into her bones and to her liver. She died at aged just 48 years old. I was months away from reaching 21 and my little brother was only 14. It was less than 6 months … Read more

New Shoes with Profeet

I took part in an Active Family Blogger Challenge with Mark Warner and as a runner up won £250 for Profeet custom insoles and trainers. This was my experience. First I was made to feel very welcome and told to help myself to drinks, fruit and sweets, whilst I filled out some paperwork – including what my feet … Read more