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    Monday mindfulness – 5 Happy Things

    January 29, 2018 - By 

    Happy Monday everyone! I’m looking forward to the end of January and a new month. January has flown by but I admit to being excited by warmer weather, longer days and February. We’re decorating my daughter’s bedroom this week which I’m quite excited about. I had a major clear out today and although I’m sad to get rid of the toys she no longer plays with, I’m excited to give her a lovely bedroom. Monday mindfulness – 5 Happy Things We were lucky to go and see two great films this weekend. The first was Darkest Hour which my husband…

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    Monday mindfulness – 5 happy things

    January 22, 2018 - By 

    Morning and happy Monday peeps. The cold weather made for a loooong weekend, I’m just a little bit grateful that it’s Monday and my children are back at school! Time for my weekly Monday mindfulness post – about the 5 things which made me happy over the last 7 days. Monday mindfulness – 5 happy things Last week was busy for me as I was back in school doing some exam invigilating. I was grateful for the work but it meant I was less present on my blog and social channels. Which was a shame, as I had so much…

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    Monday Mindfulness – 5 Happy Things

    January 15, 2018 - By 

    I hope you had a lovely weekend. It’s time for my weekly Monday Mindfulness post – 5 Happy Things from the previous week. Last week I took part in the Mollie Makes Insta Challenge. I lasted 5 out of the 7 days! It was a lot harder than I thought but I enjoyed sharing some craft photos over on my Instagram for a change. I got tickets to the Exploring the New Town with Sylvanian Families at the Mercure Leicester next month. I’m excited to find out more about the new Sylvanian Families town series and it sounds like a fun afternoon.…

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    Monday mindfulness – 5 happy things

    January 8, 2018 - By 

    Welcome Monday! It was lovely having a slow weekend to re-charge our batteries. We baked, we walked in the woods, we crafted and watched films. It was bliss. Monday mindfulness – 5 happy things Our Christmas holidays lasted part way through the week so we were able to squeeze in one last day out at BrickLive Christmas. The kids loved playing with all the Lego and you can read my review of it here. I think my children were happy to go back to school. Fortunately it was only a 3 day week for them. This week will be tough…

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    Monday mindfulness – 5 happy things

    January 1, 2018 - By 

    Happy New Year! I know it doesn’t seem very long since I wrote my Wednesday Happy Things post. I love this time between Christmas and New Year, although it’s difficult to know what day it is! Monday mindfulness- 5 happy things We went away the day after Christmas Day and visiting family and friends means it has felt like a bit of a holiday. We’ve actually had a few great days out and some lovely meals too. One thing I love at this time of year is seeing my ‘Best of nine’ on Instagram. It’s a bit silly but a…

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    Monday mindfulness – 5 happy things

    December 11, 2017 - By 

    I hope you all had a great weekend. We had planned a quiet weekend and were really glad we didn’t have to go anywhere yesterday as we woke up to snow! It hasn’t snowed in London for a few years so the children had a blast playing outside in it. Monday mindfulness – 5 happy things I was delighted to be names as one of the Top 10 Craft Blog by Vuelio in 2017. I love crafting and it is always lovely to be recognised for something I enjoy doing. My 7 year old was awarded The Chief Scout’s Bronze…

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    Monday mindfulness – 5 happy things

    December 4, 2017 - By 

    Last week was super busy getting ready for my daughter’s 6th birthday as well as the start of Advent. I love the 1st December, but it requires a lot of effort to make sure the kids have their favourite Advent Calendars and everything is wrapped and ready for them. Monday mindfulness – 5 happy things The highlight of last week definitely has to be my daughter turning 6. Her birthday felt very spread out as she had her birthday party a few weeks before. She received some lovely gifts – lots of PJ Masks and Sylvanian Families toys – and…

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    Monday mindfulness – 5 happy things

    November 27, 2017 - By 

    Happy Monday everyone, time for me to sit down and write my favourite Monday mindfulness post, focussing on the 5 happy things from the previous week. Last week was busy but good so it was a struggle to make a short list! Monday mindfulness – 5 happy things On Monday my daughter was invested into Beavers. I’m sad she gave up on Rainbows but I’m really hoping she’ll stick with Beavers (especially now I’ve bought the uniform and sewn on her badges!). The programme is really well structured and incentivises the children so I’m hopeful she will be as happy…

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    Monday mindfulness – 5 happy things

    November 20, 2017 - By 

    I’m so happy to be sitting down and having the chance to write this blog post after an epic weekend. It feels like I had a 3 day weekend as my husband took Friday off, which was rare and lovely. But first let me tell you about the 5 things which made me happy over the last 7 days. Monday mindfulness – 5 happy things On Wednesday I went into London for a BritMums/YouTube event. I’ve really enjoyed growing my YouTube channel this year so was really looking forward to learning some tricks to improve my videos. I have to…