We Are Family

I mentioned a lot over my Christmas blogs that I was spending time with family, and I still stick to what I said, so yes Lauren you ARE family.

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It’s that time of year when everybody gets very reflective and deep, looking back on their previous 12 months as well as forward onto the next ones.

The Morning After

First of all I would just like to say I hope every single one of you had the best day yesterday doing whatever it was you do, whether you were celebrating Christmas or not.

Christmas Crafts

Okay so there are not too many crafty things in this blog, mainly baking, but I loved the alliteration in the title so forgive me please?

Countdown to Christmas – December 24th 2013

Here we are, the final day in my Countdown to Christmas series. As excited as I am about the big day being in a matter of hours, I am also super bummed that this will be the last daily blog I do for you guys in this series.

Warming Up My December

As you definitely know by now I went to see Boyzone last week, and not only were the 4 boyz amazing (read all about that here) but they had an equally talented support act.

Countdown to Christmas – December 23rd 2013

I’m not sure about you but at Christmas there is always that one emergency that crops up on me that I have not or could not prepare for. Today was that day!

Twenty Years Later

Firstly, to clear things up, I am not writing the worst ending to the Harry Potter series ever imagined!

I am talking about a group of men who have been one of my biggest musical influences. A group who have taken a lot of my firsts; my first crush, first love, first cassette tape, first cd, first concert, the list does go on.

Countdown to Christmas – December 22nd 2013

For someone who despises wool, I love getting cosy at Christmas time. Whilst snuggling up safe from the freezing temperatures, hugging a massive cup of hot chocolate and catching up on rubbish television, I know Christmas is nearly here.

Countdown to Christmas – December 21st 2013

An essential for me at Christmas is a salted caramel latte. I first came across these when I was in America and for years was waiting for a coffee shop to start serving these in the UK.

Countdown to Christmas – December 20th 2013

A big part of Christmas is the cake and this year I will be making one. I saw a lot of inspiration whilst walking around the little lanes of Brighton as there were so many little tea shops and cafes with beautiful cakes on display.

Countdown to Christmas – December 19th 2013

Last night I spent a couple of hours singing at the top of my lungs to 4 ‘boyz’ I grew up with…Boyzone.

Countdown to Christmas – December 18th 2013

So, I can tell you the first part of the big surprise…I am currently sat in a hotel room in Brighton writing this blog.

Countdown to Christmas – December 17th 2013

So it’s happened, I’ve been hit by the ‘Christmas cold’. I am currently feeling 150% sorry for myself as I empty my third box of tissues and try to tackle my fifth Lemsip of the day!

Countdown to Christmas – December 16th 2013

I cannot quite believe I am already sitting here writing my 16th daily blog with just over a week to go until the big day. I must admit, at first, I was daunted by the daily blogging idea and don’t think I truly understood the massive commitment it was until about day 4.

Countdown to Christmas – December 15th 2013

Christmas is the time of year when you are allowed to eat as much as you want guilt free, with all the nice treats in the supermarkets and the meals out, the food is one of the best things about Christmas.

Countdown to Christmas – December 14th 2013

Christmas is the best excuse to get creative, to get your fingers sticky as you dive into pots of glue, glitter and sugar!

Countdown to Christmas – December 13th 2013

Christmas jumpers are growing more and more popular every year and today I took part in ‘Christmas Jumper Day’. We raised money for Save The Children by looking silly in our festive pullovers.

Countdown to Christmas – December 12th 2013

One of the big Christmas traditions in our house is the stockings. They hang from the banister every year and every Christmas morning when I wake up my stocking has been filled.

Countdown to Christmas – December 11th 2013

Getting ready for Christmas isn’t just about decorating a tree, wrapping presents and filling up your freezers. As much as all of those are exciting, it’s also the season to spend a bit of time on you, and tonight I did just that.

Countdown to Christmas – December 10th 2013

By my own admittance I am one of the really annoying people at Christmas time! I am absolutely in love with this time of year, the bright lights and festive cheer, however, ask me what I want for Christmas and you will get an “I don’t know” or “nothing really” response.

Countdown to Christmas – December 9th 2013

Obviously a massive part of Christmas is the tree and a real one is always the best option, even taking into account the needles and the weight and the fact it will only last one Christmas. Today I went on the hunt for the perfect tree, and am pretty chuffed with what I found!

Countdown to Christmas – December 8th 2013

Obviously at Christmas everything has to be red, green or gold and as gold or green lips are yet to become a trend I am sticking to red this December.

Countdown to Christmas – December 7th 2013

With Christmas time comes many traditions, and one of the biggest ones every year is the pantomimes. So when my friend told me she was performing in her local show I had to go and watch her and I know what you’re thinking; “oh no you didn’t”. But I can tell you, oh yes I did. (See what I did there?)

Countdown to Christmas – December 6th 2013

A massive part of Christmas every year is always decorating the tree. So I thought it was only fair to let you share in the fun with me this year as I do the tree at work.

Pavement Picasso

Something I love is drawing and even though I am (very) late to find out about these, I have fallen in love with Crayola’s sidewalk chalk.

Countdown to Christmas – December 5th 2013

It’s a crazy thought that in three weeks Christmas day will have been and gone. But, with this in mind I am making sure that I am 100% Christmas day ready with plenty of time to spare this year.

Countdown to Christmas – December 4th 2013

If you have been to any public place in the past week, or watched anything on a television, or turned on a radio, you will have been surrounding by one of my favourite things about Christmas – the music.

Countdown to Christmas –December 3rd 2013

Today I will be discussing something as common at Christmas time as mince pies and crackers… Scrooges. The ‘Bah Humbug’ crew who think Christmas is over rated, over hyped and not over soon enough!

Countdown to Christmas – December 2nd 2013

As I mentioned yesterday I have done a lot of my Christmas shopping already, so today I will share some gift ideas (or at least one) with you for the hardest person I have to shop for – my Dad!

Countdown To Christmas – December 1st 2013

One of the most exciting things about December is opening my advent calendar and starting the ‘official’ countdown to Christmas. So, I decided to share that excitement with you!