I have spent a lot of time this year thinking about my husband’s impending 40th birthday this year, wondering what to do and how to make it special. He didn’t want a lot of fuss and then Penny from Parentshaped,…
When I first met my husband and we were still in the ‘young and in love’ phase, we laughed when we realised that our birthdays were within a few days of each other. We are very similar and think in…
I have been hinting about getting a new phone for Christmas and guess what, someone was listening as I received the ASUS Zenfone 5 LTE last week as a bit of an early present. It has been ages since I…
No, it isn’t you *narrows eyes* I have been so wrapped up (excuse the pun) thinking about what everyone else wants and organising the never-ending December birthdays, that I haven’t given it much thought. What do I want for Christmas?…
We have a new obsession in this house; Hama beads and we have been experimenting with Christmas shapes this year. The original plan was to make Christmas decorations and A wanted mini decorations for her little tree. It occurred to…
My husband is from Wales and even though he speaks perfect(ish) English, there are some words that he uses that are quite unusual. One of them is cushion. He calls them pillows. I tell him that pillows are for sleeping on,…
Someone once likened the teenage years to a switch being flicked and a light going out for a number of years and then when it passes, the light goes back on and you are presented with a reasonable adult. At…
Instagram is a favourite place of mine. I lose hours daily either messing around with photos of my own before publishing them or browsing though other people’s photos. As social media platforms go, I think Instagram is one of the…
It’s finally December. The countdown to Christmas has arrived and Christmas has most definitely come early in this house, thanks to Waitrose who are lending a helping hand to the important job of doing the online shop for Christmas dinner….
Hello and welcome to my blog. I'm Nikki, mum of four, wife, teacher, writer and drinker of many cups of tea. This blog is pretty much anything that pops into my head, an eclectic mix of family life and lots more. Grab a cuppa and have a read.
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