I decided I'd write a post on all the good things and all the bad things of September. It's been a bit of a chaotic month to be honest with you. I do try to keep my blog positive and I know the positives will out weight the negatives! I've seen a lot of people write 'Best & Worst' posts and it's inspired me to do the same.


We started off September with the kids going back to school. Ellie starting in year 3, Charlie in year 6 -his final year of primary school- (Still can't believe that!) and Harry of course started high school! They are growing up SO fast! I can't express how proud of them I am. I truly am so, so proud. I'm really pleased to say they have settled in wonderfully. They are all doing wonderful at school (touch wood) and Harry is enjoying high school, although he isn't a fan of the early mornings! Who is though?



September was also the month that Ellie turned EIGHT years old. My youngest child. Eight years old. Madness. She had a lovely birthday! It was stressful for me, nothing went right on that day and it was a bit blah! Didn't help that I was coming down with a cold/flu type thing. The main thing is though, she had a fantastic Birthday and really enjoyed her little tea party and seeing friends and family. It was lovely!

I also have had a bit stress in my personal life going on but it's settled down now (again, touch wood!) and I'm relaxing a bit more. Anxiety has struck me a lot this month too but hopefully that's subsided now too. Anxiety is a horrible thing and I find it really hard to control and deal with. I've been reading a few blogs though and I know I'm not alone. It's just hard, you know?

  On a more positive note, we have really enjoyed the Autumn weather. The kids have been loving playing out in the garden and we've been on a couple of lovely walks! I watched a beautiful sunset (more than once!).

We have also enjoyed playing board games - mainly dog bingo, which is an awesome family game to play! That everyone loves. The little's enjoyed doing Autumnal arts & crafts, I may have joined in too, I'm such a big kid, haha.

Overall it hasn't been THAT bad of a month. Just a bit stressful here and there. I really do love this time of year and we have lots to look forward to in October! My eldest will be turning twelve years old! We have half term and Halloween to look forward to and of course the beautiful Autumnal weather.

How was your September?

Sarah xXx

Now the nights are getting darker earlier and the weather is getting cooler faster, we thought we would make the most of the early evening! The kids really wanted to get there nerf guns out (which they have received as Xmas presents/Birthday presents over the last couple of years) and play with them. I think nerf guns are best played outdoors and with supervision. Last year, I almost got hit in the eye with a nerf bullet so I have told the kids to point them low and not aim at people! Which they do and it is SO much fun trying to dodge and run away from them.  A couple of the boys friends came around with there nerf guns too (they live next door and a few doors up from us). So they had a nice mix of toys to swap and use.  It's nice to see them actually play with there toys for once!





It's a great way for the kids to burn energy and after half an hour they were all ready to come in for a bath and get ready for bed! These Autumn evenings are exhausting apparently.
I love this time of year and I am so glad the kids are making the most of playing out doors while its still nice out! I enjoyed sitting out there watching (supervising!) them enjoy themselves, it was fun!
I was also soaking up this beautiful sky view!



Sarah xXx

I was nominated for the eleven things tag by Reimer and Ruby. She has a lovely blog and her posts are amazing! Please do head over and say hello.

1. What best advice did you receive since you started blogging?
To always be honest. Which I always am. Online and offline. Someone also told me to be as active on social media as possible, I don't always have a lot of time but I do try my best!

2. Morning or Evening?  
EVENING! For sure. I am not a morning person at all, haha. I'm alright after an hour or so but I'd still much rather not be awake before 10am. Please someone tell me, I'm not the only one? I'm rather much a night owl. I could easily stay up all night and sleep all day but with having children, that isn't possible.

3. Tea or coffee? 
Not a fan of either I'm honest. I don't mind green tea though! With trying to loose weight, green tea is one of my staples. The raspberry flavoured one of is currently my favourite.

4. Meat or Vegetables? 
Meat. Every time. My favourite meat is probably bacon. Or lamb. I do love lamb. I'm not overly keen on vegetables but again, since trying to loose weight, I have been eating them a lot more!

5. What’s your guilty pleasures? 
Pretty little liars on netflix. Does that count? I started watching it years ago and lost interest. And the discovered it again at the start of this year. I didn't have the internet for a while because I moved house but have recently started watching it again since having the internet. Are we ever going to find out who "A" is?! Also, I love the clothes they all wear! Especially Aria (Lucy Hale).

