With the festive season fast approaching, there’s a million and one things we’ve got to think about. From little stocking fillers to deciding who’s hosting the dinner this year; we’ve all got a lot on our plates and that’s even before we’ve bought the pigs in blankets. Something that should be fun for all the family is decorating the Christmas tree. It can be an evening well spent, with some mulled wine, mince pies and Michael Buble playing. How are you going to decorate yours this year? Natural or Synthetic First things first, you need to pick the kind of tree you want. There’s two ... read more
Angel’s Great Escape – A Christmas Story
Only two weeks to go until the big day and after a couple of weeks of absolute stress and emotional upheaval I'm ready to bunker down with the kids and enjoy the Christmas season properly now. I've great plans for lots of curling up on the sofa with Christmassy books, family film watching marathons and lots of luxurious festive food. The kids books are all in a bit of a muddle between their dad's new house and my flat and so I'm not totally sure which books are where, so I'm really making the most of some of the Christmas titles that I've been sent to review this year. In the muddle of ... read more
Vlogmas 2016 – Day 16 #vlogmas16
I've been AWOL from Vlogmas for a couple of days - mainly so I could actually sort out Christmas. That's done now though, so I'm back and talking about Little Miss C's school christmas nativity, podcasting, my new festive mug, and how I've managed to get Christmas sorted by cheating a bit! ... read more
Vlogmas 2016 – Day 12 #vlogmas16
Day 12 of vlogmas and it's a very short vlog - mainly because I'm running on about 4 hours sleep and I was recording at 11pm! ... read more
Vlogmas 2016 – Day 11 #vlogmas16
Day 11 of Vlogmas saw us spend the day out reviewing Paradise Wildlife Park and visiting Santa there. A slightly cold but lovely family day out, before I plan to head into London for an evening's entertainment with Iain Lee! ... read more
Vlogmas 2016 – Day 10 #vlogmas16
I think I'm just in denial about the whole Christmas thing. Only two weeks to go and I've pretty much done nothing! Oh well... ... read more
Vlogmas 2016 – Day 9 #vlogmas16
Day 9 of vlogmas and I think I've drunk too much tea... ... read more
Vlogmas 2016 – Day 8 #vlogmas16
On Day 8 of Vlogmas I talk about the Christmas presents that I've helped collect with my WI for the local women's refuge, the things i find in charity shops and how I like a spot of Make Do and Mend - especially when it comes to my favourite pair of winter boots! ... read more
Vlogmas 2016 – Day 7 #vlogmas
Vlogmas Day 7 includes a couple of hints about the WI meeting I was at last night, and the realities of having to spend a morning doing admin. Oh, and my new office fairy lights get shown off! ... read more
Vlogmas 2016 – Day 6 #vlogmas16
The highlight of Day 6 of Vlogmas has to be Master C's school Christmas play - and looking back on the fun and games at last year's church pre-school nativity! ... read more