Cutting down our plastic use with Splosh cleaning products.

I'm trying to make a big effort to reduce, reuse and recycle. As part of that I'm trying to use less plastic. I discovered a company called Splosh. They sell household cleaning products, and hand soap. Splosh products are vegan friendly and made using plant based ingredients where possible. You buy a starter box containing...

Ecoegg reusable bamboo towels.

I'm currently on a mission to reduce our household waste, last week the stars aligned and I received a coupon, from Ocado, for a free roll of Ecoegg reusable bamboo towels. I'd never even thought about using reusable paper towels before but we do use a lot of kitchen towel in our house. There's always...

Geekerella. Book review.

The blurb: ANYTHING CAN HAPPEN ONCE UPON A CON. When geek girl Elle Wittimer sees a cosplay contest sponsored by the producers of Starfield she has to enter. First prize is an invitation to the Excelsicon Cosplay Ball and a meet-and-greet with the actor slated to play Federation Prince Carmindor in the reboot. Elle's been...

Ecozone Soap Nuts. Review.

Since I went vegan ~ exactly one year ago today ~ I am always looking for ways to be more environmentally responsible in my shopping choices. Laundry is something I won't compromise on, I want my laundry, clean, fresh, soft, and smelling good. I was looking for more environmentally friendly laundry products and someone recommended...

Still me. Book review.

I was lucky enough to receive a sample of the new Jojo Moyes book, Still Me, via Netgalley. The blurb; Lou Clark is back in the ALL NEW Jojo Moyes novel Still Me, follow-up to the Number One international bestsellers Me Before You and After You. Read the first chapter here! Lou Clark knows too...

It only happens in the movies. Book review.

It only happens in the movies- by Holly Bourne. (Young adult) The blurb; Audrey is over romance. Since her parents relationship imploded her mother's been catatonic, so she takes a cinema job to get out of the house. But there she meets wannabe film-maker Harry. Nobody expects Audrey and Harry to fall in love as...

The Nowhere Girls. Book review.

The Nowhere Girls by Amy Reed. The blurb; Who are the Nowhere Girls? They're every girl. But they start with just three: Grace, the preacher's daughter who unwittingly moved into the old house of a victim whose pain adorns the walls. Bold Rosina, whose heart has become hardened by all of the straight girls who...

The Note. Book review.

The Note ~ Zoë Folbigg. The blurb; Love at first sight - based on the true story of one girl and her 'train man'... One very ordinary day, Maya Flowers sees a new commuter board her train to London, and suddenly the day isn't ordinary at all. Maya knows immediately and irrevocably that he is...

A House to Mend a Broken Heart. Book review.

A House to Mend a Broken Heart - Alison Sherlock. The blurb: Everyone is hiding from something. . . Full of warmth, laughter, tears and heartache. Find out if there is a happy-ever-after at Willow Tree Hall. Willow Tree Hall has seen much better days and has been the proud ancestral home of the Earl...