Matalan and a Holiday Catch Up 

Greeting from Ireland 🇮🇪 glad you enjoyed our lovely country 😀

Pleased you had an enjoyable trip to Ireland with your family. ❤

So glad you had a lovely time here in Ireland. Im proud to be Irish. Our country is absolutely stunning as you said Helen. Well done to your mum for making the journey. That was fantastic. 🇮🇪☘🇮🇪☘

So pleased you had a love time and made wonderful memories.

Lovely to see you back and to hear about your holiday 😊 xx

You must of really enjoyed Ireland if you left your heart there ❤!

Loved your gilet it was a great bargain! And I loved the black blouse on you and the dress a great haul! Glad you had a good holiday and happy birthday to your mum!

Enjoyed watching and hearing about your trip to Ireland.

So glad you all enjoyed yourselves on holiday. Your mom's haircut is so good! She looks great. I absolutely love Pat!

Welcome back Helen good to see you again and hear about your holiday. I must say your look very refreshed it is good to have a change of scenery and company too. What a shame about your heart on your bracelet I lost mine in the park while dog walking a couple of weeks ago and I loved it. I re traced my steps but to no avail😩 It was one of my favourites so I went on line and got another like new from eBay. The original one was from Q.V.C and it also had a large heart hanging down. Now I have another so I’m happy again 🥰 it’s amazing how attached you become to them. Xx

Hi Helen - glad you had a good holiday in Ireland. When my children were young we spent many a happy holiday in our touring caravan in Kinsale which is really beautiful. As the family got older they were more keen to go abroad and so caravan was sold. My husband was always keen to get another caravan just for the two of us when we retired but sadly he took a stroke and died. I just wish I had gone ahead and bought it because it would have made him so happy. You never know what is around the corner. I am from Northern Ireland and perhaps if you are in Ireland again you will visit the North as there are some nice spots there with lovely scenery. Eliz

Love the Black Blouse with white jeans and silver loafers.

Glad you’ve had a lovely break with your family and it nice to see you back. I agree with you about Marks, I think their standards have definitely slipped they don’t even present their clothes in the stores smartly anymore, dirty marks on them and some items look as if they’ve been slept in (not ironed). I used to work for them many moons ago and it makes me sad to see. 😊

Hi Helen. Love love love the long line gilet !! Another great video . So lovely to hear about your family holiday in Ireland. Great haul too! Feel like I have my friend back home ! Thanks again x

Great to hear all your family had a lovely holiday. Precious memories with your mum she is amazing for her age. My mother is 93 but unfortunately she is quite frail now and doesn’t go out much now. Love the black and white blouse definitely a keeper. Thanks for showing us. Xxxxx

Many Happy Returns to your mum helen she’s absolutely wonderful for her age, and loving the that green on you xx

Kinsale is so beautiful. Dublin really changed after covid and will never stay in the city again. Day run but never again in the evening. I love sunny Wexford. I love that your brother surprised you,

Glad you had a good break, I enjoyed hearing all about it. It's lovely to have you back. I think the white patterned top looked really nice, especially for that price. The black blouse is very nice.

Sounds like you had a lovely time on your trip. What a nice surprise that your brother came! The black blouse is so pretty. Great that your found your gilet. I would look great with an all black top underneath. Looking forward to seeing pictures from your first caravan trip!

Delighted you enjoyed your holiday. You were only down the road from me as I live in Cork !!! Your mum will be so happy with the memories from this holiday.... so good of you all to take her x

So pleased to hear you had a good holiday with your family. Please wish your Mum and Hattie happy birthday. The black and white blouse looks lovely on you and I really liked the gilet,that was a great bargain. Looking forward to your next video.

