BEDN: Unusual Hobbies

Blog Every Day in November is a blogging challenge for you to write and publish a blog post every day for the entire month of November. It’s as simple as that. You can find the prompts here. Unusual Hobbies I’ve... Continue reading →

Hey there! It’s Sunday which means it’s Slimming World Sunday. Stephanie from Raising Emily and myself “resurrected” the idea and we’d love it if you could leave your link below. If you’d like to join in the button and code is at... Continue reading →

Currently…26th October 2015

This post was originally started using the Currently prompt from RUKristin. You can find that here. Have a good week! Currently… Watching I reached the end of Season 5 of Grey’s Anatomy and I had to skip the season finale because I... Continue reading →

Slimming World Sunday #13

Currently…19th October 2015

This post was originally started using the Currently prompt from RUKristin. You can find that here. Have a good week! Currently... Watching With the boys being at the residential this weekend, I pretty much had free range of the TV once Jaxon... Continue reading →

Slimming World Sunday #12

Bed Pop Fun Palaces

I’ve been meaning to write this post all week since we visited the Fun Palaces at the weekend but it’s just not been happening which isn’t good. I realised that I had been really unmotivated to blog even though there’s... Continue reading →

Slimming World Sunday #11

Currently…5th October

This post was originally started using the Currently prompt from RUKristin. You can find that here. Have a good week! Watching Chris and I have been watching Downton Abbey on a Sunday night – I guess in a way it’s... Continue reading →

Slimming World Sunday #10

The Last Couple of Weeks (Trip to Design Junction)

Morning! Hello, how are you? The last couple of weeks have seem to be a bit crazy. I think part of it was getting back into the swing of Our Sidekick being back at school (well he’s at college now)... Continue reading →

Currently…28th September

This post was originally started using the Currently prompt from RUKristin. You can find that here. Have a good week! Watching Jaxon and I have been watching more Thomas and Friends. I think I need to find a list of... Continue reading →

Slimming World Sunday #9

Currently…21st September

This post was originally started using a prompt from RUKristin. You can find that here. Have a good week! Watching We finished watching Heidi this week. I do hope there is a second series. I found Long Way Round and... Continue reading →

Slimming World Sunday #8

Things I’m Grateful For – Generosity

Each Friday I join with Ashley from Hello Nature and Laura from Ginger + Co to share the things I’m grateful for this week. Actually this week I have one specific thing that I am grateful for. Generosity Generosity isn’t... Continue reading →

Currently…14th September 2015

Currently… Watching Chris was out at a church event on Thursday so I spent the evening blogging and watching TV. I started with an episode of Criminal Minds (ones I’d figured out which ones I’d seen and which I hadn’t!).... Continue reading →

Slimming World Sunday #7

Five Swimming Tips from Huggies Little Swimmers

We first took Jaxon swimming when we were on holiday in Blackpool for a couple of days last September. Since then we’ve taken him a couple of times, but he’s not always been so keen on going. The most recent... Continue reading →

Currently…7th September

Watching I’ve been working my way through random bits on Freeview and the odd YouTube videos. We ended up watching a couple of nature documentaries as they seem to be in the afternoons, there was one about penguins that was... Continue reading →

Slimming World Sunday #6

Hey there! It’s Sunday which means it’s Slimming World Sunday. Stephanie from Raising Emily and myself “resurrected” the idea and this is our second week. If you’d like to join in the button and code is at the bottom along with... Continue reading →

LYBS: True Stories From Your Life

Over on Facebook I’m part of a blogging group. On the Wednesdays of each month we have a group prompt that we’re all going to answer. This weeks’ prompt is… True Stories From Your Life That Would Make Great Novel... Continue reading →

Shillington Scarecrow Festival 2015

It’s an unwritten rule in our family that unless something comes up then Bank Holidays are family time. This caused a bit of a debate in our house this weekend along with a ten day grounding period. (Which was looking... Continue reading →

Currently…31st August

Each Monday I start with a sum up of what’s currently happening around these parts – especially when some weeks seem to fly by quicker than others! Watching Not a lot. Our internet connection has been cancelled by our ISP... Continue reading →

Slimming World Sunday #5

LYBS: What You Learned From a Big Disappointment (BEDIA)

Over on Facebook I’m part of a blogging group. On the Wednesdays of each month we have a group prompt that we’re all going to answer. This weeks’ prompt is… What You Learned From a Big Disappointment Roll the clock... Continue reading →

Jumble Trail and Chilli Festival (BEDIA)

