Category: Life

2025 memories – 12/12

Hi guys 👋🏻

So, I had an idea to document some more memories on my blog. I used to do a lot more of these sort of posts before I started posting more book/reading content, and when I had more time haha, life seems to be busy these days!

Here is my fourth and final quarterly memories update to capture 2025, we made it!!

These are the final three months of the twelve of 2025!

Let’s take a look.

October

October was a fun month of pumpkin picking, autumn reads, football, trips to London to see Ruth Jones & James Corden at the Palladium and to see my uni friends – all topped off with a Halloween wedding.

The inaugural Ipswich Book Festival was a highlight of October ❤️📚 I went along on the Saturday and spent the whole day enjoying the talks, I went to three in total, visited my local bookshops, read, had some yummy food and bought some books. A brilliant day.

This was my highlights- meeting my favourite author Heidi Swain. Me and my Mum went along to her event at the Norwich Book Festival. It was so cool! She was lovely and she even recognised my Instagram!! Such a great evening that I won’t forget

November

November saw firework night, the start of the festivities. Lots of christmas lights, decorating, wreath Making, Christmas reads, Christmas nails and the first of the season 5 Stranger Things releases.

December

A super fun and festive month!

Christmas really has begun, even at the start with more decorating, at home and at work, we went to two Christmas light trails, including our usual trip to the Enchanted Light trail at Colchester Zoo. I went to a Christmas tree festival, did festive baking, Christmas reading. Christmas nails and lots of wrapping whilst watching Christmas films. 

Christmas itself was great with lots of family time, present opening, yummy food, laughs, games and relaxing. Perfect.

I hope you’ve had a happy 2025! Here’s to another good year in 2026 – let’s see what it brings.

Happy New Year 🎉🥂

Until Next Time,

Roseanne 🙂

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Blogmas 2025 ⛄️ Day 24: Homemade Christmas Cards

Hi guys 👋🏻

IT’S CHRISTMAS EVE!!! WOOHOO

The penultimate Blogmas Day 😱

Each year I love to have a go at making my own Christmas cards and I try out lots of different designs and techniques.

I thought I would share a few designs with you from this years collection. I have predominantly gone for a hand drawn vibe.

Let’s take a look.

I love the hand drawn vibes, especially of the baubles, with the little gems to add a bit of detail and sparkle.

I love having a go at writing in different fonts too, I need to do a calligraphy course or something. That would be cool.

HAPPY CHRISTMAS EVE!!!

🎅🏻

He’s on his way!

Until Next Time,

Roseanne 🙂

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Blogmas 2025 ⛄️ Day 23: Festive Cinema 🎥

Hi guys 👋🏻

Happy Christmas Eve, Eve

Me and my twin sister LOVE going to the cinema, its literally one of our most favourite things to do and we’ve had our Unlimited cards since we were 18/19! Love that thing.

My husband even got himself an Unlimited card when we got together because I liked going so much so he thought he might as well too haha.

There have been a couple of festive films out this season as well as their usual showings of old classics and family faves.

I’ll leave a link here to Blogmas Day 9 , where I reviewed ‘Christmas Karma’ the new Christmas themed musical comedy – drama based on ‘A Christmas Carol’ by Charles Dickens. I watched that with my nephews and niece at the end of November and it was really good.

Christmas Karma

Blogmas 2025 ⛄️ Day 9: Christmas Karma

I’ve also watched two other Christmas films at the cinema…

Silent Night, Deadly Night

I actually really enjoyed this film. I know in the grand scheme of horror films it was a bit random and less highly publicised but it was enjoyable to watch. They didn’t drag it out like some films do, it had a good flow. It was an interesting story idea that I haven’t seen before and it had quite a few surprising moments that kept it interesting.

My husband isn’t a horror fan so it was just me and my twin sister for this one.

I’d give this a solid 7/10.

It’s a wonderful life

This is my favourite Christmas film, I love it. I will never forget the first time I watched this film, it was so far from what I expected and it blew my mind at how lovely and brilliant it is.

I love how cleverly the story us weaved and portrayed to us. The characters are very likeable and its just so lovely to watch.

I love the message of the film… at the heart of it, it just makes you, the ordinary man or woman, want to squeeze out every bit of life you are given.

I love it and they usually show it at the cinema so I try and go if I can. My twin sister and husband came along to this one too. 

It’s a wonderful life gets an 11/10

My favourite Christmas films are:

  1. It’s a wonderful life
  2. Elf
  3. Deck the Halls
  4. The Snowman
  5. The Grinch
  6. Love Actually
  7. Last Christmas
  8. That Christmas
  9. Jack Frost
  10. The Holiday

Have you been to the cinema to see a festive film?

What have you been to see?

Until Next Time,

Roseanne 🙂

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Blogmas 2025 ⛄️ Day 22: Christmas Nails 💅🏻 🎅🏻

Hi guys 👋🏻

The end of Blogmas is in sight! I’m going to miss the festive fun, but we still have a few days of festivities to go!

I have done a few festive nails over the second half of November and into December, and I thought I would share them with you.

I am by no means a nail artist but I enjoy having my nails painted and I like giving different designs a go! Especially Halloween and Christmas nails 💅🏻

So let’s have a look at the three sets I’ve done 😊

First up are a simple set that I did in the middle of November. These are just a little festive intro to Christmas nails haha. I used a new red cat eye that I’d bought and I really love the cat eye effect.

The second set are probably my favourite although it is a close call. These are super festive. I tried out a hard gel this time and loved the sort of nudes colour so I kept that as my base. I then drew on some little festive adornments to each nail.