Meant to also say…..yes, keep trying if there is a particular item you really want. I ordered a field jacket from Joules in a sale (only way I was going to afford it) and was so excited when it arrived. But…it was too big and I had to return. Alas the smaller size was not available. I was mortified and even rang Joules direct who gave me sound advice to check the listings several times a day. I was a woman on a mission but sobbing onto my laptop! The gods looked down on me and I struck lucky after about ten days. Someone, bless them, must have returned the correct size and that jacket became mine! Happy days! Xx Liz

So pleased you all enjoyed yourselves on holiday, I would think that your Mum will be so shattered for a few days, I know at my age I get worn out from travelling, especially the visiting and constantly talking side of a holiday. I bet it must have been very special for your Mum to have all her children in one place all together for a few days. Lovely items in your haul, I thought everything was lovely and what a great discount you got too.😊

So glad you had a great holiday with your family and your mum got to reconnect with her cousins. Lots of blue skies in the photos. 😊 My good news is my house sold today TG, as my offer on a little cottage in Ireland was accepted 3.5 weeks ago so I've been holding my breath waiting for a buyer for my house in London so I can move back home after 40 years. What a relief, now I can finally make plans and hopefully start packing up soon to have a fresh start by the sea.

I did enjoy hearing your Irish holiday round-up. Glad you had a memorable time and a Happy 93rd birthday to your wonderful mummy.

Nice to have you back Helen. It sounded like a lovely time in Ireland making happy memories. We are currently in Sicily and I must say we had issues with special assistance here. I was not allowed to push my husband in a wheel chair from the plane and as previously we had to wait over an hour for assistance in Gatwick last month we just wanted to get to our car hire etc. it’s sucks when you can’t get about so easily. Now I’m rambling lol. Love the clothes. You have a lovely figure and suit so many styles. Love the dress with the tummy hiding feature. Also the gillet. Xx

Hi Helen ,lovely to see you today and it’s good to hear that you enjoyed your short break in lovely Ireland I must just say my daughter now lives in Ireland with her husband and my two absolutely gorgeous granddaughters one is ten years old and the other one is five years old and l don’t get to see her as much as l would like but that’s another story .Anyway l absolutely loved your clothes from Matalan on you and of course your lovely green gilet which lm sure you will get a lot of wear from it .Take care love Em ( I’m the hells bell who like you loves our pearls)

The people are fabulous. Killarney is beautiful too.❤

Halo Helen et Dolly. J'adore la robe et les chaussures, le chemisier noir. Toujours de bons achats,très bons choix. Très belle journée à bientôt. ❤❤❤

So glad all went well in Ireland. Am away sailing the Islands of Croatia at the moment. Do recommend. Walked a Little Island yesterday and was surrounded by clouds of butterflies. Stunning.

I agree about the bad weather when you are camping . There is nothing worse than a wet dog, and staring out of the window looking out at the rain. I've been there and done it . Love the gilet 😊

Thank you so much for the Ireland round up but what I wanted to know was what you wore, what didn't you wear due to weather, what you needed and didn't pack and what you should have left at home! I will be packing for a cruise in February and packing videos really help me whittle down my packing list to a reasonable length. So glad that your Mum managed the trip well. I am not surprised that the poor woman was exhausted. I liked the clothes!

Thanks so much for sharing your trip to Ireland with us. I loved hearing about it. I am also one of six, with only one of us being a boy, he was the youngest though. Happy Birthday to your mom, she seems like a wonderful lady. Hope your first caravan adventure is in good weather and let us know how it goes.

Great chat! I agree about trying on things..I saw the black and white cotton dress from marks in the shop and thought that won’t suit me and tried it on and loved it. ! Just a hint, if you use the showers on any campsite you use, a bag for the shower is easier if you have a handle to hang it up in case there is not a shelf/bench to put it on! Happy camping!

Hi Helen, so happy to hear everything went well while in Ireland and yes I am still in my vest, my mother would be so happy. The blouse and jelet are very smart what a great bargan.

Ireland is lovely I've been to the Dublin area, and the country around there . I've also been to Belfast, and enjoyed walking in the country around there. Love Kay

Lovely to have you back. Glad you enjoyed your holiday. I really liked the black blouse & gilet xx

Nice that you all enjoyed your wee break away. It must have been lovely for your mum to see her cousins again after so long. I got that black blouse last week too, it’s so nice, I love it and I feel really great in it as well. Suits you too.

