...once a country girl, always a country girl...
What is your favourite chocolate? If it's Snickers (or any other) you can always integrate it in to your baking. So, I gave Snickers Cupcakes a go! After a quick google, turns out Snickers are also gluten free- so, that's bonus! At the moment, while gaining my baking experience, I am sticking to simple & trusted recipes that make delicious bakes. And I am branching out a little at a time. As you will see, part of this cup-cake is fully Vegan, but not the main cupcake. I am ... Read more
After 30 years of being a full on carnivore, I am going vegetarian. This will come as a surprise to everyone who knows me, but I am super excited for this journey. And I hope you come along this journey with me! So, why have I gone vegetarian? While visiting our friends they asked if we've seen Cowspiracy or Seaspiracy (both available on Netflix). We hadn't. The next day, while having dinner we started watching Cowspiracy. It made me feel sick. It wasn't just the environmental ... Read more
As I'm sure you already know- I Love The Sims 4! Switching between gameplay & buildmode, depending on what I'm in the mood for. I enjoy building, but I struggle when I have no reference photo or inspiration. Often googling for Sims 4 house ideas to get my creative brain working. So.. I decided to build our real life house in the Sims too. You have to bear in mind, I am by no means, a good Sims 4 builder. So please be kind with your comments & critique. What is The ... Read more
Don't you just love opening the door & stepping into your garden? Yes, me too. We are finally in the first stages of designing our dream garden. We've been in our house for a year now & all the time we've been having conversations about the garden. We've always enjoyed watching garden makeover & design programs, making mental notes of likes & dislikes. Luckily mine & James' tastes align most of the time, so it made it pretty easy to agree on things. This might ... Read more
After all the planning, excitement, stress and last minute changes, the day has finally arrived. It doesn't matter how long your engagement period was, the actual wedding day comes round super quick. To help you de-stress in the anticipation of the Big Day, I've compiled the do's & don'ts of what to expect On Your Wedding Day. As with all my lists, these aren't in no particular order. Ok, here we go! Tip No 1 - Delegate On your wedding day, you don't need to worry about ... Read more
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
