...once a country girl, always a country girl...
Being a first time buyer is the most exciting, terrifying & stressful thing at the same time. Once you get the keys to your own first home- it's the best feeling in the world. Just a quick recap on our first time buyer story. My husband & I had been dating for about a year when we started to look for a house to buy. Renting kind of went out of the window due to me having Mr Cooper. Not many places like to rent to people with dogs & they increase the deposit & rent ... Read more
Are you looking to make Easter fun & exciting this time around? Then I've got the perfect activity for you. When I was growing up in Latvia we didn't have chocolate Easter eggs, we used real eggs for egg hunts. And I loved it. What made it even more exciting was to help my mum & nan dye some of the eggs the day before. Always using natural ingredients like onion skins, blueberries or chamomile. And today I am showing you how to do it. Ingredients: eggs (I used white eggs ... Read more
Our wedding was on the 20th March 2020- the last normal day of 2020 before the world stood still. And it does not feel like it's been a year since our big day. We were super lucky to have our wedding at all, despite lots of people cancelling & unable to attend. So I thought it would be good to reflect on our first year of marriage in lockdown. If you have come across this, I'll assume you are planning your wedding. I have a whole lot of other wedding blog posts about planning, ... Read more
I know, I know, I know! I should have written this post long time ago, but it's only now that I feel I have settled in my WFH environment. I've moved from one room to the other, shuffled my desk about and swapped sides of the room. Now I am happy where my work station is & what I have around to support me. Items to keep me motivated and happy. So here are my working from home tips I have found to be useful. And I hope you're able to incorporate some of these as well. I know a ... Read more
What is your go-to cake when you are grabbing your coffee from your local coffee shop? Mine is brownies. So after I ordered the prettiest flower plate from Le Creuset (link here) I had to make some yummy sweets to go on it. Here is my gooey brownie recipe for you to try at home. When you make this gooey brownie recipe, make sure you tag me on your socials so I can see how yours turned out. All social details are at the bottom of the post or top right corner of the website. Check ... Read more
For a really long time now, I've been wanting to make my own Easter eggs. Not just to try it as such, but also personalise it and make it extra special. Since we are in lockdown and there is not much options to spend your time on the weekend, I gave it a go. Is it worth making your own Easter eggs? Absolutely Not! Honestly- it is very fiddly, lot of repetition and it takes a while. But, I will still share how to make Easter eggs at home, so you can give it a go yourselves. This ... Read more
