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Decorating for Halloween a house filled with pumpkins!
I love Halloween. I always have, the dressing up the food the colour palette! How often do orange and purple get pride of place on the shop shelves or even in your home. Plastic mass production is getting me down a little so rather than go mad on fresh decorations I thought I would just…
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After the Marathon
This was my first half marathon so do excuse me for the drama that is about to entail. So as I crossed that finish line and spent up all of my reserves I saw Gavin. Standing in front of me with a can of Coke in one hand and Frank our frenchie in the other.…
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Our wedding day set up!
We got up at 7.30 and we were both mentally exhausted from the week. Planning a wedding where you have to bring in absolutely everything is so hard. Our wedding day set up was a labour of love, blood sweat and tears. Except on the Tuesday when we legally tied the knot we didn’t really…
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Half Marathon my first run
Yesterday’s blog was about prep! Today I am updating you on the race, I was too tired yesterday! I was surprisingly calm when I arrived for my first Half Marathon. Because we were a group we got to talk and laugh. I forgot to tape my knees which was silly I went to get my…
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Morning of my first half Marathon
Woke at 6am Ate a banana and hopped in the shower! My clothes were all laid out the night before but I still did a last minute panic. It’s torrential rain outside and although an Uber is picking me up I don’t want to get too wet too soon. I have Vaselined everywhere that my…
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I almost made my own wedding dress!
Can you believe that two years ago I sat down and considered making my own wedding dress. I thought it would a, save me money and b, be an amazing achievement. I can sew. I trained in theatre design and part of that was making costumes. I had a pretty in pink moment were I…
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Regrets about the wedding
It was a pretty perfect day to be honest! I don’t have many regrets at all. The weather and food was perfect and the music was awesome from start to finish! Our friends and family all seemed happy and had a wonderful time. All the effort that was put in was well worth it. It…
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3 pairs of shoes is this a step too far?
At first I struggled to find one pair of shoes now I have 3. In my defence the middle pair are flatter so that I can wear them all day. My legal wedding shoes are sky high and I love them but I know I won’t last in them. My dad treated me to my…
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Legally tying the knot
So on Tuesday the 10th we legally tied the knot. Oh my We are now husband and wife. Everything is exactly the same I just get to call him my husband and I love doing it! He is my husband. I revel in this. Gavin has been a big part of my heart and life…
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Pinterest made me do it! The welcome sign of my dreams and how I made it!
Okay from the tittle that this is something that I definitely didn’t need but really wanted to make for me and for my guests! A welcome sign that is definitely not relevant so I didn’t want to spend any money on it, or at least not a lot! This is the image that started it.…
Dysfunctional Planner
The joys of planning our small terrace house,travel and all that life throws at me
Dysfunctional Planner 