Welcome to my page, here I will write about my mad family, life and geekiness love for all things Marvel, Dr Who and Minions
Saturday, 31 December 2016
Saturday, 24 December 2016
The Christmas Tag
I have been nominated by Bell and Bear
to answer some Christmas related questions for the Christmas tag.
Wednesday, 21 December 2016
International Dalek Rememberence Day
Today is international Dalek
remembrance day (yes it is a real thing). On this day in 1963 the
Daleks first exterminated onto our TV screens and have been an icon
of British TV since.
So I thought I would make a list of
ways to defeat the Daleks based on some of the more recent of the
Doctors adventures to help you defeat the Daleks should you find
yourself faced with a Dalek.
Monday, 19 December 2016
My Trip to Accident and Emergency
This Saturday I hurt my hand and I had
to spend the evening in my local Accident and Emergency.
There has been a lot of bad publicity
surrounding the NHS and specifically waiting times of Accident and
Emergency departments. However my experience was very positive
(despite the pain!) so I thought I would be nice for people to hear
about a positive experience.
Friday, 16 December 2016
Its Christmas Jumper Day
Today is Save the Children's Christmas
Jumper day. This is day where we all abandon all sense of fashion on
put on our weirdest and wackiest Christmas themed jumper and raise
money for a worthy cause.
Thursday, 15 December 2016
Competition Time Again
It competition time again!!
As you may know I am a massive Whovian
and for my birthday and Christmas people know to get me anything
related to Doctor who.
Tuesday, 13 December 2016
Pipe cleaner christmas tree
This week at Brownies we made Christmas
tree decorations out of pipe cleaners. These are not as easy to make
as the Christmas star I have previously made but my Brownies (aged 7-
10) were able to make them with only a little assistant, and they
really enjoyed making them. So I thought I would share this idea with
you to help entertain your children this Christmas time.
All you need is 2 green pipe cleaners,
some coloured beads (I have used 17 but you can vary it), either a
star shaped bead or star shaped stickers, a small piece of coloured
paper, material or felt, and a small piece of string.
To start you fold the 2 pipe cleaners
in two and twist them together at the fold, tie the piece of string
around the twist. Next thread a star shaped bead onto the string, a
star shaped sticker will also work, and tie a knot in the string.
Now thread the other beads onto the pipe cleaner (I have used 4 beads on each branch, feel free to use as many as you like as more beads to thread may keep the children quieter for longer!).
Next you have to bend all the pipe cleaner branches into the shape below.
Now thread the other beads onto the pipe cleaner (I have used 4 beads on each branch, feel free to use as many as you like as more beads to thread may keep the children quieter for longer!).
Next you have to bend all the pipe cleaner branches into the shape below.
When you have folded them, collect the
4 ends of the branches and bunch them together. After these you can
add another bead to keep the branches together. Next you cut out 2
small squares from your coloured material or paper to make the pot.
Stick these squares on either side of the bunch of branches under to
bead.
Now your tree is finished and can be
hung on the real tree.
Hope this has given you something to
help entertain children in the Christmas holidays. If this is too
difficult or fiddly for your children please see my idea for an easier craft the Christmas star decoration
Sunday, 11 December 2016
The New Aveeno Baby Range
When I was a child I had very sensitive
skin so it was not a big surprise when we realised Tilly had quite
sensitive and dry skin as well. So I was delighted when I was
received some items from the new Aveeno baby range.
Aveeno understand that a baby skin in
unique as it is more delicate due to a quicker loss of moisture and
can be prone to dryness and irritation. Aveeno have designed products
that cleanse, soothe and protect the sensitive skin of a baby with a
special formula with natural colloidal (finely ground) oatmeal.
Friday, 9 December 2016
Tilly's school assembly
This week I had to go to Tilly's school
to watch her in her school assembly. At Tilly's school, every class
does an assembly once a year. It only lasts about 20 minutes and
parents and guardians are invited along to watch. She was very
excited and had been practising at home.
Monday, 5 December 2016
Just an average walk to town!
Yesterday I had to walk to town from my
mums house with Tilly as I had to drop her with my mum as I had been
looking after her while mum was at work.
Friday, 2 December 2016
Small business Saturday
Saturday 3rd December 2016
is small business Saturday, this is a day when we are encouraged to
shop locally and in small independent stores rather then big chains.
It is a non-profit campaign aimed to support local businesses and
their communities and to have a lasting effect on these small
businesses.
Monday, 28 November 2016
Panto Time
So its the run to Christmas and so that
means its pantomime time (oh no its not!). As usually we decided to
take the brownies to the Marlowe theatre in Canterbury to watch Dick
Whittington. So on Sunday I bundled 15 brownies into a minibus and
set of to the theatre.
