Where have I been?

Hi everyone!
I have been gone from my blog for quite some time now, this was mainly so I could focus on my new hobby, my new YouTube channel. I wanted to be able to fully focus on my channel without trying to juggle both my vlog channel and blog page.
Now I’ve got the swing of the whole YouTube world, I’m back and I’m so excited!

A lot has changed since I was last on here.
My son is now 2 years old! He’s talking, walking and driving me up the wall half the time, but he’s cute so I’ll let him off!

I am still living with my parents however me and my Dan are getting closer to being able to move out and start our own life as a family of three.

I am back at work! I can’t believe I’m saying this! If you knew how terrified I was to go back and leave my precious son, you’d not believe me either! But with the courage of my family and Dan, I am back, only part time but it will help us out a lot.

Life is good/stressful/crazy but I am here! Back at the blogging game and ready to kick some blogging butt!

I hope you enjoy the content I have planned and I can’t wait to share my life with you again!

How I Met My Partner | Valentine's Special

As we all know Valentine's Day is quickly approaching, that one day where everyone celebrates the meaning of love.

Now if your single, February 14th may just be a normal day to you, however, I believe this special day shouldn't just be about romance, it should also be celebrating the love you have for your family, friends; those people close to you. 

And of course love should be celebrated everyday, not just one day a year.

I've never previously had a date or partner for Valentine's day, so now this day has a very important place in my heart! I never had any self confidence when it came to relationships or dating people.

I wanted to do a story time post tonight.

I like to keep my blog almost like a diary, for me to look back on when I'm older and read all the awesome memories that have been created.

Therefore, this is my story on how I met my partner of nearly two years, Daniel.

Me and Dan started talking on the ever romantic Facebook, I know! Its not the most romantic story to tell our grandchildren, however it does get more interesting, I promise.

To be honest I don't even know how me and Dan came across each other online, but once we got talking I had a good feeling about our friendship.

Me and Dan have both struggled with anxiety for many years, both in different ways but some ways very similar. We got talking about the topic of anxiety almost straight away, and again, I can't remember how or why. We both helped each other from then, onwards, with our struggles relating to anxiety, and this was before we even met.

We spoke for a good few months online before arranging to finally meet, for me, meeting someone new was one thing that set off my anxiety, due to it being social. I've had social anxiety for what feels like forever! I would never want to go to parties, sleepovers, school disco's; you name it, I just didn't like socialising, it scared me. This trait unfortunately stuck with me throughout primary school, high school and still to this day.

Dan turned from a stranger into my rock, he helped me on a daily basis, when I was having a bad day, I knew I'd have him to talk to and cheer me up, things were great!

I felt like the time was right to find my soul mate and strongly believed that if I met Dan, it could turn into something life changing, and my instinct's were right. 

For some reason Dan was the first guy that I didn't get myself worked up about meeting, I felt as if I was meeting a friend I'd known for years. For the first time I felt fine about meeting someone new and it felt so good to not have a million worries going through my head, so I just went with the flow.

I met Dan one morning and we took the train to Preston for the day. We both loved to shop so it was only right we would spend our first date shopping. This date was incredible, there wasn't one awkward moment, we were both really chatty and just happy to finally be face to face. I knew from day one that this was the man I wanted to grow old with and still to this day feel the exact same way.

The day went by super fast and not for one minute did I feel awkward, it honestly was such a bizarre feeling as I never thought I could ever meet someone and have such confidence and excitement about it. After our date we took the train home and I went to Dan's house to meet his parents. I never usually rushed to 'meet the parents', however for some reason, I felt like it was necessary, it wasn't a big deal to me, and yet again, my nerves were non existent.

We finished the day off with a walk to the local nature park and literally sat for ages on a bench, eating junk food and chatting away. It didn't matter what we did, we didn't feel the need for a fancy dinner date, or to have to impress each other, we were just happy to be together.
Whilst we were sat down, Dan asked me to be his partner, as we had previously spoke about it before meeting, and of course I said yes! I was extremely happy that I'd found someone genuine and down to earth, a true gentlemen.

And that was just the beginning!
Two months into our relationship we discovered I was pregnant, it was not planned and very unexpected as I was on the pill at the time. I knew from the second the pregnancy test came back positive that I was going to keep the baby, abortion wasn't an option. From then onwards, life has been amazing, I couldn't be happier with the life I have now, with my little family!

Me and Dan have always said that we were made for each other and I now truly believe that your life is planned out for you, things will happen when the time is right, whether you expect it or not!

And with all that being said, Happy Valentines Day!
I love you Daniel Bracey.

I DONATED MY ORGANS!

If you could help save a life, would you? 

This week I made one of the proudest decisions I've ever made. 

As scary as it is to think about, my decision in the future, will save someone's life. 

I'm always thinking of ways to 'do my bit' whilst I exist on this earth. I get a real buzz knowing I've helped someone, made someone smile, held the door open; small little gestures like this make me feel super positive.

Although I'm not one to set myself new year resolutions, I do set myself goals all the time, I'm someone who always likes to feel like I'm pushing myself to do my best.

A huge goal I want to achieve this year, and for many years to come, is to help those less fortunate than me.. I'm a very sensitive person and worry about everyone else before myself, even if I don't know that person, which brings me to the topic of this post..

