Hello All,
Well even the most ardent non royalist must have cracked a smile at the Queen on Friday night..She was a star! This Olympics has had a positive effect on my family already after only a few days. All of my children wanted to join their parents(even the teenager) to sit in amazement at the wonderful celebration of the UK that Danny Boyle created! We sat together eating Olympic cup cakes, and Olympic shortcake and all went to bed in the wee small hours of Saturday morning!
The sports on show have ignited a passion in the kids to seek out new sports that they hadn't heard of let alone watched! And I have taken a trip down memory lane watching the gymnastics, which I did myself from the age of 4-16!! My children are amazed that I could do some of the things the tiny little creatures are doing and find it even harder to believe that Mam was one of those tiny little creatures many moons ago!
I can honestly say that I have always considered myself Welsh rather than British but its kinda cool to be British right now!
Have a fun week ahead all,
love
Natalie xx
PS there is a recipe for Gluten free quiches on my Recipes page, cheap and tasty!!
Sunday, 29 July 2012
Sunday, 8 July 2012
Hello Everyone,
It's been a while! Here a little bit of what Ive been up to the last few months
Trained as a Forest school Assistant
Well I know its been a long time and please forgive me for not getting on here as much as I could have. I promise to keep up my blog(s) and keep an eye on what's going in in all your worlds
Love and hugs to you all!
Natalie xx
It's been a while! Here a little bit of what Ive been up to the last few months
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| I ran for local county & community Councillor where I live! Hectic!!! |
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| My very first fire made by myself! |
Had a little weekend break after the election to charge my batteries!
And worked hard on making the Jubilee a fun event at the nursing home I work at, we also took the children to see the lighting of the beaconbs which was a great night!
Well I know its been a long time and please forgive me for not getting on here as much as I could have. I promise to keep up my blog(s) and keep an eye on what's going in in all your worlds
Love and hugs to you all!
Natalie xx
Tuesday, 14 February 2012
Valentine's Day
Hello All,
I hope you are all warm and well and happy!!! Not too much to ask is it?!
I can't believe half term is upon us already....since I turned 40 the time seems to be going much quicker!!! The childcare this week has fallen to my parents for two days, my hubbies parents tomorrow and my husband Thursday and both of us on Friday so we can spend at least one day together as a family!! It does annoy me sometimes that with school holidays, teacher training and the contingency plan for the chance of 1 or more of my three children getting sick at some point too that my husband and I only manage to have a week or maybe two off together! But that's life(well the life I've chosen to have!).
My hope of sticking to £300 is a bit shakey but i will only go over getting stuff like milk and fruit so it will be close so I am happy with that! I have got loads in the freezer and fridge and enough beans and chickpeas to sink a batleship so I will be able to rustle up something tasty in a flash!! This week so far I have made a beef chilli and rice and today we had stick pork stir fry with noodles(Kids had chicken nougats, homemade potato wedges and beans as the pork dish was one I haven; made before and wanted to test taste it myslef before making it for all 5 of us!)! My mum in law cooks us tea every Wednesday.I have cooked all the meals from scratch and as I shelled out quite a bit of money on herbs and spices I hope that I will see a reduction in my food bill next month as these should last a wee while!
Happt St Valentine's Day to you all, I spend it with the residents in work we had a valentine singalong with the assitance of my dad and my son on their ukuleles and my daughter singing and shaking her tambourine! My husband is happily watching Shameless in the lounge as I type up here in the attic!! But I do admit that he is my gorgeous man who I have had the pleasure to have as my partner, lover, friend and husband for the past 16 years!!! He still makes my heart skip a beat with one kiss!! and I love him very much!!!
Nos da/Good night everyone
Natalie xx
I hope you are all warm and well and happy!!! Not too much to ask is it?!
I can't believe half term is upon us already....since I turned 40 the time seems to be going much quicker!!! The childcare this week has fallen to my parents for two days, my hubbies parents tomorrow and my husband Thursday and both of us on Friday so we can spend at least one day together as a family!! It does annoy me sometimes that with school holidays, teacher training and the contingency plan for the chance of 1 or more of my three children getting sick at some point too that my husband and I only manage to have a week or maybe two off together! But that's life(well the life I've chosen to have!).
