Vicky aka The Young Mummy

Has anyone noticed that since the Youtube lot got their hands on BioDerma the market has just exploded with Micellar waters! I mean its water in a bottle right...well wrong. Micellar waters are made up of tiny droplets of oil called micelles suspended in water. So it stands to reason that the different oils in different cleansers will have different effects. I set out to test The Simple Kind to skin Micelle water (400ml £5.99, currently £3 n my local Boots) against my favorite Garnier Skin Active Micellar Cleansing Water  (Boots 700ml £5). I picked up the Simple product as it was cheaper than my usual Garnier plus I'm always up to trying new things. So I'm just going to cut to the chase as I'm sure most people just want to know they work interchangeably so you can grab which ever is on offer.  As a mad scientist I quickly mocked up a non biased test haha I hear you laugh. I had Rimmel Lasting finish 25 hour foundation with a Mac blusher finished with Soap and glory...

As a mum I'm often trying to lose the baby weight (yes three years later) however I don't want to put the hours in the gym. So when the next diet trend comes along I'm always one to give it a go. The latest trend in our mummy circuit is slimming world which granted gives great results however the effort some days isn't for me.  So when iceland started advertising a range of ready made slimming world friendly meals I had to give them a go. If you would like to see more reviews like this please leave me a comment as I think we have just about tried them all.  So on to the review  Syn-free sausages my heart did a little flip when I laid my eyes on these we love a good BBQ in this house and banger + mash is the hubbies favourite. At 6 for £3 they aren't a bad price and the picture looked good.  The instructions said to grill them so that what I did.  Appearance 1/10 - the pale sausage with brown patches looked anything but appeal...

Money is such a dirty word regarded as vulgar in some circles yet we all need it to survive, while many desire significant quantities of the green stuff. We are conditioned in the UK to not talk about our wages as not only a business decision but also as a social custom. As one who always wishes to break with social customs I though I would discuss my life goals with you guys.  I suppose we should start with my teenage years whilst my peers were lusting after Busted I was reading Sir Richard Branson's biography and watching dragons den. My interest wasn't just about their lives rather it was a desire to follow in their footsteps. I never wanted to be part of a rock band or model I wanted to make it big in business as an individual. My background doesn't lend its self to being the traditional business woman rising through the ranks from uni to the CEO of a FTSE 100 company. When (okay I will give you if) I make it to my goals it will be as an individual with a story to t...

I never thought I would post a picture of my messy spare room for the world to see!! This post is once again the product of an over heard conversation at nursery. How come when dropping little one off at nursery it automatically becomes time to quickly run around the house doing jobs? Im sat on my bum drinking a can of coke, watching building the dream and surveying the house! 1. Washing needs folding. 2. High gloss kitchen could do with a polish.  3. Toddlers trains have taken over every surface. 4. Need to ring someone to come collect the trees other half cut down two days ago.  5. Vicky go buy an iron and tackle the three loads of washing that is sitting everywhere.  But this half an hour to just chill has done wonders for my mental health and general mood. I've stopped stressing about what people think it will get done but don't drive yourselves mad mums. Love  Vicky  P.s. Im off to buy an iron after melting plastic to ours

Just a quick one today as I couldn't wait to share this We were all in the bathroom as little one had finally decided to graduate from the potty to the big boys toilet hurray. Zach is sat on the toilet with peter straight in front of him In a split second zach pushes his bobby in the tip springs up and sprays Peter with urine  I couldn't stop laughing I still can't P.s got to run summer is here Love  Vicky x

I'm writing this post whilst watching my son colour in his trains something he couldn't do only a few weeks ago before starting nursery. Today I wanted to talk about the darker side of state education in the UK. Our nursery has a uniform that is affordable and durable. It isn't enforced but kids are encourage to wear it not only to give them a sense of belonging but also try and hide the differences between some of the kids. Today I witnessed a scene that really upset me. As a younger mum some things have been a struggle financially, thankfully we are now comfortable and able to save every month, but I remember the first few months after we bought our first house accounting for every penny so we could afford to buy the essentials to make it a home for Zach. Stood in the porch with my baby Paddington I was so happy I had gone to Sainsburys instead of picking up one of the cheaper costumes in ASDA (score ten yummy mummy points if you know why), when one of Zach little f...

 Well hello there! I thought I would just type out a quick catch up. When I started this blog after xmas it was with the best of intensions however motherhood got in the way! DS has recently started nursery and struggled to settle in. I thought Id maybe hit you guys with a quick post on the topic of the threenager. Our dearest son is shall we call him a livewire, I think that more PC than a little shit! Don't get me wrong nothing fills my heart with love more than picking him up and listening to him tell me about his day. However being called into nursery after week two was to say a shock is understating it. Our clever little boy was refusing to even sit down for his teachers. After a few weeks of structured play at home thankfully things are quickly improving. So its back to my new years resolution of getting in on the blogging game and starting the book I said I would right after only a few weeks of being a mum. (Yes I know wishful thinking). I thought I'd leave you...