Glad you had a lovely time in Ireland. Live your haul. Gilet is beautiful. Thanks for sharing ❤

Oh this was lovely Helens bought back lovely memories from when I hitchhiked round Ireland as an 18 year old staying in Kinsale and Wexford, such fun!!! You look fabulous as always

Never been to Ireland but I would love to. Thanks for telling us about your trip, lovely photos, glad you had a great time. My mum is 90 so I understand about making memories while you can ❤. Sorry you lost your gold heart, I lost a dangle from my Pandora bracelet which held sentimental value for me in Greece last year, and was so upset I had to purchase a new one. X

Hi Helen, glad your back so glad you and your family had a lovely hoilday never been to Ireland looks beautiful. So nice to see family and to reconnect. Absolutely loved the gilet looked fab on you. Look forward to your next vlog. Xx

Hi Helen, so glad you had a lovely holiday in Ireland with your mum. Loved your Gilet it looked lovely on you. Loved the black and white blouse and I liked the dress as well. I ordered the magnesium tablets that you recommended and have started taking them. I am having so much trouble with my tummy and am now having tests to try and see what the problem, I have IBS but this is much worse than I usually have. Hope your first caravan trip goes well. Wish your Mum a Happy Birthday from me please.❤️❤️

Glad you all had a lovely time. You made me smile about the vest as it reminded me of an old boyfriend and his mum shouting through his letter box that he mustn't forget his vest. She was quite a formidable character😂

Lovely to see you back Helen, so glad you had a fabulous time in Ireland.

Glad you had a lovely holiday in Ireland. I am Irish and love going back home regularly.

I’ve not long returned from a round Ireland road trip and I totally agree with you about Ireland and how lovely the people are - even other road users! Such lovely memories for you and your family. I must say when you do your hauls and say to the camera “can you see that” I’ve found myself saying yes 😂. Great to have you back

So pleased you all had a good time in Ireland and what a lovely surprise from your brother. You literally left your heart in Ireland ❤

Today I was wondering when your next video will go out after coming back from Ireland? And there it is! 😍 I'm pleased you, your Mum and your siblings had a great time together in Ireland! 🇮🇪 😀 I enjoyed the Matalan haul. The khaki gillet really suits you Helen! It is made for you! ❤

So glad you all had a good time in Ireland. So nice you were all there for your Mum.xoxo

Hi Helen glad you had a good time in Ireland. How nice that your brother turned up too that was lovely. Bet your mum was thrilled. Glad she had a good time and wish your Mum happy birthday for Friday. Bless her Happy birthday for Hattie for Monday Loved the black shirt the dress looked amazing for the price and I love your gilet looks great. Thanks as always Helen take care

Helen I knew we were kindred spirits but now I am convinced. Kinsale is my favorite place in Ireland. I have been there twice, and could happily live there. I love your show, you always make me smile.

Glad you had a lovely holiday in Ireland 🇮🇪 and got to visit Wexford ❤

Glad you had a lovely time in Ireland...Kinsale is beautiful. Maybe you'll get up to the north of the country another time... we're not so bad up here too 😂...

Hi Helen, glad your trip was a success. Sounds fab. Been to Ireland myself, the countryside is amazing. I love the animal print top, the colours are amazing on you, I get you could have gone a size up. Smashing. I love the dress too. I might pop along to Matalan to check out the personal bits you have purchased and the black and white top. Take care and thanks for sharing xx

How lovely Helen, glad it was a somewhat successful trip and you are all back safe and sound. Ireland does look beautiful and your mum looks much younger than her 93 years!! Xx

So glad you managed to get to Ireland with your mum. It’s not easy when there is some one with mobility issues. It’s lovely to hear you had a lovely time. As a person who is wheelchair bound I will only travel now from East Midlands Airport. I have been abroad to lots of places and they need to come over here and teach our special assistants in our airports. The people in East Midlands are great.

Thanks, Helen, for your trip update, Ireland sounds great,lovely to see you back 😊

Many thanks Helen enjoyed your video lovely pictures of mum in Ireland

Welcome back Helen, we missed you. Delighted to hear that Ireland was a successful trip. It must have been wonderful that your Mum could enjoy herself with her cousins and you all. If you ever decide to return give the West of Ireland, particularly Connemara a visit,also Counties Mayo and Donegal. All are spectacular. Thank you for being you,it's always such a pleasure to watch and listen to your vlogs. Mary Co Mayo.

