Win A Drinkwell Ceramic Avalon Pet Fountain

With the summer of sport well underway, there are plenty of distractions that could take attention away from our four legged friends. To promote the importance of good hydration during these warmer months PetSafe® is giving away a Drinkwell® Ceramic Avalon Pet Fountain worth £72.99 (RRP), perfect for attending to your cat’s hydration needs.

And with two cats to keep hydrated a constant water supply is essential ! Make sure that your pets have access to water and that it is kept topped up.

For more information on keeping your pet well hydrated, please visit: http://intl.petsafe.net/en-gb/pet-hydration

So thanks to PetSafe® they have a water fountain for me to give away to you which will be send to the winner by themselves. 

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Disclosure : Jack and Rollie are being sent a water fountain of their own in thanks for this post. * Obviously I had to type this for them !

Stop The Body Shaming

Body shaming goes both ways and it has to stop!


Body shaming isn't restricted to young girls it affects us all including boys.


And it is worrying.



We should be mindful of what you say to people , we really should .



Instead of perhaps saying "Blimey when so and so was younger but now they really look like they have shed the timber " ( This was my son that they were talking about  )


The pursuit of the body beautiful is squarely at the door of social media , thats not the whole story but media in the various guises through the years has played its part as has society.


Our young people are very vulnerable and we have to be so very careful we need to help young people in the balancing act of life and the words you use they have an affect. I found myself saying "

You are like a twig , you'll snap "

I have stopped in my tracks as this isn't what I need to be saying especially with a teenager going off to university next year and I am not ready to own a university student yet . Sensibility needs to start at home , sensibility needs to filter through to the media.

I have just got home and looked an an email and again in a round about way it was related to body shaming pointing the finger at Jennifer Aniston and how to avoid those bloating foods.


Stop the body shaming ~ size is size .

What's Your X Moment ?

My X moment

I have so many special moments one of them is when my husband has gone to work and my teenager is sleeping ( he's 17), I steal myself away for a quick walk in that magical hour before the world awakes in fits and starts. I feel as that some how time in stopped in a magical dance . I love to see the sun beams dance upon the corn as it sways gently in the summer breeze . There's no one here but me in the bewitching hour I am at one with nature and feel it's affinity , the hustle and bustle of the world is so very far away. I am a time stealer , a moment collector  this is my  X moment and the memory of the picture evokes memories some may be happy ,some may be sad but it's proof of my existence of my footprint upon this world.

There are many special moments in life that happen and it is wonderful to capture them , we need fun and hilarity in our lives . Children and capturing their special moments can prove to be hilarious as can capturing your family with your pets , hopefully you'll be familiar with Rollie and his Njnja Killer cat antics .Rollie is very much the camera pleaser though at times his expression can look like thunder mixed with evil , especially when he is wedged in between the nice china and I have my arms out like the chap from Jurassuc world as if I'm herding a volasaraptor !

And then he does this , the ultimate selfie bombing cat bless him , he's part of the family > he's in charge and we love him very much especially in those X moments . 

For Sony, an X Moment is a “split second in time that means something to you that’s here and then gone. It could be a baby’s first steps, achieving a personal goal, a sporting achievement, your dog’s whimsical expression, or just a random flash of happiness and hilarity. It’s a moment that you’d love to capture perfectly that’s all too missable if you, or your phone isn’t up to the job”.

What's your #WhatsYourX moment 

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Joseph Joseph Sink Drainer

I've recently changed my sink drainer which was by Joseph Joseph but alas it wasn't cat proof .

The previous sink drainer had done a marvellous job both as sink drainer and cat bed!

But now we have a new sink drainer and it is the prettiest dish drainer in town , so much so I may have to design my new kitchen around itYou might thin it is wrong oh so wrong to get excited over a sink drainer but it is seriously a brilliant piece of kitchen equipment and well worth the investment. The good thing about this drainer is that you can expand it to on contract it to suit the size of drainage you have available perfectly. I know that is is pricey and you get what you pay for but I am sure Mr T can hold off on his craft beer subscription for a while !

The directional spout is a super feature and in the world of such elegant innovation I truly love it , yes I am a diehard Joseph Joseph fan but what is not to love about their products and they continue in their brilliance year in and year out . I am encouraging Mr T to go for promotion buy hey I need to fed my Joseph Joseph addiction.

The Joseph Joseph Extend is available to by from all good retailers well you wouldn't buy from a rubbish one . The RRP is around £49.99 but before you suck air through your teeth , you'll look around to find the best price.

Disclosure The sink s model is Rollie the cat and is available to do reviews / films and to write a book .

You're My Sunshine

I'd like more sunshine please , I'm sure it can be arranged! we are so busy chasing the sunshine we've forgotten what else is round us . But we need sunshine in our lives as its warmth cheer us up , but so intent are we on chasing the great ball of fire.

The sun and the weather is our national obsession along with tea and the such like. So I'm griping I'd like more sunshine in my life though I work in a school so it's really like I'm a disco covered glitter ball already really .

Behold I see sunshine but I'm still cold and I have just had a hot chocolate , Hello it's July. We should all be sweltering in the sunshine though we'd probably gripe about being too hot .