Friday, 25 November 2016
Backward Advent Calendar
During my childhood, we struggled
financially. I was from a one parent family and my mum did here best
to provide for us all. She always had a job and yet occasionally she
had to make the difficult decision to either heat the house or put
food on the table. Therefore we sometimes had to use food banks.
Wednesday, 23 November 2016
vegetarian lasagne
As you may know, I have been attending
cooking lessons at the Chequers Cookery school. Last week we made a
lasagne but due to me being a vegetarian, I made a vegetarian
lasagne. I thought I would share the recipe that I followed as I have
found it difficult in the past to find a tasty recipe for vegetarian
lasagne.
Tuesday, 22 November 2016
Happy Birthday Mum
Happy birthday to the best mum anyone
could ever ask for. To someone who frequently causes trouble (both at
home and abroad!), who frequently embarrasses me, but who gave me the
best childhood I could have asked for.
Monday, 21 November 2016
20 Things You Didnt Know About Me
I was recently challenged by my mum at Being Tilly's Mummy to write a list of 20 things that people don't know about me.
I think that I am on the shy and quieter side and so maybe
there is a lot of people don't know about me and so I hope these facts will allow you to see more into the life of me.
Saturday, 19 November 2016
Kinnerton Advent Calendar
When it comes to Christmas, I'm a big
kid at heart. I love the atmosphere, the Christmas music and the
Christmas adverts on the TV (my favourite this year is the Marks and
Spencer advert). I always buy myself an advent calendar and count down the days until Christmas.
Thursday, 17 November 2016
When is too early for Christmas decorations?
I was recently walking down a road in my home town when I saw that one particular house had already put up their outdoors Christmas decorations. They hadn't gone all out but there were some lights made to look like icicles all around the garden and the outside of the house. When I told one of my friends about this she said she knows someone who has had their Christmas tree up for a week or so already. This made me wonder when is the right time to put up your Christmas decorations.
As a child my mum would always throw a Christmas party for us and our friends. This always happened early to mid December and therefore we would put up the Christmas decorations in the first or second week of December. To this day I believe that this is a reasonable time to put up your decorations but am I wrong?
Tuesday, 15 November 2016
Making a Christmas Star Decoration.
Me and Tilly are quite crafty people (I
don't mean the cunning and devious type of crafty, although sometimes
Tilly can be crafty in both senses of the word!). I try to find
crafts that are simple and easy to do so that we are able to do them
together. I thought that I would share a very easy and Christmas
decoration that me and Tilly enjoyed making.
Sunday, 13 November 2016
Remembrance Sunday
Today is remembrance Sunday. A day
where we remember the fallen, those who made the ultimate sacrifice
for their country. Although I will be at work, I will be wearing my
poppy with pride and falling silence for two minutes at 11am.
Friday, 11 November 2016
Shopping with Tilly
With my mums birthday and Christmas
coming up, I thought it would be nice to take Tilly into town after
school to do a bit of shopping. So I picked her up from school and
headed into town while explaining what our plan was discussing what
we wanted to buy mum. I had already brought mum some gifts online
however I thought it would be nice if Tilly was able to choose
something to give to mum.
Wednesday, 9 November 2016
Win A Matalan Christmas Jumper
There used to be a time where having a Christmas jumper was a cringe worthy thing. They were the home knitted Christmas gift from your granny that you put on a fake smile while thanking her, you wore it on Christmas day and then threw it in the back of the wardrobe never to see the light of day again!
Monday, 7 November 2016
Girlguiding County Day
As you may know I am a Brownie leader
at the weekend I was lucky enough to attend a Girlguiding county
training day. This is an annual event for the leaders of Rainbows,
Brownies, Guides and the Senior section. Where we are able to attend
sessions on a variety of subjects including working our computer
systems, doing the finances for a pack and gaining inspiration to
add more variety to your meetings. This was the first year that I
attended so I thought I would write about how I got on.
Friday, 4 November 2016
My Favourite Doctor Who Quotes
As a whovian there are many times that
I use quotes from Doctor Who in my everyday speech. Sometimes people
don't realise I'm quoting Doctor Who and wonder what I'm on about,
sometimes people just think I'm being weird! So I thought I would
make a list of my favourite quotes and explain why they I like them.
