A pocket of my life

This post contains an affiliate link Since moving from a flat to a house we have been slowly introducing Jack to the outside world, this is not something that we have taken lightly and are trying to keep him safe whilst learning how to be confident and happy outside. We have been trying out this new harness from  Stimulicat  and are impress so far. The harness itself comes in many different colours and sizes suiting all cats, we went for orange with it being a contast to his fur colour. the sizing is easy to work out, Jack in around 5kg which means that we use a size small harness. The harness itself has a velcro farstening, a safety lock and the lead links through two loops on each side of the fastenings, this to me feels safe and secure yet comfy for Jack. The harness fits nicely around him and doesn't feel like it restricts him at all, and he moves freely with it on around the garden. All in all I am very happy with the harness and will contiue to use this for m...

  These last couple of years I have become more and more aware of how much plastic we use as a family and I am determined to change it and make our family more environmentally conscious, so when ecostash emailed about there wheat straw storage, I was above happy. Ecostash have created different file storage solutions in different size and colour to fit everyone, and all made from agricultural waste, meaning that no plastic has been added to the environment. I chose a green colour, a have got the 12 pocket organiser. This is perfect for our family and I have been able to store all the paperwork I need with lots of space for more. The accordion style to the storage means that you can close it up quite small for a cupboard or use in a filing cabinet too. There are others colours and designs to pick from, you can either choose pink, blue, yellow, green or purple and size wise of 12 pocket, with or without lid, or hangers for a filing cabinet and 26 pocket ones to, meaning that there's ...

                                          Being a family of 4 we can get through a lot of plastic use, so when Wild contacted me to try there body wash, I jumped at the opportunity.  Wild is a company that is making beauty more sustainable by cutting out single use plastic and creating packaging that is compostable. In there collection there is deodorant, body wash, lip balm and hand wash. I have been sent a starter kit for the body wash, this included a beautiful powder blue case and two different scents of the body wash, these included 'Juicy Mango' and 'Honey and Almond'. The product is so easy to change by just unscrewing the case, popping your chosen scent in and screw the case back together, it's as easy as that. I am currently using the 'Juicy Mango' which smells amazing, it's such a summery scent and also works well, leaving you feeling clean and fresh. If you are intere...

We have been lucky enough to be picked again to review some items for TriyIt and this one has not failed to intrigue us. This box includes some brands that i have heard and used before and some that are completely new to me too. 1. Alpen delight bars - We have been sent the raspberry rocky road flavour and this is one that excites me, I love cereal bars and rocky road, a great combo to try. 2. Angostura orange bitters - We have a tiny bottle to try which includes enough for 2 drinks, I am very excited for this as it can be used within your food or drinks (18+ as alcoholic) 3. Cocoa Canopy drinking chocolate -  Being a hot chocolate loving family, apart from Liam we are eager to try these out, we have been sent the smooth milk and the rich dark with vanilla, both sound yummy and perfect for a rainy day. 4. Harringtons cat meat - We have 2 pouches for Jack to try, he used to be so fussy with his food but I am hoping he'll give this a go. 5. Firelli Hot sauce sample -...

With Olivia now being 3 she is learning more about to to be independent and how to control her emotions and lovevery have a play kit to help with the development of this stage. The observer play kit comes with some great tools and toys to help them understand themselves more. We have kindly been gifted this play kit to try out and review for you, this is probably my favourite box to date and I am in love with everything that came with it.  The first thing in the box is the plan ahead weather board, this is by far my favourite as we can change it each morning and work out our day together, this helps to maintain routine and helps develop the idea of weather and seasons. The kits also came with some stickers for shoes, they come in two parts which ypu put in a pair of shoes to make the picture whole, these help them learn what way shoes go around.  Next in the box we're wooden emotional dolls and the emotion book set, these are both great for this age as th...

I have heard a lot about diamond art/diamond painting over the past year or so and have always been intrigued by it but never got around to getting any so when  onedaysaving  reached out to me to offer some sets to review, I couldn't say no. I was asked to pick some items off there website in which I picked a diamond art each for me, Liam and Lilly (Olivia's a little young) and a diamond art pen as I didn't know the set came with a pen. In each set you get your art work, every diamond that you need, a tray, a diamond pen and some wax to use with the pen. These sets were great value and the ones we picked start from just £4.23 a set. I have also kindly been given a discount code for my followers/readers which is for 5% your order. Discount: Victoria05OFF This would make a great gift for a family member with so many designs ranging from Disney, to Harry Potter to vehicles and so much more so there really is something for everyone. I have left the links down below ...

