Doormat Source: https://jojotastic.com/2016/10/12/diy-halloween-themed-door-mat-for-less-than-10/ Tools • stencil lettering • paint brush • paint palette Materials • door mat (we used this one from IKEA, but here’s another affordable option on Amazon) • black acrylic paint • painters tape Once you know what your door mat is going to say, lay out your stencils and make sure they fit across the… Continue reading DIY: Halloween decorations – Spooktacular doormat and hair raising paper spiders
Month: October 2019
Food: Halloween cocktails – Mother’s Ruin
Mother's ruin Ingredients • 1/2 cup granulated sugar 3/4 cup chilled club soda 1 1/2 cups gin 1 1/2 cups fresh grapefruit juice, plus 3 thinly sliced grapefruit wheels, for garnish 3/4 cup fresh lemon juice 3/4 cup sweet vermouth 2 1/4 cups chilled Champagne or sparkling wine Ice How to Make It Step 1… Continue reading Food: Halloween cocktails – Mother’s Ruin
Food: Halloween pumpkin cupcakes
Prep Time 10 minutes Cook Time 17 minutes Total Time 27 minutes Servings 24 cupcakes Calories 175 kcal Author Lil' Luna https://lilluna.com/easy-pumpkin-cupcakes/ Ingredients •1 box Yellow Cake Mix (plus ingredients listed on back minus the water) • 1/2 tsp pumpkin pie spice • 1/2 tsp cinnamon • 1 tsp vanilla • 15 oz can pumpkin… Continue reading Food: Halloween pumpkin cupcakes
Last-minute Halloween costumes
You can frolic down the yellow Brick Road as Dorothy Gale from the Wizard of Oz, be in angel for the evening or, Be everyone's favourite Addams family character Wednesday, the true Queen of Halloween who takes pleasure in the doom and gloom.
Fashion: Rainy day chic
(I had to include a rainy day look, this is the UK after all!)
Mid week Motivation
Fashion: Blue Belle
This look is inspired by Audrey Hepburn. "For beautiful eyes, look for the good in others; for beautiful lips, speak only words of kindness; and for poise, walk with the knowledge that you are never alone". - Audrey Hepburn
This weeks playlist: happy songs
Get happy - Judy Garland Happy days - Barbra striesand Walking on sunshine - Katrina and the waves Defying gravity - Wicked Dancing queen - ABBA We're all in this together - HSM Perfect - Ed Sheeran Pageant Material - Kacey muskgravee Renegade Runaway - Carrie Underwood Together you and I - Dolly Parton In… Continue reading This weeks playlist: happy songs
Book Reccomendations
The understudy - Holly Brown I can explain - Kevin Hart Avalanche - Lisa Williamson The last black unicorn - Tiffany Haddish Cinder and Ella - Kelly Oram
My mental health check in.
This afternoon I had my visit with two occupational therapists from the mental health team, they were both really lovely and really understanding of my situation. And they seem to think that counselling can help with my harsh Self-criticism and self-loathing and frustration at the lack of things I can control. I'm always telling you… Continue reading My mental health check in.
