There's nothing I love more than a trip to Chatsworth at Christmas to get me into the festive spirit.  I was so disappointed when I was unable to go last year due to my severe anxiety and working hard all year has lead up to this point where I was finally able to conquer my fears and go.  It wasn't easy but all the pretty Christmas decorations were doing a great job of distracting me and it has given me the boost of confidence I needed to start stepping out of my comfort zone a bit more.  Anyway, back to Chatsworth, each year it is decorated with a different theme and this year it is The Nutcracker.  After seeing the ballet several times at Christmas when I was younger I just knew I couldn't miss it and I'm glad I didn't.  Wandering through the ballet inspired decorated rooms, adorned with Christmas trees, toy soldiers, sugar plum fairies and even a miniature sweet town, the tour of Chatsworth ended with the ballet projected onto the walls and I could've stood there all day and watched it.  It was just beautiful and gave me that warm fuzzy feeling I remember having as a child watching the ballet dancers in absolute awe.  Although I was a little disappointed that the live ballerina I had read would be there was nowhere to be seen, my trip to Chatsworth has not only gotten me into the festive spirit but it has also reignited my love for ballet.

The house will stay decorated until 3rd January so if you can make it before then, it is well worth a visit.  We went whilst the Christmas Market is on which was full of lovely little stalls full of gifts, chocolate and various food and drink.  My favourites being the hog roast van and churro stand.  There was even the cutest little champagne bar housed in a cute little pink van.  A couple of years ago I got Riley a cute little Christmas collar from the Christmas market so I was really happy to find that stall again this year so I could get Teddy one too.

My boys are all ready for Christmas :)

Dress - Boohoo

Hat - Matalan

Boots - New Look

It's been a while since my last post but I have been working hard on my anxiety and depression, and am happy to report that I have made a bit of progress.  I am finally starting to feel like I'm actually getting somewhere, but it's been hard work and my lack of internet for for the past week has meant the blog has had to take a bit of a backseat over the last couple of weeks.  However I did find these pictures of this outfit I wore back in September and completely forgot to post, so thought I'd share them with you.  This dress is from my first ever order from Boohoo, I have always put off ordering from there as I had never ordered from there before and as their clothes are fairly cheap I was a bit worried about the quality and how the clothes would fit.  When this dress arrived though, along with a couple of other bits I ordered, I was really impressed with the quality and the fit.  As you can see it is slightly long on me (every maxi dress should have a petite version for us shorties, haha!) which was fine during the drier weather but now the wet winter weather is here I think I am going to have to get it shortened.  It will be a great dress for layering during the winter months but definitely not one I want dragging in muddy puddles!

Speaking of winter months is it just me or has the temperature suddenly dropped?!! It seems to have gone from being unseasonably warm to absolutely freezing.  I hate the cold weather but am a tad excited to be able to start wearing my new winter coat (which I'm sure will be on here soon).  The cold weather is also the perfect excuse to cosy up with a hot chocolate though, and with the lack of internet I have been catching up on some TV shows, mainly The Walking Dead and Game Of Thrones.  I watched the first episode of the new season of The Walking Dead last night and OH MY GOD, I am still traumatised!!  Not the best bedtime viewing, haha!

What TV shows are you loving at the moment?