So pleased your trip went well and that your mum enjoyed it too. Lots of lovely memories xx

There’s no finer sound than rain on a caravan roof! Tea and scones and games. Loved it. There again I’m northern so used to rain 😂

Loved hearing about your trip! What a nice surprise for your brother to show up! You are lucky to have your mum, but she is also blessed to have 6 loving children😍

Hello, Dear Helen Wonderful, wonderful Irish Times. I loved hearing all your stories. Your bits and bobs are great. Your caravan will be home from home. The clothes are darling, everything. Toodles 😊😊

Sorry this is so late, I went away and the. Got Covid. I’m pleased you had treasured time with your mum and siblings. I thought you looked great in all of it. You are such a lady! ❤

I am glad you are back and that you had a great trip. I hope you will consider a bit of a vlog from your first caravan trip. Maybe a meal prep in the caravan.

Hi Helen. Glad you had a good break away. Hope your mum is ok. Love the b/a outfit 👍 Leopard V Neck T Shirt 👍 The stripe dress looks good on you. I enjoyed the holiday update Helen thank you. 🌹🌹

Great to hear all about your holiday to Ireland. It was great for your mum to meet her family. Looking forward to marks haul

Holiday sounded great. Next time come to Northern Ireland too and see the beautiful scenery on the North Coast too!

It is lovely to have you back. I loved the black and white blouse. It looked fantastic on you.I look forward to your next vlog. Thanks Helen for sharing.

Hi Helen , so glad you had a lovely time in Ireland . Your mum is just wow isn’t she , what a trooper . Just got to say without sounding to weird , I just think you are so funny , normal and an absolute joy to listen to . Will definitely be getting a bag . I hope you can let us send your mum birthday wishes when it’s here , a nice pic with her cake would be lovely to see , hark at me going on 😂 you should be at 100,000 subscribers by now , love to all ❤ ps loved the clothes ❤

Hi Helen absolutely agree with you regarding customer service at M&S and Next - in fact I have said to a few retailers including Marks how good the service is from Next and also how easy it is to return items when ordered on-line 😊

Glad you all had a lovely time in Ireland , so lovely there , must have been so special for you all to be with your mum 😘. I went into Matalan today , didn’t see anything like you have bought 😩. Love your new Gillet, hope that’s the right spelling , I would love one 🙏. 😘

Love the gilet and the black top. Love that bag too. Good craic.

So glad you had a nice break. Sorry about the gold heart, I totally get it. Some pieces are just the favourites. xxx Loved the pictures, your Mum looking beautiful as ever🩷

Glad you're all back Helen and it was lovely to see your Mum having a relaxing time. You seem to have got half decent weather down South while up North here I've been foundered! Whatever happened to flaming June?! You really suited the long gilet and what a bargain! Happy Birthdays in a few days time to your Mum and Hattie. 🎉🎉 I'm sure you'll all have a lovely get together. xx

Hi Helen, lovely to hear about your holiday and I bet your Mum had the best time. Really liked the black and white blouse x

Loved your gilet, animal print top, dress and black and white blouse….excellent! Think I’m on the lookout for gilet! 😊❤ x

Hi Helen - enjoyed hearing about your trip. Loved the black and white blouse - definitely a keeper! Just wondered if you had ever thought about a Finery haul? I bought 3 Finery dresses recently - all lovely, altho one I have had to exchange for smaller size (always nice!). Reasonable prices - £39-49 and 15% discount for first order. Cindy xx

Lovely to hear you all had a good time - I shall be buying one of those bags x

Hi glad you and sisters with mum had a great time making memories😊 not keen on your dress black blouse fab loved the pearl jewellery you had on today happy birthday to mum 😊

It was lovely to hear you had a great holiday... more memories made ❤😊 Photographs were lovely, your lovely Mum Some lovely pieces...love the gilet. Thank you as always for sharing Helen. 😊❤ PS Dolly does make me smile ❤😊

