A pocket of my life

How are we at the end of February already? I feel like this year is flying by. I really enjoyed writing a little recap last month and this month has been a lot better. We started off with a little Mum and Lilly day, she had an inset day from school and I took the opportunity to spoil my girl. We started with a Mcdonalds breakfast and finished in the arcades at the 2p machines. Finally I am feeling better so I have taken the girls out more, on walks and to the park to make up for the past couple of months. The fresh air has done the world of good for my mental health and I feel the girls really appreciated the time too. We celebrated Valentines day with a few little gifts and Liam cooked me a love dinner, we had homemade burger and chips. During half term we visited  Scotney Castle  and hunted out some dinosaurs, we made cookies, visited family and went on a lovely walk to find some horses. The past week we have enjoyed some pancakes for pancake day, Olivia is not a fan of crepes but lo

We have kindly been gifted another play kit from  Lovevery , they are a subscription box based on age appropriate toys for learning vital skills. The box I chose this time is the free spirit play kit based for ages 34-36 months. We have loved exploring these toys and learning new ways to play. Lovevery have the ideas of playtime with a purpose, each box has a theme which is based on the age play from the The explorer play kit for 9-10 months to the analyst play kit for 46-48 months. They include toys based on the developmental needs, a book with educational but fun stories and a play guide for how to play with the toys and other ways to play age based games.  The free spirit play kit contains wooden camper with locking keys, lets go camping adventure, Now that I'm three book, wooden counting box, land and sky wooden puzzle, solid wood stacking boulders, reach for the stars matching cards and a play guide too.  She has been loving pretty much every item from this box, the camper and

Me and Liam do love a movie night but honestly find it so hard to find something that we both like or haven't watched before so having a  Boxlist  account is a great way to make our life easier. Boxlist is an AI powered social network for entertainment discovery, its a great place to find recommendations for TV and film across different streaming services. You start of by completing a five minute questionnaire to find out your 'view personality type'. My results came back as a 'reality biter', this confused me at first but I can 100% see what they mean now, I love films that are realistic and based on true stories. You then get your results sent to your email with a list of recommended films form the last 12 months. Each film is colour coded to you, they show if they are a good match for your personality type, its also includes what clashes too. It's honestly a great way to find something perfect and it also tells you where you can watch them.  My favourite part

I feel like it is important to know the person behind the blog/channel and I love finding out random things about people that I follow so I wanted to share 20 random facts about me with you so you can get to know me a little better.  I used to do amateur dramatics I passed my driving test in Feb 2016 I have been with Liam coming up 15 years I used to own a moped I suffered a miscarriage in 2011 before having Lilly My favourite chocolate is Turkish delight We have a cat called Jack I lost my Mum in 2017 I had a water birth with Olivia during the very first lockdown I'm a Harry Potter nerd I suffer from anxiety but it's under control right now.  I have a tattoo on my left arm of a clock I went on a cruise in 2012 where I found out I was pregnant with Lilly.  I've had my current YouTube channel since 2011  My very first job was cleaning caravans at Haven I hope you enjoyed learning a little bit about me and would love to know a random fact about yourself that you w

  Valentines day is right around the corner and every year I get a little something for the girls, I feel that this is an important thing to do to show that they are loved and an integral part of our family. I just try to get some little bits and bobs that I know will make them smile and I always pick up a card too. This year I managed to find a card in Morrisons that is specifically designed for daughters, I had to change it a little to suit both the girls but I absolutely love the design. They also had for sons, Mum's and Dad's and it was less than £1 too. Next I managed to find some valentines chocolate coins, these are also from Morrisons and cost £1 each, they have cute heart designs or little notes on such as 'True love' and 'Love is all you need'. Lastly is just a little treat it, I picked up a rainbow plushie from Morrisons which was £2, this is something that she has pointed out a couple of times and I knew that she would appreciate this. I then picked

Toad in the hole is one of our favourite meals to have, especially in the colder months with a huge pile of mash, veg and gravy. We love to change this recipe up a little with just 2 different herbs, Onion granules and sage. Toad in the hole is a classic English dish, its great any time of the week and really doesn't take too much effort for a great homely meal. This recipe is also suitable for vegetarians with the change to a meat free sausage.  Recipe 4 - 6 Sausages of your choice 1-2 tbsp oil 140g plain flour 2 eggs 175ml semi skimmed milk 1 tsp sage 1 tsp onion granules salt and pepper Method 1. Heat your oven to 220oC/ gas mark 7 and place sausages in a roasting tin with oil, bake for 15 mins. 2. Meanwhile mix the flour and eggs together, slowly add the milk and herbs in. 3. Leave to stand until the sausages are starting to brown 4. Pour the batter into the tin and bake on the top shelf for 25 to 30 minutes. 5. Serve with mash, vegetables and gravy It honestly is such a yummy

Today's blog post is another toddler book one, we love reading to Olivia, its one of my favourite things to do. Stories are a great way to introduce so many things to your child and its a great way to broaden there imagination. I wanted to share the books that Olivia has been loving lately and the books that we ready probably on a daily basis.   The dinosaur that pooped a planet   This book is a funny one and one that I know off by heart, The dinosaur that pooped series are fantastic stories with beautiful illustrations too. Olivia really enjoys this story and loved to point out how the characters emotions change through the story.  3-4 years £4 Postman bear   This is another one of Olivia's books that I know word for word, this is such a cute little story and a great way to introduce animals into your toddlers vocabulary. This story also has flaps to open which Olivia loves.  1-2 £3.50 Peppa Pig My Grandpa   This is a new story to our collection and since we have p