From Kent To Cornwall

Christmas is the most magical time of the year, and as our children grow up its nice to keep the excitement of Father Christmas alive as long as we can. These beautiful personalised letters from  Lapland Letters  are just the magic every child will love. With such beautiful detail through out the whole envelope, my children are going to love these. Sadly it will probably be the last year that my eldest believes so i want to make it as special as i can. Each letter it personalised wonderfully and really is such beautiful high quality. Included with our  letter was a bumper activity pack ( which can be purchased )  this includes the cutest chocolate bar with your child's name on made by Mrs Clause, Some magical reindeer food to sprinkle on your lawn to show them the way, A extremely beautiful Santa map! and some lovely Christmas colouring. Magical wishing star's where your child writes there Christmas wish and hangs it on...

So who doesn't like cake?  I know i love it, and any sort of occasion where cake can be involved well guess what i'm in! In a little brown box delivered start to your door, yes that is right straight to your door. Inside the cutest little tin sits a personalised cake perfect for any occasion!  The wonderful team over at  bakerdays  create these fantastic cakes, head over and have a look. From birthdays to special events there is a cake for everyone. Its so easy to order and create the perfect cake for you or someone you love. With Halloween being on of my favourite occasions, Bakerdays really did finish our party off with this gruesome looking cake, underneath all the blood and eyeballs sits a fluffy lemon sponge cake, soft and moist. The detail that has put in to this cake certainly lit up the room, and everyone wanted to dive in a try a slice.  Bakerdays don't just cater to Halloween as i said any occasion they have your ...

Flowers can mean so many things, a simple gesture but sometimes the most meaningful.  " I love you"     "I'm Sorry"     "Thinking of you" They have the power to brighten someones day instantly, and let that person know you are thinking of them.  They can also just be a gift to yourself, to brighten up a room, seeing these beautiful flowers will definitely put a smile on your face. The beautiful intense colours, perfectly picked ready to brighten up your home. https://www.freddiesflowers.com/     The wonderful Freddie's Flowers, put so much love and care in to hand selecting the most beautiful and unusual flowers, carefully packed and delivered straight to your door or the door of a friend, loved one. The bouquet i was kindly gifted, is absolutely stunning. I love all of the autumnal tones, and the smell these flowers have well goodbye to air freshener!  I always treat myself to flowers, but finding ...

I use to do beauty blogging, when the boys was small. Something i really enjoyed doing and i was lucky enough to work with so lovely cosmetic brands, to which i always gave honest reviews on the products that they sent me. One thing always stopped me from being an amazing beauty blogger like some of the talented bloggers out there, and it was being able to actually apply make in way that stood out and showed a talent. So i gave it up, i didn't blog for ages after that family life was what i was all about. I slipped in to being a mum and nothing else. Then with moving down to Cornwall and the kids being that much older and Mark going off to work every day, i needed something for me. So i decided to start it all up again, but this time it incorporated my family, and our adventures. Along with things the kids enjoyed doing, so here i am.  My blog is not huge, and not well know but its that little place i can come to share things. To share my experiences, my fails as a pa...

I'm a massive foodie, i always have been. From a young age cooking has always been a big part of my life, from making cupcakes to full 3 course meals. A big inspiration has always been Rick Stein, from watching him on Saturday kitchen, to asking for his cook books at Christmas. Such a joy to watch and learn from, and since the age of about 9 i decided i wanted to become a chef like my idol. It never happened and i took a different path, but still i will always be thankful to Rick for bringing out my inner chef. I had always wanted to travel down to Cornwall in hope that id actually bump in to the man himself, that's not yet happened but i'm hoping to attend a few advents now we live here. Visiting a couple of his famous restaurants, has literally been a dream come true to me, like a child at Christmas, i was finding it hard to control my excitement. Our first trip was down to Falmouth, with and idyllic setting, i couldn't pass a photo op...

Running a home, and parenting three children can be a bloody hard task for anyone! Luckily for me all three of mine are now at school, so that's when i get the house back in order! Once I've finally managed to drag them out of there pits ( this does take a while ) and there eating breakfast, i'll quickly go round ad make there beds, but that as much as i will do i the morning. After there at school, I'll come home, have a hot drink and a scroll through Social media. Then get my arse in to gear, i start from bottom to top, and for me a must have is some good cleaning tunes, nothing helps more then a good old sing along while your knee deep in washing, and cleaning products! If I've got a slow cooker meal in mind for dinner that will all be chucked on before i start cleaning and tidying, as it can just be left to do it thing. I only got a slow cooker last may ( birthday present ) and I've actually really enjoyed using it and finding new recipes to...

