Hannah Elizabeth

My mum and dad came for a couple of days to help with the garden projects and then there were three days celebrating my baby cousin's wedding.  Click here to watch the vlog or see below.  The garden has been very neglected over the last few months and so it was really important for me to try and get on top of it. Luckily, both my mum and dad volunteered to come down and help so at the start of the week, my mum came down. It was an incredibly hot day so we went for a lovely summer's walk to have lunch at my nearby favourite place, before gardening in the afternoon for a few hours and I was so happy with how it was looking. Whilst I cut down, mum tidied and we worked well as a team.  A few days later, my dad came down and the garden looked a bit of a mess again. He came and cut down 3 trees and got rid of a lot of waste as well from my land, but behind my fence line. There was so much garden waste, it's filled 4 bins already and still got some left. Of course, my dad's no...

After a life focussed on dissertation writing recently, I finally got to spend time in the garden and with friends after submitting my final Master's assessment!  Click here to watch the vlog or see below.  I had a few days of finishing up my Master's dissertation and it's been a little busy, so I defintely needed some downtime. As I was nearing the end, I wanted a little rest and relaxation to reset before doing some final changes and proof reads. I had a busy morning concentrating, before making a lovely Sunday roast, have a Lush bath bomb bath and changing the bed to clean sheets. I felt very lovely afterwards. I later submitted my dissertation 24 hours later and didn't quite get the relief I had expected. I had planned to read it through one more time, but the next day, I had planned everything in advance for a relaxing day. Instead, my cleaners let me down and never arrived. Never even contacted me to inform or apologies. I was shocked.  I ended up spending the mor...

The first of my 2024 cousin's wedding and one of my childhood best friends got married within a week of each other. I also did lots of dissertation writing and had a playdate.  Click here to watch the vlog or see below. I have 7 weddings this year, and the third wedding of the year was one of my cousins. Technically my 2nd cousin, but we grew up quite close and don't need the extra separation. It was a chilly day but the rain at least stayed away. It was more of a relaxed, boho themed wedding and very retro, with lots of record decorating the venue and linked to the table seating plan, menu and table numbers. It was lovely and there were lots of tears. I wish I took more pictures before I cried and ruined my makeup.  They had not one, not two but three different live bands. The first was my favourite and a family friend who we know relatively well, with a county acoustic theme. The second was more old school and the bride and groom had their first dance. The last one was not m...