• Easter themed floral hoop
    Monday Happy List

    Sunday Happy Things {Week 443}

    April 9, 2023 - By 

    Starting the week by writing the Monday Happy List is something I’ve been doing for a while although now I’m moved it to Sunday. 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 sit down and write. Sunday Happy Things {Week 443} We have survived one week of the Easter holidays. The weather has been amazing (mostly) and our garden has suddenly burst into life, we were even able to cut the grass…

  • the Cat's Whiskers Cat Cafe
    North Yorkshire

    The Cats Whiskers York {Cat Cafe review}

    April 7, 2023 - By 

    We’ve been enjoying a mini break in the beautiful city of York. It’s been a long time since my last visit and I thought it would be a fun place to visit with the kids. We found a sweet little Airbnb within walking distance of the city centre and booked some family-friendly activities for us. So far we’ve visited The National Railway Museum, Jorvik Viking Centre and the Treasurer’s House. Whilst exploring the streets of York we came across The Cat’s Whiskers, a Cat Cafe. My son just loves cats and really wanted to visit, luckily I was able to…

  • Monday Happy List

    Sunday Happy Things {Week 442}

    April 2, 2023 - By 

    Starting the week by writing the Monday Happy List is something I’ve been doing for a while although now I’m moved it to Sunday. 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 sit down and write. Sunday Happy Things {Week 442} Last week I shared the mini books snow globe I made to track the books I read this year. I signed up to the 2023 Goodreads Reading Challenge and I thought…

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    Crafts for adults

    March crafting

    March 30, 2023 - By 

    March has flown by, probably because we had a couple of birthdays and Mothers Day to celebrate. I consciously made more effort to pick up my sewing projects, which was the perfect antidote to spending my day in front of the computer. March crafting The first hoop I stitched in March was this cute ‘Mummy & Me’ embroidery hoop kit from Stitch with Skye. It features a Mother and Child with floral blooms on a 6” embroidery hoop. I haven’t made anything for Mother’s Day for a while and enjoyed stitching something a little different. The second hoop was this…

  • Mini book snow globe
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    Mini book snow globe

    March 29, 2023 - By 

    This year I’m taking part in the Goodreads 2023 Reading Challenge. I set my target to read 35 books this year. I don’t read so much with my children anymore, and I’m also working full-time, which doesn’t leave me as much time to read as I would like. So 35 books felt realistic – there’s nothing worse than setting yourself a target that you won’t reach. I like using Goodreads to record the books I read, but I wanted to make some kind of visual representation too. I decided to combine a mini version of the books I’ve read with…

  • Spring blossom
    Monday Happy List

    Sunday Happy Things {Week 441}

    March 26, 2023 - By 

    Starting the week by writing the Monday Happy List is something I’ve been doing for a while although now I’m moved it to Sunday. 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 sit down and write. Sunday Happy Things {Week 441} Last week I celebrated my birthday and I received a set of beautiful Orla Kiely wine glasses and a cute new Orla Kiely handbag, as well as lots of embroidery kits.…

  • Fold It Calm: Simple origami to quieten your mind
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    Win a copy of Fold It Calm

    March 22, 2023 - By 

    We have always enjoyed origami, the Japanese art of paper folding. All you need is a sheet of paper and there’s just something lovely about folding the paper into something different. We were delighted to be sent a copy of Fold It Calm: Simple origami to quieten your mind by Li Kim Goh. Fold It Calm: Simple origami to quieten your mind Li Kim Goh, known online as @kimigami, has created relaxing paper folding projects for all abilities, each illustrated with step-by-step instructions. Fold It Calm includes all the origami techniques you need to know, plus 25 beautiful models to create.…

  • How to make Prime painted rocks
    Crafts for kids - Painted rocks

    How to make Prime painted rocks

    March 21, 2023 - By 

    Both my kids have gone crazy for bottles of Prime! I’ve managed to buy a few of the flavours in Asda and Sainsbury’s but they are so hard to get hold of if you don’t want to spend over the asking price. Prime was developed by KSI & Logan Paul to refresh, replenish, and refuel. There are currently nine flavours, including Blue Raspberry, Lemon Lime and Grape. I haven’t managed to get my hands on any bottles of Prime for a while so I thought I would make my own, painted rock, versions. We love to decorate rocks and these…

  • Mummy & Me embroidery hoop for Mother's Day
    Monday Happy List

    Sunday Happy Things {Week 440}

    March 19, 2023 - By 

    Starting the week by writing the Monday Happy List is something I’ve been doing for a while although now I’m moved it to Sunday. 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 sit down and write. Sunday Happy Things {Week 440} Last week I finished reading The Housekeepers by Alex Hay. I wrote a review of it here and it’s book 6 of my Goodreads 2023 Reading Challenge. I really enjoyed this book…