What I have watched, read, and listened too in the first month of 2024… I’m the first to ask ‘what are you watching at the moment’, and love hearing about what friends and family are reading and listening too. So here are a few recommendations that saw me through the night feeds this month!  Books The Year of Living Danishly – I started this book towards the end of 2023 so it’s taken me a little while to get through it but I have found it very interesting and adopted a lot of the ways of living in my own life. Whether the Danish way of living is positive, or negative is to be interp ..read more

The dining room part of the big family room is finished, there hasn’t really been that much of a transformation, but we have done a few bits worth mentioning. The Before… The before of the dining room was too dark for us and the colour actually gave you a bit of a headache, we opened up the space by knocking a wall down to create an open plan room including the kitchen, snug, dining room and a playroom. We also added another doorway in the dining room that leads into where we have built a downstairs toilet and utility which, with the help of a re-paint, does make the space seem bigger.  ..read more

After having my first baby, I received a few gifts that I really loved, so I thought I would share some of those, along with the gifts I have been buying for friends that have had babies recently! There are lovely gifts for every budget! Baby Hats (For Winter Babes!) £15.00 Teething Ring £17 Avery Muslims £23 Maileg £25 Blanket £26 Personalised Name Hand Knit Cardigan £30-£40 Baby keepsake box £38 Binibamba Booties £39 Binibamba Snugglesuit £89 Binimamba Sheepskin Pram Liner £109 New Mums A home cooked meal for Free Ish! A Coffee shop voucher for a nearby coffee shop £10 Takeaway vo ..read more

Things are moving again! Sometimes you have the motivation and sometimes you don’t! But after a busy summer, the motivation is back! At the moment we are on with finishing the open plan kitchen/dining room/living room/playroom, i.e. the family room, with all things accessories, artwork, photo frames, cushions and candles. It’s my favourite part. We are also looking at finishing off our utility and downstairs toilet, deciding on colours, panelling and tiles (with a bit of decorating and DIY boxing bits in/completing skirting boards too.) We are also moving our nearly 2-year-old into ..read more

Up to now, the books that I have read have all been autobiographies, however I’d seen quite a few recommendations for the book ‘The Flat Share’, I’ve never really been into ‘fiction’ and would prefer to learn something or take an interest in someone rather than listening to a story, but this book changed my mind, I’m glad I gave it a chance. The Flatshare – Beth O’Leary Writing this I have quite literally just finished this book and I have that feeling you get when you finish a really good series and know that there won’t be any more episodes (Schitts Creek for me but that’s another story ..read more

This weeks Friday Finds comes in the form of….mugs! Who dosen’t love a good mug, especially in these colder months. Also a great gift whether from you to another or from you to you! Enjoy! The post Friday Finds: Mugs first appeared on theyorkshirelifestyle.com ..read more

This weeks ‘Friday Finds’ comes in the form of Bumbags..more commonly known as the fanny pack! I recently purchased one just so that I’m not always holding my keys, phones and AirPods as I’m not really a handbag girl day to day and quite frankly there’s nothing more useful! Enjoy! The post Friday Finds: Bumbags first appeared on theyorkshirelifestyle.com ..read more

Welcome to my second ‘Friday Finds’ edit, in the form of photo frames. Special photo frames that make great gifts, or become statement pieces within your home. Enjoy! The post Friday Finds: Photo Frames first appeared on theyorkshirelifestyle.com ..read more

This January I am obviously upping my exercise routine along with the rest of the UK, but I’m also sharing my skincare routine. Sometimes its hard to know where to start, so a few years ago I started following Caroline Hirons (the skincare queen) on Instagram and have since read her book ‘Skin Care’ which, to cut a long story short (along with a strict no picking policy) has completely sorted my skin out. So I thought I would share my routine, along with my go to products (that have really really really worked); Morning Routine Cleanse Tone Vitamin C Drops Hyaluronic Acid Moisturiser SP ..read more

A gift guide for ‘him’, 2022. Click the images to shop the products. Some of the smaller pieces would also be perfect for secret santa.  The post Gift Guide for ‘Him’ – 2022 first appeared on theyorkshirelifestyle.com ..read more