Hello! I have been busy with lots of family stuff going on at the moment and with it being the summer holidays, days are just flying by! I’ve been thinking about blogging more and more and just haven’t made time for it!

I’ve downloaded the WordPress app so it will hopefully make doing regular posts a little easier!

Here are my favourite things I’ve either bought or got my eye on in the past few weeks…

Picked these up from Aldi for £3.89 for finn, he loves camping and has an outdoors themed bedroom – when we had the idea a couple of years ago there always no accessories available in the UK but the trend seems to have caught on and there are some great pieces to pick up now quite cheaply! These are sold out online but some left in stores, dinosaur, llama and unicorn pjs are also available in the range.

Also on another trip to Aldi, I picked up this cute t shirt to use as a pj top but finn has taken a liking to it since my husband got a papa bear t shirt for Father’s Day so he’s been rocking it out at the park – what a bargain for £2.99. Also comes in pink!

https://www.aldi.co.uk/avenue-children%27s-bear-blue-t-shirt/p/083006213814502

Another bargain I always pick up is Poundland’s eyebrow pencil, it is only a £1 of course and it the perfect colour match for me.. this week while we were browsing Poundland’s wares I spied this…and I absolutely love it, it comes in 4 colours and it’s really moisturising, the pigment is good and I have kept it in the car for on the go moments! I love my designer products as much as my bargains and this lip butter is a good addition to any make up bag!

On a completely different note I went over to my friends for dinner this week and she always makes amazing food but I enjoyed the meal so much i have replicated it twice again this week already! Rick steins recipe for Greek frittata is so easy to make and full of goodness – loads of greens. We served it with a tomato and onion salad and it was a hit with finn too! Recipe herehttps://thehappyfoodie.co.uk/recipes/baked-greek-omelette-with-wild-greens-herbs-leeks-and-feta-corfu from the happy foodie! If you eat low carb or follow slimming world then this is great!!

Until next time….

Hollie

It’s been forever since I have written a blog post, I could bore you with all the reasons why but it’s mainly that I haven’t made time for it with working and being a mum and buying a house…blah blah blah!

I thought I would do a quick holliewould ‘loves’ post and over the next few weeks I am going to work out how to do my blog under different headings holliewould – eat, holliewould – make, holliewould – bake etc you get the idea!! So watch this space if there is anyone watching at all after all this time!?!

So things I’ve spotted at Aldi and Lidl!

Firstly I bought this amazing bedset for my 7 year old – he loves a llama – who doesn’t!! Bargain for £6.99

There are a few in the range including mermaid/unicorn/flamingo available in double for £8.99 and king for £11.99 – I have seen that a cactus print and a rainforest and tropical print has also been added in all sizes. Some are in store only but Aldi are pretty good at holding an item if you go in the same day…

Shop Bed Set Ranges Here

World Book Day!!!

We love books in our house, we have read to our boy from weeks old and he loves sitting with us and listening to classics (the railway children at the moment) as well as reading his own favourites. His school were kind enough to give us fair notice this year for world book day dressing up. Now, with all good intentions to be prepared I have been known to be scouring charity shops and dragging my sewing machine out the night before whatever dress up day it is! I spotted these this week in Aldi and they won’t be round for long that’s for sure!! I Spied 5 options… a dragon, little red riding hood, a knight, a pirate, and a mermaid. All priced at £4.99 and sized 3-5 and 6-8 years. They also had corresponding books to match outfits for £1.99 so if you want to have an easy run this book day get to Aldi quick!!

A couple are available to buy Online Here

Totally unrelated but new in store none the less is truffle salami!! Our Valentine’s Day evening usually consists of nice food and wine and my husband loves continental meats so I picked this up for £1.49

I am a little bit obsessed with the idea of finding a truffle! When we’ve been on wet woodland walks I have taken to hunting round the bases of trees with a stick in hand, my husband informs me that we probably need to borrow our friends beagle if we had any slim chance of being successful but I still look! Anyway if you do enjoy the earthy taste of truffles these thin slices make an ideal addition to a deli board or even pizza… mmm I hadn’t thought of that! Or a sandwich with a hefty handful or rocket… I think I had better pop and buy some more! There was some new Parma ham and chorizo also in the range for the same price. You can thank me later.

I am usually an avid Aldi shopper, mainly because we have one on our doorstep and I really love all the ranges they have especially the meats and wines. But on the way back from a day out last week we popped into a Lidl to get a few essentials. I spotted these plants and succulents whilst at the till and with it being my sisters birthday I thought this would make a good addition to her ‘goody bag’ obviously I had to get one for myself also, be rude not to at £3.99!!

Others in the range here!

Keep your eyes peeled for more holliewould loves in the next few weeks!

Hollie x

Source: Ladies Day at Aintree