Following Church on Sunday we headed over to Wixams Village for the Wixams Jumble Trail. I’d heard about the Jumble Trail idea via one of my clients. A couple of weeks back there was a Jumble Trail is the... Continue reading →

Currently…24th August (BEDIA)

Each Monday I start with a sum up of what’s currently happening around these parts – especially when some weeks seem to fly by quicker than others! Watching I’ve been watching heaps of YouTube videos for inspiration for my Midori.... Continue reading →

Slimming World Sunday #4 (BEDIA)

Hey there! It’s Sunday which means it’s Slimming World Sunday. Following a conversation this week with Stephanie from Raising Emily as well as Debs at SuperBusyMum, we’ve (That’s Stephanie and I) have adopted Slimming World Sunday to keep the link... Continue reading →

Things I’m Grateful For…(BEDIA)

Each Friday I join with Ashley from Hello Nature and Laura from Ginger + Co to share the things I’m grateful for this week. The weather A slightly random think to be grateful for but it’s been nice weather this... Continue reading →

Results Day (BEDIA)

The whole of August has been near enough counting down to today whether it’s been mentioned out loud or not. Today Our Sidekick received his GCSE exams results. Before we went to bed last night, we prayed for Our Sidekick... Continue reading →

Storing and Organising Duvet Sets

Storing and organising duvet sets like this is clearly not a new idea. The two articles I found were dated 2011 and 2012 so there you go! However it’s another revelation to me especially given the muddle I get in while... Continue reading →

Currently…17th August (BEDIA)

Each Monday I start with a sum up of what’s currently happening around these parts – especially when some weeks seem to fly by quicker than others! Watching Our Sidekick has moved on without me so I need to go... Continue reading →

Saturday Blog Maintenance (BEDIA)

Last night when I headed to bed I had a to do list of things I wanted to achieve while Chris was at work. Some were going to be easy like returning bits and pieces left over from Holiday Club... Continue reading →

Slimming World Sunday #3 (BEDIA)

Today I’m also joining with Debs and Amy for Slimming World Sunday. (I discovered earlier this week that SWS was stopped but seeing as it was their idea originally I’m going to leave the links on the posts) This week... Continue reading →

Things I’m Grateful For…(BEDIA)

Each Friday I join with Ashley from Hello Nature and Laura from Ginger + Co to share the things I’m grateful for this week. My boys This week it has been crazy with Holiday Club in the evenings. Two days I... Continue reading →

Dear Jaxon…13 Months

Dear Jaxon… The month since your birthday has flown by and I think that’s because it has been so busy. Following your birthday party, we loaded up the car and went on holiday. The plan had been that we would... Continue reading →

Currently…10th August (BEDIA)

Each Monday I start with a sum up of what’s currently happening around these parts – especially when some weeks seem to fly by quicker than others! Watching Our Sidekick and I started Heroes from the beginning. I didn’t watch... Continue reading →

Slimming World Sunday #2 (BEDIA)

My Wishlist: Midori

I’ve recently been watching lots of YouTube videos about planners and often about Midori Traveler’s Notebooks. They are a similar idea to a Filofax in at you have the basic binder and then you add your inserts or notebooks to... Continue reading →

Things I’m Grateful For…(BEDIA)

Each Friday I join with Ashley from Hello Nature and Laura from Ginger + Co to share the things I’m grateful for this week. Time with Our Sidekick it’s the school holidays at the moment and Our Sidekick has been... Continue reading →

Chris turns 30 (BEDIA)

This isn’t quite the same picture that I posted on FB yesterday and also it’s quite Jaxon heavy (oops!). Yesterday was Chris’s 30th Birthday so he had the day off work and we spent the day as a family. Even... Continue reading →

LYBS: My Favorite Blogs to Read (BEDIA)

My Favourite Blogs to Read I’m sure there are more than this but these are some of my favourite blogs to read Ashley writes Hello Nature and she’s so lovely! She set up LYBS and another group that I’m part... Continue reading →

Tuesday (BEDIA)

August 4th Today didn’t go to plan. Jaxon went down for his nap around 10am and had this full two hours and yet did I achieve what I needed to do within that time…nope. That’s why this post isn’t what... Continue reading →

Currently…3rd August (BEDIA)

Each Monday I start with a sum up of what’s currently happening around these parts – especially when some weeks seem to fly by quicker than others! Watching: I had a bit of a blast from the past and so... Continue reading →

Slimming World Sunday #1 (BEDIA)

Two years ago yesterday I started my Slimming World journey. I was fed up of looking like I was pregnant even though I wasn’t. I was fed up of not being able to climb the stairs at work without feeling... Continue reading →

