Bath time! My funny little girl

My baby LOVES bath time. From the moment we could dunk her in the tub we realised we had found the best way EVER to calm her down. Not even a much love breastfeeding had the soothing effect a warm tub of water did.

Every night, my hubby puts the baby in the bath for a night time wind-down routine. As she has been engaging in her surroundings more and more, I bought her a family of rubber ducks to play with. And she does this with them.

She's taken the duckface to a whole new level!

Under Eye Eczema - Dry Eye Gel

Dry Skin Eye Gel - from skinshop.co.uk

I just had to review this product. I'm not sure whether you'd class it as a beauty product or health. I suppose both as under eye eczema is not pretty.

Every winter, more or less without fail, I find my eyes become sore, wrinkled and covered in red scaly eczema. The skin under the eyes is very thin - steroid cream is almost always out of the question. I used to go to the doctors desperate for some relief only to go home with another disappointing remedy. One year, it got so bad, the eczema became infected and spread across my face. I was very ill and not to mention, my confidence was shattered.

I came across this product in a magazine when it was given a few column inches but didn't pay it much attention as I was used to being disappointed by the next "sure cure". Last year, a week or so before my wedding, my eyes broke out. I was horrified and desperate. At £6.95 for the tube, plus a few pounds postage it seemed a reasonably priced gamble.

It arrived really quickly - the next morning. I immediately squeezed a small blob onto my finger. The gel is see through with a fairly neutral scent and I found it very soothing to apply. Because of the severity of the eczema, I put it on three times a day. By the end of the day, I had already seen an improvement. By the next morning, the eczema had disappeared. I've never been so happy to find a cure in my life. I did need to keep reapplying it for a few weeks as the eczema would come back if I forgot but the tube last ages with just one application needed a day to maintain healthy skin.

About Me

A Bit Lot About Me

See the woman dressed as Ariel with the slightly crazed look? That's me.

I'm 26 at the moment but that's likely to change in the future. I've been married to my partner, Chris,  of over 5 years since the 1st November and we've a beautiful daughter who came crashing into the world mid June 2013.

I'm hindered by a fair few ailments, both physical and mental. Namely hypermobility, fibromyalgia and BPD. A few professionals have tried to tag other diagnoses on to me, but I'm already weighted down with enough labels.

My daughter, Elodie, is the love of my life. She is my rainbow baby - desperately wanted and dearly loved. 1 in 4 women endures one pregnancy loss (shocking if you've never heard this before), but I'm 1 in 100 in that I endured 3 in a row. The only positives to have come from my experience is that I wake every day feeling lucky and I've also networked with some amazing women who've been through the same. They taught me how to be strong.

I'm working through a health and social care degree with the Open University. The modules I've chosen are aimed at mental health and social care management. Years ago, I worked in homes with adults who deal with developmental and mental health problems. I really enjoyed it, but the fibromylgia set in and I had to leave my job. So, now I am retraining in the hope I can go back into that field in a managerial position part time. It's also been very enlightening to apply what I am learning to myself - to understand where my place is in the system.

I really love video games. I've got a mass collection of retro consoles and games as well as more modern consoles and games. I've been eyeing up the latest generation consoles, but Chris has said (and I agree) that consoles need a year or two for the manufacturers to iron out the bugs and get a good library of games.

I like fashion. I use that term loosely. I neither set nor follow trends. I just like clothes. I can be seeing wearing a whole array of things from vintage to modern, geek to chic.

I love makeup. After a sleepless night with a teething baby, it's a great way to create the impression that you're not half dead. I have a tendency to bite my nails during periods of anxiety but for the occasions I let them grow long, I've a nice stash of lovely nail polishes.

I own a sewing machine. It's not a great one but one day I'd like to be rich enough to own a kick ass machine with a built in overlocker and embroidery stitching and every other doohickey machines can have. I've never had any lessons and I don't consider myself a pro. I'm self taught to an intermediate level.

I've a real soft spot for Disney, Studio Ghibli, fantasy films and I love bricking it while watching a horror.

This will almost certainly be a scatty and disorganized blog where I sound off, add tutorials for sewing, review games, restaurants, products and parenting techniques.