Slip Into Summer – Update #4


I can’t believe we’re here, the beginning of July! Instead of doing my usual favourites post, I decided I’d do something a little different. I wanted to talk about a few things that I liked in June. Holiday Last week I went on my first holiday in over 4 years! I only went away for a week…
Remember many many many months ago I wrote about buying our first home? Well nothing happened for quite a while. Initially everything happened really quickly, our solicitor did the survey checks, we had our mortgage offer approved, were told we’d be moving in April, and then nothing. For a good two months we didn’t hear anything else about our…
Like most girls I’m really close to my mum. We can spend hours nattering away, drinking tea, and often take days off work to go do girly trips. So when my mum had a stroke last month and spent a month away from us in hospital, my whole world felt like it came down. For…
Every now and then I like to do creative types of things, and with Chris moving in soon I thought it would be nice to make something for the two of us. After looking on Pinterest I saw some great ideas for a ‘Date Night Jar’. The idea is to have a jar, and then…
Anyone who knows me will know that I’m obsessed with New York, completely and utterly obsessed. For as long as I can remember I’ve been in love with the city, and I was so happy when I visited my favourite city in 2009. I remember planning my trip in amazing detail, especially as I was only…
Christmas time can be quite stressful. I know I’m certainly starting to feel stressed out. Have I bought everyone a present? Is there enough wrapping paper? What if I run out of tags? Do I have enough sellotape? Will everyone like their presents?!?! Not only that but I’m driving up north to my other halves parents…