Here are my reasons to be happy this week:

1) The weather - the weather has been amazing! It's really sunny and hot. To be honest, it's a bit too hot today but that's ok. I have an awesome tan! My cat has also been enjoying sunbathing in the sun and the kids have had fun playing outside in the sunshine and making the most of the weather. Bless 'em.

2) The little's had there sports days today and yesterday! I'm so proud of them all, they all did there absolute best. They all won at least one race each. They cheered there team mates on, too. Aww, so proud.

3) I got to spend some time with my family the other day. It was so nice to see them all, I hadn't seen my little sister for a while. She fell in love with my ombre hair, lol! She had to style it. She is SO good with hair and doing hair styles. She should totally work in a salon. I love having my hair done, I'm definitely going to let my sister style my hair more often - it's great.


 4) Wildlife - I love all animals, nature and wildlife. Last night we spotted a hedgehog in the garden! I haven't seen a hedgehog for a longgg time. We use to have them in our garden all the time in our old house, so it was lovely to spot one last night. It was quite a large hedgehog and was a bit camera shy (don't think it liked the flash) so I took a quick pic, fed him some food and then left him to it, aww. The food was gone this morning...
(Hedgehogs are one of my favourite animal)


Sarah xXx

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Here's a photo of me when I was seventeen/eighteen years old. I hadn't long had Harry, he was just a baby! I've shared photos of me as a young child before, so this time I thought I'd share me as a teenager, just becoming an adult.
Look how tiny I was, lol! Oh how I wish I was still this size now - If only!!!


It's a small photo, I've no idea why it was so small. It was taken on a digital camera but one of the first ones out I do believe. So yes, this is a younger me.

Sarah xXx

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Ellie is fascinated with snails - baby snails.

(I know this photo isn't perfectly in focus but I love how it came out, this snail was seriously tiny. Ellie was fascinated with it, aww)

Sarah xXx

Gosh, I have been so, so busy. I've only read one book in June and that has taken me ALL month to read! I have seriously had no time. The end of term is so busy. The kids have joined more after school clubs, I have sports days/special assemblies/fetes and so on to attend. It's manic here.
Anyway, so this month I read 'Mothers Ruin' by Nicola Barry.


'Nicola Barry grew up in well-to-do Murrayfield, Edinburgh. Her father was a hopsital consultant, her mother was medically trained, her brothers boarders at public school. But behind the closed doors of their imposing family home, her mother was drinking herself to death. A beautiful, quirky woman, this is the story of how Monica Barry became a prisoner to alcohol and a prisoner in her own home, her addiction slowly sucking the life out of her. And how - with her father at work, and her brothers away at school - Nicola spent a lot of her childhood as her mother's unofficial carer: hauling her from the bath when she was too drunk to function and running errands to buy her booze.

Full of harrowing incidents, and warmed by a touching, bleak humour, this is the powerful story of how a mother drank herself to death and how alcohol destroyed a family. And of how Nicola battled with her own alcoholism but, determined to throw off her mother's legacy, came through - a survivor.'

Nicola had quite a rough childhood looking after her mother who was always drunk. Her father worked as a surgeon and was hardly ever home. It was quite a sad book. However, Nicola is very inspiring and a true survivor. It's well written and easy to read. I enjoyed reading this book (when I had time!) and am glad I read it.
4 stars from me!

Sarah xXx

I was asked if I#d like to review the the stainless steel earth pan by Ozeri. I of course couldn't refuse such a lovely offer!

The Ozeri frying pan has Eterna coating, developed in the USA, which is the worlds longest lasting PFOA free non-stick coating. It's a very high quality and the pan is made from high quality stainless steel. The pan itself is quite heavy but not too heavy. It's non stick and has ECO-Friendly coating (free of PFOA). The frying pan is also scratch resistant and dish washer safe too. I really like the handle on the pan, it's comfortable to hold and easy to pick up/move, the handle is also heat resistant. The base of the pan is quite thick and sturdy, too. The outside of the pan is stainless steel and reminds me of a shiny mirror. 

Ozeri Earth stainless steel frying pan.

This pan is suitable for frying, boiling, braise (and so on) with only half the amount of oil you'd usually use.

The dimensions of the pan is 39.6 x 21.1 x 7.9 cm, which in my opinion, is a reasonable medium sized frying pan.

The inside of the pan.

It's excellent quality. We cooked spaghetti bolognase tonight in the frying pan. No food has stuck to the bottom of the pan and it cooks the food evenly. So far I've had no scratches and no marks left on the pan after using. 
It really is very easy to clean, too! I left it to soak in warm, soapy water for a few minutes and just gave it a wipe and rinse under the tap. I can't say how it cleans in a dishwasher because I personally don't own a dishwasher (I *am* the dishwasher, haha).

The bottom of the pan.

It also comes with a protective cover, to cover the inside of the pain with when it is not being used, which I think is a fab idea.

Protective cover.

Overall I am really happy with this product. It's the best frying pan I've ever used and I am really impressed. I would definitely recommend this frying pan.

Sarah xXx

I was sent this product for the purpose of this review. All opinions are my own, honest, personal opinion. I was not paid for this review, just to keep the product.