Hey you, How are you? Tell me all the new things that have happened. The weird, the wonderful and all the things that are going to remind me this is real life. Right now, life feels a bit like some warped movie that I can’t seem to stop. In one word this week has been…actual shit (sorry mum, I know I shouldn’t swear). But really it has been a sack of the stuff. Aaron got called back from Furlough on Monday and by Wednesday he was made redundant. It isn’t the first time we’ve been ...
5 recipe books I love: suitable for the complete beginner!
Hey! I am a serial cook book purchaser. There i said it. I love cooking, i love eating and i especially love a new cookbook with its beautiful glossy pages and inky smell. But despite owning a ridiculous amount of books just for one household i repeatedly go for the same few. Maybe its the familiarity with them or maybe its because they've never let me down. But here are my top 5 favourite books (& resources): Jamie’s 5 ingredients. I think I’ve used this book inside out ...
How to Upcycle a Pine Chest of Drawers: DIY Step-By-Step Guide to update any wooden furniture
There is nothing like a Covid-19 lockdown and some sunshine to force you to upcycle your bedside tables that you’ve owned for approx. 6 years. Yes, I have put off this job for 6 years. When we bought these from a neighbour for an absolute snip I was crazy excited to get started but you know, life happens, you move house 4 times and the exciting upcycling just keeps being put on the backburner. But no more could I deal with the not so chic and very shabby look of these drawers. You can see ...
How to Care for your Positive Pants: 5 ways I check in with my mental health
2017 should have been one of the most exciting years of my life yet. We were getting married; we were settling well in the beautiful Cornish countryside & on paper I looked like a very content *nearly* adult. Spoiler… I wasn’t but there is a happy ending, I promise. 2017 & most of 2018 saw my mental health at the lowest it has ever been, and the worst part is nobody knew except my now husband. I didn’t talk at all, to anyone, not even to myself. In fact, looking back I didn’t have ...
5 Things I have learnt from 1 year of Gardening
It takes time Every element of gardening should take time – but not in a bad way. Take your time deciding what you want to plant, big design decisions and well general pottering & general gardening jobs. There isn’t a rush and there isn’t any rushing Mother Nature – she’ll bloom and grow whenever she feels like blooming and growing. Weeds included. I remember moving here and everyone telling me to give it all the seasons before making any drastic changes or planting anything. Seeing ...
Your Positive Pants Wash Care Label
I am not somebody who oozes positive vibes and lights up a room. To be honest, I would rather not be in the room at all and I most definitely see the negative in pretty much everything. You’re totally chuffed you clicked on this post, right?! But please bear with me. But hey, that’s just me, in order for me to try and be likable I have to put my positive pants on. Like in the morning, get up, get dressed, walk the dogs, make myself look human and put my positive pants on. They aren’t sexy ...
