Things I’m loving lately – January

January has felt like a very long month and if I’m honest I’m so glad it’s over. Here are some of the things I’ve been using to help get me through January. Beauty A friend of mine is a Nu Skin distributor and I recently tried their Curling Mascara and…

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My goals for 2016

I know some people scoff at new years resolutions, but I think they’re really useful. I love how January is a time of reflection and thinking about how we can do things in the future to make ourselves even better. Before starting to write this post, I thought a good…

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Things I’m loving lately

I haven’t done this in a few months and I’m actually very late with this one but thought I’d post it anyway. Beauty  I have to be honest and admit that when I go to bed I’m often so tired that I really can’t be bothered to do my whole…

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Capturing our moments – December

A little bit later than usual with this, but we’ve only just returned from a lovely week in Orlando, so catching up with work, washing and removing the Christmas decs and getting over jet lag has meant I’ve been a bit short of time! As it is for most people,…

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Christmas 2016 – The things I’m looking forward …

It’s almost here, only two more sleeps to go! This year it feels like the run up to Christmas has lasted forever. I think this is probably due to the retailers promoting it so early.  I like Christmas but find the run up a bit intense and tiring! Christmas burnout…

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I have a new job!

Things have been a little quiet on the blog recently. The main reason for this is that I’ve had a few busy weeks going through the recruitment process for a new job, which I’m delighted to say, that I was offered last week! I’ve not been that happy in my…

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50 things that make me happy

There have been lots of these 50 things that make me happy posts going around at the minute. I love reading them, so thought I’d join in the fun, so here goes… 1. My beautiful babies 2. My lovely hubby 3. Chocolate 4. Cake 5. Running 6. Clothes shopping 7.…

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A magical Mother’s Day weekend

I’ve had the most lovely weekend and the fact that it was Mother’s Day yesterday was like the cherry on top. All of the kids have been lovely this weekend and we’ve had a great time together, just doing simple things. I don’t work on a Friday, so it always…

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Mother's Day treats – find the perfect …

I’ve seen quite a few Mother’s Day gift guides, so I thought I’d put my own together. I’ve tried to include something for everyone, but have to admit that I have been slightly selfish, with my plan being to direct hubby to it throughout the year for gift inspiration. It…

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