At the start of January, I was treated by the lovely team from Spa Experience to a spa evening with a ‘Head in the Clouds’ treatment. Not a bad way to spend a Tuesday evening by any means. After work, a friend and I hopped on a train, then onto a bus to head out of central London and into Waltham Forest. We were greeted…

If you’re an avid reader of this blog, you’ll know that I’m a huge fan of Mango Tree. I’ve dined over at their Belgravia branch twice now; once to try the Christmas Menu and once to try their usual menu. Both times I’ve been super impressed and always received the most incredible service that when we were offered to head over to the Harrods branch…

Sometimes decorating can be a pain, but it doesn’t have to be. There are easy and fun ways to spruce up your bedroom that can take very little time and don’t cost much either. If you are looking for a bigger project, but one that will still be a lot fun then there are options there as well. Change of Colour Scheme One easy way…

Turkish food seems to be the big thing in Essex right now, and we’ve been to try quite a few, so we know where our favourites are and where not to dine out. But there’s a new contender for our favourite, Pivaz in Epping. Pivaz have all of their chefs ceom from Turkey so they know the drill. They know the perfect ways to marinade meat…

In an increasingly busy and stressful world, getting by and making do is often a priority over feeling great. Sometimes, you need to make some big changes to give yourself a boost. This might be focusing on your career, or making some changes in a relationship. In other cases, merely stopping and truly seeing what we have can be all it takes to make us…

When it comes to Afternoon Tea I instantly think of upmarket hotels in London and not places around Essex, but I was wrong. Oh You Pretty Things in the Intu Lakeside shopping centre in Thurrock has started to offer a super cute afternoon tea for shoppers, so myself and dad popped along to try it out! As we arrived we were greeted by Sam, our server…

When it comes to your other half turning 30, you don’t do things by half, well at least not in the Squibb Household. We love a birthday and we love food so we merged the two together and hired a Thai chef to cook up a complete feast to bring in Mike turning 30 and the New Year. When I say feast, I mean feast We…

You are stuck without electricity. Assuming that you didn’t forget to pay the bill, you may have some real electrical issues on your hands. If you are living in your own home or renting a flat in or around London or Essex it shouldn’t be too difficult to get the help you need for your electrical woes. You will need to find a local electrician…