I managed to read a good few books during the Summer holidays. I love to read and whenever the kids were occupied I pulled out my kindle to read a few pages of my latest book. I was so excited when NetGalley gave me the chance to review The Confession by Jessie Burton. I really loved her first two books, The Miniaturist and The Muse so was keen to read her third book. The Confession by Jessie Burton One winter’s afternoon on Hampstead Heath in 1980, Elise Morceau meets Constance Holden and quickly falls under her spell. Connie is bold…
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It is well and truly Autumn here in the UK. It’s my favourite time of year and I love watching the leaves on the trees change colour. I’ve lost count of the number of ‘treasures’ my daughter keeps presenting me with every time we leave the house. She’s as drawn to conkers and acorns as I am and I keep finding little piles of them all over the house. Our Autumn Bucket List There are some great activities you can do with the kids during Autumn so I thought I would make an Autumn Bucket List of the things we…
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My youngest just loves horses. She went on her first horse ride last year with Beavers and absolutely loved it. Sadly we can’t squeeze horse riding lessons into our busy schedules of after school clubs and activities at the moment. However she was pretty delighted to be asked to draw her dream horse. She just loves drawing and was so happy to set herself up with her favourite colouring pens and get drawing. Designing a dream horse with PetPlan Equine Now I think that a lot of us dreamt of having a horse when we were younger. But my daughter’s…
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During the Summer holidays we were gifted a copy of Kawaii: How to Draw Really Cute Food by Angela Nguyen. I love to try new things and quite fancied trying my hand at kawaii. Have you heard of the word kawaii before? It is Japanese for ‘cute’ and covers everything from food to clothes and toys. Kawaii: How to Draw Really Cute Food I thought I would get a chance to look through this book and try out some of the projects for myself. Sadly my 9 year old took the book as soon as he saw it! My son just…
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I love to start the week by writing the Monday Happy List, especially my special Summer Holidays edition. 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 enjoy writing. Last week just flew by with the children going back to school and me going back to work. Monday Happy List {Week 256} Reading I raced through The Confessions by Jessie Burton, I really couldn’t put it down. My latest book is The Animals…
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A few weeks ago we had the floor replaced in our living room. Everything was packed away and I’ve been enjoying unpacking all my craft supplies and re-discovering some half finished projects. This weekend I got my Cricut Maker out as I’ve been thinking up a few projects I would like to make. I remembered that I wanted to write a post about how I personalised my Cricut machine with my name. I absolutely love opening up my Cricut machine and seeing my name! It really is the small things which give me pleasure. Adding your name to your Cricut…
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I’ve read a lot of books this year, I totally blame this on signing up to a Goodreads challenge to read 12 books at the start of the year. I smashed my book target within a few weeks which I couldn’t be happier about. I’ve always loved reading and and it’s one of my favourite pastimes. Earlier this year I devoured The Confessions of Frannie Langton by Sara Collins. You can read my review here. It’s a great book which I really loved reading. It’s perfect for those who love historical fiction set in Georgian London. It recently came out…
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I’m not a natural cleaner but I do take pride in keeping my house nice and clean. With two children we have a lot of toys and clutter, so I was pretty excited to receive a copy of The Organised Mum Method by Gemma Bray to review. The method aims to transform your home in 30 minutes a day so I was keen to read more about it. The Organised Mum Method Do you spend an inordinate amount of time cleaning (or thinking about cleaning?). Say goodbye to mess, clutter and weekends spent tidying and cleaning! Gemma Bray (a.k.a The…
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Photo by “My Life Through A Lens” on Unsplash Creativity is what makes the world go round. Without creativity, we wouldn’t have cell phones, computers or even social media platforms to stay connected with the ones we love or make money being an entrepreneur. These examples are just some of the ways creativity has helped enhance our world. If you’re an adult who needs to use their creative side regularly, whether it’s for work or parenting, but you feel burnt out then these hacks will help inspire you to hone in on your creative side. 4 Hacks for Adults to Improve Creativity Stop…
