Author: Hannah

fifteen: a jar for ideas

In the first chapter of The Happiness Project, Gretchen Rubin talks about having more sleep and in turn it makes you happier. I was determined to try it out. I couldn’t start it straight away as it was already after... Continue reading →

this weekend i

Joining with Sar from [Life of Love] and Syndal from Synfully Delicious. Saturday Eventually once everyone in our house was up the boys went to purchase new bike pedals for Our Sidekick’s bike as it had got to the point... Continue reading →

thirteen: recently….

Reading The Happiness Project by Gretchen Rubin and Rachel’s Holiday by Marian Keyes – I keep flicking between the two as The Happiness Project keeps giving me so much inspiration that I have struggle sleeping as I want to take on... Continue reading →

eleven: youth group

I haven’t been to a youth group in a while unless it’s to collect Our Sidekick from church and even then I don’t really hang around for long (mainly so I’m not like an embarrassing parent lol). A few weeks... Continue reading →

ten: epic review

  I’m sure this is the kind of post that you’d write at the end of the year but it’s taken me this long to get my head around blogging again given how unproductive December was! Favourite Songs (in no... Continue reading →

nine: the happiness project

Like last year I am attempting to read 30 books before 2013 finishes like I attempted in 2012. Last year I got as far as 27 books in comparison Claire at Pipe Dreams and Professions read over 200 (how she... Continue reading →

eight: onehundredwords #72

I haven’t taken part in 100 Words since about August (I had to look at my old posts to work it out!). I’ve decided that with 2013 – I’m going to try and join in some more. You can get... Continue reading →

seven: podcasts

Two days last week I went for a walk in my lunch breaks, mainly to and from the supermarket but it kept me out of trouble and got me away from my computer for a little while. Also I walked... Continue reading →

six: sunday

I’m writing this while sat in the pub. We were invited for lunch with some friends but I’m not sure where they are. Oh well time for me to scribble down some ideas and create something worth reading. So that... Continue reading →

five: one whole year

Click for source Each time I set a goal to do something everyday for a year I either forget or get distracted. Well this time I’m determined and I have Melly to check up on me (like I’m going to... Continue reading →

four: christmas summary

In my brain world/consciousness there are certain events that have to happen for me to feel like Christmas really is round the corner. Growing up it used to be when Mum started playing a specific album (which I downloaded last year when... Continue reading →

three: review – december

Books About Falling In Love by Yaritza Garcia Bah, Humbug! A Romantic Comedy Novella by Heather Horrocks The Girl in the Converse Shoes by Yaritza Garcia City of Bones (The Mortal Instruments) by Cassandra Clare You Had Me At Hello... Continue reading →

366: Happy New Year!!

Click image for source. Hello one and all. So as I write this I’m sat in my friend’s dining room discussing the music choice with some other friends. Wishing you all a Happy New Year!! Have a great night whatever... Continue reading →

364: Resolutions and Goals

Each year people make resolutions. They decide to quit smoking, to stop biting their nails, to drink less alcohol (usually while under the influence of a NYE hangover) or they decide to loose those stubborn ten pounds that won’t go... Continue reading →

347: Lately…..

Since Sunday evening, life didn’t exactly go to plan. My little diary is a bit fit to burst at the moment – and I’m questioning if I need a bigger diary (and I’m convinced that companies who design diaries don’t... Continue reading →

341: A Journey of Faith: Part Five

Catch the other parts here: Intro, Part One, Part Two, Part Three and Part Four. Like all students my age, August brought with it the results that would affect the next few years of my life, would I drag my A Level results... Continue reading →

340: Wednesday Wonderings

YHA Nottingham I got in from work yesterday and a wedding invite had come in the post. There’s recommended accommodation in the invite but I had a quick look to see how far the local Youth Hostel was from the... Continue reading →

339: Review – November

Books Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë Films Skyfall Twilight: Breaking Dawn Part Two Frequently Asked Questions about Time Travel CatWoman Seeking A Friend For The End of The World TV The Good Life (Season 1 – again!) Warehouse 13 (Season... Continue reading →

335: Fill In The Blanks Friday

Joining with Lauren from The Little Things We Do. 1.  “The best way to spread Christmas cheer is…”– singing Christmas songs at the top of my lungs in the car, wishing customers Happy Christmas – it kinda depends on if... Continue reading →

324: A Journey of Faith: Part Four

You might want to start with the Intro, Part One, Part Two and Part Three first. The bullying was always part of my life for most of upper school, either because of what had happened previously or because of me... Continue reading →

318: Wednesday Wondering (on Sunday!)