Wednesday, 2 November 2016
Charity Shops - A Place for a Bargain
In my home town there are many charity
shops that I love to have a rummage through. You can find some really
good quality things at bargain prices. I know there are people who
don't shop at charity shops at all but they don't know what they are
missing. Many times I have got things in a charity shop that I
needed, wanted or sometimes I have even found things I never knew
existed. Here are a few examples from the last week of times I have
had success while shopping in charity shops.
Monday, 31 October 2016
Pumpkin Carving
trying to put it off. Today I decided I couldn't put it off anymore and we went into town to buy a pumpkin carving kit from Poundland. All the way home Tilly was excited and thinking up designs for her pumpkin while I was wondering how she planned to do some of these designs with only a simple carving set and two people who have very little artistic skills!
Saturday, 29 October 2016
Things you should not say to a Whovian!
I am a whovian through and through and
a bit of a geek. Everyone who knows me is aware of this and they seek
my advice and opinion if there is any major news or gossip announced.
However there are many things that annoy me and many other whovians
when people speak about Doctor Who. So I have decided to write a list
of 5 common mistakes people make when they speak to me about Doctor
Who.
Wednesday, 26 October 2016
Quick and Easy Halloween Craft
Every Halloween I always buy sweets for
the children out trick or treating. I normally buy a multi pack of
mini sweets or chocolate bars but they always look boring so this
year I decided to make my trick or treat sweats a little more
ghostly.
This didn't take me long to do as it is
quite a simple idea but it is a fabulous idea to do with the children
to keep them entertained (because we all know that about now we are
starting to wish we could send them all back to school tomorrow!).
All you will need is some white card
(paper will also work), a pair of scissors, a colouring pen (I have
used black but there is no reason why you cant mix it up a bit and
use lots of colours), glue and your chosen Halloween treats.
First thing to do is to draw a ghost
onto a piece of the card. If you are like me and have absolutely
appalling drawing stills, you can draw around a ghost shaped cookie
cutter or trace a picture from a book (or better yet just get the
kids to draw them, that way you can blame them if they are unusual
looking ghosts!). Your ghost needs to be bigger then your chosen
sweet, I used a mini packet of Haribo sweets and made a ghost using
of ½ an A4 sheet of card.
Next you cut out the ghosts, they don't
have to be perfect as all ghosts seem to be drawn differently anyway!
Now you need to draw a face onto your ghost. This can be as scary or
as friendly as you like as I said previously this can also be any
colour you like and in as much detail as you like.
When your ghost is finished stick a
tiny bit of glue onto the stomach of your ghost and then stick the
treat onto him. If your ghost is a master piece or you have added
colour or detail to the front, there is no reason why the treat can't
be stuck to the back. Once they are dry they are ready for trick or
treaters.
Although I have made ghosts, if you use
orange paper you can make pumpkins or use black paper to make a
haunted house, witch or black cat or if you have some extra time, why
not make a variety of shapes.
Monday, 24 October 2016
Mums in Turkey so that means tea party!
During the first week that mum was in
Turkey, we had so much fun in Butlins as there was so much to do that
Tilly didn't have time to miss mum. However during the second week,
Tilly started to get a little upset. One evening I could hear her
crying in her room, I offered a cuddle but she didn't want one, she
just wanted to be on her own. It broke my heart listening to her and
I thought that she needed a distraction and something else to focus
on. So I that we needed to have a tea party.
So together we decided on 2 of her
friends (if Tilly had had her own way she would have invited half the
school), and Tilly went to school the next day happy in the knowledge
that she would have her friends coming home with us. I then came home
and franticly tidied up, made sure all the washing was done, hoovered
and hid my suitcase (I an staying at mums house to look after Tilly
while she is in Turkey, so I am currently living out of a suitcase).
Saturday, 22 October 2016
Butlins Day 5 - Going home
On the 5th day we were sad
to be heading home. After packing up and handing back our room key we
where pleased to find out that there was somewhere we could leave our
luggage for a few hours. We then watched Bonnie and Billy's wake up
session where Tilly loved joining in with the dancing while I looked
at buying some of the photos she has had during the week. I wasn't
sure weather I would buy some as the photos where usually £10 each
but they had a deal on where for £25 you could get 2 photos, 2 key
rings, 2 magnets, 2 small pictures and 2 digital downloads so I
decided on a picture of me and Tilly with Billy and Bonnie bear and
one of Tilly with the Skyline gang.
We then spent a couple of hours where
Tilly could just run around the play areas. She particularly liked
the indoor soft play area. Because it was Friday there weren't many
shows or events on but the play areas and fairground were still open.
Friday, 21 October 2016
Butlins day 4 - football and the Pantomime
On the 4th day we decided
that we would go to the football coaching as I knew Tilly has enjoyed
it previously. This is a session run by an FA-qualified coach and
helps to build stills in ball control, team tactics, passing and
shooting.
