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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...

If you've been on my blog before, you'll know that I have a penchant for all things shoe related, but I've never introduced you to the two who make all the shoe interaction happen, the ones who do all the shoe related work....Hector and Roland.  I decided it was time I rectified this and allowed the real stars of my shoe experiences to shine.  Meet Hector and Roland Yes, I'm a 27 year old woman with a minion duvet, we'll discuss that another time. Hector, on the left already has something of a presence among my closest friends, I've spoken before of his desire to succeed in politics...standing for the important issues, as that is what feet do, they stand. He's partial to a quirky design and is willing to be adventurous in his shoe choices and enjoys being outgoing. Fast Facts About Hector Name: Hector McFoot Age: 27 Occupation: Full time foot Ambition: Politician Interests: Current Affairs, Networking, Origami. Shoe Size: UK 5/5.5 - US 7/7.5 - Euro 38 Fave S...

I randomly picked up 'When Mr Dog Bites' in a library I had nipped into to use the loo. I'd already picked up a few books (recipe books, I'm an appalling cook so goodness knows where I thought I was going to get with those and When Mr Dog Bites.....the recipe books are back in the library and I've yet to open them) and figured a new fiction book was in order, I'd given books a bit of a rest for a few months and decided I wanted to lose myself in someone else's story. For the past few weeks, that person's story has been Dylan Mint. It's the kind of story I'd normally finish in one or two sittings but because I started reading it on holiday, I got a little preoccupied with sight seeing. I instantly warmed to Dylan Mint, he's Scottish, he's funny and he's brave.  These are all traits I like in a protagonist. Although its a primary focus in the story, I often forgot about Dylan's tourettes unless he happened to have an outburst, which...

Crafty Monday    I've been lucky with my new job that I joined a few weeks before Easter and got two mandatory holidays as a result....I've also been lucky that I get both of the May bank holidays as well. Today was the first of those May bank holiday in Scotland today and I had the day off work. I didn't want to waste the day being lazy but didn't fancy navigating my way around tons of other people spending their day off in busy places either. Instead, James and I headed to a pottery and ceramics workshop a little bit out of the way and spent the afternoon painting. As you can see from the pictures, James is far more artistically gifted than I - his wizard is amazing. I have literally zero artistic flair or talent for anything remotely crafty - give me a post-it note and I can fold it into a swan, crane, bat or cat but anything beyond that and I'm hopeless so I'm really happy that my humpty dumpty turned out alright! There was something really therapeutic about...

It's been a little while since I last put anything on my blog, reality sort of took over at some point in February and all of a sudden I looked up and it was nearly the end of April! Although not much has changed in the last few months, in some ways, lots of things have changed for me.  Just a few months ago, almost all of my posts were quite focused on how crappy I was feeling about struggling to find a job of any sort, let alone one that ties in with my degree, I was going for interview after interview and getting nowhere fast.  I kind of reached a stage where with every no thank you, came a metaphorical kick to the stomach or a crying session. Then one day at the end of February - something clicked - someone said yes and in March I started a new job and one that uses my degree.  I'm loving learning all about my new role and the place I work.  I'm a much happier Rachie in that respect.  Gone is the feeling of worthlessness, the feeling of failure and in its pl...

I'm not sure how interesting my post about my favourite things in January actually was for anyone who read it,  but I enjoyed writing it so I decided to do it again this month....or again this month lol.  It was kind of cathartic, not only to focus on some positive thought but also to reflect on how fortunate I am in times when I feel a bit sorry for myself - I have a lifestyle that allows me to have favourite possessions - I don't take that for granted. I've linked to them where I can in case anyone is interested. Clothes  February was the month of skirts - I've acquired two this month!  And they both have pockets!!! I love pockets!!! Pockets!!! This little beauty came from Cath Kidston , I really like Cath Kidston stuff but some of it can be a little out of my price range so I my purchases there are generally now and again - this was an early birthday present from Mum. The print reminded me of London - I've been a few times with my friend but I've never a...