'Happiness can be found in the darkest of places if one remembers to turn on the light'
I obviously post alot about books on here but I’ve always enjoyed using it as a diary of sorts so, here is a little round up of the last year.
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
2022 is here…
Fingers crossed for a good’un.
Until Next Time,
Roseanne 🙂
Hi guys 👋🏻
So, I started the new year by giving my bookcase a little reshuffle.
Here are the different shelf arrangements…
1. The Harry Potter Shelf
This is obviously a must 🤪
It’s a mixture of my copies of the book series as well as other illustrated versions and books about the wizarding world and films.
2. The tbr Shelf
My ‘to be read’ (tbr) shelf is all of the books that are on my list to read. It’s rather extensive at the moment – who else has a problem with being unable to stop buying books?! 🤪
It’s got quite a nice mix of different genres to choose from, from easy readers, Thrillers, Autobiographies, Novels, Romances, Fantasy etc.
3. Recommendations Shelf
This shelf is my go to when anyone asks for a recommendation. I get asked for recommendations quite a bit so they are handy to grab.
4. My Favourites Shelf
These books are some of my alltime faves. Most I have read more than once.
Some of my favourites include ‘Bridget Jones’ – ‘To Kill a Mockingbird’ – ‘Animal Farm’ – ‘The Land of Stories Series’ and ‘Goodnight Mr Tom.
This one kinda spills onto two shelves – special mention to Heidi Swain whos books almost have a whole shelf to themselves now haha.
5. My Childrens Book Shelf
Working with Children as well as being an Auntie means that I can appreciate a good picture book. I have some classics as well as just random ones I have picked up on the way. These are a mixture of Fiction and Non Fiction.
I love colour co-ordinating my shelves too, I have done this with my ‘tbr list’ as there is quite an array of different books and covers.
This always looks pretty cool.
How do you organise your bookcase?
Until Next Time,
Roseanne 🙂
So, here is my final reading update of 2021, July – December.
[Disclaimer: I’m not that fast a reader sometimes, it comes in fits and spurts, and I’ve had lots of revision to do, so its not as long a list as I’d like]
All my lies are true By Dorothy Koomson
A springtime affair by Katie Fforde
Be careful what you wish for by Jeffrey Archer
The Catch by T.M Logan
The Skylight by Louise Candlish
The little dreams of Lara Cliffe by Milly Johnson
A baby at the beach cafe by Lucy Diamond
The Land of Stories: Beyond the Kingdoms by Chris Colfer
A country escape by Katie Fforde
Mightier than the sword by Jeffrey Archer
The Invisable Girl by Lisa Jewell
Underneath the tree by Heidi Swain
The Road Trip by Beth O Leary
Dying for Christmas by Tammy Cohen
I wish it could be Christmas everyday by Milly Johnson
Baby it’s cold outside by Emily Bell
Which books have you enjoyed the most this year??
Until Next Time,
Roseanne 🙂
Hey Guys 👋🏻
‘I don’t know about you, but I’m feelin’ 2022′
A big HAPPY NEW YEAR TO YOU ALL!
So, here is a little (realistic/not too intense) list of goals for 2022, that I would like to work into my day to day life.
Pretty basic really – but good to jot it down.
I thought the ‘reading 10 pages (min)’ was a really good one as I sometimes get so overwhelmed with the number of books I have or how I don’t have time to read a chapter, that I just end up not reading al all! So 10 pages is a good goal for each day, a bit of calm time and if I want to keep going great – if I only have time for 10, its better than nothing!
I definitely need to up my water game again – I really does make you feel so much better.
The going to bed earlier is probably going to be the hardest but hey, we’ve gotta start somewhere.
Have you set any goals for 2022?
What are they??
Until Next Time,
Roseanne 🙂
MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYONE!
Until Next Time,
Roseanne 🙂
MERRY CHRISTMAS EVE GUYS!!
Santa’s coming tonight 🎅🏻
OMG SANTA! I KNOW HIM. (If you know you know)
Anyway, here is our Christmas eve fun/day of madness 🤣
Christmas Eve Boxes 🎅🏻 & Presents with my Niece & Nephews
Christmas Craft – after the present opening they did some colouring, and then later on in the afternoon me and the boys made our own Snowmen and watched ‘Elf’
My favourite tradition of all is going for a drive to look at the Christmas lights around town.
And then we of course headed home for some yummy food, games and of course ‘The Grinch’
And now my stocking is out and ready for the big man, Santa C to come 😁
MERRY CHRISTMAS EVE EVERYONE!
How have you spent it?
Until Next Time,
Roseanne 🙂
2 days to go!
I love a bit of festive baking – and its super fun when you get the kiddies involved. Me and my Nephews made some festive chocolate chip cookies – heres how it went.
What do you need:
What do you need to do:
Who doesn’t love a bit of festibe baking!?
What is your favourite festive bake?
Until Next Time,
Roseanne 🙂
3 days to go!!
I love putting together a Christmas eve box for my Nephews and Niece. I have been doing it each year since my Nephew Noah was born. It is one of my favourite traditions as I love to treat them.
You can get some great (various sized boxes) for this purpose from places like Card Factory, B&M, Home Bargins, and most Card or Pop up Christmas Shops.
It’s fun and festive finding little bits and bobs to go in them.
Here are some things that I usually go for:
Hopefully that gives you a little bit of inspiration!
Here are my Christmas eve boxes for this year..
Have you put these together before?
What do you like to include?
Until Next Time,
Roseanne 🙂
4 days to go!!
Now that the holidays are here and its not long to go until the big day – here are some quick, fun and easy Harry Potter themed stocking filler ideas (great for kiddies & adults alike)
Until Next Time,
Roseanne 🙂
5 days until Christmas!
Who doesn’t love a game aye?! Especially at Christmas. Here are some simple, cheap and fun games to keep the kiddies occupied at Christmas.
They would also make great stocking fillers.
Let’s take a look!
1. Christmas Bingo £4.99 on Amazon.
2. Inflatable Christmas tree ring toss at Tesco.
3. Pin the nose on Rudolph £3.99 on Amazon.
4. Would you rather: Christmas Family Edition on Ebay.
5. Christmas Snap! £3.99 Amazon.
We also have some fun, festive photo booth bits to take some snaps with too
Until Next Time,
Roseanne 🙂
Roseanne Byford 