Babes HQ is buzzing with the news that we made the Short List for a Brilliance in Blogging award! Thanks so much to anyone who voted for me in the Best Lifestyle Blog category, I'm over the moon. I'll keep this

What were you up to on Monday evening? Normally you'd find me camped on the sofa in my fluffy robe, decompressing after getting the babes off to bed. But last Monday I was at the Lancaster London hotel, munching on a

Meet Molly. She's a Kenyan schoolgirl who's set to become a minor YouTube sensation (scroll down to watch). Her life is the polar opposite of Gangnam style, but when you watch her video I'm sure you'll agree she's a star

We were at The Cally Festival last Sunday, possibly our last official festival outing of the year (although I'll be hooping it up at London Hoop Fest this weekend). I love the urban vibe, rough and ready feel and community spirit

As the first animated, bilingual Latina heroine to go mainstream, Dora the Explorer is about as iconic as kids' TV characters come. It's surprising that this is her debut live outing. Since we don't have cable, I'd never actually watched a

I'm beyond thrilled to announce that we've been shortlisted out of more than 12,000 nominations for a Brilliance in Blogging award hosted by BritMums, the UK's largest parent blogging network. Babes about Town is up for a BiB GO! Award (Best

What's all the fuss about Lego for girls? As soon as the toy giant announced its new range, even before most people could get their hands on it, there was an outcry among certain camps. Some called it 'patronising', even

I was buzzing when I left the British Gas head office in Staines on Monday - and no, I hadn't been poking around in any strange cupboards (British Gas also happens to be the UK's largest supplier of electricity). I was