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 →

BEDM2015: Share The Blog Love

BEDM2015: Cinco de Mayo

BEDM2015: Currently…4th 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: Not so much since the Internet has been out at our house... Continue reading →

BEDM2015: Self-Care Sunday

May has arrived which means it’s 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 I’ll have the prompts from... Continue reading →

BEDM2015: Adventure

BEDM 2015: Introduce Yourself

Let Your Blog Shine: My Hometown

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… My Hometown… I live in a town called Bedford. It’s about... Continue reading →

Two Hannahs and Lots of Blog Talk

Following dinner on Sunday I was allowed to open my birthday presents as Chris would be very busy in the morning trying to sort out various things before going to catch a train to an important appointment. Our Sidekick also... Continue reading →

Sherlocked (and London)

3.43am Yes, I was awake at that time on Sunday morning and it wasn’t because of Jaxon for once. Our smoke alarm decided that we needed a fire drill. I think Chris said something about the battery dying but I... Continue reading →

Currently…Birthday Edition

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: Bones – While we ate dinner at Mum’s on Saturday we caught... Continue reading →

What’s Next by Kayla…

We have our own “only God” kind of story when it comes to how Our Sidekick came to be living with us four years ago. I am blessed to be sharing the “why?” part of Kayla’s story today, she’ll also... Continue reading →

Adoption by Kayla…

Let Your Blog Shine: Five Favourite Quotes

This week’s prompt is all about our five favourite quotes. I’m pretty sure that I could do more than five but we’ll start with those. The first two aren’t exactly quotes but have stuck between me and Hannah (The Little... Continue reading →

Let Your Blog Shine: My Style

I tend to avoid outfit posts on the pure basis that I never can manage to take a decent picture and usually if I do manage to take a picture it’s a really dodgy selfie! I keep joking that I... Continue reading →

Goals for 2015 – Work

Back in January I wrote a list of goals for 2015 – you can find the full list here. While Jaxon is asleep and the boys are off doing things around the house I thought I’d work on some blog... Continue reading →

Books: Lost by Elle Field

“I’m starting to realise that age is just a number, but Tabitha pointed out I’m only saying that because I’m twenty-five, engaged, and have my life together. (Touch wood things stay that way.)” Arielle is back! OK, she’s not on... Continue reading →

Currently…13th April

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: Once Upon A Time – I caught up with the episodes that... Continue reading →

Dear Jaxon…9 Months

Dear Jaxon, You’re such a character now! You love blowing raspberries and now I’ve moved the car seat to the other side I think you like the fact that I turn round and pull faces at you when we’re at... Continue reading →

Let Your Blog Shine: Make a List of Your Favourite Books

Kisses from Katie by Katie Davis What would cause an eighteen-year-old old senior class president and homecoming queen from Nashville, Tennessee, to disobey and disappoint her parents by forgoing college, break her little brother’s heart, lose all but a handful... Continue reading →

This is How We Do It {and Link Up}

Today I’m joining with Lori at the Boutelle Family Blog and Ashley at Grace Mountain Diaries for This Is How We Do It. These are two new blogs that I found recently and we met through the LYBS group on Facebook.... Continue reading →

TIGF: 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. It’s taken three attempts to get Jaxon to bed tonight – I think he’s super muddled... Continue reading →

REVIEW: Dribble Bib and Breastfeeding Butterfly

When we were planning for Jaxon’s arrival, I started looking fro eBay bargains – especially on things that might take actual trying out with a baby – rather than with a doll like I did with the Hug A Bub carrier... Continue reading →

Currently…30th March

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: Castle – I managed to find the latest season that’s currently airing... Continue reading →

GIVEAWAY: Pink FitBit Flex (and Extra Wristbands)

Today is the eigth anniversary of my blog being up and running (in some form!). This year I thought I’d host another giveaway. I bought my FitBit Flex back in April last year when I was regularly walking to and... Continue reading →

TGIF: 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. Uncle S This was our last week on the Marriage Course. Uncle S and his sidekick... Continue reading →

Let Your Blog Shine: Truth or Dare

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… Truth or Dare… 1) Truth: What is the most embarrassing tv... Continue reading →

Currently…23rd March

Each Monday 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: Elementary – Chris and I hang out and watch this on a weekly... Continue reading →