Tilly was a little apprehensive at
first because when we arrived she was 1 of only 2 girls in a group
with almost a dozen boys (some of whom believed they were the next
Rooney or Messi), but once the coach got them all participating in
the different activities she loved it.
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Billy bear joining in the fun |
Wednesday, 19 October 2016
Butlins Day 3 - Splash Waterworld and the Fairground
On day 3 we decided to go swimming.
After the chaos of trying to find Tilly's swimming costume when I was
packing (click here to read about the chaos), I was happy to be able
to tell Tilly that we were going swimming. So we packed our matching
Disney princess towels and our swimming costumes and headed to the
pool.
In the swimming pool there was a lot to
do, there was a large pool that we where both very excited about when
we realised there were waves. After the waves had finished Tilly put
on her armbands and attempted to learn to swim. However she soon gave
up and headed to the children's pool which was shallower and had a
climbing frame and 3 small slides. She had fun going down the slides
while I sat in a relaxing area and watched her.
Monday, 17 October 2016
Butlins Day 1&2 - Arrival and the Shows
Upon our arrival at Butlins,
an hour later then we planned due to our hectic trip here (click here to read my blog post about our trip). We were directed to our
check in point and quickly found a trolley for all our
luggage (and for Tilly as her legs ached!). Our check in we really
easy and quick and we were soon on our way to our apartment. Although
the receptionist had given me a map and explained where to go we
still got lost, we tried to get into someone else's apartment and
walked around in a complete circle before realising our apartment is
right opposite the check in office!
Me and my new friend Bonnie bear |
Friday, 14 October 2016
cooking at the Chequers
I was recently invited to the Chequers
kitchen cookery school to take part in a series of cookery classes.
Although when I am at home I can follow a simple recipe, I don't
really have the confidence to cook something from scratch so I hope
that by attending I be more confident cooking at home as I will know
I can do it. We have made a variety of items including mini quiche
and potato koftas.
Wednesday, 12 October 2016
Traveling to Butlins
On Monday me and Tilly woke bright and
early to get the train to Butlins, we knew it would be a long journey
with multiple trains as by avoiding the direct route thought London,
we were able to save about £30. However neither of us expected what
a palaver it would be.
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waiting patiently for our train. |
When we left the house pulling our
over packed suitcases, me and Tilly looked at each other, looked at a
lady waiting at the bus stop, looked at each other again and both
said lets get the bus. Tilly then decided that everyone who got on
the bus needed to know she was going to Butlins and she had fun
laughing at her friends when the bus went past her school!
Monday, 10 October 2016
Attemping to pack for Butlins
By the time this goes live hopefully me
and Tilly would have made the train and are on are way to Butlins. I
decided that I would try and be good and pack our suitcases about a
week in advance otherwise I know I will be running round like a
headless chicken on Sunday night trying to find everything (I know
that whenever I pack I will unpack on Sunday night because I am
paranoid I have forgotten something!).
Packing for Butlins has been one of the
most stressful things I have done, I thought if I included Tilly in
the process it would make life easier as well as give her a sense of
excitement. I was wrong! If something could go wrong it did!
Saturday, 8 October 2016
My Struggle with Dyslexia
Throughout my primary education I
struggled. My brain new the answers and could work very quickly but I
couldn't express myself on paper. My primary school suggested that I
may have dyslexia but I was never tested. It wasn't until I started
at the local grammar school and they suspected I have dyslexia that I
was actually tested.
Wednesday, 5 October 2016
Brownies
Another big part of my life is
volunteering at my local brownie group. When I was 17 I wanted
something to add to my personal statement to help me get into
university and since I had had so much fun being a brownie as a young
girl, I contacted my old brown owl who said that I was more then
welcome to come and volunteer. I thought that I would stay for a few
months maybe a year and it would look good not only on my personal
statement but on my CV. That was 7 years ago and I still absolutely
love it.
Monday, 3 October 2016
Our Day Out in Legoland
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me and Tilly enjoying ourselves on a ride |
As soon as we entered Legoland, we
headed for the rides. The first ride we came across was a water ride
called Vikings River Splash. We thought that as it looked like it was
going to be a really warm day, it didn't matter if we started the day
wet, we would soon dry off. Mum insisted that she was going to wear
her plastic bin bag type water proof. Me and Tilly were very
embarrassed and considered telling the ride operator that she wasn't
will us and that we wanted our own boat!