The candy cane are my fave. 🍬

This is my last festive set and will see me through to the big day and those special festive days afterwards. This is a close second as I like the glitters I’ve used and I also just think my nails look better because they’ve got a bit of length (thanks to the hard gel!)

I did a selection of glitters and cat eyes in festive colours. I then used this whitey/Gray toned cat eye as a base for the nails with nail art on. I couldn’t resist one last bit of festive nail art (and I had to include another candy cane haha)

I also did my twin sisters nails ready for Christmas. I used the same sheer white/silver cat eye as a base for all her nails. I then hand painted a candy cane and Holly on each middle finger as a little festive touch.

I think I’ll probably do another glittery set to start 2026 as whenever I use it I remember how much I love it on my nails.

Hope you like them 😊💅🏻

What nail designs have you had?

3 days to go!!

Until Next Time,

Roseanne 🙂

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Blogmas 2025 ⛄️ Day 19: A Christmas Carol Show

Hi guys 👋🏻

At the weekend me and my husband went to see ‘A Christmas Carol’ at our local theatre.

It was a one man show performed by Vincent Franklin. He has been in loads of famous shows such as Doc Martin, Happy Valley,  The Office and The Thick Of It.

He was brilliant and the show was really enjoyable. The way he performed it was haunting, entertaining and comical at different points throughout and he brought the story alive with his brilliant portrayal of this classic story.

The way he used a very basic, yet very effective, set ans very few props to create so much was mesmerising and clever. It is one of my favourite parts of theatre when your imagination is unlocked by the simplest props and sets. So enjoyable.

The post show talk was amazing, a really interesting insight into the show itself, as well as the actors love of the story of ‘A Christmas Carol’. It added a lot to the experience for sure.

I really like the story of ‘A Christmas Carol’ and I try and read it each year. I love the beautiful editions you can see in the picture above.

The story of ‘A Christmas Carol’ is so relevant in our current world, we all need to think of others and how our actions effect them more than we do, as a collective, and I like how it really makes you think about yourself, yout behaviour, the way you treat and view others etc.

Have you been to see a Christmas show?

6 days until Christmas!

Until Next Time,

Roseanne 🙂

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Blogmas 2025 ⛄️ Day 18: Christmas Tree decorating 🎄

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ONE WEEK TO GO!! THIS TIME NEXT WEEK IT WILL BE CHRISTMAS DAY!!! WOOHOO 🎄

Here are some photos of me and my husband decorating our mains christmas tree, in our flat. We’ve gone for a new position by the window this year, I decided last Christmas I wanted it there as you can sit on both sofas and look at it and see it whilst you watch tv.

As usual we have gone for our red, gold and green theme 😍

Here are some of the new decorations my mum got us. She very kindly always gets us a new tree dec each year, in our chosen colour scheme. These ones are great.

Do you have a favourite Christmas decoration colour scheme?

Until Next Time,

Roseanne 🙂

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Blogmas 2025 ⛄️ Day 16: Christmas Lights Switch on ✨️🎄

Hi guys 👋🏻

Welcome to Blogmas Day 16!

A few weeks ago me and my husband went to our town Christmas lights switch on. It was a nice little Sunday evening festive activity and it made me feel very Christmassy in November.

Here are some pictures from the evening 😊

I haven’t been able to go to a switch on in our town for years as they’ve been on a Thursday when I’ve been at work so it was nice for it be on a weekend.

Perfect with a mint hot choc in hand.

Have you been to your local lights switch on?

Until Next Time,

Roseanne 🙂

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Blogmas 2025 ⛄️ Day 14: A Christmas Carol Concert 🎶

Hi guys 👋🏻

We are two weeks into Blogmas! Woohoo!

I hope you are enjoying it so far.

Today we have had a super festive day, this Christmas carol concert being the first of two festive shows (Check back in the next few days to see what the second show was)

My mother in law is part of a choir and we went along to her choir concert this afternoon.

They sung a selection of different songs, including lots of festive carols, as well as some poems and a lovely rendition of ‘Silent Night’ on the keyboard.

It was a lovely festive afternoon, listening and singing along to the Christmassy songs.

What festive activities do you have planned?

11 days to go!

Until Next Time,

Roseanne 🙂

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Blogmas 2025 ⛄️ Day 11: New Christmas Tree Decs 🎄

Hi guys!

Only 2 weeks to go!!

Here is Day 11 of Blogmas and this year’s new tree decorations.

My Mum got us the top two, in our red, gold and green theme.

The others I’ve bought.

Have you bought new Christmas decorations this year? What did you get?

14 days to go!

Until Next Time,

Roseanne 🙂

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Blogmas 2025 ⛄️ Day 10: New Christmas decorations

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Welcome to day 10 of Blogmas! 15 days to go!

Here are some of the new Christmas decorations I have bought this year 😊

Christmas lights ✨️

I love these retro style lights, the colours, the shape are so nostalgic from my childhood.

I love a coloured Christmas light.

This set of three lights us trees were so reasonable and I love how pretty and effective they are.

Our theme is a traditional vibe so I went for the red and gold ones.

I also picked up these twi cute little window lights. These are probably one of my fave are purchases. Also from Aldi.

I had to get this tradional style standing Santa as he just looks so jolly.

Perfect for our traditional theme.

And also got us some new bedding 🛌

I got us the one pictured above which is festive Guinea Pig bedding as well as a cute Capybara festive bedding. Love it.

And finally, I have bought some new baubles for our tree. I picked these up from Flying Tiger.  I love to buy a couple of new baubles each year (which is probably a bad idea as we have loads haha)

Have you bought any new decorations this year?

15 days to go!!

Until Next Time,

Roseanne 🙂

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