Being famous comes with many perks, the most obvious, perhaps, being a very hefty pay packet! With their designer shades and handbags, luxury cars and endless red carpet-event invites, celebs may appear to ‘have it made’ but they do pay a small price in exchange. If a star ever leaves their house looking less than perfect, you can be sure they’ll be papped and shamed in the next issue of … [Read more...]

So in my quest for eternal beauty I decided to treat my milk bottle body to a once over, to a splash of colour that didn't originate from crayola. I went to get sprayed... Now I am a born again virgin to spray tans, it was years ago that I last had one, which was wet, sticky and didn't last that long so I am not entirely sure it counts as a cherry stealer.  So I wasn't completely sure as to … [Read more...]

*fanfare* I have a new blog, it is brand spanking new and it is very pretty... To celebrate the grand opening of fromspendingtosaving I have partnered with Whichoffshore to launch a competition where one person will win £400 of Amazon vouchers. So first things first.... Why a new blog? Any regular readers of Northernmum will know that the last couple of years have been pretty life … [Read more...]

Did you every have a dream? A way you hoped life would turn out? A plan or are you simply living for the moment? I didn't, I was never the type to plan ahead I have always been more of a here and now type of person which is probably why I don't find myself living in any kind of luxury, sitting in a half a million pound house, complete with beautiful bespoke furniture, and a perfectly … [Read more...]

I have friends and family who are still confused by my relationship with the internet, many feel I over share a little and when I look back some of the topics I have covered in almost three years I can see how this could be justified.  In retrospect I may not have needed to write a entire post dedicated to my bikini line and from reading old posts I am seriously worried about my addiction to … [Read more...]