"Alice Love is twenty-nine, crazy about her husband, and pregnant with her first child. So imagine Alice’s surprise when she comes to on the floor of a gym and is whisked off to the hospital where she discovers the honeymoon is truly over — she’s getting divorced, she has three kids and she’s actually 39 years old. Alice must reconstruct the events of a lost decade, and find out whether it’s possible to reconstruct her life at the same time. She has to figure out why her sister hardly talks to her, and how is it that she’s become one of those super skinny moms with really expensive clothes.

Ultimately, Alice must discover whether forgetting is a blessing or a curse, and whether it’s possible to start over."

I've had this book on my kindle a while, I think I purchased it in the later part of last year. 
It's been on my "Too Read" list for a while. Alice is a mum of three who has separated from her husband and currently filling for divorce and custody of her children. Alice has an accident one Friday morning at the gym and hits her head, loosing her memory and when she wakes up, she thinks it's 1998. She can not remember the last ten years. It's an intriguing story.  
I also enjoyed reading the letters by Frannie and learning about Elisabeth and the fertility issues her and husband experience but really, it's based around Alice and her memories (or lack of!). 

This book took me ages to read (It is 487 pages after all!), I found it hard to get into but in certain places, it was a page turner. I did enjoy this book, I just didn't LOVE it. It's written well and is fairly easy to read, I just found it a bit boring in places. I liked the ending, which I will not spoil, it was probably my favourite part of the story. I really actually grew to like Alice, especially the younger Alice. 
I'd rate this book 3.5 stars out of five. 

Sarah xXx

Ozeri contacted me and asked me if I'd like to review the Fresko Duo Salt & Pepper Grinder. Ozeri are a brand that feature many products from bathroom scale to the salt and pepper grinder. I couldn't wait to try this product!
 The Salt and pepper shaker is made from high quality stainless steal and plastic and was made Germany. The salt and pepper grinder is combined in one and looks very modern. I personally really love the look of it. It would look fab set on a dinning table and because they're both combined, it's easy to store as it takes up less space in the cupboard.

 To fill the salt and pepper grinder and simply pull off the top part and the bottom part and fill the plastic compartments with peppercorns and salt (I used sea salt). You can also put herbs and spices in the grinder, too! 
One end is for salt, the other end is for pepper. It comes apart very easily and clicks right back into place when you have filled the grinders.
The salt and pepper grinder holds a good amount of salt and pepper (or herbs/spices) and it's very easy to fill and use. The salt and pepper compartments are transparent which makes it easy to monitor the levels of salt and pepper.


The top part of the grinder (on each end) just pulls off easily, this is the part that covers the grinders up. To grind the salt and pepper you simply twist which ever end it is you need to use and it grinds the salt and pepper perfectly.

The grinder when the cover or lid is removed.

The grinder is also adjustable. I chose to have my peppercorns and salt ground quite small and fine but you can also adjust it to grind coarse and larger. I tightened and loosened the black adjustment screw. until I had it just right.
To clean the salt and pepper grinder, I used a damp cloth on the outside and dried it. It's recommended that this product is NOT submerged in water, please bear that in mind. Also be careful not over fill the container. The Ozeri Duo Salt & Pepper Grinder should be kept away from children!

You can purchase the Ozeri Fresko Duo Salt & Pepper Grinder on amazon priced at €12.99. Personally I feel this product is well worth the money. It's easy to store, looks great set up on the table and grinds the salt and pepper perfectly. I really like that it's so easy to clean and the stainless steal gives it a really modern feel. I also feel this product would make a lovely, unique gift for anyone who enjoys cooking or just wants something a bit different displayed on there table or counter top. 

Sarah xXx 

I was sent a sample of this product for the purpose of this review. All opinions are my own, honest, personal opinions. I was not paid for this post.

The last couple of days I've been rather active, I am trying really hard to loose weight. My goal is 10,000 steps a day and either power walking/jogging for half an hour or doing a half an hour workout. Although, I will only be doing this 4 times a week (and the other two days I'll still do 10k steps). So far so good!
I met up with my sister this morning and we sat and had lunch along the river while we ate and caught up with each others lives. It was so therapeutic sitting on that bench, let me tell you! We had amazing views. It's a pity it wasn't sunny but still some beautiful scenery. And it meant extra steps walking up to the river bank, which is a bonus! I hope you enjoy the pics!

 Can you imagine living in one of those houses or apartments?! The views are truly stunning! This was our view to the right and below is the view to our left and the river was straight ahead!






I can't wait to go back and take more photos on a sunny day! :)

Ahh, another week has been and gone and time seem to be going so fast. I wish I could slow it down sometimes! This time of year always seems to fly by. The first couple of months drag but as soon as we reach mid March, it just flies by in the blink of an eye.
Here are my best and worst bits and things to look forward to this week...
I'll start with the negatives, although I don't think there are many!

 Negatives.

The weather is driving me crazy. I want to start power walking and jogging, I quite fancy giving the Couch 2 5K a go but with this weather, it's madness. It's currently pouring with rain. Where did the sunshine go?! Our Picnic plans aren't looking very likely...


I've been so clumsy this week. I've broke a mug, dropped coco pops all over the floor (They're a pain to clear up, especially when the roll there way under the fridge!) Broke my sunglasses, dropped just about everything I have laid my hands on and also ripped my coat. Awesome. I just need to slow down and stop trying to do a hundred things at once.

