In case the title wasn’t clear enough… I’m now an Auntie! 😀 Yep, my sister gave birth to two beautiful twins (a boy and a girl) last week. Mum and babies are all doing very well, and I’m feeling so proud of my sister at the moment. I can’t wait to meet my nephew and niece very soon! 😊 Until then, I thought it would be a great way to…
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30 Spooky Halloween Questions
Happy Halloween! For those of you who celebrate it, I hope you all have a wonderfully spooky day, and for those that don’t I hope you have a great Saturday. 🙂 Today I’ll be doing some Halloween baking, pumpkin carving and having a movie marathon later on. We’re hopefully going for a moonlit walk this evening too and sharing some spooky stories around our fire pit! I’m actually really looking…
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The Hallotober Tag
It’s no secret that I love Halloween; in fact, it’s my favourite holiday, seconded only by Christmas. So when I heard that Jordanne had created the Hallotober Tag this year, I crossed my fingers hoping I’d be nominated. What I didn’t expect, however, was to be nominated, not once, not twice, but four(!) times, by some wonderfully talented bloggers. So thank you to Claire of Our Favourite Jar, Katie of…
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The Back to Hogwarts Tag
It’s the 1st of September which means children across the UK are opening their letters and beginning their journey to Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry…. well, in the fictional world at least! 😉 So to mark the occasion, I thought I’d celebrate this wonderful book and movie series by answering the Back to Hogwarts Tag which Meagan kindly nominated me for. Make sure to check out her blog if…
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Sunshine Blogger Award #4 and #5: The Pentalogy
I’m very grateful to have been nominated for the Sunshine Blogger Award for a forth, and, fifth time. Hence the sub-tile ‘The Pentalogy’, which is used to describe a set of five works (usually writing or literature) that are connected, which seemed fitting for this post. 😊 My fourth nomination was from Kari of Kari Blogs Online and my fifth nomination was from Dear College Introvert. Thank you both so…
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Blogger Recognition Award: The Third Act
I’m very grateful to have been nominated a third time for the Blogger Recognition Award (hence the subtitle “the third act”) by The Palm Trees and Loyalties Blog. Where she writes about her life and shares her beautiful artwork. Please make sure you pay her blog a visit and check out her answers here. 😊 The Blogger Recognition Award: The Third Act The great thing about the Blogger Recognition Award…
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The Real Neat Blog Award
Earlier this year I was nominated twice(!) for the Real Neat Blog Award. The first nomination came from the lovely Jordanne from The Life of a Glasgow Girl and the second from the equally lovely Meagan of Quibbles and Scribbles. Thank you both! 💗 It really means a lot. Please make sure you check out both of their blogs. The Real Neat Blog Award Rules of the award: Display the…
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Have You Ever? – Gaming Edition
I’m sure you’ve all heard of the party game ‘Never Have I Ever?’, right? If not, it’s a drinking game, in which the first person says something they have never done, and anyone who has done that thing takes a drink. Well, Michelle at GeekGirl has created a video game twist on this classic drinking game. Where all the questions are related to gaming. Since Aaron and I often game…
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Star Wars Tag – May the 4th Be With You.
Happy Star Wars Day and May the 4th be with you! Today Aaron and I will be celebrating by watching as many of the Star Wars movies as we can! In time line order. And as you’re reading this we’re already starting Episode I : The Phantom Menace. I think it’s worth mentioning that the total watch-time for Episodes I-IX is 17 hours and 57 minutes. that excludes the two…