We've Moved!

Hello, hello hello!!

It's been so long my lovelies. My apologies for being MIA lately, I do however have a fairly reasonable excuse…we bought a house!!

So since my last post (oh my god, last year?!) some pretty big things happened…

First of all, my boyfriend of nearly (at the time) 6 years proposed to me the night before my birthday. Words cannot describe how truly delighted I was. I knew after a few months of being with Guy that he would be the man I marry and now that he’s proposed I could not be happier! He really is my best friend. 

 

My beautiful ring <3

 

 

An engagement gift from my boss :)

 

However, we both agreed the wedding planning would be put on hold as we were currently renting and really wanted to buy. Buying a property has been on our minds for quite some time now so a couple of days after we got engaged we began looking.

At the time, we were told that it was a ‘buyer’s market’ which meant that buyer’s were getting great deals as property prices were slightly lower than usual. So it was fairly easy to find properties online that we liked at affordable prices. I’m not going to lie to you though, the months we spent trying to find our ideal home were an absolute nightmare! We lost a few houses to other people putting an offer in before us, which was extremely disheartening. 

The day finally came, mid-October, where we viewed a house that we fell in love with! A three bedroom detached in a family friendly estate that we initially thought was too good to be true. But after reviewing the Home Report we decided to put an offer in and were moved in by the 20^th of December. 

 

Please note, do not move 5 days before Christmas, seriously! Stressed doesn’t even cover it!

  

Our Christmas tree, Lilly had no problem settling in once this bad boy was up!

We are now settled into our sweet little house and couldn’t be happier. Lilly seems to be very at home here too :-)

 

Our finished bedroom <3

So that’s the main reason I haven’t posted in a while. I adore blogging and really want to get into a habit of it in 2015!

xoxo

Questions of the Day:

-          If you’ve recently moved, how did you manage the stress of it all?

-          Any recommendations for future posts?

The Liebster Award...

 

Rachel from http://missrachelreidy.blogspot.co.uk/ has nominated LAX for the Liebster Award. The Liebster Award is a great way for bloggers starting out to get to know each other a bit better which made me want to participate. Thanks so much Rachel for nominating me!

So the aim of the game is to answer 6 questions that have been chosen for you by the blogger who nominated you, then to think up 6 new questions to ask up to 10 bloggers that you follow with 200 members or less.

 My 6 questions are:

1)     If you could go back to any era in time, which would you visit?

The 1920’s. I recently saw The Great Gatsby and fell in love with the time. The fashion, architecture, music and attitudes are what simply draw me to the era. Another thing that I love about this decade were the attitudes of men. They were still gentlemen and that’s to find a gentleman these days is a rare thing!

2)     Can money buy happiness?

Not.At.All. I am one of the happiest people in the world, but that is due to the people I surround myself with. End of.

3)     Favourite place you've visited

Inverness with Guy, it was a truly wonderful trip and I enjoyed every minute.

4)     One word to describe you

BLONDE

5)     Favourite animal

No, no, no! This is not fair!! I have so many! I love my kitten to death! I also have a thing for clown fish, penguins, OWLSSSSS and horses.

6)     One product you can't live without.

My Bath & Body works Lavender and Vanilla Sleep Spray J

My 6 questions are as follows…

1)     Favourite book?

2)     If you could have any animal as a pet, what would it be and why?

3)     All time favourite film?

4)     Favourite person and why?

5)     Your best memory?

6)     If you were to take two things (item/person) to a desert island what/who would it be and why?

 

So the bloggers I am nominating for The Liebster Award are…

 

http://www.samkbarker.co.uk/

 

http://thebusinessofbuzzing.blogspot.co.uk/

 

http://eskimoanney.blogspot.co.uk/

 

http://daisyandmints.blogspot.co.uk/

 

http://beautycait.blogspot.co.uk/

 

xoxo

 

 

Healthy Breakfast Idea #1

Good Morning Sunshines!

  

 

 

I find it really difficult to get the nutritional breakfast I need without having to get out my bed earlier! I stumbled across this recipe idea on Pinterest. Also, with basic breakfast foods such as cereal, I find my tummy growling at me by around 10 am. These mini frittatas keep me full until lunch! Which is ideal when you have a busy job.

 

Ingredients

- Oil or butter

- 8 large eggs

- ½ cup whole or skimmed milk

- Salt & pepper

- 4 slices of turkey, chopped

- 1/3 cup grated cheese, cheddar or goats cheese is amazing!

- 2 spring onions

- ½ green pepper

- 2 handfuls of spinach

Total time to prepare and cook: 22 minutes.

Directions

Preheat the oven to 190°C.

Coat each cup on a mini muffin tray with either oil or butter. Whisk the eggs, milk, pepper, and salt in a large bowl to blend well. Stir in the turkey, cheese, and veg. Fill prepared muffin cups almost to the top with the egg mixture. Bake until the egg mixture puffs and is just set in the centre, about 15-20 minutes. Use a spoon to gently release the frittatas form the tray and either eat immediately or you can leave them to cool, and then put them in the fridge for breakfast. I heat mine up by popping two in the toaster which gives them the loveliest texture. I like to prepare a batch of these on a Sunday night as they last until Friday, which is perfect for a speedy breakfast.

These bad boys are about 30 calories each, so no need to feel guilty!! : )

 

Giveaway!

Howdy Folks!

So seeing as this blog is my little baby, it doesn't have any followers yet...so I'm going to do a giveaway for when I hit 50 followers!

So please be sure to click on the little 'join this site' button on the right hand side & could you also suggest what kind of things you would like to see in the giveaway!

Much love,

xoxo