In January 2011 I made a list of 28 things that I would like to accomplish in the coming year - (28 things as I was 28 at the time!). So I thought it would be good for a look back and see how I did. 1. Eat well – more fruit & veg and less chocolate! Yep, wouldn't be without my smoothies & juices now! 2. Keep up the exercise (shouldn't be hard with 2 puppies!) Yea, I guess so. 3. Go to the theatre to see either a play, musical or ballet.Yep, went to see The Nutcracker. 4. … [Read more...]
Christmas Roundup!
December 28, 2011 by 11 Comments
Well I hope everyone had a lovely, very merry Christmas?! What did you all get up to? I was feeling very nauseous in the run up to Christmas - but I managed to recover in time for Christmas Day so I could enjoy my food! We stayed in England this year for the first time - just the 7 of us. It was nice and relaxing and stress-free. Oooh and guess what Santa got me?! A sewing machine & he made our front bedroom into a lovely craft room for me! :) We made sure all of the animals had a lovely … [Read more...]
Oh Christmas Tree!
December 17, 2011 by 11 Comments
I got cookie cutters for Christmas last year that make a lovely stacked Christmas tree. Today I got round to trying them out. I had a lovely morning baking & listening to the Michael Buble Christmas album (which is v good!) and the Little Mix single (yes, I'm sad & bought one haha)! This was the first time I had tried to do proper icing on biscuits - where you need to pipe round the edge first with a thick royal icing and then "flood" the centre with runnier icing. The result wasn't … [Read more...]
Snow Is Falling!
December 16, 2011 by 8 Comments
Wooohooooo we have the 1st snow of the year today! And it started while I was out shopping - how Christmassy! :) I was queuing up at 8.30am at my local Boots to get this: Soap & Glory set only £25 reduced from £60. Merry Christmas To Me - From Me! ;) I enjoyed a festive pralines & cream latte from Costa which made me feel a little hyper & dizzy! (I am very sensitive to caffeine & sugar!). And I saw the perfect dress for Christmas Day - didn't buy it though, … [Read more...]
Bikes For Christmas!
December 14, 2011 by 2 Comments
I don't know if many of you know but my OH Gary runs an online bike shop - Totally Bike. Bikes as in mountain bikes, kids bikes etc... Loads of people think he sells motorbikes lol.. ;) He is bike mad and set this business up from scratch, with me doing some helping of course! If any of you are looking for a bike for a Christmas present - either for a little one (ie kids!) or for your other half - please check out our range. If you see something that you like, please contact Gary through the … [Read more...]
November Books
December 12, 2011 by 5 Comments
True to form I am late again with my reads from the previous month. See yesterday's post for my excuses! In November I read: Keeping The Dead by Tess Gerritsen: Source - lent by Bec. I love Tess Gerritsen and I am usually so fussy about reading her books in order as they feature the same characters in them but I seem to have missed this book out. It was a good read, nice & familiar as I knew all the characters etc but I must admit it wasn't just as good as some of her other books. … [Read more...]
Bad Blogger
December 11, 2011 by 7 Comments
Yes, I know I have been a bad blogger recently and haven't been writing anything at all. I have just been feeling a bit listless recently and haven't felt that I had anything interesting to say. Even getting out of bed is a huge struggle for me most days so the thought of stringing some sentences together, adding some pictures and hitting "Publish" is way too much for me.. But today I am making the effort. Because I had a lovely day yesterday and I wanted to tell you all about it. I was … [Read more...]
Holly’s 1st Birthday
December 4, 2011 by 16 Comments
Yes, can you believe that my little Holly puppy is 1 year old (it was her birthday on 1st Dec). Almost an adult now (they say springer spaniels reach adulthood at about 18 months)! Here she is when she was a little baby: HERE and HERE! And look at her now! She really is a little star. The last year wouldn't have been the same without her. She gets on so well with her big brother Chester - they are so cute together and a real comedy duo. It sounds silly but she makes me … [Read more...]