Spring Link Up: Ten Top Tips for a Spring Clean

This weekend is the arrival of Spring – or at least it’s on the calendar as being the start of Spring because of the Equinox. (Yep I went to read what qualifies the start of Spring – it’s certainly not... Continue reading →

House Projects for 2015

Having spent the best part of 2014 being pregnant or caring for a small baby and Chris working 6 days a week at some point, keeping the house on track hasn’t always happened. 2015 is going to be different though... Continue reading →

Let Your Blog Shine: My Biggest Fears

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… List Your Biggest Fears and Why… Rollercoasters This is one of... Continue reading →

Currently…16th March

Each Monday 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: Elementary Critical – I might have got a bit animated while discussing the... Continue reading →

Happy Mother’s Day

Twenty-nine years ago, my Mum would have been pregnant with me (about eight months ish). This time last year we were discussing whether I got an official or unofficial Mother’s Day as I was pregnant with Jaxon. In the end... Continue reading →

TIGF: Things I’m Grateful For

Joining up with: Ashley from Hello Nature Laura from Ginger + Co Uncle S Uncle S babysat again so that we could go to this week’s Marriage Course session. Just one more to go then Wednesdays go back to normal. Parents Yes they... Continue reading →

Dear Jaxon…8 Months

Dear Jaxon, You’re now 8 months old. And don’t I know it… You’ve turned into an extra wriggle bum, I put you on the floor on your blanket and then watch you go. Earlier you’d made your way across the... Continue reading →

Let Your Blog Shine: 10 Songs I Will Listen To

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… 10 Songs I Will Listen to the Rest of My Life…... Continue reading →

Currently…9th March

I started this post sat in the kitchen of the church office waiting for the lasagne to cook yesterday. Chris is running a training/team building evening for his supervisors and I ended up cooking dinner for everyone while my Mum... Continue reading →

Lost (Cover Reveal)

Pre-order here: Amazon UK | Amazon US There are a couple of book releases that are coming in the next few months that I am super excited about. I’m extra excited that I get to be part of the cover... Continue reading →

Let Your Blog Shine: 5 Oddest Things in Your Purse

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… 5 Oddest Things in Your Purse Purse….okay US definition of a... Continue reading →

Goals…Update

Life Journal my way through the year This is sort of happening, January and February I was definitely more focused but heading towards the end of February I was getting distracted with other things and didn’t get back to it... Continue reading →

Currently…March 2nd

Watching: Gossip Girl (Season Two) Bangkok Airport (documentary on BBC) Elementary Transformers (well part of it because Our Sidekick had it on, something about it bugs me though) Reading: Catching up on blog posts and commenting. Listening: As I write... Continue reading →

TIGF: 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. Chris Last Friday was horrible. I’d not felt right when I woke up to feed Jaxon... Continue reading →

Let Your Blog Shine: Your Morning Routine

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… Your Morning Routine We don’t really have a set morning routine... Continue reading →

TIGF: 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. Uncle S The ever so lovely Uncle S offered to babysit this week even though there... Continue reading →

Unexpected Trips (Part Deux)

It’s the small hours of Thursday morning this time and it’s time for Unexpected Trips: Part Deux. Jaxon had been throwing up since 7pm and although I felt like a paranoid first time mother I wanted him to get checked... Continue reading →

Unexpected Trips

It’s now Wednesday evening and I’ve started this post about three times. The first time was the very small hours of Tuesday morning. Yesterday [Monday] started as normal, well other than Our Sidekick being at home as it’s half term.... Continue reading →

Let Your Blog Shine: Rants and Ramblings

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… Rants and Ramblings I know the speed limit is sort of... Continue reading →

TIGF: Things I’m Grateful For…

Joining up with: Ashley from Hello Nature, Laura from The Laura Way & Nay from Coffee-N-Ink. I’m writing this post sat on the floor of The Fountain while Chris and the team tidy up. We stopped by for a flying... Continue reading →

Dear Jaxon…7 Months

Dear Jaxon, Last week you turned seven months old. I had got as far as writing this post but didn’t get as far as finishing it. There were too many exciting (and not so exciting adventures going on!) You’ve recently... Continue reading →

Let Your Blog Shine: Signs I am Getting Old

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… Signs I am Getting Old Quite a few kids that I... Continue reading →

