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Things that I have #LikedandLoved in December 2020

by RachelSwirl December 31, 2020

So here we have it, the end of another month and what has been the worst year of my life thus far. I can’t say I’ll be sad to see the back of 2020 but neither am I all that excited about 2021 as I’m not entirely sure that it’s going to be all that much better… I’ll try to steer away from being ‘Nora Neggy’ and point more towards being ‘Peggy Positive’, so without further ado here a few of the things which I have #LikedandLoved through December. Advent & The Return of Rocko the Elf December marked the …

Things that I have #LikedandLoved in December 2019

by RachelSwirl December 31, 2019

So here we are at the end of another month and of another year. I am forever saying that ‘time flies’ but it truly does or at least it seems to once you have children. With it being Christmas there has been endless family festive fun, here are a few of the things which I have #LikedandLoved throughout December. Advent I’ve always enjoyed a good countdown, whether it’s counting down the months, weeks, days or even hours to a particular event, Christmas is no different. As a kid, I remember having an advent calendar, it may not have contained chocolate …

#MySundayPhoto: D-Day

by RachelSwirl December 4, 2016

So ‘D-day’ finally arrived, ‘D’ standing for decorations of course! We usually dedicate a whole day to decorating our house for Christmas. It is a day that I once looked forward to but following having children began to despise! Rather than the sounds of soft, twinkly Christmas songs playing in the background as the tinsel was merrily being hung, there would be sounds of screaming and shouting as the children ransacked the boxes of decorations before the tree was even standing. There’s usually be tinsel and baubles all over the joint before, maybe if I fell lucky the odd bauble would …