A Little Break ox

Hey Guys!!

As you may have noticed I haven't posted for the past week, I know it's terrible as I have a really good posting routine now, but if you follow me on Twitter or have seen on my Facebook page I have had really bad writers block.

I just couldn't seem to get any inspiration from anywhere so there was a lack of posts. I know I shouldn't have to explain as sometimes its good to have a break but I have a duty to you readers to provide beautiful pictures, along with great, readable content. I also have to enjoy what I am doing so that's why I needed the break.

The good thing I got from this little break is that I have decided to start Daily Vlogging again from the 5th November which means you will get a post every day at 6pm sharing my video as well as my usual 3 posts a week on a Monday, Wednesday and Friday which will be live at the new time of 10am. I wanted to get myself organised for a long time and now I have decided to Vlog again it has been the kick up the bum :)

You can go over and Subscribe to my Channel HERE ready to view the 1st video on the 6th November at 5pm so you will essentially be a day behind.

Anyway I am going to stop rambling on as I have a post going up Wednesday explaining YouTube :)

See You Soon!!

Confessions of a Blogger xo

Hey Guys!!

 

I know I have done quite a few Q&A type posts these past few days, I do apologise, I just want to keep my holiday posts for when I get back as I didn't want to post while I'm away. This will probably be a bit of a rambly one, so give yourself a high five if you got to the end :)

 

When did you start your blog?

I started my blog back in September last year, it'll be my 1 year Blogiversary in 2 weeks.

Have you had any past online presence before (Other blog, YouTube)?

I actually used to Vlog and have a Weekly Channel but it got to a point where I wasn't enjoying doing that anymore and I didn't want that to come across in the videos, so decided to put all my focus on my blog :)

 

Why did you start a blog?

I started blogging because I wanted somewhere to get my ideas and thoughts down. It was also down to the fact I love writing and why not write about the things I love for everyone to see and read :)

 

When did you become serious about starting a blog?

I've started getting a bit more serious about it the past few months, not in the sense I want to be making money off it, but more because I enjoy writing about the things I enjoy :)

 

What was your first post?

My first post was an Introduction post so I just answered a few questions, so that you knew a little bit about me :)

 

 

What has been your biggest challenge about blogging?

For me I think it was finding my niche as at first I was just going to write about fashion and lifestyle but I find I write about a lot more things, like recipes I've tried, fashion, beauty, books, etc. Also at first it was a challenge for me to let people I knew read it as I don't always take criticism very well so until I felt I could deal with it I didn't let them read it. Now I have a Facebook page dedicated to my blog so that family and friends can also read it. You can go give it a Like if you are on Facebook HERE

 

Where do you see your blog in one year?

To be honest I rather be in the now rather than see where it is in a year, as it can go either way. I'd like to think that in a year people are still reading it and enjoying it :)

 

What is the most rewarding thing to you about blogging?

For me it has to be knowing people are reading my posts, even its just 5 people I know I have created something that someone enjoys enough to take 5 minutes out of their day to read.  

 

What is the most discouraging thing that happens to you?

At the beginning I had an awful habit of comparing my blog to the bigger, popular blogs and I would get discouraged. Now I have turned it around and look at it that I enjoy what I do and people will only read things that interest them, I think sometimes when you are creating a blog you also have to look at it from a readers point of view to.

 

What's your lasting inspiration or motivation?

I would definitely say other bloggers inspire me, like Zoella, Sprinkle of Glitter, and a lot more. I never copy posts I will just maybe write a few notes down or ideas and put my own twist on it so that it is an individual and unique post to my blog :)

 

Well I hope you have enjoyed this post!!

 

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What A Week!!!

Hey Guys!!

 

Well what a week that was!! It was our first week back in work after half term and it has been manic to say the least!! We have had a few new children in the playgroup and now need to grow eyes in the back of our heads haha Any way enough about work!!

 

I have come to the decision this week that I will not be daily vlogging anymore as with the job I currently have and the way it has been going, it does not work at the moment. I will start vlogging again when it is possible to do so but at the moment it just doesn't work. I will be keeping up my weekly channel though and will be doing a vlog now and again on there :) Just, what with blogging and everything that's going on I haven't got time to do it :(

 

Tonight though my plan is to have a nice relaxing bath, a lovely hot shepherds pie for tea and lots of cuddles and a film with the husband :) Can't beat that any day :)

 

Hope you're all having a good week!!

 

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Making A Roast Dinner

Hey Guys!!

 

Its Cooking Day!!!

 

On Monday we decided to have a cooked dinner as Llewellyn was in work on Sunday and doesn't finish until late, so being a good wife cooked dinner Monday. So I thought I would share with you how I did it :)

 

We had to go and get a chicken first as we didn't have one, some potatoes, a parsnip, some stuffing and some carrots.

 

So the first thing I did was wash the chicken out to make sure there was no bits inside and I did this by holding it under a hot tap. I then put it on an oven tray and started the stuffing, which being boxed stuffing all I had to do was tip the packet into a bowl and add boiling water :)

 

 

Then once I stirred it round and it was all sticking together shall we say, I then stuffed the chicken with it :) I must admit as lovely as it tastes I hate stuffing a chicken, I always feel like I am violating the chicken, Does anyone else feel like that or is it just me haha?

 

 

Once I had stuffed the chicken I then peeled and cut up some parsnip into strips for Llewellyn and also cut up a potatoe for Llewellyn to have roasted :)

 

 

I put the chicken into the oven on Gas Mark 4 and let it cook for the next two hours, checking on it every now and again to make sure it was cooked.

 

While it was cooking I prepared the rest of the vegetables. I peeled and cut up some potatoes and put them in some water with salt, though we did cheat with the carrots as we got a tin of carrots instead of fresh :( and put them in the same saucepan :)

 

 

The only thing with a cooked dinner is that it smells so nice when cooking and it takes ages so by the time its done I'm starving, though I do enjoy it a lot more that way.

 

So when it finally finished cooking I took the chicken out and just stood and smelled it for a while because it just smelled so nice :) Then after Llewellyn came and told me to stop sniffing it I took the stuffing out and carved the chicken, though Llewellyn said I butchered it ha ha

 

 

We then finished it off with a Yorkshire Pudding, home made gravy and mint sauce :)

 

 

I must say it was blooming lovely!! Especially as it had been such a cold day, it was nice to have a hot meal that tasted delicious!!

 

What veg do you guys have on your cooked dinner?

 

Is there a set day you have yours on?

 

Hope You're Having A Good Week!!

 

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