Tuesday, 10 June 2014

The Liebster Award


Imogene over at Little and Big Moments has nominated me for this award. I've been nominated before but never got around to doing it. Imogene has been reading my blog and told me how much she loved reading it (much to my surprise. Wasn't sure who read it. Ha) so I just had to answer her questions.
Be sure to head on over and have a look around her blog. Thanks for the nomination and thanks for reading my blog.


WHAT IS THE LIEBSTER AWARD?
The Liebster Award helps bloggers with fewer than 1,000 followers to get their names out there and helps us promote our blogs better. My lovely readers get to learn 22 random facts about me, and I get to ask questions to the bloggers I nominate.

THE RULES OF THE COMPETITION 
1. Thank the person who nominated you, posting a link back to their blog on your blog. (This goes without saying! :))

2. Display the award logo on your blog post or as a widget or gadget. (It’s best to save the image to your desktop and then upload it to your post.)

3. Answer 11 questions about yourself, which the person who nominated you has asked.

4. Provide 11 random facts about yourself.

5. Nominate five – 11 blogs that you think are deserving of the award, and who have less than 1000 followers. (You can always ask the blog owner this since not all blogs display a widget that lets the readers know this information.)

6. Create a new list of questions for the nominated bloggers to answer.

7. List these rules in your post (you can copy and paste from here.)

8. Once you have written and published it, you then have to Inform the people/blogs that you nominated for the Liebster Award that you've actually done so! Provide a link for them to your post so that they can learn about it (they might not have ever heard of it!)


The 11 questions I had to answer were...

Where's your favourite place to eat out?
The hotel where I had my wedding reception. The Devon Inn Hotel. Such great memories and great food.
If you had to give yourself a new name, what would you pick?
This is tough. I was given my name and don't know what else I would be but me. For some reason I always liked the name Jessica.
What is the worst film/movie you've ever seen?
Dumb and dumber.
What is something new you've learnt this week?
That I can make pretty much anything if I have my glue gun.
When you were younger, what did you want to be when you grew up?
I wanted to be a groom and work with horses. I kind of came true as I have my own horses now. I just don't get paid to do it. 
If you were given 3 wishes, what would they be?
For my kids to be set up for life.
To be in my dream home with no mortgage.
To be debt free.
What quality about yourself do you value most?
My creativity. It's brought so much joy to my life and it's how I express myself. I can turn my hand to pretty much anything.
What do you like to do on a rainy day?
Two things. Go for a ride on my horse and sit by the fire, in my pj's watching Christmas movies.
What was the last book you read?
I'm not a big book reader. Never really liked it and always found it hard to do. The last book I read from cover to cover was when I was a teenager can't remember the name. Do cookbooks count? I've read loads of those.
If you knew you only had 24 hours left to live, what would you do in that time?
Spend it with my family. 
If you could be any celebrity, who would you be?
Sarah Jessica Parker because she got to marry Mr. Big and has amazing shoes. 

11 random facts about me
I am terrified of spiders. So much so that I had a panic attack when someone threw one at me.
I've been dying my hair since I was 13. Never liked the colour it was.
I have a tattoo on my lower back. 
I have body piercings that no one can see.
I love onions. 
I hate cheese and onions taytos. They make me want to vomit.
I have more male friends than female friends.
I love reality tv. Real housewives. Swamp people. you name it, I'll watch it.
I LOVE a good cup of tea. Nothing make a bad day better like good tea.
I'm the eldest of 3 in my family but I'm the shortest. I'm scraping 5'4". Barely scraping.
I met my husband in a field while hunting and told him to "F" off and mind his own business. Clearly it was love at first sight for him. :)

I have nominated the following bloggers
Lauren from The Dare Project
Tracey from Love of Living
Louise from Inked Pixie

Here are you 11 questions ladies..
What is you favourite season and why?
Favourite childhood cartoon?
Biggest fear in life?
Name 3 things you can't live without?
What's you favourite thing to do when you have "you time"?
If you could change one thing about yourself what would it be and why?
Why did you start blogging?
What's the craziest thing you have ever done?
Are you a TV or book person?
Have you any special talents?
If you could live anywhere in the world, where would you live?

And that's it. So sorry it took me so long to get it done.
I can't wait to see you answers girls.



