I honestly can not believe Alessia is 16. It feels like just yesterday she was obsessed with Shopkins and would sit for hours playing Tomodachi Life on her Nintendo DS. Time really does go by so fast. She has finished school now, done her GCSEs and is getting ready for college life. Such a big new chapter in her life. I can’t even explain how proud I am of her.
Summer holidays are here, and if you're anything like me, you're always on the lookout for quick and fun activities to get through those long afternoons before dinner. One brand I always come back to is Baker Ross — their kits are super easy to use and always a hit with the kids!
I have sat down to work today, but nothing wants to come out. After staring at my screen for what feels like hours, the only thing I can bring myself to write about is my Dad. Maybe writing will help me move past this blank stage. Maybe it won’t, but here I am.
A groundbreaking preliminary study has revealed that the popular weight-loss medication tirzepatide, sold under the brand names Mounjaro and Zepbound, may possess the ability to reduce obesity-linked breast cancer tumours. The research, presented at the ENDO 2025 annual meeting of the Endocrine Society, suggests that the drug's powerful weight-loss effects could extend to combating certain types of cancer, offering a potential new avenue for treatment and risk reduction in patients with obesity.
Like usual, every year the girls and I sit down and come up with things we would all like to do over the summer. Not just as a whole, but one-on-one time with the children is very important to me, and also for them.
We always spend part of the summer holidays in Great Yarmouth visiting family and are forever on the lookout for new places to go, on a budget, of course! If you're looking for fun, affordable days out in and around Great Yarmouth this summer, here's a guide full of free and cheap things to do, perfect for families.
