It's over! We survived

I'm talking about the easter holidays of course! 

I think the hardest part of it is trying to fill the time, keep them occupied whilst still keeping hold of some of your hard earned cash. Oh and keeping hold of your sanity..

Easter is great for making craft and I found loads of inspiration on Pinterest and blogs. We made cute little bunny ears and masks, I love engaging with Tizzy and knowing that we are doing something she loves. She's currently obsessed with using sissors so she relished in using the big girl ones, which are like forbidden fruit, oh to be five again! 

We also spend some time with my loan pony, I can't quite figure out whether she helps or hinders with the mucking out! She loves to go for a little ride though. 

Maybe the best part of the holidays was the amazing weather we were blessed with, and we took full advantage and had a picnic, it was the perfect opportunity for me to get some practise and some photos of the food for Tizzy Wizzy Party Co. Take a look : 

My easter holiday reading consisted of this; 

I think that Tizzy has been pushing the boundaries a lot lately, at home and at school. I went back to my trusty Jo Frost book to help me put them back in place. Has anyone else got a boundary pushing 5 year old? 

Anyway! That's us for now, back to the grind today, school run and catching up on the two weeks of things that haven't been done around the house! 

Well done for surviving the holidays too! 

Jo xx

Mmm cookies

I fancied a Friday night bake, so I made the Tanya Burr cookies I saw on Zoella's vlog, they looked incredible, I can confirm they are SO good. 

For 10 cookies 

You will need:

200g butter 

300g caster sugar

1 large egg

174g self raising flour

75g of cocoa power

I then used a large bar of dairy milk

Large bar of milky bar white chocolate

Large bar of the dairy milk with daim in (yum) 

Unfortunately some of this chocolate got 'lost' in transit from the shop to the kitchen... I didn't eat it. 

Next you will need a little helper (can't always guarantee helpfulness) 

Then assist your helper with mixing the room temperature butter and sugar together until a smooth consistency. 

Then you want to add your egg and mix thoroughly. Then pop in all the rest of your dry ingredients. If your chocolatey mix is a little dry then add a drop of milk. 

Break up all the remaining chocolate that hasn't got 'lost' on the on way, add to mixture and stir in. 

You're then ready to roll them into a balls (if want white walls and furnishings to remain white I suggest the little helper is closely supervised 😫)

Pop in the oven for around 12 minutes. You need to let them cool properly or they will break apart! But they are divine. Enjoy. 

I parcelled a few up for friends too! 

Jo xx

And relax

It's been SO busy here between working, working and more working, I thought I would give myself the day off and try to relax. It's been so hard to wind down lately, with all the excitement. Spent my day playing with my loan pony and eating yummy food. Perfect :)