6. Do you have any hidden talent? Hmm, a hidden talent? 
I can roll my tongue? LOL! I'm quite good at HTML and CSS which not many people really know about. I kind of just taught myself. I'm by no means an expert at it but I'm quite good at putting codes together and making things on my blog look pretty. When I feel like it that is!

7. When and where was your first holiday abroad? 
I have never been abroad. My favourite holiday though was Cornwall when I was a teenager. It is such a beautiful part of our country and I would love to go back there sometime!

8. If given a chance to go back time…. is there anything you want to change in your life? 
Nope. Nothing. And that's probably really a silly thing to say because there is a lot I could change but if I changed anything, I wouldn't be who I am now. Or where I am. And I quite look where I am now. I had my children young (which some people would say I should change) but nothing in this world would I change. I guess I might change the fact that I hated school and could have done better if I'd tried harder and not just given up.

9. What part of your home do you love most? 
I love all of my home. The best thing about my home is the location. It took me a very long time to get a house in the area I grew up in and I love it here. It is amazing. My house is amazing, the area is amazing! I love the countryside so much. I totally an outdoorsy person and a country girl through and through.

10. Which famous celebrity do you want to interview and feature in your blog?
I've never given this much thought before to be honest. I have no idea. I'd quite like to interview Jensen Ackles, I'd probably turn to mush but oh the eye candy, haha.

11. If you win £1M in Lottery, what 3 things are you going to do with money? 
SAVE! I'd save for the kids university funds and for them to start off there adult life comfortably. I'd want them to get really good jobs though.
I'd buy this house because I love it!
I'd invest some, somewhere. And SAVE!

I nominate:

Pod Cast Dove
Mama Owl
Two Shakes Lamb Tails
Mummy Vs Daddy
Mamma Mummy Mum
Pinkoddy
Coombemill blog
Beauty Queen UK
The Crumby Mummy
Alice Megan
My Family Fever

Here are your questions:

1. If you could live anywhere in the world, where would you live? 
2. What's your favourite time of year & why? 
3. What's one of your pet peeves/something that really annoys you? 
4. What's your favourite comfort food? 
5. Where would you like to see yourself in ten years time? 
6. What is your favourite all time movie? 
7. Do you have any pets? I'd love to hear about them. 
8. What is your favourite shop? 
9. What is one thing you are really good at? 
10. Why did you start blogging? 
11. What is one good thing you remember mostly about your childhood? 

 Sarah xXx

Yellow moon sent us some lovely Autumnal arts and craft kits to review. The hedgehog leaf decoration kits are Ellie's favourite so we decided to make these first! Autumn is also our favourite time of the year, we were very excited to decorate these hedgehogs.


What you get: 
4 assorted foam hedgehogs in different colours. 
Self adhesive foam pieces - leaves, nose, eyes, feet and ears. 
Assorted leaf designs in different shapes and colours. 
Ribbon.
Price: £3.75



We choose our hedgehog shapes and colours and started decorating them with the leaves. The leaves are self adhesive and easy to peel off! Ellie had no trouble going this herself and really enjoyed decorating her hedgehog!


"These leaves are just like the leaves in the woods" Ellie told me, "They're the colours of Autumn! My hedgehog is going to look so pretty!" Bless her.


 We threaded the ribbon and added the eyes, ears and nose! "Lets not forget the feet" Ellie said.


We of course decorated some more hedgehogs! Even Charlie and Harry joined in!
Oh how I wish they would let me take there photos!
It was such a fun craft activity. Everyone could join and with little mess, it's my kind of art & craft project ;) And they look lovely hanging on the kitchen cupboards and door handles. Very festive for Autumn, indeed.
I'd say this hedgehog leafy kit is well worth the money, it's fun, everyone can join in, it's easy, hardly any mess and kept the kids entertained for a while.

Yellowmoon sell a wide range of children's arts and crafts, all very reasonably priced.

Sarah xXx



We were sent a sample of this product for the purpose of this review, all opinions are my own, honest, personal opinion. I was not paid for this post.