My August Goals (BEDIA)

Today is the first day in BEDIA, that’s Blog Every Day in August and it does what it says on the tin so to speak. I figured I would start the month by sharing my August Goals. I used to... Continue reading →

Five Tips for Camping with a Baby

Before we went on holiday I looked around for tips about what to pack while camping with a baby/young toddler. What I did find didn’t always answer my questions so while I was away I started on a list of... Continue reading →

Book Review – His Endless Love

Another book I read while on holiday was His Endless Love by Samantha Sali. In comparison to the other two books that I read while on holiday this was very different (I read the rest of The Boatman by Jonathan... Continue reading →

Currently…20th and 27th July

Each Monday I start with a sum up of what’s currently happening around these parts – especially when some weeks seem to fly by quicker than others! Watching: While we were on holiday, I saved a lot of links to... Continue reading →

Yorkshire Dales: Day Six and Seven

Last week we were on holiday in the Yorkshire Dales. There was signal but it was minimal and patchy so when it come to blogging it was a bit impossible. I made notes so I could share of our adventures... Continue reading →

Yorkshire Dales: Day Five

Yorkshire Dales: Day Four

Yorkshire Dales: Day Three

Yorkshire Dales: Day Two

Yorkshire Dales: Intro and Day One

Jaxon’s First Birthday

I guess in a way Jaxon’s birthday celebrations started with our trip to Legoland at the beginning of July. I had meant to write about it all sooner but in all the craziness following Jaxon’s party I didn’t make it to... Continue reading →

Book Review: The Boatman by Jonathan Holt

A while back I was sent a copy of this book and to be honest at first I didn’t get into it at all. Crime fiction is normally one of my go to books but at the time I don’t... Continue reading →

Jaxon’s Trip to Legoland

A couple of weeks ago we were offered tickets to Legoland by Chris’s Auntie and her housemate that appeared in the paper that they read. We figured that if we selected particular date ranges then Our Sidekick could come too... Continue reading →

Currently…13th July

Each Monday I start with a sum up of what’s currently happening around these parts – especially when some weeks seem to fly by quicker than others! Watching: I’ve been watching more Miss Fisher Murder Mysteries. It’s about 1929 now so... Continue reading →

Dear Jaxon…One Year Old

Dear Jaxon, Happy Birthday Special Precious One. Today you turn one and I’m questioning where the last year has gone to. You’re inquisitive and always on the go. We often mention how Uncle Richard would keep going until he crashed... Continue reading →

Huggies Little Swimmers

A few weeks ago I was approached by Huggies to review their swimming nappies. We’ve been taking Jaxon swimming on and off since he was about 8 weeks old. The first time we took him swimming he really wasn’t happy... Continue reading →

Currently…6th July

Each Monday I start with a sum up of what’s currently happening around these parts – especially when some weeks seem to fly by quicker than others! Watching: I discovered a show called Miss Fisher Murder Mysteries. It’s an Australian... Continue reading →

Things I’m Grateful For

Each Friday I join with Ashley from Hello Nature and Laura from Ginger + Co to share the things I’m grateful for this week. Parents They pretty much come up every week when I do this list. This week my Dad... Continue reading →

LYBS: If I Were President…

Over on Facebook I’m part of a blogging group. On the Wednesdays of each month we have a group prompt that we’re all going to answer. This weeks’ prompt is… If I Were President… Well first of all it would... Continue reading →

Let Your Blog Shine: 30 Interesting Facts About Me

Over on Facebook I’m part of a blogging group. On the Wednesdays of each month we have a group prompt that we’re all going to answer. This weeks’ prompt is… 30 Interesting Facts About Me Next year I will be... Continue reading →

Currently…21st June

Each Monday I start with a sum up of what’s currently happening around these parts – especially when some weeks seem to fly by quicker than others! Watching: Chris and I caught up on the latest part of Humans, I’m... Continue reading →

Let Your Blog Shine: What I Wore Today

Over on Facebook I’m part of a blogging group. On the Wednesdays of each month we have a group prompt that we’re all going to answer. This weeks’ prompt is… What I Wore Today I pretty much live in my... Continue reading →

10 Ways to Use a Muslin – Babymoov Muslin Challenge

I’m sure at some point I must have questions what a muslin cloth was for. I’m pretty sure I must have used one when I was younger and got to feed my cousin. However, I think when I was writing... Continue reading →

Let Your Blog Shine: Collection

Over on Facebook I’m part of a blogging group. On the Wednesdays of each month we have a group prompt that we’re all going to answer. This weeks’ prompt is… Collection I’m not sure when it started but I’ve been... Continue reading →

