Things I've Liked and Loved in January 2017

January has flown by don’t you think?! It’s been a whole roller coaster of a month with ups and downs. Of course it’s always lovelier to look back on the ups right so here are my January highlights.



Home

I've been doing lots of reflecting over the month and decluttering our house. We seem to have accumulated such a lot of stuff. It feels great releasing things and surrounding ourselves with things we truly love and cherish. Of course going to the charity shop has led us to pick up a couple of things too though such as a play kitchen and a dolls crib for the girls. Oh and a little tea set with rabbits on has appeared in their room too. Hubby has also been working on creating the girls a place to hang their coats.


Adventure

My husband’s father visited us leading to my eldest visiting the RAF Museum in Hendon with her father and granddad. While they got to enjoy each other’s company I got to relax with baby back at home.

We took advantage of the good weather on Saturday and walked 3.5 miles with the girls in our carriers. This was the first geocaching adventure of 2017 for us.

I've also been having adventures in creating things but have yet to finish these.



The Blog

When I'm not entertaining the girls, I've been spending lots of time working on the blog. We got to review some lovely books this month and got to work with Tommee Tippee and Super Squish. I also received a lovely heart courtesy of Little Hungarian Hearts for me to review - it appeared on my birthday.

My Birthday

I turned a whole year older! So we went out and celebrated with a meal accompanied by my parents. My husband bought me some beautiful flowers, a card and chocolate! I keep meaning to take a photo of them but have you seen the weather?!

What have you liked and loved in January?

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Comments

  1. Coombe Mill - Fiona30 January 2017 at 10:45

    Happy birthday! My kids would have enjoyed the museum #sharethejoy

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    1. The Queen of Collage30 January 2017 at 11:25

      Thank you. Sorry I've yet to join in your Trash2Treasure linky this year.

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  2. Hannah30 January 2017 at 12:44

    What a busy month. I hope you had a lovely birthday and I did smile when you said you came back with things from the charity shop after you dropped things off with the purpose of decluttering!

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    1. The Queen of Collage31 January 2017 at 14:32

      I may have to ban myself from the charity shops ;)

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  3. Unknown30 January 2017 at 13:48

    Happy birthday Helena! Jan has flown! I've loved eating healthier food and doing Pilates everyday #sharethejoy

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    1. The Queen of Collage31 January 2017 at 14:30

      Thank you. I think so! I could do with some of that.

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  4. Anne30 January 2017 at 14:17

    It sounds like a nice start to the year for you, Happy Birthday! We also had a birthday meal out this month as it was my Son's 29th last week.
    #MMBC

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    1. The Queen of Collage31 January 2017 at 14:29

      Thank you. I hope your son had a lovely birthday too.

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  5. Kirsty Hijacked By Twins30 January 2017 at 14:25

    Sounds like a great month. Happy birthday too x #GlobalBlogging

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  6. Unknown30 January 2017 at 15:01

    Such a lovely post. Every time I read one of these posts which beautifully summarises the previous month I tell myself that I will write one. And then promptly forget. In years to come I'm sure these are the ones that in years to come you will cherish the most, looking back at the small things which built up life. Thank you so much for linking this up to #PostsFromTheHeart and reminding us all of the importance of them.

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    1. The Queen of Collage31 January 2017 at 14:28

      Thank you. It certainly does help you reflect on your month then year.

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  7. Kim Carberry30 January 2017 at 19:55

    Ahh! I think January has really dragged. I will be glad to see a new month.
    It sounds like you have had a good January.
    #MMBC

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    1. The Queen of Collage31 January 2017 at 14:24

      It's gone relatively quickly and they say time flies when you are having fun. Sorry to read you've felt it has dragged.

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  8. Anonymous31 January 2017 at 11:03

    Happy belated birthday, it certainly sounds like you've had a lovely January!

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  9. Stevie - A Cornish Mum31 January 2017 at 11:31

    A belated happy birthday! Sounds like a lovely month to me, I really need to have a good declutter here. It's surprising how god it feels, though it feels like such a chore to actually start.
    Thanks for linking up to #LikedandLoved :)

    Stevie x

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    1. The Queen of Collage31 January 2017 at 14:22

      Yes often the first step is the hardest but once you've done it you can't stop. There's always something that it leads on to.

      Thank you for wishing me a happy birthday.

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  10. Amy at love made my home1 February 2017 at 08:14

    Happy Birthday!! Glad you had a good January with things to love. Clearing out is so great isn't it, and it isn't about having nothing, it is about having the right things so nothing wrong with gathering a few new bits on the way!

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  11. Anonymous2 February 2017 at 16:01

    Belated Happy birthday, sounds like you had a great month.

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  12. Unknown2 February 2017 at 22:00

    So many nice things to do in your birth month! I hope you have a nice February planned #marvmondays x

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  13. Https://thimbleandtwig.com/3 February 2017 at 09:44

    Happy Birthday! The museum looks fab #postsfromtheheart

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  14. My Petit Canard3 February 2017 at 22:53

    Happy belated birthday! I hope you had as lovely a day as it sounded. It sounds like youve had a great start to 2017, I cant wait to read what else you get up to this year :-) Thanks for linking up to #MarvMondays. Emily

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  15. Jacqui4 February 2017 at 01:11

    I really need to start decluttering our home. Especially before the next baby arrives. I just need to find the inspiration. Maybe you have been that inspiration for me! :) Happy Birthday, hope you had a wonderful day! x #globalblogging

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    1. The Queen of Collage4 February 2017 at 09:36

      Happy to help. I find writing things you want to achieve down and envisioning how you want it to look helps. Do a little bit at a time too. Thank you it was a lovely birthday.

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  16. Toby Goes Bananas11 February 2017 at 23:34

    It sounds like you had a lovely month - belated happy birthday! I really need to declutter but I find it so hard to find the time (and motivation) to get started! #LikedandLoved

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