After coming across a campaign from a Vlogger I follow on Instagram - Maisy Meow, I instantly wanted to take part. 

I decided to join a campaign called #ObjectsForOrgans, which was started by a woman called Adele, her main aim is to raise awareness about becoming an organ donor and to get as many people who want to get involved, signed up. People are helping spread the word via social media and we want to get this campaign across to as many people as possible, so everyone has the option to sign up and help change a life or multiple.

Organ donation is simple to sign up to, you simply register yourself on the Organ Donation List on the NHS website which can be found by clicking here. 

I took just a few minutes out of my day to sign up, and afterwards I felt so proud of myself, knowing that when its my time to go, I will be able to give something back and make a positive change to someones life - Because after all, life is so precious!

So why should you sign up? - Well here's just a few amazing facts that convinced me to want to donate:

• One, JUST ONE, organ donor can improve up to eight lives, as well as being able to save the lives of up to 50 people by donating tissues and eyes.
• As of last week in the UK alone, there are 6,414 people waiting for organ transfers.
• Every 10 minutes someone is added to the national transplant waiting list, however on average 20 people die a day from not having a transplant available for them.
• You can chose which organs to donate, whether its one, or like I chose - all of them.
• Its free to apply for and takes literally two minutes to fill out.

I hope this post has made at least one person aware of Organ Donating, if not more!

If you are interested in applying, then please do!

You could help make such a difference and give someone a second chance at life!

Angelcare Soft Touch Bath Seat | Review

Since my son turned 5 months old, he has hated lying down in the bath, the struggle of holding a wriggling baby who is refusing to lie down is a challenge. This is why I decided to start my search for a bath seat. I looked at tons of seats, however only one really took my fancy!

I wanted a bath seat which was going to be comfy and that would support my son well so he's not slipping around. One night I was on Amazon when I discovered the Angelcare Soft Touch Bath Seat, I'd heard of this brand before, but never seen this product. After reading lots of positive reviews this product instantly caught my attention, however, I am an extreme cheapskate and the price did put me off a little, £25 this bath seat cost, which I though was a bit of a rip of for what it was. After umming and arhhhing I decided to go with this seat, after all I'd rather of spent a bit more than what my budget was if I was going to have a happy, comfy baby during bath times.

The bath seat took two days to arrive and was packaged well. When unboxing, I had a very strong feeling I was going to love this product, and sure enough I was correct.

I've been using this bath seat for over two months now and I absolutely love it! I would recommend it to any parent, and can confidently say this is the best baby product I've spent money on. It definitely paid off to spend that extra money as the quality of this seat is fantastic! My son adores bath time now, I bath him daily as I know that he enjoys his 20 minutes of relaxing in the bubbles and playing with his toys, or should I say, eating his toys!

One great feature is that the legs of the seat have suction pads on that stick to the bottom of your bath, this makes the seat stay put so there's no need for worrying about it sliding about. The part of the seat which baby's bum sits on has little holes in, this keeps the water around the baby instead of blocking it off so your baby is getting cleaned whilst having fun playing - Its a win, win!

This seat is labelled for babies 6 months+, my son was 5 months when we first tried this seat out, he fit perfectly as he is pretty much the same size as a 6 month old. Noah doesn't slip about inside the seat, the rubber type material makes sure his cute little booty is gripped nice and snug.

As you can see from the photo, Noah is so relaxed, he loves the fact he can sit up, look at all the bubbles and be able to grab his bath toys that float around him. Bath times are a breeze now!

I couldn't rave about this product enough, I will be keeping up to date with this brand and seeing what other awesome products they have to offer.

Fancy having a look for yourself? Then click here to be taken to their official website.

Thanks for reading, until next time..

Dyefor | Phone Case | Review

Dyefor is a British company who create high quality phone cases, accessories, clothing and many more.

Dyefor offer personalised products, such as phone cases & homeware etc..

I'd heard of this company for a while, however only just decided to try my luck with them this year, I was not let down!

I didn't realise until doing my research on this brand and what they have to offer, how inexpensive their products are, I bought two personalised phone cases, both were only £9.00 each; and if that wasn't good enough for you, they also do free shipping!

Free shipping is such a bonus for me!

Last month I decided to buy my sister a new iPhone 6s for her 16th birthday, I always like to have a phone case on my phone as I'm a bugger for dropping mine, which was the main reason I wanted to get my sister a case.

I came across Dyefor after searching Google for 'Personalised iPhone Case' and straight away knew I was going to love this brand!

I spent a good half hour searching through the wide variety of choices I had, it was tough choosing which design I was going to stick with, there where many I was fond of.

I was extremely pleased with the phone case when it arrived, delivery was super fast and it only took 2 days which for free delivery is fantastic!

I was very jealous of my sisters new phone case, that I had to get one myself, there cheap enough so why not!?

I am obsessed with mine, I've had so many compliments as well as people asking me where I found it. My case adds a girly touch to my silver, bland iPhone 6 Plus.

The plastic that these cases are made from are great quality, the cases don't bend or snap easily and the plastic is thick enough to protect the back of the phone from scratches. 

This brand get a well deserved 5* review from me!

Dyefor don't just do cases for iPhone's, they also provide cases for: Samsung, Google & Sony mobiles, so your sure to find one to suit your phone!

If you like the look of these cases, why not treat yourself to one, click here to be taken to their website.

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Until next time..