Second time round, pregnancy is a different ball game

A bit like Batman watching Gotham city, I spent much of September observing the movements of boats and planes around Cork Harbour. Batman might be nocturnal, but if they’d given the job to Catwoman she’d have worked it around pregnancy and new motherhood no problem - being awake night and day is part of the deal. [...]

Two steps forward… you can guess the rest

It's been one week since I returned to work and said goodbye (for a few hours a day at least!) to the world of nappies, puréed pear and hour-long, often unsuccessful, attempts to leave the house. I enjoyed my maternity leave - it was busy, with a big move in the middle of it that I [...]

Top therapy for cancer patients at Fota

https://www.instagram.com/p/BDJIlt4xhTg/ Over the weekend I had the pleasure of a visit to the Fota Island Resort Spa with my sister-in-law, my Mam, who is currently undergoing chemo and my mother-in-law, who's just finished radium. I'd been to the gorgeous spa at Fota before but had been unaware (until I was frantically searching for Christmas presents for them both and the very [...]

Luxury by the Lee

If you're looking for somewhere nice for a girly afternoon, check out what's on offer at the Kingsley. Their 'Infusion of Tea Time treats' offer incorporates two 30 minute treatments at their beautiful spa and afternoon tea for €90. I had the peppermint foot treatment - to soothe my Docs-ravaged feet (long story!) and a gorgeous [...]

2018-12-01T09:56:34+00:00 February 1st, 2015|Categories: Opinion|Tags: , , , , , , , , |