One Of The Tricks To Sleeping Well.

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One of the tricks to sleeping well is a good mattress!


I like my sleep if I have not slept well then my whole days falls apart and everyone else can suffer as a result and that is not really fair. We have a king size bed and when we first got it we had one of those memory foam mattresses from another company it was fine at first then it got a bit squishy and lumpy. It was a first generation memory foam mattress so the technology really wasn't at its best.

I now have a sprung mattress but it has a memory foam topper, I am fine with it but Mr T is moaning that it doesn't feel quite right to him so it looks alike we will be changing our mattress very very soon.


As technology has moved on you can be sure of a good mattress from Furniture Choice where there is a good and varied selection of mattresses to suit everyones need. You can get a mattress that is comfortable and you don't have to compromise on comfort, if you have any queries then Furniture Choice are on hand to offer you the help and advice that you might need. I love the fact that you get free delivery I wish I had known that when I ordered my son's bed which came from another retailer I could have saved myself £40 and ordered his bed from Furniture Choice instead. That £40 could of gone on something else ! like going towards a new mattress for me!

And delivery for most items be from dining room furniture to mattresses is around 7 - 10 working days subject to availability. This is another point I wish I had known when I ordered my teenagers bed from another company delivery took a month ! if I had ordered his bed from Furniture Choice then I could have saved myself a month of teenage angst.

50 Shades of Blue

You what ?

The who?

The Womans institute

I went.

I can hear you gasping.

Yes it's full of people who are older than me.

In fact I think I am the youngest.


I went to the woman's institute with my mother when I was seven I think it was a talk on birds.



I went to the on a trip to the New Forest as well I think .

And that is my only venture till now into the world of the woman's institute .

I joked  " I suppose we sing Jerusalem"

We sang a hymn it was  "`Jerusalem"

I rather like this hymn.

Yes there this cake.

NO doubt there are cliques but in the most friendly of ways.

There was a resolution to vote on for and it was to vote against genital mutilation.

Which I think it a rather good cause !

Who says the woman's Institute was out of touch !

There is a  "Fifty Shades of Blue " party where you wear blue .

I suspect I shouldn't go dressed as a giant smurf ....

Frugal Feet

This is a guest post from the lovely Emma who blogs over at Jumbly Mummy she has very kindy written a blog post for me . And the emphasis with it being the new year is being frugal. I love the idea of doing my own spa treatments and saving the pennies at the same time.

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Frugal Feet

In the New Year many of us fancy a rest. A bit of me-time. Some luxurious pampering. But if, like me, you've spent the festive period eating 'luxury' mince pies and 'finest' Christmas Cake then your budget for 'luxurious' is probably a little stretched. But luxury pampering doesn't have to mean salons and spas and one of the best ways to refresh yourself at this time of year is an awesome home-pedicure that you can repeat as often as you like for a tenth of the price of a salon.

My recipe for frugal feet requires few basics but once you have them, a luxury pedicure is available whenever you need a bit of pampering. All you have to do is to find half an hour of me-time (which is easier said than done!)

Step 1. Soak.

Drape your favourite bath towel over your radiator to warm up. Pour yourself a washing up bowl of warm water filled with your favourite bubble bath, or, if you own a footspa fill it with water and add a teeny tiny drop of bubble bath so that the bubbles don't overflow! Find yourself a comfy chair, turn the lights low, play some mellow music and soak both feet for a good ten minutes. Before your feet start to shrivel(!) take them out and wrap them up in your warm towel.

Step 2. Scrub

Please the towel on the floor below your feet. Using a foot file, rub the dead skin from the heels and the toe pads. It looks icky, but it makes your feet feel like new.

Step 3. Minty Rub

Give your feet a really invigorating massage with a very simple minty moisturiser. The trick here to to buy a REALLY plain and incredibly cheap hand lotion or plain moisturising lotion and before you rub it in, sprinkle on two drops of Peppermint essential oil (you can buy this from most pharmacies). Trust me, a peppermint foot rub is one of the most tingly, refreshing feelings you can experience, made all the better if you can rope an unsuspecting family member into massaging your feet for you!

Step 4. Polish.

Remove any traces of polish using nail polish remover, push back the cuticles (with a wooden cuticle stick ideally) and apply a base coat to prevent your nails from staining. Apply one or two coats of your favourite polish and if you have one, finish it all off with a top coat.

Step 5. Relax!

Because your nail polish needs to dry fully before you go anywhere or do anything you have the perfect excuse to sit down and do absolutely nothing while your family pander to your every need.

Frosty Footsteps

Today was a 116 mile trip to see my son play rugby it was 0 that's cold I lose all function it the cold sometimes. I still have wonderment at how beautiful and breathtaking nature can be and while I was waiting for the pitch to defrost I took this picture. Nature has a continuing canvas , everything has a purpose and commands your attention.

Here was a cloudy day but I see beyond the clouds and look can you see the blue sky in the middle ?

I love quiet , I love solitude I love being with me , if I turn the corner will you be waiting for me ?

Times past of cabbages and kings and time for tea upon Edwardian splendor.

Silent Sunday