A-Z

Though I have a haul and several recipe posts in mind for the future when my clothes orders arrive and I manage to take photos when cooking/baking, until then I thought a tag post would be fun to do. It's also a nice way to get to know each other a little better quite early into my blogging.

A-Z

Age: I am 18 years old.

Bed size: Single, my bedroom is far too tiny for anything else.

Chore you hate: Being at home means I get left quite a few chores during the day, but I really hate emptying the bins and I am pants at ironing. 

Dogs: I am not an animal person at all, but from a young age my family has had two Golden Retrievers who I loved too pieces. I was only young when we had to give our first away and sadly, our second dog Meg passed away around a year ago. This is our favourite photo of her, that we have had blown up on to a canvas that hangs in our conservatory.

Currently we have a little devil named Saphi, a puppy Bearded Collie, that has recently joined our family. As naughty as she is, she is still a bundle of joy that I have the 'pleasure' of looking after whilst my family are at work/school for two days of the week. Though I am still definitely NOT an animal person, I have had to overcome some of my fears whilst taking care of her and we have reached an understanding that is working out well so far!

I can still appreciate a cute dog though, and I seem to have a thing for Pugs that has come out of nowhere!

Essential start of your day: I have to have at least half an hour just to sit and get accustomed to my surroundings and then I HAVE to have some food.

Favourite colour: Yellow

Gold or silver: Silver

Height: No idea

Instruments I play: I got given a recorder once for Christmas and could not stop crying because I couldn't figure out how to play it. I suppose I can play basic keyboard.

Job title: Checkout operator at Morrisons..

Kids: None

Live: Chester

Mum's name: Suzanne, bur everyone calls her Suzi

Nickname: Grizzle, or G

Outfit: Black leggings, black vest, long sleeved white T-shirt with dark green contrast sleeves - no need to be glamourous for a dog walk. 

Black leggings & black vest - Primark
Long sleeved T-shirt - H&M

Pet peeve:  Bad manners

Quote from a movie: "I think I'd miss you even if we'd never met" -The Wedding Date, just been watched. 

Right or left handed: Right

Siblings: 3 sisters, Sophie, Olivia & Ellie

Time you wake up: On a normal day I try to be up by 9:30. I hate wasting the day away, even if I do love a lie-in.

Underwear: Living with 2 sisters means whatever I can get my hands on in the washing basket! When I do buy for myself though, I like pretty yet comfortable.

Vegetables you dislike: Carrots, I can tolerate them raw or roasted but that is it.

What makes you run late: Oversleeping, underestimating how long it will take to get somewhere, or another person.

X-rays you've had done: Just my teeth

Yummy food you make: I'm not a bad baker, though recently I have been atrocious - last week I made the mistake of putting my finger in hot caramel so now I have a HUGE blister. I can make a good cupcake though. But for a meal, I would say stir fry. 

Zoo animal: None, but I do like a flamingo. I once told all my friends I had adopted a flamingo from the zoo, and to this day I still don't know why. 

I hope that was somewhat interesting, and I would love to read any of your own A-Z tags!

xx

Food: I Love You

A month on and I have finally found my motivation to start blogging again. Being at home whilst your friends are off with their new lives at Uni can be quite upsetting sometimes as I feel lonely and useless. So I reminded myself about blogging as, regardless of whether anybody is reading, it allows me to have a little project to work on during these long days. 

Above is a recipe book I treated myself to in September. I spotted 'The Bright Side' brand whilst in a tiny shop in Cornwall and regrettably didn't buy myself anything. It was only when shopping for a quirky notebook for a friend's birthday present that I spotted this brand again on Amazon and was immediately hooked and set on buying myself something.

Though I had my eye on their 'Evil plans and stuff'  notebook as well, I knew firstly I had to buy this recipe book as during this year I was determined to throw myself into cooking and baking. Thankfully this has paid off and I am regularly trying out new recipes, from homemade Chicken Kiev to giant cupcakes to cookie milkshakes (recipes which I do plan on uploading/demonstrating). The different areas in this book, such as 'Yummy 10 Minute Dinner' and 'Treat, Snack or Naughtiness', makes trying out different recipes even more worthwhile, and I really enjoy writing them in myself. 

Do you enjoy cooking or baking? Any recipes to recommend?

xx

Intro

Hello!

So, as an 18 year old girl from Chester who is feeling particularly down in the dumps about all her pals going off to university whilst she remains here for a gap year, I decided enough was enough. Though it isn't for favorable reasons that I am remaining here, it is ultimately for the best, and thus it is necessary that I make the most of it and remain positive. 

As a result, Grace's gap has been born! Not only can I document any goings-on, but hopefully this will encourage me to ensure that goings-on will actually occur. It's always best to make the most out of a less than perfect situation! 

xx