CFS One of my friends has had a confirmed diagnosis of Chronic Fatigue so I was reading about it to see if there’s any non-medical things that can assist like eating different things or doing more exercise etc. Llanfairpwllgwyngyll Chris,... Continue reading →

317: A Journey of Faith: Part Three

You might want to start with the Intro, Part One and Part Two first. On Part Two I realised that I had kind of jumped a section. Me becoming a Christian happened in 1995 but actually something else happened before... Continue reading →

316: This Weekend I…

Joining with Sar from [Life of Love] and Syndal from Synfully Delicious. This Weekend I… had to work an extra day so it was a six day week. On the other hand I have the time off in lieu so... Continue reading →

312: Wednesday Wondering v.5

We live in a world where we have a bunch of information at our fingertips – we unlock our phones and Google to our hearts content, but what about all those random questions, why was I looking and what did... Continue reading →

310: This Weekend I…

Joining with Sar from [Life of Love] and Syndal from Synfully Delicious. This Weekend I….finally went to Bletchley Park and it was awesome!! Dad, Our Sidekick and Me set off for the train station at about 9am to catch the... Continue reading →

307: Fill In The Blanks Friday

1. Something I swore I’d never do, but have ended up doing anyway is I genuinely have no idea, I’m sure Chris could probably list a bunch of things! 2. Something I’ve always wanted to do is seriously erm this... Continue reading →

306: Review – October

Books Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte (Been reading it virtually the whole month!) Films Sister Act Stardust The Bucket List Turner and Hooch Moulin Rouge Your Highness (well the first half an hour ish then I switched off) The Hole... Continue reading →

305: Wednesday Wonderings v.4

We live in a world where we have a bunch of information at our fingertips – we unlock our phones and Google to our hearts content, but what about all those random questions, why was I looking and what did... Continue reading →

303: This Weekend I…

Joining with Sar from [Life of Love] and Syndal from Synfully Delicious. This Weekend I….went to St Albans, My Dad collected me from work on Friday and we grabbed some food. Our Sidekick and I went to Christ Church and... Continue reading →

299: A Journey of Faith: Where?

At CNMAC12 I went to the final seminar of the day – it was a bit of a challenge to decide which seminar I wanted to go to but I ended up at James‘s “Participant Driven Session”, yep that was... Continue reading →

298: #WednesdayWonderings v.3

We live in a world where we have a bunch of information at our fingertips – we unlock our phones and Google to our hearts content, but what about all those random questions, why was I looking and what did... Continue reading →

297: #JellyandBean

In that serendipitous way that you can “meet” people on Twitter now, two of my friends (one I’ve met in person, one I haven’t) have ventured into the world of Podcasts. This is still something I’m yet to try but... Continue reading →

293: Bonus Post @ #CNMAC12

During today’s conference, Dr Bex Lewis (from BigBible) and some other people were writing a talk as the day went on. As part of this there were various different Word Clouds and also a graph showing who sent the most... Continue reading →

292: Fill In The Blanks Friday

Joining with Lauren from The Little Things We Do 1. One thing I plan on doing to relax this weekend is erm I have no idea! I’m in London tomorrow at CNMAC12, got lunch with a friend then a possible pub... Continue reading →

291: #WednesdayWonderings v.2

We live in a world where we have a bunch of information at our fingertips – we unlock our phones and Google to our hearts content, but what about all those random questions, why was I looking and what did... Continue reading →

290: Today’s Adventures

I’ve been thinking again – I know dangerous. About stuff. Well bits and pieces. You could say the Life, the Universe and Everything. (H2G2 rocks) Then again if I could think about that much then my head would explode. I’m... Continue reading →

289: Dear Monday

Joining with Megan from Happy Day. Dear Monday, I am pretty sure that every week you somehow sneak in that bit faster than the weekend before. Dear Kids Work, I think teaching Kids Work is a bit like riding a... Continue reading →

286: Fill In The Blanks Friday

  Joining with Lauren from The Little Things We Do 1.  My favourite flower is I don’t have one favourite I think it’s a close draw between Gerberas and Daisies – then again they are both so similar that it might... Continue reading →

284: #WednesdayWonderings

We live in a world where we have a bunch of information at our fingertips – we unlock our phones and Google to our hearts content, but what about all those random questions, why was I looking and what did... Continue reading →

282: Dear Monday

Joining with Megan from Happy Day. Dear Kewey and DanDan, thank you for playing host to me, S, LB and Andy – I had a lovely time. The bacon sandwiches for breakfast were yummy, that spaghetti bolognese was awesome too... Continue reading →

276: Review – September

>  Books Flash and Bones by Kathy Reichs (started in August finished in September) Films The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel Did You Hear About The Morgans? Hope Springs Untouchable Hop Albums Babel by Mumford and Sons Our Version of Events... Continue reading →

272: Fill In The Blanks Friday

Joining with Lauren from The Little Things We Do 1.  My first memory is I remember being about three or four and climbing out of the dining room door (which used to lead directly into the garden. I tripped over... Continue reading →

271: Recently….

