Swizzels sweets: The taste of childhood

Sponsored Post¦ What’s the first sweet you think of when you hear “Swizzels”? For me it’s Drumsticks, but I love all their other sweets too. It evokes childhood memories whenever I spot them in the shop. I used to feel like I’d won the lottery when I left with a Double Dip – the pack of strawberry and orange sherberts with the iconic Swizzelstick for dipping. In the 90s, it wasn’t a kid’s birthday at school if you didn’t come home with a pack of fizzers or a fruit pop lolly. I might have just turned 30, but I felt like a big kid when it came to trying Swizzels sweets again! Yet, there were a couple of things I was worried about…

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7 reasons why I want to visit Cornwall with my family

Sponsored Post¦ I am desperate to go on holiday. After almost 2 years of being in Kent, I am itching to get elsewhere and explore. Over the last couple of weeks, my brother, parents and best friend have all been to Cornwall. While I’ve really enjoyed seeing their photos and hearing about their holidays, I can’t help but be envious. I used to go to Cornwall every summer growing up and can’t wait to take my family to visit! We did take Autumn for a quick three day visit in 2018, but it wasn’t enough for me. With prices going up, my chances of going any time soon rest with camping or perhaps I could stay at cheap caravans in Cornwall. Either way, here are some reasons I want to visit Cornwall with my family!

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Review: The Book Of You

Part of the reason I started blogging was because I wanted to record Autumn’s childhood. It was apparent even in the very early days that this is a journey that goes by so fast. I can hardly believe I have a two year old already! When I was contacted about The Book Of You, I thought it was such a wonderful way to record your child’s childhood. So many books only cover the baby and toddler years, or at best, up to the end of primary school.

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“You’re ugly”, a boy said to me.

Sometimes we have memories from childhood that stand out in our mind. It doesn’t always necessarily always make sense to us as adults. However, occasionally it’s because something happened that elicited strong emotions at the time. Even if we would have responded differently now and it seems a little silly, these events can sometimes have a lasting effect on us.

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The 90s tag – my life as a 90s kid!

I was born right at the beginning of 1992, so looking back on things from the 90s is very nostalgic for me. I miss it in many ways, even though I often wonder what on earth my mum was dressing me in! “It was nice at the time”, she tells me. I have to admit, though, I did buy myself some sparkly silver jelly shoes in River Island the year before last when they came back into fashion!

I am a 90s kid through and through, so when I saw the 90s tag blog post by Jasmine at Thoughts From Jasmine I was so excited. Then I was asked to do it in this wonderful post over at The Bits and Bobs in my Brain.

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