All About A Mummy

The back-to-school season has a way of turning even the most organised household into a whirlwind of lost PE kits, last-minute stationery runs and uniforms that somehow shrunk over summer. A quick look at the calendar and an honest think about when the car was last properly looked at is usually all it takes to realise it's overdue. Amid all the chaos, the family car tends to be the last thing anyone thinks about, yet it's the one thing holding the whole routine together.

Small businesses often face significant financial pressures during economic downturns, with legal expenses becoming a particularly challenging area to manage. When cash flow tightens, finding ways to handle necessary legal services without compromising quality becomes essential for survival. Family law matters, including divorce proceedings, can represent substantial costs for business owners dealing with personal challenges alongside professional ones.

On our family trip to Florence at the end of November 2025, we stayed at Hotel Kraft, located at Via Solferino 2 in the “Centro Storico”, a quieter, more residential pocket of the historic centre. It offered the perfect balance of calm surroundings and walkable access to the city’s main attractions.

If your other half loves aftershave as much as mine does, this DIY aftershave advent calendar is the perfect festive surprise. It’s affordable, creative, and gives him something new to try every morning in the Christmas countdown. It’s also a brilliant fragrance advent calendar alternative if you’re looking for something more personal and budget-friendly.

It’s that time of year again, hot chocolate, twinkling lights, and the festive tunes on the radio. But if, like me, you groan a little at the thought of picking “safe but boring” gifts (yes, socks again… sigh), then this year is going to be different. Welcome to the All About A Mummy Christmas Gift Guide: a curated collection of thoughtful, fun and family-friendly ideas that’ll make you feel a little less stressed and a lot more excited about gifting.

I had extremely high hopes for this book as there has been a lot of hype in the Psychological Thriller Readers Facebook group. J.D. Barker’s The Fourth Monkey sets out to be a dark, twisty psychological thriller which gave me echoes of James Patterson’s early Alex Cross novels - but ultimately, it feels more like an imitation than a reinvention.

We’ve been feeding our 7 month old Toy Poodle puppy, Winter, Butternut Box fresh dog food for the past three months and the transformation has been incredible. After bringing him home from the breeder, we continued with the canned dog food he was used to, but he had really, really bad wind, hit and miss digestion and quite severe tear staining under his eyes - so I started researching healthier options.

For centuries there has been a great reverence for the art of knife making, and out of all of the materials that have intrigued the true artist and the chef alike, Damascus steel stands out for its beauty, its strength and its historical importance. I have recently begun using a Damascus steel knife in my kitchen prep and it is a complete game changer.

Over the past ten years, the healthcare sector has seen amazing change, thanks in great part to technology, which has also made medical treatments more affordable and effective. Many traditional healthcare systems struggled to navigate long wait periods, plenty of paperwork, and in-person consultations that were not always possible.

As Christmas approaches it's that time when the quest for the perfect gifts for the whole family begin. I hate giving boring gifts like socks or heaven forbid deodorant... So this guide is designed to give you some fresh, new ideas, and streamline your festive gift search. From tasty treats classics to modern innovations, join me in navigating a curated selection guaranteed to elicit smiles on Christmas morning.