The Ordinary Moments #1

Sometimes it’s hard to know what to write about. What did I do this week that people out there in the world might find interesting. I guess that’s part of the challenge. So this is about focusing on those other... Continue reading →

Currently…9th February

Currently… image from rukristin Watching: Pretty Little Liars (Season 5 – caught up to the episodes that are currently being shown in the US) Death in Paradise (Series 2) Life Unexpected (Season 1 – What is it with me and... Continue reading →

Let Your Blog Shine: Ten Things I Believe

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… Ten Things I Believe I believe in God. I believe that God... Continue reading →

Review: Freida’s Feeding Food

Since Jaxon arrived back in the summer I’ve looked at various recipes for Lactation Cookies and other homemade healthy snacks. Especially when I was first getting the hang of how much I needed to eat to make enough milk but... Continue reading →

Well That’s That…

Back in May I wrote this post about going on Maternity Leave. For one or another reason I decided to take Maternity Leave at the beginning of May even though Jaxon wasn’t due until the beginning of July. It did... Continue reading →

Goals for 2015 – Finance

My two main goals when it came to the finance section of my Goals for 2015 were to (1) Save up for a new MacBook and (2) General save (rainy day sort of saving). After discussing the first with Chris and how it... Continue reading →

January’s Favourite Post Link-Up

Hosts Ashley from Hello Nature, Lexy from Crazy Cass Life, Nicole from a la Maxfield and Hannah from Hannah Says My favorite post from January: My favourite post would have to be Jaxon turning six months. It’s crazy to believe that... Continue reading →

To Park or Not To Park…? (Part Two)

Could someone enlighten me to the intended users of Parent and Child spaces at a number of the local supermarkets? I ask this question as a mother of a six month old baby, who currently rides in a rear facing... Continue reading →

Currently…19th January

Currently… image from rukristin Watching: Dirty Little Liars (I had been watching it in the past but stopped for some reason) House M.D. (more rewatching of Season 1) Elementary (Season 2 – been working our way through it altogether) Reading:... Continue reading →

TIGF: Things I’m Grateful For

Joining up with: Ashley from Hello Nature, Laura from Ginger + Co & Nay from Coffee-N-Ink. Opportunities A text message from my Mum started it but I think that was prompted by a conversation she had where she was on... Continue reading →

Secret Santa

I’m a member of a blogging tribe and we held a secret santa swap before Christmas. I have been part of this group for a couple of months and love the random conversations that happen some days. Recently it’s all... Continue reading →

My First Car #myfirstwheelscomp

Sometime around February/March 2003, with some assistance from my Mum I applied for my first licence. I was determined that I would learn to drive. For my 17th birthday I was given a “batch” of lessons. Around this time I... Continue reading →

Goals for 2015

I’ve never been one for making resolutions. Doing Slimming World this long and losing weigh has been about the only one I’ve properly kept. I’ve got a lovely group of friends encouraging me to get to that goal. I decided... Continue reading →

Currently…12th January

Currently… image from rukristin Watching: Scandal (Season 4) Running Wild with Bear Grylls House M.D. (from the very beginning) Veronica Mars (Dad was watching it on Friday) Reading: Facebook or news stories which is good and bad. Need to get... Continue reading →

TGIF: Things I’m Grateful For

Joining up with: Ashley from Hello Nature, Laura from The Laura Way & Nay from Coffee-N-Ink. Jaxon I know it sort of sounds a little crazy to say it out loud but I’m grateful for him. I’m grateful for his... Continue reading →

Dear Jaxon…6 Months

Dear Jaxon, On Friday you will have been in our lives for six months already. It’s slightly crazy and I don’t quite believe it. We celebrated your first Christmas back in December. I’m not entirely sure you understood what was... Continue reading →

Currently…5th January

Currently… image from rukristin Watching: University Challenge – I caught up on nearly all the Christmas specials. Reading: Finished You’re The One That I Want by Giovanna Fletcher. Started The Land of Decoration by Grace McCleen. The Land of Decoration... Continue reading →

TGIF: Things I’m Grateful For

Joining up with: Ashley from Hello Nature, Laura from The Laura Way & Nay from Coffee-N-Ink. Family It was great to catch up with everyone over the Christmas break. Some of my family I didn’t see or only spoke to... Continue reading →

Best of 2014

Hello Everyone and welcome to 2015. Before I start looking forward with a goals list, I’m looking back at the posts from last year. Here are the top ten posts from my blog in 2014. 1. Welcome to The World... Continue reading →

