Mummy Treats and Treasures

*waving* hi there, remember me?! You'd be forgiven if you don't, I've been somewhat missing these past few months! My much loved, although often cursed, mobile decided to give up on me and that, along with my germy kids, has led to a pretty unproductive me. I am, however, back! And today this blog post comes courtesy of my brand new Google Pixel 2 (the small one!) So it seems fitting that I dedicate this post to my first impressions of the phone itself 🙂 A post shared by Amy Elizabeth (@mummytreatsandtreasures) on Oct 30, 2017 at 1:52pm PDT Forgive the dodgy photo, I couldn't take a picture of my new phone with my new phone! A caveat, this is a none scientifically analytical post. There's loads of them around already, you know the ones with all the benchmarks and snazzy technical language? Yeah, you won't get that here. This post is purely my impression and how it's fitting into my life so far. After ordering just before the phone was...

I've uhmed and ahhed about posting this one, you know, if you haven't got something nice to say then you shouldn't say it kinda thing, but after seeing others be really disappointed with Birchbox and frequently seeing their offers designed to entice you in I've decided to put this out there. Maybe I'll return to them one day but this is where I'm at right now... I had a really bad month in July (seems to be a running theme at the moment, life is very trying right now) and, in a moment of weakness, I’m ashamed to say I fell for one of Birchboxes two for one offers.  These involve you purchasing their box of the month and them sending you a mystery box with another five items.  I partly justified this to myself because I fancied trying one of the products in July’s box and partly because I had a plan for the additional two drawer boxes they send their product in. I won’t be making the mistake again (seriously, I’ve even hidden them from my facebook feed beca...

I'd hoped to have been writing this to you at the beginning of the August but, as is typical, my Spoilabox was delivered about an hour after we set off on holiday! So disappointing as I'd been expecting it several days earlier but a nice surprise to return to after the holiday blues set in! A post shared by Amy Elizabeth (@mummytreatsandtreasures) on Sep 1, 2017 at 1:54pm PDT This is actually my last box from them for a while, as one of the more expensive boxes (when you take into account the hefty delivery fee) I just can't justify the outlay in the run up to Christmas. I had thought I would keep this one and unsubscribe from Glossybox but I'm actually really enjoying their boxes at the moment (and they're cheaper!) So, as an aside, I can confirm that unsubscribing from Spoilabox is nice and easy (provided you turn your mobile browser to desktop view!) Handy if you're dipping your toes into their water's as it comes with no hidden hurdles....

You may have noticed I've been a bit quiet of late... read non-existent on the blogsphere!  Nothing to worry about, we've just been on a much needed family holiday, a cruise no less (I didn't tell you about it because, well, you never know who's listening do you?!)  We're now back and I'm lovely and refreshed.   The break gave me a good opportunity to think about things and it turns out I didn't really like the way this account was going!  I think there's a whole lot more I can give to you that the restrictions of "BinksBzz" just wasn't allowing.  So it's time for a bit of a change, starting with the name, my blog and instagram will now be known as Mummy Treats and Treasures which I think better reflects the direction I want to go in.  I hope you're as excited about the new possibilities as I am!   Now just to find the time to write all my ideas down!

Super excitement this month when I won a raffle!  I never win these things (well I didn’t!) and to say I was flabbergasted was an understatement!  The prize?  Well a subscription box of course! For the cost of my ticket (£1) I won a £20 box from Latest in Beauty! A post shared by Amy Collishaw (@binksbzz) on Aug 8, 2017 at 1:07pm PDT I’d heard of this box a few times through a group I am in on Facebook ( BoXession , definitely check it out, it’s fab!) but had always dismissed it.  It’s one of a rare breed of subscription boxes that lets you chose the items you’re being sent.  This has never appealed to me, surely the point of these things is the surprise? My mind has most definitely been changed! The first thing I needed to do was chose from their subscription plans, 3, 6 or 9 items (at increasing prices) and then browse down the list to choose the products I wanted (this bit is a bit clunky on a mobile, I think I’d head there on my laptop...

As I ordered last months Glossybox so late it feels like this months has come super early! I actually uhmed and ahhed about opening it today when it arrived thinking that I should probably save it for later in the month, but I am weak willed and in need of a treat so that resolution lasted no longer than a few minutes! Being my second month into the subscription, money was automatically taken for this box on the 1st of the month with no intervention from myself (remember, if you order Glossybox make sure you do so before the 15th of the month and cancel by this date if you don't want to have to pay for next months as well).  Dispatch was reasonably quick, a week into the month, and delivery painless from Royal Mail - complete with tracking details which is always a nice touch. The box was well packaged with a strong cardboard outer postage box (it has glossybox written all over it so you can't really conceal what it is!) and a sturdy inner box.  This month is...

I can hardly believe it's July already, well 7th July as I write this! The months are really flying by this year and as they do my monthly treats are stacking up.  It was with great anticipation that my Spoilabox arrived again this week, particularly as it arrived amid a truly challenging day! This is the second month of my subscription to Spoilabox and also only their second month so I'm still very much surprised by what they contain.  It's lovely having absolutely no idea what's coming (bar the odd spoiler of course!) and, yet again, I'm thoroughly pleased with both the contents and the service.  The box was dispatched on almost the first day of the month and arrived without hassle via My Hermes who this time left it in my meter cupboard (a whole day earlier than they had estimated, bonus!).  Again the contents was well packaged with a sturdy cardboard outer shell and a pretty tissue paper wrap inside.  All the products arrived intact with no damage which...