Every year I say I'm going to be more organized and every year I'm never quite as organised as I would like to be. In fact the only year I was completely, utterly finished for Christmas with the exception of food shopping was last year when I was pregnant with Isabelle and the thought / notion of being due any time around Christmas forced me to be. Part of the issue I have is that I like love giving, therefore find it really easy to 'add' to my gift list. There the usual.. immediate family, … [Read more...]
Archives for December 2016
Gingerbread Reindeer Cookies
I love the smell of gingerbread! To me they smell and taste just like Christmas, giving off all sorts of warm and cozy vibes. I imagine they are perfect when paired with a mug of steaming hot cocoa (perhaps not so perfect for those of us in the Southern Hemisphere at this time of year but there’s nothing stopping us from indulging at other times!). I am a firm believer that anything that adds to the festive season gets a big tick; so this year, when I decided to make my annual Gingerbread Cookie … [Read more...]
A Giveaway & A Coffee Machine
For the long time now, Steve and I have talked about getting a coffee machine but truth be told, until a couple of weeks ago it was STILL all talk. That was up until the lovely people at NESCAFÉ Dolce Gusto and TerraCycle sent me one. Seriously, there was all sorts of happy dancing happening at our house. To be honest, as much as I had wanted one of these I was a bit daunted by how complicated they appeared (!!!), huh, what a joke. They are so easy in fact I am sure Sebastian … [Read more...]
