MY DECEMBER TO DO LIST

YES DECEMBER! That's right!
I just felt as if I had so much to do throughout December and thought what a great idea to share with you guys who may also have similar to do lists or even just be reminded of something you have forgotten.

• Put up the Christmas tress and decorations around the house.
• Get out my scarfs and gloves.
• Visit the Christmas market.
• Buy secret Santa gifts.
• Blog and blog some more.
• Buy everyone's presents.
• Get involved with things going on in the community and my area.
• Relax and enjoy the month with hot chocolate and late movie nights.

How about you guys how are you getting on with your December to do lists?

HOW TO MAKE KFC STYLE CHICKEN - RECIPE - QUICK AND EASY RECIPE

Hey all! So as you may have noticed a little bit of a different post yes I know but I had to. Cooking is a big passion of mine ever since I can remember - my mind is always on food no matter what time of day it is (hahaha) this has led me to experimenting with different things and foods and I thought of sharing them with you.

Let me know if you would like me to do more of these. Today I have a recipe that is literally and I mean literally quick and easy and that is  what I love about it, it tastes so good and does not require much effort BONUS!! KERCHING!

So the way I like them is with a bit of flavour hence the spices however remember you can tweak certain things out and into the recipe this is one I love :)


Ingredients:

1 Chicken (You can cut this into pieces and i usually end up with around 8 or 9)

1 Egg

1 Tablespoon of chapatti flour

Salt (This you can add or take out its up to you i like to add a little for flavour)

1/2 a cup of milk

1/2 a teaspoon of black pepper

1/2 a tea spoon of paprika

1/2 a teaspoon of red chili powder

Spicy chicken coating (this does not have to be spicy depending on what you prefer and can be bought or made yourself)

Instructions: 

Yes there are only a few steps :) your surprised right?

First add all the ingredients to the chicken. This includes the milk, chapatti flour, spices and give it a good mix so the chicken is covered and all ingredients are too.

Once covered let it marinate for about half an hour.

Pre-heat the oil once the chicken is marinated so its ready

Now add in a beaten egg to the chicken and other ingredients and then mix this also.

You can just mix with your hand or if you prefer wear gloves.

Once the egg and the ingredients are mixed onto the chicken then take each piece and coat in the chicken mix.

Last but not least you should try to get the chicken fully covered in the mix and then put the coated chicken in hot oil and watch the magic happen.


And then my lovelies you can enjoy your KFC STYLE CHICKEN!

Let me know what you though and if there are any other recipes you would like to me to blog and share.

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WAYS TO BE MORE OF A MORNING PERSON

Being a morning person eek! Is it possible? Can you do it? Can I? and is there even such a thing?

Personally over the last year my sleeping patterns have been everywhere but the sound of being able to wake up energised at 6 am everyday just sounds great and organised. Now that it's dark it's just making me much worse or shall i say lazy :( OOPSIE

But I am ready I have been trying a range of ways to help me be much more of a morning person, So here goes to ways I have been more of a morning person.

Get ready the night before, yes that's right get ready for the day ahead haha :) Whether you work from home or commute to work a little prep always saves some time and boosts motivation for the day ahead I found.

Get some rest an early night can get you energised and motivated to begin the day early as well as improving your mood. Yes with plenty of rest i found I was much happier during the day.

Get up - as hard as it may sound stop snoozing and get up when your alarm goes off. You could try leaving your alarm away from you making you have to get up however if your like me and you just would not do that then it means you just have to do it GET UP! :) once you do it a few times I found I kept it up.

And i just want to leave with explaining that sometimes its just not possible yes you can have lazy days, good days or maybe its just not possible for you but small changes and gradual steps it can take you a long way. Don't begin with getting up a full hour early but begin with a minute as crazy as that may sound and daily increase the amount to 5 or 10 minutes. Good luck give it a try and let me know how you get on.

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HOW TO SURVIVE A FAMILY CAR TRIP - A SURVIVAL GUIDE

Now whether you are preparing for a short car trip or a long one I decided to make my own jam packed survival guide for a family car trip. 

1. Get everyone to make their own back pack. This can be an excitement in itself for the kids to pack their own bags and decide on their own entertainment - saves you having to decide on how to keep them entertained. 

2. Snacks and I mean lots of them! 

Maybe pack a small bag of family snacks to share and allow every member on the car journey to collect and pick their own car snacks but of course sharing is caring so few little swaps won't be such a problem to ;)

3. Make a family music playlist, get everyone to pick five songs and put them all together for the trip saves bringing many devices just for the music.

4. Car games yes simple car games are a great way to keep entertained for a while.

5. Just relax and think. Some thinking time won't do anyone any harm allow the car journey to be a little bit of a reflection time for yourself. 

6. Download some apps, a little bit of screen time is ok maybe some games, puzzles or books to read.

And if this does not keep you entertained then you can always play i spy or count cars :) haha!!!

But most of all enjoy the family time, the smelly trumps and fighting little ones :)

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FUN WAYS TO RAISE MONEY FOR CHILDREN IN NEED

Now as all of you must be aware it is that time of year again children in need!!!

As a parent and with the run up to children in need I found my little ones looking for inspiration and ideas for raising money. It was a little challenge at first but with a thoughtful session of throwing ideas around we come up with out own little list and thought to share it with you all to :

1. A sponsored silence, now this could be a challenge or you could just easily fly though the day. It is a great bit of fun :)

2. Baking, I found my little ones wee most interested in all the creative fundraising projects it can be a little time for family bonding and you can come up with great little bakes. From biscuits to cupcakes get baking! We raised the most from our bake sale.

3. A movie night, yes a little strange but its great we hired a new movie and invited little ones round to watch the entry was £1 for each individual and we made a whooping £40 just on movie night its a get a little starter for fundraising :)

4. A competition :) we all love one. At our movie night we allowed our entrants to take part in our competition to win a hamper and we used a raffle system it was great fun.

5. And last put not least we had a theme which was dress up silly, some children woe their pyjamas, funny socks, and ugly costumes :)

Hope you guys get a little bit of inspiration. These are just a few ways we raised some money for children in need. Get stuck in yourself we had great fun and managed to raise a lovely 3 digit amount we were very impressed. Don't forget there is still plenty of time for you to donate and get involved yourself.

Here is a link if you interested:

https://mydonatetelethonsappeals.bt.com/donate/cin2017/

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