I am so excited for December 1st to arrive. Advent is a wonderful time of year and I love watching my kids enjoy their Advent calendars which help them count down the days to Christmas. Every year we seem to discover more and more types of Advent calendar. They are a great way to make…
This is a great time of year. Our weekends are full with fun plans and we have Christmas to look forward to (hopefully a normal one this year). I always start my Christmas planning in September as I like to be able to save money and make lots of handmade gifts. I was delighted to…
Starting the week by writing the Monday Happy List is something I’ve been doing for a while. It’s a chance for me to sit down and reflect on the things that made me happy in the previous week, as well as to record some of our family adventures. It’s a post I always love to write. Monday…
Have you heard of a Fukubukuro lucky mystery bag? They are popular in Japan and a New Year custom. The bags are packed with random items and sold for a substantial discount, usually 50% or more off the normal sale price! The Blippo Surprise Kawaii Mixed Bag is packed with a random assortment of cute…
We love this time of the year. We have family birthdays and of course the festive season to look forward to. Our diary is filling up fast and we are all excited to catch up with family and friends over the next few months. We are already beginning to stock up on festive food but…
Starting the week by writing the Monday Happy List is something I’ve been doing for a while. It’s a chance for me to sit down and reflect on the things that made me happy in the previous week, as well as to record some of our family adventures. It’s a post I always love to write. Monday…
With the clocks going back this weekend it feels like the start of lovely long evenings in with the family. We love to spend time at home, my perfect Sunday would involve slow cooking a delicious roast and working our way through the games cupboard. Whilst our roast was in the oven this afternoon we…
I know we haven’t enjoyed Halloween but Christmas is already creeping in. I find this time of year goes really quickly so I was delighted to get an early start on my seasonal reading. Thanks to NetGalley I received a copy of From Shetland, With Love at Christmas by Erin Green which is published next month….
October is passing by very quickly and we are enjoying half term and having time to relax. Our house is already filled with pumpkins thanks to our visit to the pumpkin patch near London a few weeks ago. The children have been planning their designs and I am looking forward to trying out some pumpkin…