This week a 'roadmap' out of lockdown was announced, and people are making plans left, right and centre. Festivals sold out in 24 hours and people are booking holidays. After spending most of the past 12 months in one lockdown or another, it's no surprise that the rumour of an end in sight will raise hopes; 12 months in which every person has been touched by this pandemic in one way or another. I'm nervous, though, as we make this transition to some sort of normality, even if the road ahead is going to take a few slow months of careful steps. 

There are a few reasons I wanted to switch up my deodorant; I find deodorants full of unnecessary chemicals and alcohol easily trigger an eczema flare up on my underarms, and I wanted to switch to something that was more eco-friendly than the brands I had been using over the years. Whilst I've tried a good few animal-friendly brands and really enjoyed using them, they all came in plastic packaging and where I can, plastic is something I really want to reduce my usage of. After seeing one to many adverts online, I succumbed to the marketing plan and decided to give Wild Natural Deodorant a try. 8 months later, I'm still smitten.

Before Willow was officially enrolled in the public school system, I had toyed with the idea of home-schooling. It was something I wanted to do, because I had concerns about how school life over the years might damage her, like it did me, and a big part of me just wanted to keep my baby at home with me. Ultimately, when it comes to making decisions about your child's future, that decision is usually a two-person decision to make and my partner wasn't keen on the idea of home-schooling and firmly vetoed the idea. Who knew my feelings about that would go from mild-disappointment, to absolute relief; home-schooling is bloody hard.