Reading I finished Awaken by Nina Soden last night – well this morning at like 1am when I should have been asleep but I couldn’t wait to find our what happened to Alee and that was that I had to finish... Continue reading →

269: Romans 8:1

Last week was bad, it started Monday with one message, then by Wednesday it was a splattering of text messages, by Friday I’d left it and was getting on with what I had to do, by Saturday morning I was... Continue reading →

268: Dear Monday

Joining with Megan from Happy Day. Dear Chores, having spent probably about 8 or more hours this weekend doing various forms of you I’d really like some time off to recover. Dear Lemon Curd, for ages I didn’t think I’d... Continue reading →

265: Fill in The Blanks Friday

(Joining with Lauren from the Little Things We Do) 1.  Something I am very proud of is my cousin, like a lot of young people her age she is heading off to university in the next few weeks to study... Continue reading →

264: Be Happy!

So true right now. So many thoughts running through my head and trying to remember to hand the stresses over to God and not worry about things. He’s got it in hand and he’s got a plan, the new job... Continue reading →

262: To Step Out The Boat or Stay Put

I’ve been thinking about jobs, careers and things like that a lot recently. I’ve been in my current job for about four years and although it’s okay, it’s not what I want to be doing forever and eternity. I’ve polished... Continue reading →

261: Dear Monday

Joining with Megan from Happy Day. Dear Chris, we’ve had disagreements this weekend but Saturday night’s mammoth chat unwrinkled some of them and will hopefully sort out the rest in time which is good. Thank you. Dear Our Sidekick, we’re... Continue reading →

257: Found Here and There

Found Here and There I find lots of links around the web and want to share them but don’t want to spam your RSS, Twitter or Facebook with the links – this is my way to share them with you.... Continue reading →

256: The C(hristmas) Word

I know I know. The schools have only just gone back and therefore it’s too early to mention Christmas but I wanted to share what I’ve been upto. I picked these little kits up when I was at Hoobycraft with... Continue reading →

255: September 11th

(This post is a bit rambly – if you don’t get what I mean to say please let me know rather than just walking away from the whole post). On Thursday, I stood in the bathroom washing my hair and... Continue reading →

254: Dear Monday

Joining with Megan from Happy Day. Dear Legs, clearly I haven’t got the hang of this exercise thing. I spent most of Friday semi-crippled. I kept wandering around my legs were so sore. Dear Zoza, thank you for the epic... Continue reading →

251: Fill In The Blanks Friday

1.  My favourite grade in school was  (in the UK it’s years rather than grades) I think my choice would be Year 11 – I’d be sitting my GCSEs but I’d be able to change my future and pick different... Continue reading →

250: Found Here and There

I find lots of links around the web and want to share them but don’t want to spam your RSS, Twitter or Facebook with the links – this is my way to share them with you. I love black forest... Continue reading →

249: Wednesday aka First Day Back

This morning I woke up at something around 7:30. Completely unlike me but then I heard the computer downstairs boot up. Good Morning World! Then I remembered that it was the first day of school and got excited – well... Continue reading →

247: Review – August

Books We Can’t Go Home Again by Max Dubinsky The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy (In Progress) Flash and Bones by Kathy Reichs Films Shipping News Batman Forever Ice Age 3: Dawn... Continue reading →

245: #24hrGaming Marathon

(My brother and his best friend) I don’t tend to blog on weekends normally as I use that time to get ready for the next week but this weekend is special. My brother and his best friend are doing a... Continue reading →

244: Fill in The Blanks Friday

(Joining with Lauren from The Little Things We Do) 1.  Over this labor day weekend I will be well it’s a normal weekend here in the UK so I won’t have Monday off (although we had a bank holiday last weekend... Continue reading →

243: 100 Words: Week 56

I haven’t taken part in 100 Words in ages but I decided I needed to get involved again. Starting this week! You can join in here The prompt for this week is … being clear is essential to …. “I’ve... Continue reading →

241: Liebster Blogger Award

The Liebster Blog Award is given to bloggers by bloggers. It is a way to acknowledge each other and say “you’re doing a great job”. It is for blogs with 200 or less followers, so it’s also a great way... Continue reading →

240: Dear Monday

Joining with Megan from Happy Day. Dear Chris, Sometimes you make comments and then I know that you’re reading my blog other times I wonder if I post these encouragements and then they disappear into the ether – can you... Continue reading →

237: Fill In The Blanks Friday

  (Joining with Lauren from The Little Things We Do) My favorite thing to do on Friday is when I finish work, collect JD from work or from her house and then head over to MK to go to the cinema... Continue reading →

236: Results Day….

