I really hate the phrase 'Presence not Presents' and today, I'm going to tell you why along with sharing my thoughts on the current trend of present-shaming!There's a lot of present-shaming going on around social media at the moment with more judging taking place than you see on the X-Factor and Strictly combined and today, I wanted to tell you just what I think about the number of presents that you choose to buy your children and the amount you decide to spend on those presents.You know, just because 99% of people of social media have an opinion about it and I don't like to feel … [Read more...]
Bringing the Magic Back this Christmas….
This isn't one of those 'woe is me' posts but I want to share my reasons for why this Christmas is more important to me than any Christmas for as long as I can remember. To explain fully, we need to rewind a little bit to Christmas 2016 when I was off work sick following a hemorrhoidectomy operation that I'd had at the end of September. Prior to the operation, I'd been in a lot of pain with a thrombosed haemorrhoid since the end of June time and after the operation, the pain was unbelievable was quite a while so I was on quite strong painkillers for lengthy periods throughout … [Read more...]
Christmas Waffle Recipe….
This amazing Christmas Waffle Recipe genuinely tastes of Christmas and I guarantee you're going to love it if you try it!Life is generally too busy for us to manage to have a sit-down family breakfast but every now and again, we manage a Sunday morning where we're all at home with no friends sleeping over and no work commitments. Those mornings are my favourite Sunday mornings because I just potter about the kitchen in my pyjamas and take my time making a lovely family breakfast for us all to enjoy together.We managed one of those mornings yesterday and this is what I … [Read more...]
The Christmas tag – What I love most about Christmas….
The lovely Becky tagged me in the Christmas tag post that's doing the rounds at the moment and seeing as I love all things Christmas, I thought I'd join in and share a post of my own with you all to tell you what I love most about Christmas...What’s Your Favourite Christmas Movie? We have a bit of a family tradition of watching Christmas movies together every Christmas Eve so even though Elf is my favourite ever Christmas movie, I do have some very happy memories of snuggling with the kids on Christmas Eve and watching films like Santa Paws and Santa Claus the Movie. Have You Ever Had … [Read more...]
Candy Cane Spoons….
I am so pleased with the way my candy cane spoons turned out! It's so rare that something I make actually turns out looking the way I pictured it in my head but these cute little spoons not only did that, they actually looked even better than I imagined!How to make Candy Cane Spoons I bought my spoon mould from Amazon (similar here) and my candy canes are just from Morrisons although I've had a bit of a nightmare getting red and white striped ones as Asda had none in and Sainsburys have a green stripe as well as a red one which I didn't want.Preheat your oven to about 160 c.The … [Read more...]
16 Wonderful family traditions to start this year….
A Christmas family tradition doesn't have to be something your family have done for years and years or something that's been passed from generation to generation. It can be something you want to do each year with your own family so why not start a family tradition right now?Here are some ideas to help you start a family tradition of your own:1) Make a Family Alternative Advent Calendar filled with all of your favourite things to do as a family! I shared the things I put in ours here but you can tailor yours to what you know your family will enjoy. We love opening our envelopes … [Read more...]