As we arrived for opening, we were able
to get onto the first few rides really quickly and therefore we were
able to go on so many of the rides. As the day progressed the weather
continued to be in our favour.
Saturday, 1 October 2016
International Day of older people
Today is international day of older
people, an annual celebration since 1991 that celebrates the lives of
older people and highlighters their importance and contributions to society. So I thought I would use this opportunity to talk
about the things that I have realised while working with older
people.
I am a support worker at a care company
in my home town. I assist the elderly with dressing, preparing meals
and help with general independent living within their own homes. I
only started this job because I was unemployed and needed a job,
however once I stated I found that I really enjoyed it.
There are many things that I have
learnt while in this job and many of my preconception about the
elderly have been proved wrong.
The main thing that I have realised is
that age is just a number. Before I started I thought that this job
would have me meeting people who are unable to do much for
themselves, however I have realised that many of the people I visit
are capable of independent living just need a little assistance with
some tasks.
Many of the elderly people I visit are
also very interesting people to talk to. They have lived through
different decades and I love listening to their stories about the
past. When there is a major event such as remembrance day, many of my
clients will talk about where they where and what they where doing.
It is amazing to hear these stories first hand.
Recently me and my mum popped into the
travel agents to enquire about something in regards to her upcoming
holiday to Turkey, the travel agent pulled up the booking and told us
there where 2 adults on the booking. We queried this as there was
meant to be 3 adults going, when she looked further into the booking
she realised that a family friend that is going has now been classed
as an OAP. We all found this hilarious as although this friend has
recently had a significant birthday, she is not what I would consider
as 'old'. On this holiday they will be relaxing on the beach,
enjoying the sun and drinking alcohol. Its not the kind of holiday
you would think of as an OAPs holiday. This just shows that although
a computer system had decided she is an OAP, she is still enjoying
life and she is not 'old'.

Overall I believe that my views of the
elderly have completely changed over the last few years and if more
people spent just a little time with older people they may also find
that old in age doesn't necessarily mean old in personality.
Friday, 30 September 2016
Historic fun at Deal Castle
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Tilly loved the Cannons |
Recently me and Tilly decided to go to
Deal castle for a picnic. Deal castle is a small Tudor fort, built
between 1539 and 1540 to protect against an invasion from France.
Although we are members of English Heritage and therefore gain free
entry and the castle is located not far from where we live, we don't
visit it that often.
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The outside view of the Castle |
Luckily the weather was in our favour
and once inside the castle there are a couple of patches of grass
where we where able to sit and eat our picnic but Tilly insisted that
she wanted to sit on top of one of the cannons to eat her lunch!
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Tilly sitting on a Cannon |
Inside the castle to went into all the
rooms and I explained to Tilly what each room was used for. We both
agreed that mum would love the room that used to store the wine! This
was the first time that I had taken Tilly and she was excited about
the history behind the castle. She recognised some of the monarchs as
she had leant about them at school. So it was nice to be able to
spend the time finding out things I never knew.
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This is the shop |
Wednesday, 28 September 2016
The countdown to Butlins begins
The countdown to Butlins begins
We have now hit less then 2 weeks until me and my little sister Tilly, jet off to sunny Butlins. My mum is going on a adult holiday to Turkey with her friends, so me and Tilly decided that we have a little holiday as well, but shhh don't tell mum!
We have been to Butlins about 2 years ago and had so much fun. Tilly loved all the shows and that she got to meet all the characters, such as Billy and Bonnie bear, and I think she will want to watch the shows again this year, so I was happy when I found that this year there is going to be an Aladdin show as that is my favourite Disney film and I wont mind watching it (I don't think I can sit through another Thomas the tank engine Show!). I am also excited that Tilly will be tall enough to go on the big rides and down the big water slides with me.
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Me and Tilly having fun on
the carousel |
Monday, 26 September 2016
My First Post
Hi, my name is Kimmy and this is my blog. My mum has a blog at beingtillysmummy.co,uk and has blogged for about 3 years. I attended a blogging conference this year and meet some great bloggers who inspired me to write my own blog. So here we are the beginning of a hopefully fabulous blog. If it doesn't work out, I will just get into my TARDIS and fly away.
I am 24 and in love with all things Doctor Who, Marvel and Minions. I am a fun and easy going person until you talk during an episode of Doctor Who!!
So i will speak you again tomorrow or maybe yesterday, who knows with wibley wobley timey wimey.
I am 24 and in love with all things Doctor Who, Marvel and Minions. I am a fun and easy going person until you talk during an episode of Doctor Who!!
So i will speak you again tomorrow or maybe yesterday, who knows with wibley wobley timey wimey.
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