Monday, 9 June 2014

{Free Printable} Father's Day Questionnaire



Happy Monday Everyone!!
I've been missing alot over the past two weeks. I've just found out that I have gallstones and let me tell you... they suck. I've been in pain, feeling sick, and to make things my grumbling appendix is acting up too so it's taking me everything I have to just keep my house going. I'm waiting for an ultrasound and might have to have surgery. Hopefully sooner rather than later.

But, I'm feeling better after resting up the weekend and I ready to get back into it.
With Father's Day less than two weeks away, I decided to share a fun little printable I used last year with my daughter.

I't a little questionnaire that the kids fill out or you fill out if they can't write. The answer that my daughter gave me last year were quite funny. Her dad was 10 feet 1 inch tall and he weighed 10kgs. 

My husband thought it was very cute and enjoyed reading the funny answers.

Just right click on the image below and save it to your computer.
Be sure to print the image in portrait not landscape.


I'm going to have a few more ideas over the next week to spoil the fathers in your lives.
I also have a little catching up to do on some posts that I was meant to do with a little while.

Have a great day!



Friday, 30 May 2014

Favourite Things Friday


Happy Friday My Loves!!
It's yet another late night post for me here. We spent the day outside in the sunshine. There is just something about a little sunshine on your skin that make you feel good. We have a 4 day weekend around here so lots of fun if the rain stays away. I never posted my fitness post yesterday because the linkup I was taking part in is finishing up Monday. I'll post it then. I know it'll be hard to wait til then but you can do it! 
Anyway, on to this weeks favourites. Be sure to let me know your favourites in the comments or chat with me on Facebook {here} or Instagram {here}.
 I'd love to hear from you.








Have a great weekend guys!



Wednesday, 28 May 2014

Life Lately : A Catch-up


I've been a little MIA this past week.
Let me explain.
I decided to take a time out from social media and the internet.
Every now and again I get kind of sick of the internet and trying to keep up with all the different accounts that I have. As much as i LOVE blogging and my social media and all the people that I've met through it, sometimes it gets a little overwhelming.
Do you know what I mean??
So I turned off the internet on my phone and shut the lap top. I did check in a little every now and again but it felt so refreshing to not be looking at my phone every 5 minutes.
Hubs was happier too. Ha!

So what has been happening...
We were attacked by the sickies. The two littles got a cough and cold and ended up on antibiotics. Not fun. Paddy woke up barking, that's right, barking at me a few nights and frightened me. Is there anything worse than having a sick child?  Oh and it also meant that we couldn't go and celebrate one of my best friends little girl getting christened. Really wish we could have gone but had to be a responsible parent.

Jasmin had her school tour. Off she went with the whole school. Not a bother in her. When I was her age I was such a baby. I used to cry at the thought of going on a school tour and not being 5 minutes from home. She came back exhausted, happy and with one pigtail still in-tacked. That girl just can't let her hair alone.

I had been working out everyday. Really started getting into it and started enjoying it. I've been drinking alot of smoothies and juices and I find they're making a huge difference to my health. I've suffered with pains in my stomach with quite awhile. Nothing major just certain foods not agreeing with me. But this time it was so bad that I was thrown down on the couch and couldn't function. I ended up going to the doctor and it turns out it could be a problem with my Gall bladder. I'm waiting for an ultra sound and might have to have an operation to get it removed. Oh and pineapple sets it off the most so no more of that for me. :(

We have a 4 day weekend again this weekend. I can't wait to just relax at home in the sun and watch the kids play while I catch up on blogs. And we have less than 20 days left at school. Can I get a woo hoo?? I have loads of activities planned for the kids and I hope to start sharing them here on the blog soon.

Jasmin has been getting on great at school. She finished her library reading list and she is so proud of herself. I listened to her reading 4 books this evening and I can't believe how much her reading has improved over the this school year. So proud of her!!

We're back to normal schedule here on the blog so tomorrow will be my fitness post and Friday will be Favourite Things Friday. It's proving very popular and I love sharing my pins with you all.

Until tomorrow!




Friday, 16 May 2014

Favourite Things Friday


Happy Friday Guys!
It's been a great week here int he E household. The sun has been shining and we're loving being able to be outside. I've been working my ass off everyday and I've been sharing my workouts on Instagram and Facebook so if you're interested in seeing what I'm up to everyday be sure to follow along. Hope you enjoy this weeks favourites and let me know what your favourites are in the comments.







Have a great weekend.


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