After a busy December, travelling across the country to see various family members for Christmas, January has been very chilled out so far. I was back at work on Thursday which is a lot later than most other people. I am very grateful for the time I've had to spend relaxing and doing my own thing! Here's what I've been up to..
Pinning...
Painted stones: I collected some stones from our recent walk to Vault Beach and wanted to decorate them. Pinterest is always a good place to look for inspiration when stuck for ideas.
Sweet potato and Figs: Ryan orders a veg box so I like to pin yummy recipes incase we have random veggies left over.
Geeky things: This is totally what Pinterest is for right?
Yoga stuff: Since joining a class I've learned a lot about how yoga affects the mind and body. It's nice to look further into the benefits and check out new poses.
Cooking...
Ryan bought the beautiful Persiana cookbook with some Waterstones vouchers a while ago and we've recently spent more time looking in there for recipes to try out. If you fancy some Middle Eastern meals the book is now just £10 on Amazon. Last week I blogged about some Pistachio & Lime cakes that I made, the recipe can be found here.
Reading...
Before Christmas I was re-reading Harry Potter, ready to watch all the films on ITV whilst scoffing too many Quality Street chocolates. Sam has been nagging me for ages to read Divergent so I finally succumbed and bought it for my kindle from Amazon. I read Divergent in a day and I've almost finished Insurgent too. Sam was right, I love it!
Watching...
Now that Homeland has finished we have filled the Sunday Evening void with Walking the Nile. It's interesting but also quite shocking in places. Our Saturday Night cheese factor is Take me Out, so bad that it's good, Ryan definitely secretly enjoys it. I'm really happy that the The Undateables has returned for another series too! January is most certainly a time for warm blankets, tea and TV. I've also been watching too much Buffy on Netflix with Ryan as well. I used to have all of the seasons on DVD but as they say, you don't know what you've got till it's gone.
Planning...
Ryan's Mum really kindly gave him some money for us to spend on a holiday for the both of us. We've been thinking about the places we could go and how we could make the most of it. At the moment we are thinking Italy but haven't narrowed it down. I'm thinking Rome and Ryan's thinking Florence, decisions decisions.
Wearing...
For Christmas and my Birthday (which is also December) I had lots of lovely new things. My new Seasalt coat has kept me nice and warm on many occasions and I've been teaming up my new converse from Ryan with lots of outfits. They are a gorgeous purple colour and I'm excited to incorporate them in my Spring wardrobe too. You can still buy them here.
Playing...
This is probably even more geeky than my Pinterest boards. Two years ago I got Lego Lord of the Rings on the Wii as a joint Christmas present with my sister Nikki. We'd already completed both Lego Harry Potter Games to 100% and were totally up for a new challenge. As we were both at Uni we weren't home much and despite completing the levels, we hadn't reached 100%. Over Christmas I sort of got Ryan hooked so we bought the Wii back with us to try and finish it together. Nerdy couple alert!
Pinning...
Painted stones: I collected some stones from our recent walk to Vault Beach and wanted to decorate them. Pinterest is always a good place to look for inspiration when stuck for ideas.
Sweet potato and Figs: Ryan orders a veg box so I like to pin yummy recipes incase we have random veggies left over.
Geeky things: This is totally what Pinterest is for right?
Yoga stuff: Since joining a class I've learned a lot about how yoga affects the mind and body. It's nice to look further into the benefits and check out new poses.
Cooking...
Ryan bought the beautiful Persiana cookbook with some Waterstones vouchers a while ago and we've recently spent more time looking in there for recipes to try out. If you fancy some Middle Eastern meals the book is now just £10 on Amazon. Last week I blogged about some Pistachio & Lime cakes that I made, the recipe can be found here.
Before Christmas I was re-reading Harry Potter, ready to watch all the films on ITV whilst scoffing too many Quality Street chocolates. Sam has been nagging me for ages to read Divergent so I finally succumbed and bought it for my kindle from Amazon. I read Divergent in a day and I've almost finished Insurgent too. Sam was right, I love it!
Watching...
Now that Homeland has finished we have filled the Sunday Evening void with Walking the Nile. It's interesting but also quite shocking in places. Our Saturday Night cheese factor is Take me Out, so bad that it's good, Ryan definitely secretly enjoys it. I'm really happy that the The Undateables has returned for another series too! January is most certainly a time for warm blankets, tea and TV. I've also been watching too much Buffy on Netflix with Ryan as well. I used to have all of the seasons on DVD but as they say, you don't know what you've got till it's gone.
"What do you mean you traded me in at CEX?"
Planning...
Ryan's Mum really kindly gave him some money for us to spend on a holiday for the both of us. We've been thinking about the places we could go and how we could make the most of it. At the moment we are thinking Italy but haven't narrowed it down. I'm thinking Rome and Ryan's thinking Florence, decisions decisions.
Wearing...
For Christmas and my Birthday (which is also December) I had lots of lovely new things. My new Seasalt coat has kept me nice and warm on many occasions and I've been teaming up my new converse from Ryan with lots of outfits. They are a gorgeous purple colour and I'm excited to incorporate them in my Spring wardrobe too. You can still buy them here.
This is probably even more geeky than my Pinterest boards. Two years ago I got Lego Lord of the Rings on the Wii as a joint Christmas present with my sister Nikki. We'd already completed both Lego Harry Potter Games to 100% and were totally up for a new challenge. As we were both at Uni we weren't home much and despite completing the levels, we hadn't reached 100%. Over Christmas I sort of got Ryan hooked so we bought the Wii back with us to try and finish it together. Nerdy couple alert!
cute post - those hand painted rocks look absolutely beautiful!! would love to try out yoga some day too! X
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