Dear Jaxon…11 Months

Dear Jaxon… So that month was short because I messed up with the posts. Today you’re 11 months old which means it’s your birthday in a month! There is so much to do. Thankfully Grandma is going to help me... Continue reading →

Currently…8th June

Each Monday I start with a sum up of what’s currently happening around these parts – especially when some weeks seem to fly by quicker than others! Watching: The new series of Pretty Little Liars started this week and although... Continue reading →

Wishlist: A Tote Bag

I love handbags. I used to be worse than I am now – I recently donated like 5 handbags to the local charity shop. Occasionally I get really specific about what I’d like. Currently I’m thinking about a tote bag, I’m... Continue reading →

Let Your Blog Shine: The Hardest Part of Growing Up

The Hardest Part of Growing Up How am going to narrow it down to one thing….. The hardest parts of growing up are… Voting – at the beginning of May we had a General Election, because of the way... Continue reading →

Currently…1st June

Each Monday I start with a sum up of what’s currently happening around these parts – especially when some weeks seem to fly by quicker than others! Watching: The lack of internet has affected all sorts mainly running my business... Continue reading →

Let Your Blog Shine – 5 Trends You Will Never Wear (BEDM2015)

Five Trends You Will Never Wear Okay so I’m sure in some circles these are acceptable trends but for me I really wouldn’t wear them! Shell Suit Shell suits were really trendy in the late Eighties – although it looks... Continue reading →

BEDM2015: Currently…25th May

Each Monday I start with a sum up of what’s currently happening around these parts – especially when some weeks seem to fly by quicker than others! Watching: We have internet so I had a bit of a mass catch... Continue reading →

BEDM2015: I DID IT! (ParkRun #3)

ParkRun organise free, weekly, 5km timed runs around the world. In the UK there are over 44,000 events. Last night after dinner I decided that I was going to go to ParkRun, so as quiet as I could (Chris was... Continue reading →

Dear Jaxon… 10 Months

Dear Jaxon… You’re actually nearly eleven months old. We’d had so much on and the issues with the internet that it all went out the window and we had to start with a new plan. At first you managed to... Continue reading →

BEDM2015: Top 10 Foods You Could Eat for the Rest of Your Life (LYBS)

Top 10 Foods You Could Eat for The Rest of Your Life I love food. I really do. So working on the idea that these foods wouldn’t make me extra fat or probably make me ill in other... Continue reading →

BEDM2015: Rambles – hi there…

This is a bit of an unpolished post – I think I spend so much time trying to polish up the posts and made them publishable that I don’t blog and disappear for over a week! So this is just a... Continue reading →

BEDM2015: Currently…18th May

Each Monday I start with a sum up of what’s currently happening around these parts – especially when some weeks seem to fly by quicker than others! Watching: I’ve been working my way through all sorts of random shows that... Continue reading →

BEDM2015: Things I’m Grateful For

Each Friday I join with Ashley from Hello Nature and Laura from Ginger + Co to share the things I’m grateful for this week. (Seems to be a short post this week. It’s always possible there is other things that... Continue reading →

BEDM2015: Us @ 8

Hi Chris, Eight years ago today we got married. I still tell the story of how I watched Flubber with my bridesmaids plus Hannah on the morning of the wedding. We don’t do stress as Mum said leading up to... Continue reading →

BEDM 2015: Currently…11th May

Each Monday I start with a sum up of what’s currently happening around these parts – especially when some weeks seem to fly by quicker than others! Watching: Election Results – we put the TV on dos the start of... Continue reading →

BEDM2015: Let’s Hear It For The Boys…

Let’s Hear It For The Boys Last year I was invited by a friend of mine to go to a concert at The Grove Theatre called “Here Come The Girls”. It was a charity gig in honour of Breakthrough Breast... Continue reading →

BEDM2015: VE Day

Five years. Eight Months. Five Days. That’s how long World War Two lasted. Neville Chamberlain announced that following the invasion of Germant into Poland, Great Britain was going to go to war against Germany. Five years, eight months and five... Continue reading →

BEDM2015: Things I’m Grateful For

Each Friday I join with Ashley from Hello Nature and Laura from Ginger + Co to share the things I’m grateful for this week. Freedom to Vote I’ve complained some days about the amount of leaflets coming through my door... Continue reading →

Let Your Blog Shine: Your Dream Vacation (BEDM2015)

May has arrived which means today is the first day of BEDM 2015. That is Blog Every Day in May. I’m hoping that I get ahead of the curve and I manage to blog every day in May. Some days... Continue reading →