As you know, September is Gynaecological Cancer Awareness Month. To coincide with this, GynaeHealth UK have launched a campaign called Target 100,000, with the admirable aim of getting more women involved with cervical screening. The campaign introduces a new, at-home HPV … Continue reading
As you may know, at the moment I go to hospital every weekday for radiotherapy. This can be at any time of day, but my appointments are usually late morning. However, what is, in theory, a short visit can often … Continue reading
To my laundry: How do I hate thee? Let me count the ways… Well, it’s not so much each stage in itself, but the combined time taken for every stage to be complete. It’s accidentally leaving it in the machine … Continue reading
My head has started to emulate one of my latest TV obsessions in reverse (Springwatch, that is, not Love Island). Gone are the resplendent flight feathers, replaced now by a layer of down that has much more in common with fluff, … Continue reading
If getting letters in the post makes me happy, getting a parcel makes me positively euphoric. So imagine my delight when this box of Superdrug goodies appeared one day. I had an absolute ball, joyfully rummaging through mounds of grassy shredded paper to … Continue reading
I’m not exactly sure why – stress, antibiotics, lack of calcium perhaps – but my nails have started flaking off recently. So I was only too happy to agree when I was asked to try Nail HQ‘s new nail treatments. They … Continue reading
As a budding baker, I frequently have stubborn bits of pastry, dough or melted chocolate caked onto my fingers and nails following a good old hand mix. So when I was given the opportunity to try out the ‘world’s first’ … Continue reading
When I come to think of it, this whole tale contains many more than two firsts; from getting up early for something non-medical, to going on the Tube. However, the two that I am referring to are: Going to the … Continue reading
Baking Better 