10 years ago this week I got my GCSE results. I remember because I was on the way to Soul Survivor with the church youth group, I also remember because my Mum phoned me to tell me my results (The... Continue reading →

235: Fostering: School Supplies

Earlier this week I ordered Our Sidekick’s school uniform – admittedly I probably should have started earlier but I wasn’t in the best of ways last week and I needed help to measure Our Sidekick as it was usually my... Continue reading →

234: Bedford Park Run. Wk2

Found here On Saturday I did Park Run again. I say run but between the heat and my ankle just being funky I pretty much walked a bunch of it – I still came in under an hour and surprised... Continue reading →

233: Dear Monday

Joining with Megan from Happy Day. Dear CJ, thank you for getting me a glass of water during the worship time at church. It was so warm this weekend and I’m not entirely sure I’d been drinking enough. Normally leaning... Continue reading →

230: Fill In The Blanks…

(Joining with Lauren from The Little Things We Do) 1.  The best thing to do on a hot day is hang out in the shade in the garden or hang out in the living room with the patio doors open as... Continue reading →

229: Had a Bad Day…..

Ever had one of those days where the wind just gets knocked out of you and you just need time to recover. It’s not as simple as getting up and rejoining the race. That was Monday. I felt like I’d... Continue reading →

226: Dear Monday

Joining with Megan from Happy Day. Dear Our Sidekick, we had a bit of a falling out yesterday and I really scared you once again I’m so sorry. Dear London 2012 Olympics, Yesterday was the closing ceremony. Everyone kept pointing... Continue reading →

221: This Week

This should be a good week. Okay so it didn’t start on a good note but I am determined that by the end of the week it will be a good week. It is positive thinking and all that. So... Continue reading →

220: Tuesday Tango

As you can see there is a lot happening in this post today. It’s called Tango Tuesday and I’m joining up with Ashley from After Nine to Five. The Tuesday Tango is a multiple link-up post for everyone to meet... Continue reading →

219: Dear Monday

Dear Monday, you’re here again – at least it’s a short week – 1 day down 2 to go. Dear Hels, you asked me to organise games for your Baby shower – I hope you enjoyed them. I had meant... Continue reading →

214: Films

If you hadn’t already guessed I’m a bit of a film nerd. I could quite happily park myself in front of the TV with crisps or popcorn and watch all the LOTR films or the Star Wars film (got to... Continue reading →

209: Bristol 2012 – Day Four

Today’s activity was Our Sidekick’s choice and it had lots of photo opportunities so this might be a bit photo heavy. (Also I’m writing this on my iPhone so the format might be funky!) Our Sidekick requested if we could... Continue reading →

208: Bristol 2012 – Day Three

Once we managed to all get ready (Our Sidekick had a 30 minute shower which threw everyone out of sync!) we headed for Cardiff. We had a rough plan of what we were going to do but once Chris realised... Continue reading →

207: Bristol 2012 – Day Two

When I wrote a day by day breakdown of LE2JOG each post was rushed to fit in before bedtime and all sorts of things, this time I’m trying to post what we did today to go live the following morning.... Continue reading →

206: Bristol 2012 – Day One

Having pretty much counted the days down (for 4 weeks!) to our holiday – it finally arrived!! We set off about 9am toward Milton Keynes. Chris has a particular route that he takes when driving to Soul Survivor goes via... Continue reading →

205: Life According to Instagram

Partially Inspired by Freckled Italian. 1. Me and Bex were at The Fountain for the work evening on Saturday and we made an accidental yummy creation. Bex had made a white hot chocolate and there was some left over so... Continue reading →

200: I Think We Were on Plan Z

Today didn’t exactly go to plan. It started with Our Sidekick coming in and saying that he still didn’t feel great could he go back to bed rather than going to school. Well I had to be a meany Foster... Continue reading →

199 – Guest Post Today

Today, I’m not here. I am guest posting over at Secondhand Superhero. The lovely Stephanie got married at the weekend and so while she’s on her honeymoon there are a couple of guest posts – I’m first – how exciting!!... Continue reading →