Choosing Your Wedding Favours with Sophie’s Barn

No-one is surprised that there are many decisions to make when planning a wedding. Fewer people have heard of decision fatigue, however, which is where you can only make a certain number of decisions before your brain wants to catch some Netflix and make everything else just stop. It’s not just procrastination. It’s a thing. And Sophie’s Barn can help you avoid it.

The Discovery Call: Understanding the Client’s Dream Wedding

I like to talk to my clients so I can truly understand what is required and send the ideal wedding favours in perfect packaging.  Weddings are best when everything is – or at least seems – seamless. Everything should look like it belongs – not only the happy couple. That means attention to detail. And […]

Styling a Wedding: the Big Ideas behind Archetypes

Wedding planners know better than anyone that clients all come with their own ideas and expectations. People’s ideas are wide-ranging and sometimes contradictory, so corralling them into a coherent theme can be a challenge at times. What all these granular ingredients need are a few big ideas to ensure that they will resonate, not only the […]

Maintaining Skin Health

A lot of people are uncomfortable with the idea of pampering themselves. When it comes to looking after your skin, you are not only looking after yourself, but giving your loved ones the gift of self-care. If you are a parent, then modelling self-care is essential.

Rashes and infections of the skin

Where there is eczema, there is a rash, which is a visible outbreak on the skin. There are many different types of rash, and if, like me, you’re not a doctor, correctly identifying them can be extremely difficult and frustrating.

Chemical Irritants and Eczema

Genes play a role in the development and severity of eczema, and unfortunately, there’s not a lot you can do about those. But, the good news is that the various triggers for eczema can be dealt with to some extent. A separate post covers dietary factors, and triggers from the natural world.

Diet and Eczema

One of the difficult things about eczema is that certain foods can trigger flare ups. In a perfect world we’d have complete control over what we eat. If you’re visiting friends or out and about, that’s not always possible. But there’s good news: some foods will help someone suffering from an eczema outbreak. Eczema or […]

Environmental Factors and Eczema

Because eczema is an umbrella term for a number of different conditions, when we talk about the causes of eczema, it’s often in very general terms.

The benefits of keeping an eczema journal

Finding what triggers your eczema will help your doctor diagnose and treat the condition more effectively. Being able to control your diet, environment and skin care to limit these possible triggers also helps. But, with so many possible things that can spark a flare-up and the range of places we go in a week, identifying them is not always easy.