I've said it before and I don't mind saying it again... Autumn is my absolute favourite time of year. The weather is perfect, not too hot and not too cold, cooler enough for a sweater (and a jacket at times!) but not at all what I consider cold! I love everything about Autumn, the leaves changing colour, the colours of Autumn, the high sunshine in late afternoon/early evening, Autumn clothes, boots and getting cosy with a blanket and hot chocolate! Autumn is indeed my heaven.


I've had a bit of a cold the past few days and feeling under the weather. I've really not felt much like blogging either, if I'm honest. I was hesitant about going for a walk and taking the camera but I am so glad I did! The fresh air did me the world of good and I really appreciated the crisp, Autumn air.



Enjoy the pics I took of Autumn!









Over the next couple of week, the leaves on the trees will be turning Autumnal! I can not wait to go for a stroll in the woods when Autumn is here properly! I love this time of year so very much!

What's your favourite time of year?

Sarah xXx

Checkout our Autumn Bucket List

I'll be posting many more Autumnal photos over on instagram in the coming weeks, if you'd like to follow me.

Last week, my youngest daughter turned EIGHT years old. Yes, I can't quite believe it either. Where does time go? How do they grow up so fast? Crazy isn't it!


Ellie opened some of her cards and presents before school. She was super excited!

She went off to school quite happy and excited to hand out her sweet treats to her class mates and tell everyone that she got a Cayla doll for her Birthday! She had wanted a Cayla doll for a long time! You can imagine how pleased she was with her. Bless.


My sister and I spent the entire day baking cupcakes. All different flavours and decorations. Gosh, it took us literally ALL day. I think we made well over 50 cupcakes. The brownies and cookies didn't turn out so well (no idea why!) though.


After school, Ellie was excited to open more of her presents and cards & wait patiently for people to arrive for her little tea party! She had a little ride on her new bike while waiting for the party to begin. I'm so proud that Ellie rides her bike so well (no stabilizers!).


A couple of her school friends came around and we played some party games and had lots to eat!  Ellie was a little bit overwhelmed when it came to everyone singing happy Birthday, she cried all the way through it while snuggling into me, bless her. Everyone had a really fab time and enjoyed celebrating Ellie's 8th Birthday with us.
Overall she had a lovely Birthday! She enjoyed everyone's company, got some lovely gifts and was super tired by the end of the day. And I am so proud of her. I love watching her grow up and kind of hate it at the same time. It's bittersweet (I feel like I say that A LOT!)

Sarah xXx

Last year we reviewed Curlilocks and the three pink pandas, by Yolanda King. We were so excited to find out that the curlilocks series continues with 'Curlilocks and the Big Bad Hairbrush'. We were asked if we'd like to review the kindle edition of this book and I just couldn't say no because I knew how excited Ellie would be to read the follow up.


Curlilocks delivers pies to her three aunties. She finds is very tempting to have a nibble on each pie but her big hair brush warns her about nibbling her aunties pies. Will Curlilocks listen?

Ellie, my eight year old daughter, had hardly any trouble reading this story to me! The story kept her engrosed and she was excited turning each page to find out what happens next.

Curlilocks put the pies in her red wagon and off she goes to deliver them!

"Savory or sweet, the aunties love their treats but if you eat that pie, the aunties will ask you why" Says the big hairbrush each time Curlilocks wants to eat the pies!

"Curlilocks shouldn't eat the pies, there for her aunties". Ellie told me.

 When Curlilocks arrives at her aunties homes, they ask her what happened to the pies, Curlilocks lies each time and as a result her hair grows bigger and bigger... and bigger!

"She should just tell them the truth!!" Ellie said "And then her hair wouldn't keep getting bigger".

I love the moral of this story - To tell the truth! Ellie also realised this, too.
This was a really lovely story, Ellie was interested all the way through the book, which is beautifully illustrated with bright pictures. We read the story before bed and I think this might be another new favourite bedtime story.


You can purchase the kindle edition of Curlilocks and the Big Bad Hairbrush on amazon.
 What's your child(ren) favourite story?  Or what was your favourite story when you were little?

Sarah xXx






I was a copy of this book for the purpose of this review, all opinions are my own, honest, personal opinions. I was not paid for this post.