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Insta-Month October
My Disney Park Pass arrived // I finished my hall wall, first room I decorated myself // Disney on Ice Bread platter at Kat’s Pyjamas // Spending time with Little Miss // The awesome thrift store I found this month Embracing the Autumn weather // PSL // Snow White look The highlights were… Disney on Ice, staying in Tune Hotels, my best friend Bee and her family coming to visit for the weekend, going to visit the same best friend for the following weekend. And of course, booking ALL the Disney Dining I wanted! Some things I have been loving… Autumn. I love autumn, aside from the fact it’s so…
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6 Great Benefits of Old Age to Cheer Up Your Grandparent*
Getting old can bring a person down, there’s daytime television to watch, medication to take and aches and pains to contend with. But it’s not all bad: you don’t have to work, you have plenty of free time plus there are loads of other benefits that come with living to a ripe old age. Here are a few points to remind your elderly relative of next time they get down in the dumps or start complaining about their lot. Pensioner Discounts Money can be an issue when you stop getting a monthly wage and have to rely on a pension, but there are also lots of financial bonuses at the…
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Summer Travel Planning.. Where, When, What, How
So this is my very last post in regards to the trip I took to the States back in August. It was a once in a life time trip thanks to the competition I won in association with Travel Supermarket back in August 2013. Even though I had the money in my pocket, because I had so much I wanted to do I had to make sure I was still savvy when booking things. I travelled from London to Washington DC to New York to Niagara Falls to New Jersey then back to London. In 10 days. I stayed in lovely hotels, ate good food, spent time with some awesome…
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Recipe No.24 Pressure Cooker Tomato & Basil Risotto*
One of my favourite things about the colder weather, is eating so much comfort food! I’m not talking about roast dinners (although I won’t say no to one of those) for me it’s soup, casseroles and my favourite, risotto. My mother could never be bothered to make risotto when I was a kid, in fact I taught myself to make it while I was at university and since it has been a staple in the older months. Plus it’s something I can guarantee Little Miss will eat. Making risotto is a lot of work, a lot of patience and stirring goes along with it. But I have finally found the…
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Tune Hotels, Newcastle Review
Last week I received and exciting email inviting me to review a hotel. Now we all know how much I love travelling, so clearly I was going to accept, even if this hotel was only 40 minutes down the road. Having just opened last Wednesday, the Newcastle branch of Tune Hotels now stands in the Grade II Listed Proctor House near the Quayside. Tune Hotels are a fairly new concept to this country. Newcastle is one of only 7 in the UK, and one of only 2 outside London, Tune Hotels believe in “a great night’s sleep, at a great price” (found here). So yesterday afternoon Little Miss and I…
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Things I Hate About Being a “Grown Up”*
Technically, I have been officially and adult for almost 9 years, however I don’t include the time I was at university, or the time I lived with my two of my best friends before falling pregnant. As during those years I was completely reckless and made very childish decisions. Ahh, those were good years. Anyway, I’ve mentioned a few times in regards to my lack of blogging that I’ve been feeling “blue” since returning from America. And I have realised a lot of the things that make me miserable are the day to day things that all adults have to deal with. It’s just a fact of life but it…
