Getting a mortgage when you’re a single parent is challenging. If you’re self-employed to boot, good luck! Honestly, finding a mortgage was the single most stressful part of our recent house move. It is enough to make you wonder if it’s even worth it! If you’re in the midst of single…

Three weeks post-completion on our new build home, it’s starting to feel like home. Sometimes, it does still feel a bit like a holiday home. I’m definitely still getting used to all the light and space. Then every so often I look around and think, “This is actually, properly mine,”…

Ever wondered what happens when you move into a new build property? It’s Week One of owning our very first new build house and I wanted to capture some of the things that have happened. Friday: Completion Day! Because we sold our house last month, completion is ridiculously fast, and…

One of my very favourite things in life is a massage. But why are massages so – well – awkward? My local day spa offers a 90-minute destress treatment using NEOM products. It is bliss. There’s a guided meditation and oils and music and it’s guaranteed to make me feel…

This isn’t how I thought moving house would be. I thought moving house meant loading all my worldly goods into a van and driving to an exciting new destination. Popping on the kettle and admiring my new kitchen. The sort of thing we could make into a five-minute montage video…