Glad you had a lovely holiday with your family I’m sure your mum enjoyed having all her children with her. I know exactly what you feel like losing that heart. I had a heart on a chain I bought in Hawaii a long time ago now it looked like a lace pattern but if you looked closely it said Aloha witch means , hello or love depending on the way the say it. I always got lots of compliments on it as it was so unusual. Anyway I went to The Trafford Centre in Manchester when I got home I found the chain in my bra and no heart ❤️ so I rang up the centre and asked for the lost property department only to be told they didn’t have one and to ring all the stores individually. Omg how crazy is that there are loads of shops ,restaurants , car parks so needless to say it was gone for ever. Hopefully I’ll get back there one day and buy another one. I hate losing things that way . Xx

Lovely to hear about your holiday, sounded like a very nice break. The bag is very nice, wouldn't it be fun spotting people carrying one. X

So happy ye all had a wonderful time here in Ireland 🇮🇪 and your beautiful mam got to see her cousins ❤️ happy 93 birthday 🎉Did you wear all your outfit Helen 😮

Loved the gilet and stripe dress looked gorgeous. You should keep that over the blouse . Great to hear you had a good holiday . It’s my mums birthday today 🌹

Helloooi Helen, I am so pleased you had a wonderful holiday. I love Ireland people are great.xx

Love the b/w blouse Helen,and the gilet,we don’t have them here,though a few years ago the hip length ones were in the stores,I bought 2 but only wore one once,it always seems either too hot,or too cold for them,in winter you need sleeves.Maybe they are okay for the Southern States,that never get too cold,or places where you drive everywhere,but in the big East Coast cities we walk a lot, so you need long down coats,at least us older folk do.Good to hear you had a lovely time in beautiful Ireland,and though I’m 13 years younger than your Mom,I know that after,going places,I end up sleeping for most of the day when I get back.😊

So pleased you had a lovely time in Ireland, I've never been but would love to go at some point. Nice haul too 👍. Re M&S, I ordered some flowers for my daughter as a surprise for her birthday as I was going to be able to spend the day with her. They never arrived on her birthday as I'd ordered and came the day after by which time I'd gone home (in fairness, I did get emails from them to say there was a problem with the delivery). She did say they were nice but I never physically saw them. Naturally I got the email from M&S asking for a review which I submitted. I did say that I couldn't truly comment on what the flowers were like as I didn't see them because they arrived a day late and I'd returned home by then. I then got another email asking me to re-submit my review as they thought I'd focused more on the delivery and not the flowers 😳😡. You couldn't make it up could you. Needless to say I didn't re-submit my review and I checked to see if they'd published what I'd originally written and they haven't. I won't order flowers from them again, and correct me if I'm wrong but aren't you paying for the delivery on your specified date as part of the gift?

Sounds a wonderful trip to Ireland. The first top really minimises your chest. Looked great 😊 hugs from Sydney, Australia. ☺️🙏🏼🍷

Lovely to see you back - yes I’d definitely be interested in a bag. 😎

Hi Helen ❤ So pleased you all had a lovely holiday, thank you for sharing xxxx

Glad you enjoyed Ireland. Love the black and white,blouse and your gilet, might try and find one. 🌞🌞

Hi Helen glad that your holiday went well. Thanks for the video ❤. Always enjoy your chats. Wd agree with M and S need to do better. Have had nominated or next day not turn up and this week with a collect in store order it has been lost and now will arrive too late.

I’m definitely with you regarding the misery of camping in rain. I would book myself straight into a warm comfortable hotel if I were too far away from home. I’ve spent decades fine tuning my comfort zone and won’t leave it unless comfort is guaranteed!

Great to hear your holiday story Ireland sounds super. Nice haul too, glad to have you back! X

Good to have you back ! glad you enjoyed you family time ❤

Love the gilet Helen. Out of stock again on Tu website. Will have to keep a lookout for when you return the 18. You are right, Ireland is stunning . My family is from Achill and we try to go every year. Look up Keem Beach if you get the chance. X

Happy Birthday to Pat.🎉🎖️🎂Your family holiday sounds a fun time.😄

I think the way M&S send their parcels has gone down too, nothing is wrapped & just thrown in the bag . Great haul xx