2014: A Big Adventure

The whole of 2014 was a big adventure, we started the year by announcing that we were going to be parents. (53 comments and 81 likes later I think it’s the most popular Facebook status I’ve had ever!) As Jaxon... Continue reading →

Currently…29th December

Currently… image from rukristin Watching: Scandal (Season 3 – yes I chain watched a lot last week!) Captain America: The Winter Soldier The Lego Movie Reading: Finished Billy and Me. Started and finished Christmas with Billy and Me. Now starting... Continue reading →

Hope You Have a Happy Christmas

Click Image for Source Hello One and All, I hope you are all doing well this Christmas morning. This is just a high speed drop by kind of post to wish you all a very Happy Christmas and hope that... Continue reading →

Rambles: The Last Few Days

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 →

Currently…22nd December

Currently… image from rukristin Watching: Strictly Come Dancing (All finished now. Caroline’s contemporary routine was my favourite. Maybe SCD needs to consider including it as an actual dance like Dancing With The Stars) Scandal (Season 2 – been chain watching.... Continue reading →

Currently…15th December

Currently… image from rukristin Watching: Strictly Come Dancing (Final next week wahoo!!) Grey’s Anatomy (what’s going on with MerDer??) Scandal (Season 2) Reading: Started Billy and Me by Giovanna Fletcher. Loving it so far but by the time I’m getting... Continue reading →

Rambles: Attempting to Be Superwoman

Dear Jaxon…5 Months

Dear Jaxon, Hello little boy. How are you today? This morning you weren’t so great. I think you knew that you were spending part of the day with Grandma and Grandpa and decided to be grumpy. Each time I put... Continue reading →

Currently…8th December

Currently… image from rukristin Watching: Strictly Come Dancing Grey’s Anatomy Home Alone 4 (It was okay but not the same without Macaulay Culkin!) Reading: Not a lot really mainly FB statuses and emails. Listening: Christmas songs. About to add Rend... Continue reading →

Mary, Did You Know?

It’s Advent and I’m sure nearly every Christian blogger is somehow writing about Christmas and I’m joining them for now. It’s 3am on the 1st December. Why am I writing this now? Because while feeding Jaxon I was starting an... Continue reading →

Currently…1st December

Currently… image from rukristin Watching: Strictly Come Dancing (I guessed who was going this week and got it right). Grey’s Anatomy Home Alone The Newsroom Dancing Cheek to Cheek (BBC documentary – it’s fascinating – there are classes and people... Continue reading →

Our Christmas Traditions

Source Each family have their own traditions when it comes to Christmas and the “holiday season”. With Halloween, Bonfire Night, Thanksgiving (for you U.S./Canada Peeps and us this year as we celebrated with our friend from the U.S. who is... Continue reading →

Getting Healthy – Part Six

This is a bit of a ramble so I apologise! There’s a store in town called Michael Bailey and even when they have sale clothes on display in the window I do not have the money to buy an outfit... Continue reading →

Dear Jaxon…20 Weeks

Dear Jaxon, This week or so has flown by. You’re getting stronger and stronger when it comes to standing up and moving around. You’ve still not got the hang of holding up your head while lying on your front but... Continue reading →

Found

When I was at school I would often end up doodling in the margins of my exercise book or on scrap paper, I think I used to end up with comments from the teacher about how I should stop doing... Continue reading →

Dear Jaxon…19 Weeks

Dear Jaxon, So normally I write to you on a Wednesday as you were born on a Wednesday. I decided this week that I would write to you after we’d taken Loz to the airport today. It was an early... Continue reading →

Currently…17th November

Currently… image from rukristin Watching: Strictly Come Dancing (I expected Judy to go sooner but now she’s gone – I would like Anton to win someday – he’s been in every series so far and not got that far) Forever... Continue reading →

Sunday Verses – 1 Corinthians 16:14

Source Each Sunday I share a verse that I’ve found somewhere along the way. Here we go with Sunday Verses. Continue reading →

What’s Cooking? Chicken and Pesto Tart

On Saturday, Chris asked me to put my organisational skills to use and while feeding Jaxon/watching Strictly, he got me to write a meal plan for this week. Some days are really simple like burgers, home made chips and vegetables... Continue reading →