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Wow, Wow, WOW! You've Raised HOW MUCH?! All for The Honeypot Children's Charity ❤️

Hello Cocorosers 💗I'd like to share some news with you.During lockdown in March, and inspired by all the rainbows of hope that our children were creating and framing in the windows of our homes, I...

Last Minute Christmas Gift Ideas From Under £20

In today’s saturated market, there’s no shortage of seasonal gifting ideas to choose from so, to help ease the pressure, I've compiled my edit of the best Christmas gifts Under £20, Under £50, Und...

Our Face Masks on TV | Channel 4's Show Steph's Packed Lunch

  I received a call last week asking whether we might be able to send in some of our Christmas face masks for Channel 4's show Steph's Packed Lunch. Host Steph McGovern wanted to feature festive f...

Pandemic Fatigue and Seven Tips On How To Improve Your Mood

As the nights continue to draw in and the mornings become increasingly hard to welcome, it may be of some consolation that we’re nearing the end of Lockdown 2.0 and that at least we now have an id...

Trainers Are The New Power Shoes

Anna Murphy, editor of The Times Fashion, recently said that trainers are the new power shoes. With respect, I feel she's a little late to this party! 🥳 Clearly, you Cocorosers have been trailblaz...

Silk Face Coverings are More Effective and Better for the Environment, Study Confirms

A lab-based study has just highlighted the superb capacity of silk to repel water droplets, thanks to its ‘hydrophobicity’, or resistance to the penetration of such small and aerosolized droplets. ...

A Rant Today About Disposable Face Masks

Disposable face coverings contain plastic and cannot be recycled. This is a sad fact to learn, as we have all used many of them in the last 5 years of so. Its understandable that there was a scrabb...

Pumpkin Picking - A Fun Day Out with the Kids

Elin and I had a really fun (and reeeaaally muddy!) morning picking pumpkins. I must admit I hadn't pre-booked tickets so finding a farm that was close enough to us and with availability so late i...

Perfect Christmas Gifts for Her

Whisper it. “Christmas is just around the corner.” In this Covid-world, who knows what Christmas will mean in 2020 in terms of who we can see or what our day will be like? One thing is certain, ho...

Finding Joy and Laughter In Our Every Day

It was announced today that South Yorkshire would enter Tier 3 restrictions from Saturday. Greater Manchester will move into Tier 3 from Friday following a breakdown of negotiations between local ...