 A few months back I was kindly gifted some glasses from Zinff which are an online shop for glasses for both prescription glasses and non prescription. I have worn glasses for as long as I can remember and have always played it safe when choosing a style so when I was invited to try a pair I went for something that I would not normally go for. I decided to go for the Zoey frames which are a large square style that are pink tinted, these retail at $32 for the frames, you can then add the details of you prescription and add different options for your lenses such as blue light blocking and making the lenses at a small extra cost.  The company were great from the start and my glasses were delivered within 2 weeks of ordering them, they come with a cardboard box style case and a lens cloth too. The glasses are comfy and feel very well made. They also do luckily suit me and I like to have the option of a different look when I feel like it. If you are interested i...

I was recently contacted by a company that really caught my eye and I really wanted to share them with you all, they are Bee Kind which was created with a mission to help protect bee colonies around the world. I believe that this is an amazing task to take on and I'm very grateful to them for sharing a few items with me to show you there beautiful products.  A percentage of every purchase goes towards developing bee colonies. Firstly can we appreciate the packaging, all packaging is eco-friendly and all looks very pretty when it arrives with little sunflowers on each item just giving it that little extra touch which puts a smile on your face.  Firstly I picked these little baby bee stud earrings which are handmade out of 925 sterling silver with gold plating, these really caught my eye and I felt that they represented the mission so beautifully. They are very delicate looking and look so pretty on. There is also a matching necklace which is ...

Being a Mum I don't have a lot of time for self care but when I do make time I make sure I go all out, face mask, bath bomb and freshly shaved legs too. It really does make you feel like a new person and can take your cares away even for a little while. I was recently reached out to by Estrid who create vegan friendly, reusable razors designed for both men and women that come in 5 different colours. The razor blades can come through a subscription basis for the blades which you can customize to your preferences.  I took an evening to myself to relax and feel more human, I ran myself a bath and used a bath bomb too, had a face mask and shaved my legs using the Estrid razor. I then just chilled for the next half an hour just listening to music and occasionally flicking through Instagram.  I am personally made up with this razor and was so impressed with how it left my legs feeling, the coating on the outside of the blades lets the razor glide along the sk...

We have been very luckily to have been asked to review some lovely toys from Jaques of London , I picked a toy for the girls to try out and that I thought would be good to grow with them. I went for the  original compact quoits set  and the  Lets pretend wooden biscuit tin  which I thought would be a great addition to there toy collection. Jaques of London are a family run company who have been making toys since 1795, with the 8th generation currently creating beautiful toys and games for all the family to enjoy. The quoits set is a beautiful wooden set which is perfect for the family to play with, it comes with 4 rope hoops to use. The aim of the game is to get 230 points first. The quality if this set is beautiful and looks very traditional, it's a great size for travel as well as storing at home. This game promotes collaborative play and helps develop precision.  The biscuit tin set comes with a selection of cakes and biscuits which all look very tasty and ar...

Ever tried making your own lip balm? we hadn't until the other day but would certainly consider making again, we had been sent a lip balm kit to try out and Lils was made up with it. The sent Lils picked was sweet orange, it literally smells like you are peeling oranges and make you want to eat it. The kits comes with everything weighed out and the instructions are so simple to follow.  The whole process of melting, transferring the melted wax to the tins and putting the stickers on took around 20 minutes so its nice a quick for something to do. It was easy enough for Lils to do 95% of it with me supervising. The kit makes 6 full lip balms which smell and feel amazing to use.  The kit is vegan friendly, UK made and all the packaging is biodegradable or recyclable. https://www.hugtheearth.co.uk/

As you may know, we have handsome little lad in the form of a cat, his name is Jack and he is such a cheeky chappy. We were contacted by Oscar and Olaf who make wonderful personalised pet portraits for you home. The order process is so easy and each frame comes with a frame, when ordering you get a choice of 3 backgrounds and 3 frames, once that is picked you choose your measurements for you print and put your pets name. now for the photo, this took me a while to pick as we wanted the best possible chance for them to capture him. once you upload and order its in there hands. Two days later we received a preview which was amazing, you get 24 hours to ask for any amendments which we did request, the print was amazing but we wanted his whiskers more defined, again it only took 2 working days and we had the preview with our changes. 24 hours after the preview, your print is sent which takes 6-8 days to arrive, I was so excited when our parcel arrived and was made up when unveiling our prin...

Back when Olivia was a few months old we were offered a chance to review this Momcozy penguin white noise machine. I jumped at the chance as Olivia has not been the best sleeper at all. When we received the product I was made up with how many different sounds and songs were on the machine. It comes with 15 different sounds, these include lullabies, white noise and womb noises, and which has 7 different levels of volume. The night light is stars and the moon which slowly transition between 3 different colours, this has 3 levels of brightness and the penguin also has a timer so you can set it to turn off after your baby has settled. The penguin of soft and cute with a velcro strap so you can hang it on the cot. The penguin is rechargeable and that us so easy to do, the sound/light box removes so easily and then you charge with a plug, it takes 3 hours to charge for 12 hours of play on full volume/light.  We no longer use this as Olivia has outgrown but I am ma...