• Parenting

    Cocoba Maidenhead: The Mum Club Chocolate Dream We Deserve

    Motherhood is magical, but it’s also loud, sticky, and involves a lot of half-drunk babycinos and lukewarm lattes. So when you stumble across a place that ticks all the boxes – family-friendly, stylish, pushchair-safe, AND full of chocolate – you don’t gatekeep, you shout it from the rooftops. Enter: Cocoba Chocolate Café, Maidenhead – aka my new happy place. Pushchairs Welcome, Meltdowns Optional From the minute you step into Cocoba at Nicholson Shopping & Waterside Quarter Centre, you know this isn’t your average café. It’s got comfy seating, dreamy lighting, and a menu sent from the dessert gods – but more importantly, it’s totally geared up for mamas. Wide open…

  • Lifestyle

    AD: Autumn Afternoon Tea Picks

    Hello, Autumn you beautiful palette of ever-changing colours, transitions and reflections. October has arrived in a flurry of rain, dark evenings and excitement for Halloween. This time of year always makes me excited for a new start, setting new goals and enjoying the idyllic view out of my window – even if the view is one of rain and clouds. Autumn is a great time to change up your social life and fun days out. This time of year usually has me booking my diary up with girly dates, afternoon tea adventures that see us curled up on a luxurious sofa and watching the world go by and long walks…

  • Lifestyle

    5 Things to do when we’re allowed out of lockdown

    The first lockdown was tough. But this second lockdown is getting harder and harder by the day. There are so many mixed emotions involved and while I’m staying busy (read my lockdown game ideas here), I am feeling anxious. Anxious about being in lockdown for longer than expected, anxious about getting back to normal, anxious about going back to the office, anxious about getting poorly, anxious about my family. I mean, the list is endless. No end of S Club 7 blaring at full blast will keep these thoughts at bay. The negativity and fear can seriously be like a weight around my neck. So, I thought that the best…

  • Lifestyle

    IceBar London

    Walking up Heddon Street in London, just off Regent Street and a stones throw away from the Coach store and all the designer places to be you would never know the little gem hidden away. Strolling arm in arm with my beau up a gorgeous side street embellished with twinkling fairly lights, hip people and an urban jungle, you’ll find  yourself on the door step of The IceBar London. Inside this hidden away bar is the best IceBar and the BEST COCKTAILS IN LONDON! You’ll be welcomed into the most beautiful and designer looking “Warm Bar” where the list of cocktails is amazing! This hip bar is fitted with scatter…