My hope of sticking to £300 is a bit shakey but i will only go over getting stuff like milk and fruit so it will be close so I am happy with that! I have got loads in the freezer and fridge and enough beans and chickpeas to sink a batleship so I will be able to rustle up something tasty in a flash!! This week so far I have made a beef chilli and rice and today we had stick pork stir fry with noodles(Kids had chicken nougats, homemade potato wedges and beans as the pork dish was one I haven; made before and wanted to test taste it myslef before making it for all 5 of us!)! My mum in law cooks us tea every Wednesday.I have cooked all the meals from scratch and as I shelled out quite a bit of money on herbs and spices I hope that I will see a reduction in my food bill next month as these should last a wee while!
Happt St Valentine's Day to you all, I spend it with the residents in work we had a valentine singalong with the assitance of my dad and my son on their ukuleles and my daughter singing and shaking her tambourine! My husband is happily watching Shameless in the lounge as I type up here in the attic!! But I do admit that he is my gorgeous man who I have had the pleasure to have as my partner, lover, friend and husband for the past 16 years!!! He still makes my heart skip a beat with one kiss!! and I love him very much!!!
Nos da/Good night everyone
Natalie xx
Tuesday, 7 February 2012
My frugal journey so far!!
Well Hello There!
2012 has been a very frugal year so far!!! I stuck to a £250 shopping budget which I was impressed with as there are five of us and a labrador to keep fed and watered! I obviouslyquite a bit of food left over from December so that made it a bit easier. February's budget for food etc is £300 and I will hopefully not go over that as I have planned meals etc for 3 weeks!! only time will tell but I will try my very hardest to stick to it ;o)
Reading the blogs I follow has inspred my in several different areas of my life...gardening, crafting, being frugal and trying to live a greener and better life! Thank you all!!
I am cream crackered so it's off to bed for me!
Nitey nite all
Natalie xx
2012 has been a very frugal year so far!!! I stuck to a £250 shopping budget which I was impressed with as there are five of us and a labrador to keep fed and watered! I obviouslyquite a bit of food left over from December so that made it a bit easier. February's budget for food etc is £300 and I will hopefully not go over that as I have planned meals etc for 3 weeks!! only time will tell but I will try my very hardest to stick to it ;o)
Reading the blogs I follow has inspred my in several different areas of my life...gardening, crafting, being frugal and trying to live a greener and better life! Thank you all!!
I am cream crackered so it's off to bed for me!
Nitey nite all
Natalie xx
Monday, 23 January 2012
New beginnings
Hello All,
Today I say a final farewell to a friend, a friend who lived life her way, she did what she wanted, how she wanted when she wanted! I admire her for that! Her passing away has made me rethink my life, as you do, and it has been the kick up the a&$e I needed to sort my act out!
I have started the ball rolling in building a better life for myself and all the people I love....Life is too short to stand on the sidelines to nervous to join in!!
So heres to the rest of my life!!
TTFN
Natalie x
Today I say a final farewell to a friend, a friend who lived life her way, she did what she wanted, how she wanted when she wanted! I admire her for that! Her passing away has made me rethink my life, as you do, and it has been the kick up the a&$e I needed to sort my act out!
I have started the ball rolling in building a better life for myself and all the people I love....Life is too short to stand on the sidelines to nervous to join in!!
So heres to the rest of my life!!
TTFN
Natalie x
Sunday, 8 January 2012
Life is precious
Hello All,
Yesterday I found out that a friend died....she was a lovely, sweet, gentle girl who had a refreshing attutude to life....
Her death has made me realise that Life is for living, don't sweat the small stuff and love and cherish all you love and care for and tell them as often as you can how much they mean to you and how much you truly love them!!
Rest in Peace, sweet gentle Alison xx
Natalie xx
Yesterday I found out that a friend died....she was a lovely, sweet, gentle girl who had a refreshing attutude to life....
Her death has made me realise that Life is for living, don't sweat the small stuff and love and cherish all you love and care for and tell them as often as you can how much they mean to you and how much you truly love them!!
Rest in Peace, sweet gentle Alison xx
Natalie xx
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