Seascape UK & attempting to relax

‘The middle trimester is the honeymoon period’ or so the saying goes. Well it may be, but if so then I dread to think what the next three months will bring! In fact I have a pretty good guess, I’m already struggling with walking at more than a snails pace, and get ‘bump strain’ when I walk up hills or…

50 random facts

I was going to film a video for this, but the sheer thought of editing out all the bits where I look at the screen to read what I want to say bored me to death, so typed it is! If you make it all the way through then good on you, and PLEASE link me to any similar posts/vids…

In which I have a busy week

  Last week I spent a hectic week driving round half the UK seeing friends and family, it was a lovely week but we packed a lot in so didn’t really get any ‘down time’ so subsequently I spent this weekend hibernating and feeling exhausted! Sam has his driving test this week though so fingers crossed he passes and we…

Trevor Sorbie Blow Masterclass

  Last Tuesday I spent a very enjoyable evening at Trevor Sorbie, in Brighton’s Lanes. (Their website is here) We were shown how to create three hair styles, straight with volume at the roots, managing curly hair, and Glam but natural. A stylist demonstrated each style on a model, taking it in turns to talk and demonstrate, which meant we…

Questions

  I saw this sweet little tag/set of Questions on Sioned’s blog (DO go and visit, she has an adorable puppy and an adorable daughter!) and thought I would nab it! Please let me know if you do it too! Current Location: At Sam’s mums house in Norfolk Day job: Hotel Manager Silly dream job: Interior Designer for hotels and…

In which I make Merlot Sorbet

A couple of weeks ago I was sent a bottle of Barefoot Merlot, and a recipe for sorbet which was created by the people at a lovely little cake shop in Brighton’s Lanes called Cloud 9. Obviously being pregnant I only had a little taste, and gave the rest to my Husband and our housemate for consumption  but the verdict…

In which I eat at The Coal Shed

  A couple of days before my birthday Sam and I went out for a meal, as his boss had given him £100 to spend as a Christmas bonus (and because he had to work the event where the rest of his events team were rewarded!) so we decided to pick a restaurant that was new to both of us,…

In January I…

  [pics from Prague, a proper post coming soon] turned 29, depressingly went to Prague Had the 20 week scan, all is good apart from a big head and the fact it had its legs crossed finished watching Dexter, having withdrawal symptoms already got pissed off with the snow had to stop wearing both my favourite pairs of shorts because…

In which I actually bother

  dress:Forever21, and will probably be indecently shorter at the front if I put it on now, two weeks later! Pendant & stacking rings: Miss Selfridge, Bird ring: Primark (plus wedding/engagement obvs) eyes: mac cranberry, mac stars and rockets eyeshadow. Mac fluidline Catch my eye, with some random black eyeshadow as lower liner. Mascara is Lancôme hypnose Drama. This is…

In which I make ‘Philly Chicken’

One of my favourite ‘easy to make but looks and tastes more intricate’ dinners You need: chicken breasts, Pancetta bacon (or regular works too), Philadelphia. cocktail sticks, and whatever veg you want to go with your dindins. Pre heat your cooker to 180-190 degrees.   Slice each chicken breast down the centre with a sharp knife. Spoon about three heaped…

The Reception

Previous wedding story posts: the week before and the morning of and the ceremony. As we came out of the church it was drizzling ever so slightly, but it didn’t dampen the mood at all (ba-boom cha! haha) and stopped after about 5 minutes. We just kind of stood in a daze with people taking pictures and congratulating us, till…

In which I have the flu

  I wanted to have another weddingy post up now but I have the flu, and this is the first time I’ve turned my laptop on for a few days,and already its made my headache worse so its going right back off again in a minute!  Doctor cant give me anything to help as I am pregnant, and the only…