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I recently started watching the Gilmore Girls revival....A Year in the Life - I'm only two episodes in at time of writing..no spoilers please.  I've been a long time Gilmore Girls fan, I think I was around 14 or 15 when I saw my first episode after my mum had discovered it on one of our cable channels, we watched the series right through.......then when it ended about seven years later....we watched the whole series right through again.....and again....and again.  We became word perfect, we have scenes we watch over and over again, we have scenes that we just can't watch, we have quotes we slip into every day conversations that make no sense to anyone else unless they too are a Gilmore Girls Fan.  I even named my ukulele Paul Anka after Lorelai's dog (who was named after the singer...yes I know,I'm nuts).  If you've never seen Gilmore Girls - do so - it's a tv show about a mother and daughter who live in a very unique small town, their lives, friendships, re...

I know it's only the fifth of December but Christmas is almost in full swing already....Christmas services have started, Christmas shoppers have descended upon retailers, office parties are about to take place and lights are everywhere.  If you weren't paying attention, you'd think it was Christmas Eve with the sheer volume of Christmas decorations.  Everyone has there own marker for when it's officially Christmas for some its the Holidays are coming advert, for some its the John Lewis Advert, for some its when the lights go on, for some its when Eastenders comes on during Christmas Day or when the office closes.  Mine has moved around over the years. One of my favourite things to do as a kid was to go with my parents, just a few streets over and view the lights of once house in particular - everyone knows someone who goes overboard with their Christmas decorations and one family a few streets away from me, really did go to town.  There was Santa waiting by the ...

It's been a busy old weekend.  today my mum and I spent the evening with our friends who recently returned home from abroad after living in another country for several years. We had hot chocolate (well everyone else at the table did, I had Irn Bru) and went to see some Christmas lights.  It was both lovely and surreal to see them, their children are older now than they were the last time we saw them so it was strange to have a change from how I've seen them in my head over the years while they've been gone.  It was a nice reminder that with friends, it doesn't matter how often you see each other, what matters is that when you do see each other, nothing changes,  Welcome home x

On the third day of Blogmas Rachie blogged to me.....absolutely nothing! Day 3 is a day late........ I left the house in the morning, tenor horn in hand to go play some Christmas music and got home just after midnight, yesterday was a busy one.  I began my day playing carols in the city centre before hopping over to a Christmas Fayre a little further afield to help out at a Christmas light switch on.  After that, I went to see a friend and hear all about her wedding plans. It was a fun day and I even met a few familiar Disney faces without having to travel abroad! It was definitely a day where it was hard not to feel festive but I've had similar days in similar years where I've really struggled to see the festive side of things because I've been too stressed or highly strung to think about the bigger picture.  Family The fayre I was at yesterday was in a small village but the hall was absolutely packed with children and families.  It's very easy to forget amid t...

Cards on the table.....I don't feel very festive today. I started my day at the funeral of a very lovely lady, one I'm exceedingly fortunate to have had be an influence in my life. The funeral itself wasn't really a sombre occasion, it was upbeat and positive. I went to work afterwards, which was pleasant, got some tasks accomplished and had some enjoyable banter with colleagues, even discussing blogmas with one of them! Hi Chelsea by the way, I promised I'd get a blog up tonight!! I'm also sticking some of your ideas into my plan....I say plan....it's a page with scribbles and headings but it's the beginnings of a plan!! Sometimes in December, I feel Christmas-y (its totally a word....and if its not, it should be) straight away and other times it takes me a few weeks. For anyone else lacking in festive spirit, I've prepared a list of things that help me get into the festive spirit. Also feel free to suggest your own! Watch Christmas Movies It's hard...

I got up this morning, opened door one in my Moo Free advent calendar, got in my car, drove to work, listened to some Christmas songs on the radio, responded to a message about a Christmas night out and about half way through the day it hit me that its actually December.  As in the last month of the year......... My year has actually vanished, which possibly isn't a bad thing, they do say time flies when you are having fun. I've been watching some vlogmas videos today and reading some blogmas posts and decided to give it a go this year! Playing in a brass band, I tend to have a pretty busy December most years....so I shouldn't be stuck for things to talk about and document along my journey to Christmas!  Trouble is....I haven't actually thought this through or done any forward planning..... So to ease me into Blogmas....seeing as it's the first of December...I'm considering how the number one has impacted my year.  One Driving Licence   I passed my driving test ...

I started off this summer with the best of intentions, I had a two week holiday booked, I had four books packed and a schedule of when I was planning to blog about them....... Trouble is, when I got to my holiday, I was a bit too busy being on holiday and I read a grand total of one book. Fast forward a few months and I've read another! Check me out. This is a book my mum passed to me because she thought it would amuse me, which it did. It has also helped me to try and readjust the way I think and what I value as important.  Without going into too much detail, it helps you to make a decision about the things that do and don't matter in the grand scheme of your life, the things that are important enough to consume your worries and the things that aren't.....in essence, identifying the things you should and perhaps shouldn't give a f*** about. It's not an instruction manual, its the family member or best friend you turn to when you need someone to tell you that it...