My 2017 Blogging Goals

This year saw me do something I had thought about doing for many years; setting up my own blog.  I love to write but never really had anything to write about before but once I had Oliver and with the encouragement of Stu I finally plucked up the courage to start my own little space …

Gin cocktails for Christmas

If you have read my blog before you will know I'm a big fan of gin.  I can't get enough, so obviously when Christmas comes around and there's a lot of self indulgence, gin is high on my list of treats.  I love a cocktail, as I'm sure most people do, the best ones are …

My baby boy: you’re 10 months old

We're into double figures now *cue tears* and I can't quite believe it. What happened to my teeny tiny little boy? Now you're a fully fledged person, you can move, 'chat' and have a proper little personality!  This time last year I had a big old bump and it's weird to think we didn't know …

First Time Meeting Santa

Last weekend we travelled to Wales to spend some time with Stuart's mum and stepdad.  It was almost like a mini Christmas as we won't be seeing them during the Christmas period.  It was lovely to get away from it all, we spent our time walking the dogs, relaxing by the fire and just spending …

The Christmas Tag

I was tagged by the lovely Lucy from Lucy's Locket to complete The Christmas Tag.  As I LOVE Christmas, I was very excited to complete this tag! I'm really looking forward to Christmas this year, being Oliver's first Christmas, although at 10 months he won't have a clue what's going on! The tree's up, the music's playing, …

Baby Print Christmas Cards

I'm forever inspired by Pinterest and in the past few weeks whilst trawling through all the Christmas craft pages I was inspired to make some Christmas cards featuring a certain someone's footprints!  I popped into my local Hobbycraft (by local I mean a good 13 miles away) and picked up some paint, Pom poms and …

My Must Watch Christmas Movies

As soon as December starts the Christmas movies are straight on my TV.  I love a Christmas movie, they make me feel all joyful inside and so ready for Christmas.  Over the years I have watched a fair few Christmas films and I have come up with my top 5.  I love nothing more than …

To My Dad

Today marks 3 years since you left our lives completely.  You were travelling back from taking your girlfriend to work with your daughter in the back of the car when you were hit by a drunken, drugged up driver. I remember that day so well.  I was working that day, I woke up at 5.15am, …