My Achievements: We've all done things in life that we are proud of achieving!  So i'm going to share my top ten with you: 1. becoming a qualified nursery nurse 2. shaving both sides of my head to donate it to charity ( the little princess trust ) 3. Becoming a mother not once but three times 4. Moving to Cornwall 5. Starting up a blog again 6. Teaching myself to french plait ( maybe small but makes my daughters day when i can do elsa hair! )  7. Learning to drive 8. Getting a new job 9. writing a book  10. bettering my photography  These may be small achievements, but it all counts this year has been one of our best, to finally be living our dream feels amazing!   So this small list, to me makes me proud and reminds me that if i just go for it i can do it!  Em x

As long as we have petrol in the car, our adventures can take us anywhere. taking the kids out doesn't have to break the bank, lets face it we work our butts off, we pay bill and some of us just scrap by. I'll make a pack up, and pack some crisps, some fruit and a few bottles of water. Sometimes we can't always get out if theirs an unexpected bill due  the kids need something for school, so i try to make sure we have garden activities to do instead, like bubbles something so simple can bring them so much fun for hours, and once there empty good old washing up liquid does the job!  You don't have to spend money to keep them happy, little walks out to the wood especially now going on a 'bear hunt' finding leaves and concurs on the way and ringing them back and creating an autumnal picture for the grandparents of the fridge. Most of us have some sort of hidden 'rainy day' cupboard so go in there and raid it, get the paints out, do some themed...

Most of the time i just try to wing my way through life like every bloody day and being a parent there's no handbooks to guide you in the right direction, because there is no right and wrong, I just try to bring my three humans up as best as i can, to be kind, caring, respectful, peaceful humans in a crazy world just trying to get through!  Don't you feel though that sometimes it all seems like one big competition? Like who has the cleanest house, who has the biggest following, who's been to the best places, who drive the best car and so on... Don't get me wrong i'd love a larger following on Instagram but hey ho, maybe one day. I think its to easy to copy other people, just because there telling you how "perfect" there life is and all that crap doesn't mean its real! Bloody hell i mean i try to keep on top of the washing, the cleaning but lets face it i'm never going to live in a spotless house, and i can't afford the latest mobil...

THIS IS ME. I may not be a model, i'm not a superstar, i'm not skinny or beautiful, but you know something? This is me, its taken me a long time to feel happy and confident in myself and i think i'm finally there. Here i am with my mum tum, my stretch marks, bags under my eyes, wobbly bits these my be my flaws but i don't care because I'm happy, i have carried three babies, I've fed them, I've lost sleep, I've eaten cake because i like it but these flaws don't define me. I have a man that man that love's me for me that'd held me when I've cried because i didn't think i was good enough, who told me i was, that if i wanted to i could do anything i put my mind to. So you now what YOU are beautiful, we all are, in our own way, flaws and all. Embracing them, excepting them is the first step to self love and its a step we all need to take. I'm beautiful to the ones who love me, i am super women to my children, a beautiful w...

Becoming a parent, is such a wonderful thing and by god i feel so grateful to be able to have three beautiful healthy children, but along with loving them comes something else. Its almost as those people forget you, and who you are, i'm not just a mum, i'm still me! I still enjoy things that i did before i had kids ( minus crazy nights out ) but why is it when you have children you loose  friends because now you have kids they don't see you in the same light? We may have changed in some ways, but underneath the dirty clothes, washing piles, pack lunch boxes we are still there. Being a parent does come first but, we still have needs and wants in life. Before i had kids i always wanted to be a holiday rep i never fulfilled that dream, as well a becoming a chef which never happened but to my kids i'm the best cook! Sometimes i feel i'm suck in that mum zone 24/7 with my eldest being 10 in January we've not spent much time as just a couple either, which i...

Behind the smiles the laughter and the normal feeling, is that crushing, sinking worrying  feeling that is anxiety. 3 year ago whilst heading off on a family holiday, a sudden adrenaline rush hit me, with chest pains, finding it hard to catch my breath and a surge of complete worry. . . I had no idea what was happening to me, i managed to calm my self down but opening the window, taking some deep breaths and the reassurance from mark got me through, but what was this awful feeling? Since then I've still had to deal with *ANXIETY* rather a taboo subject until recently, was i embarrassed, ye i was i didn't feel like me any longer, and even though I've wanted what we have now for so long Jesus it was such a daunting time for me. . . Everyone has hard times in life, some just deal with it all better,maybe there stronger? but what I've learnt is we are all strong! ghosts haunt us all but we make each day our own. . . I feel grateful for every little thing i have...

As i scroll through my social media pages seeing what my friends have been up to and what they have planned, admittedly does make me slightly jealous. Being this far away from all my close friends does suck, I've lost my support network the ones i would normally lean on, but social media and technology keeps us in contact, and we  speak everyday, it's not the same as meeting up for coffee and cake, or going shopping, lunch trips and nights out the list goes on! I do feel cut of from everyone,only because where we live in a small village and it's kind of keep yourself to yourself, but i'm so happy the boys have made some lovely new friends that live along our little road, seeing them have fun out on there bikes and exploring makes my heart melt even when i am feeling cut off. Having friends is an important thing but for me the kids having friends was a bigger thing! once there at school i'm sure i'll make some "school mum" friends. ...

Back to School...  After what seems the longest summer holidays i have ever experienced next week my three are finally back in to school! I'm so excited for them and a little nervous, but i know they will be absolutely fine and it will all go swimmingly. Leaving there old school in Kent behind and moving here meant starting all over again, new everything! with three this can pull the old purse strings! but it needed to be done. I can't wait for them to be in education again and start learning and experience a new school, make new friends. Its such an daunting path for them and i know there are a little worried but i have all faith that they will come out with grins from ear to ear!!  I love a competition and normally enter them via twitter, recently i won a giveaway with Office Monster for a back to school bundle which was perfect and so handy for the boys!  Office Monster is based is Leeds, West Yorkshire it was formed in 2013, they...