Oohh Christmas! I love Christmas – the gifts, the music, the mince pies, the cookies and assorted Christmas treats, and most of all – the decorations! All sparkly and shiny and glittery and pretty and did I mention sparkly? I have a pretty big family – 5 brothers and sisters with their assorted children, 3 … Read more
I’m such a big kid I start to get excited about Christmas when we hit November as I start putting ideas together for things to do with the Beans. I really want them to grow up with a magical feeling whenever they think of Christmas so we ride around in the car looking for Christmas … Read more
My guilty pleasure (other than wine and chocolate) is crafting but I don’t always get the opportunity to do it as much as I would like to these days. When pregnant with Jelly Bean I worked in a local craft shop and I loved it, especially taking part in or teaching jewellery making classes. Once … Read more
As the Christmas season was just getting into full swing we received the rather unwanted news that my Husband was being made redundant. As I’m sure many of my readers have been in a similar situation or know someone who has been through redundancy knows, it’s not good at any time of the year but … Read more
In the run up to Christmas I try very hard to do some kind of Christmas crafts with the children every day to make it feel special. This year we have chosen to have a ‘handmade’ Christmas as much as possible, so far we have made some Christmas decorations, Christmas cards and today we made … Read more
Buying gifts for friends and loved ones can get a little stale after time, you end up heading down the same old aisles and selecting items along a similar theme just in a different colour year on year. Don’t you sometimes wish you could do something a little different? How about a language course? At … Read more
No don’t worry I haven’t made a start on the mulled wine and I haven’t forgotten to use the spell checker, I meant to write ‘Light Bulbles’ because that’s what you call it when you cross a Light Bulb with a Bauble. Shall I explain further? A few days ago I was asked if I … Read more
When I took part in a Parenting Course at my local Children’s Centre, one particular topic stuck in my head (well, there were quite a few actually), and this year, it got me thinking. I always do all I can to create happy memories for my children and make their childhood as magical as possible … Read more
Crafting for Christmas always feels so much more special, especially when you get to use extra sparkly things and try out different projects. Our latest crafting project from Yellow Moon has been great fun for all of the family and it has created some very special keepsakes for years to come. I’m a big softy … Read more