Over the weekend I had a bit of bad headache (again - it's the brain disease) but it wasn't THAT bad. It's certainly been a lot worse, still though, I didn't really achieve everything I wanted to achieve on my list, it's taken longer than expected.

I've failed on the working out (I'd much prefer power walking and a slow jog to be honest) but I have been eating super healthy and I've been doing A LOT of walking! I'm doing at least 10k steps a day. This HAS to be good for weight loss.

I can't think of any more negatives...

Positives.


Charlie has finished his SATS (almost a week ago) and he feels he did well. I'm proud of him no matter what. He's relieved they're over and I'm relieved for him. Bless him. He did try extremely hard.

I'm slowly working my way through my weekly goals & list, like I said above, it has taken longer than expected but I'm quite proud of myself. I have done so much cleaning, tidying and laundry, I'm quite proud of myself. I managed to blitz the kids rooms, too.
I still need to clean under the fridge, which I'm going to do shortly.



I found a couple of bargains in the charity shops this week. I went in the charity shop to have a browse among the books and I always checkout the DVDs, too. I picked up 'Ground Hog Day' for £1, Disneys 'National Treasures 2 - books of secrets' for £1 and 'Monster High - 15 wishes' for 50p. It's also a bonus that the kids haven't watched any of these movies. I think they'll enjoy National Treasures. Such Bargains! We're going to have a movie night one evening this week (When there's no after school clubs and what not). Such a cheap movie night.. I already have the snacks. I just don't see the point in buying brand new DVD's, pre-loved ones are just the same, as long as they're not damaged of course.



I also picked myself up a couple of books and dropped a pile off into the charity shop which I've read/no longer want or need.


I've almost caught up on laundry. Hoorah! Even if it is for about five minutes, haha. Where does it all come from?!

I managed to finish the book I Started last week 'The Other Child'. It's a psychological thriller and one of the best books I have read for a long time. 

I'm looking forward to..


I am very much looking forward to having a movie night with the kids one evening this week. We'll watch one of the 'new' movies I picked up. We already have the snacks. Yay!



Also looking forward to playing board games with the kids. It feels like ages since we've played a good board game. We'll probably play Mouse Trap followed by Dog Bingo - they seems to be the latest favourites.

My sister has Friday off work so we're going to have a catch up! I'm really looking forward to it. It'll be nice to have some adult company for a while, too! Not that I don't enjoy the kids company but everyone needs a conversation with an adult from time to time... One that doesn't involve Shopkins, Minecraft and football! (Not that I know anything about football really, ha)

I'm looking forward to drier weather, isn't everyone?! We wanna go on a picnic!

And of course we are all looking forward half term. A break from the school routine is more than welcome!

What are your best and worst moments this week? Or what are you most looking forward to this week? 

I don't often travel but that doesn't mean that I don't want to travel - I really do. It isn't always possible due to many reasons but I thought if I put together a list of places I'd like to visit and take the kids, within the UK, it might give me some incentive. I know it doesn't have to cost a fortune and it certainly doesn't have to be chaotic. Here are some of the places I'd like to visit and for now, dream about.


I'd love to visit London. We briefly went through London via coach when on our way to Liverpool a couple of years ago. We managed a quick picnic in Victoria Park, while we were waiting for our next coach. It was hectic though and we had to rush! Plus we had suitcases and rucksacks with us which made it difficult in central London. It was BUSY! I would however, like to go sight seeing -Buckingham Palace, Big Ben etc and go on a boat on the River Thames. I know the kids would also enjoy this. A picnic in Hyde park would be great, too! I think we would need more than one day though.



I'd really like to visit Liverpool again. I've beento Liverpool before (visiting family - no accommodation cost either) but there's SO much to see and do and none of it is expensive. Visiting the Liverpool docks and riding the ferry over the Mersey was great fun (the kids had a BLAST!) last time. We also visited Speke Hall. I love old Tudor houses and this one was just breath taking. We also looked around the world museum but I'd quite like to visit the Martime Museum, the kids would enjoy this too! It features objects from the Titanic. Which I find fascinating, as do the kids. Liverpool is a beautiful place with a lot of history!

Cornwall is a beautiful part of the U.K, with lovely beaches and lots to see and do! I'd just like to spend time on the beach to be honest. I went on a holiday there with my dad, brother and sister when I was thirteen, it was really great! I remember our caravan was just a stones throw away from the beach, it was amazing! We spent a lot of our time at the beach exploring. Paddling in the ocean and I remember finding this HUGE crab washed up on the shore. I'd love to go back with my own children and go to lands end.

Great Yarmouth is another place I'd love to visit and honestly, it isn't that far away from where I live, maybe two hours on the train. The beautiful seaside with arcades and a beach with rides and lots to do! They use to do pony/donkey rides on the beach, I remember this from when I was a child, I was about 9 years old when I went with my mum. I loved it! The kids would love this! It's very do-able because it's so close and I'm sure we could pick up a cheap deal somewhere.

The Shetland Islands - Up in Scotland. An absolute beautiful place! Lots of beautiful, pretty views and things to see and learn. I'd love to have a picnic on the cliffs over looking the ocean. I've seen many, many blog posts and photos on the Shetland Islands which has inspired me to add this to my 'Places to visit'.

... There are plenty of other places on my list but for now, these are my top five. I really would love to fulfill these dreams one day! I think it would do the kids good to travel and get to know our country. 

What places within in the U.K would you like to visit? Let me know in the comments!