Recharge Your Batteries in the Royal Borough
From the opulent water feature to the glistening chandelier that adorn the reception area, it is clear from the moment you enter Fredrick’s Hotel and Spa in Royal Berkshire that…
Emily Cleary
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After almost a decade chasing ambulances, and celebrities, for Fleet Street's finest, Emily has taken it down a gear and settled for a (slightly!) slower pace of life in the suburbs. With a love of cheese and fine wine, Emily is more likely to be found chasing her toddlers round Kew Gardens than sipping champagne at a showbiz launch nowadays, or grabbing an hour out of her hectic freelancer's life to chill out in a spa while hubby holds the babies. If only!
Coping With Colic
As any new parent knows, the first few months of a baby’s life are the most fraught and exhausting of your life. Nobody tells you quite how demanding this tiny…
Splashing Around – Swimming Lessons for Children
It’s a scary fact that more than half the parents in the UK don’t think their child could swim to safety in open water if they were in trouble. And…
Great Gadgets for Fraught Mums
Time. It’s a funny thing. You never think you have enough of it, then something happens and you have even less. But you cope. Then something comes along taking more…
Top Tips For The Perfect Christmas Cheeseboard
It’s that staple of a Christmas evening, but rarely the most memorable moment of the day. Get your guests talking this year about your scrumptious cheeseboard by following these ten…
Kit Out Your Kid Like Kate Does (sort of)
As soon as Kate Middleton announced her pregnancy the country went into overdrive on patriotism. Baby fever, Royal fever, Royal baby fever, you name it, we had it this year,…
Bribing To Breastfeed – Is It Really That Simple?
When I woke up this morning I was full of emotion for many reasons. It was a year ago today that I went into labour before the birth of my…
Ethical Gets Sexy With Catherine Best’s Latest Creation
We all know what it’s like to have that one piece of jewellery that always provokes an admiring comment, or five…”Ooooh I love it” ‘So pretty” “Where did you find…
Baby Beethoven Or Mini Madonna? Music Classes For Babies…
Despite being practically tone deaf and sounding like a Rod Stewart tribute act after a night on the fags, I seem to find myself singing from dusk until dawn nowadays,…
Must-haves For The Style Savvy Mum
If there was one thing that drove me mad when I was pregnant (and there were lots), it was the assumption of high street stores that because I had a…