Christmas is always a busy time. With presents to buy and wrap, Turkeys to prep and family to see December’s calendar is always ram packed. It can feel a little overwhelming which is why Liverpool ONE have asked me to share how I prepare for having guests this Christmas period hopefully some of these tips with help you in feeling more organised this year. Shop early; I am not saying start in January but this year I started on my Christmas gift shopping back in October. It’s really taken the pressure off me knowing that I already have the majority of my gifts…
As a parent, you know how easy it can be for your child’s room to become a dumping ground for toys, pictures they’ve painted from school, rocks they liked the look of on your last walk and all manner of things you bought online for them that they’ve promised they would play with, and not forgetting all the treats, books and gifts from grandma and grandpa in the mix! So, from time to time, it might a good idea to have a good clear out and freshen up your child’s room so that way, they actually want to spend time…
As you all know, I love my photography. It really is one of my passions. Over the course of a year, I typically take thousands of photos. Some are taken on a whim. These are simple snaps that just capture the moment. While others are taken in a more considered way. For landscape style shots, I tend to take the time to frame the shot and try out different settings so that I capture the full beauty of the scene. I am pleased to say I have some fantastic photos. Photos I plan to make better use of, which is…
Christmas is fast approaching and so is my first year of cooking a Christmas dinner! Yes you heard me correctly in my 25 years I have never cooked Christmas dinner for the family. I am kind of excited and kind of dreading it in equal measures. I want to have a lovely, relaxing Christmas Day with my girls that doesn’t involve me being a slave to the kitchen but I also want to make the best roast dinner our household has ever seen (perfectionist aren’t I). Christmas to me is all about family time and enjoying our day together and…
When I grow-up I want to be a vlogger.. 10 years ago that statement would have never been said. Vlogging wasn’t a thing back then but with Youtube exploding onto the scene and social media becoming more prominent in our everyday lives, half of British children are now aspiring to be vloggers or animators. My own daughter has said to me ‘when I grow up I want to vlog like you mummy’. While it is lovely she wants to step into my shoes I also know the dark side of the internet; the side of trolls, bullying and some seriously disturbed individuals.…
