Over the Winter months it became a bit of a habit… Coffee from my favourite coffee bar. It started out slowly.. “I’ll just have the one”… and pretty soon it was morning, afternoon and night. I landed up getting myself one of those coffee mugs which will in some way save the planet from all the card cups. But I still found the mugs too hot to hold and did not like the feel of the silicone sleeve adorned on my mug. I love yarn. I love tea. And at the time, I loved coffee VERY much. (I still do...

Cast your mind back to 23 March 2020… that’s when Boris Johnson initialized a lockdown in the UK in response to the COVD-19 pandemic. In Guernsey, we hadn’t quite hit that stage (although we would do the following day) but we had already started with procedures of our own form of defense against the virus (as directed by our leaders) such as closing 1:1 businesses like bars and restaurants; taking turns to work in the offices vs home to reduce the numbers in one place at a time; sanitizing everything that looked like it’d been touched… I’m sure you’ll remember...

Hi there. Are you OK? In today’s crazy world it’s important to catch up with your friends and family, check in, stay at home and stay safe. I realize I haven’t written a blog post since September (!) which makes it almost impossible to catch up on ALL the things I’ve been up to since then in one go. If you’re not following me on Instagram or on Facebook you won’t have seen what I’ve been up to. Click the links if you do want to stay up to date with the ‘everyday’ posts I do there. My time got...

I’ve recently signed up to do the London Landmarks Half Marathon in March 2020. I’m going to be doing the scenic London Landmarks Half Marathon (LLHM). I will probably be posting a lot over the coming months on social media, asking for donations (apologies in advance) but I have a charity place, which means I am committed to raising funds for Cancer Research UK. As you may know, my sister has had Cancer MULTIPLE times. I really don’t want her to get it again and would do anything to help Cancer Research find a cure for all Cancers.. I will...

Brace yourself…. this is gonna be a long one! I recently signed up for a stall at the Guernsey Arts Sunday taking place on the 9th of June 2019 along the Seafront in St Peter Port. I’ve never been a market stall holder and am full of mixed emotions including being extremely excited and on the opposite scale very nervous. I’ve not written a blog post in quite a while as I have been SUPER busy trying to do as many of the ideas on my list of “things to make for the market”. Unless you’ve been following the Facebook...

I’ve recently discovered that my doctor has been booked off ill long term. Of course, I can see other doctors, but my doctor has become an important woman in my life and no-one knows me as well as she does. Not only is she my doctor, but my friend and confidant. She knows me inside out (literally, if you think about it). She’s probably the best doctor in the world and even a better friend. She’s helped me through some really tough times and has always offered the very best care and treatment, whether that’s a much needed hug, a...

Now that Christmas is over, I can reveal the crafty gifts and things I’ve been up to over December.  I never feel comfortable writing a blog post about presents due to be received, in case surprises are ruined. That’s the nice part of Christmas for me. I love the giving of gifts, but even more so when they are homemade…❤️ Not all of my crafts this year has been gifts. I have been making decorations and gift tags too. First of all, using a video tutorial on Instagram (see my Instagram post here: MadeByNina_ post ) I was inspired to make...