CHRISTMAS AT THE RANGE 2025 🎄 & Dunlem Delivering Joy Tags Shopping VLOG

[Music] Hello guys, good morning and welcome back to my channel. As you can tell, we are in the car this morning starting out and about. That is on the agenda for today. I don't really have any kind of agenda for today other than starting the vlog now. Wasn't even planning on vlogging to be honest with you, but I had my camera and I was like, you know what? Let's pick up the camera. Let's do a little spend the day with me. And I have come this morning to Dunelm. I don't know if you can see out there. Um I know um I've seen on Tik Tok that they've brought back the the what do they call it now? Delivering joy, I think it is, where they do the Christmas tags on the Christmas tree. And I know they um they seem to go pretty quickly. I know all the gifts have to be in by like November, so it's quite an early process to do it. But obviously, it's in order to get the gifts to the people in need at Christmas. And if you didn't see it last year or don't know what it is, I got I think I got about five tags last year, five or six, um, and they're just kind of like a tag detailing uh a person or company that are in need. So I did uh and then what they are after for Christmas. So it might it might be a child that's after some new slippers or an in my case I remember doing an elderly man who was into his gardening. And I did what else did I do? I did like an animal shelter where I did some um dog treats, cat treats, food. Uh there's just a selection of things. It's obviously great that they the tags go pretty quickly because that's meaning that, you know, a lot of people are willing to help. Um, and I definitely wanted to get on board doing it again this year. It just it's a very wholesome, feelgood, giving back to the community is it's what Christmas is all about. And I know it's early talking about Christmas, but like I said with this program that Dunelm offer, it's a pretty early thing. So hopefully this Dun Elm has the delivering joy Christmas tree tags. I did it a different one last year. So I think I went to the Trafford Center one last year, so I know they definitely have one. Um so we'll see if they've got one. And then you go away, you can buy the items from wherever you want or donate the items from wherever you want. Um and then you take it like wrap them up, put them in a gift bag. In fact, you don't wrap them up because they have to check them before delivering them. So just put them in like a Christmas bag, deliver them back to store by a certain deadline, which like I said is usually in November time. And that's the delivering joy Christmas tag. So that's what I'm going to do this morning. And whilst I'm here, I'm also near a retail park which has a um a few different shops. There's like a TK Maxx, Homesense, Hobby Craft. I was say Hobby Lobby. We're definitely not in America. I wish we were for this time of the year, but Hobbycraft, there is also uh the range, and I haven't been into the range in a while, and I have seen all over socials that they also have all of their Christmas stuff. So, even though this is going to be like an element of Christmas, don't worry, I'm not going to go overboard because it's still super early, but I thought whilst we're here anyway, just a quick pop in. I have seen this sign that I really like the look of, like a Christmas tree sign to maybe buy and put away. And I was going to order it online, but I thought, let me go into store and just see the quality of it and see if I'm happy with it first. Right, let's have a look. Oh, there we go. See, look, there's not many tags. The tree is not cho block. So, let's have a look and see what there is. This is the hardest part for me is trying to decide like who's more deserving. Do you know what I No one's more deserving. Okay, this is what I'm going to go for. Boy aged four who's after toy motorbikes. A girl aged 11 with some pamper products. Once I've delivered these ones back in store by this deadline, which is end of November, I will see if there are any more tags. I'll probably deliver this well ahead of that um deadline though and see if there are any more. Whilst we're here, I thought we just have a quick look at their like Halloweeny bits. They've also got their Christmas things out. I love this door mat. Happy Halloween, £6. And then they've got more of their just classic autumn as opposed to Halloween. Um, some of which is in the sale. So, if you're wanting a little Halloween, sorry, autumn bargain, then yeah, they've got some sale finds. I guess that's because they're already starting to get the Christmas bits out now. Some new festive scents. Twisted tape candles. They've got green and red. this little candle here. This I said sneak peek of Christmas, but they've got quite a lot already on the shelves. Some cozy pumpkin cushions. This one's £16. They've got the smaller one at 10. Okay, that one's weighty. That one's actually a door stop. That one. A little bit more Christmas over here. Oh, little doggies. Sorry, music so I can't talk for long. But I feel like Dan's one of those places that they've got loads of really nice things, but they don't get new things very often. So often when I come back, I'm just like, I've seen it all before. Um, I really like their edited live range that they do. Quite a lot of products in. But yeah, there's nothing really I need. Not that I can think of. So, I might call it a day now that I've got these tags and head over to the range. Okay, starting strong with a singing and dancing chef Santa. Yes, please. Uh, let's have a look. Oh, wow. They've got loads of Christmas out even at the entrance. That's Oh my god, they've got loads of new stuff this year that I don't recognize. How nice are these books, which are actual storage boxes. Love those little gingerbread tealight holder and red diffuser as well. Oh my god, there's so much stuff. And this is literally just at the entrance. What's this? House aroma diffuser. So, what do we put in there? Oh, it's like an electric diffuser. That's a good idea. Got this kind of like sign. It's kind of like on a chopping board. It's only $3.99. That is so cheap. Love that. Uh little cushion, candles, Christmas baking crew, mince pies, cookies, and cakes. Uh if I see the sign that I showed you, um that I said that I saw online, I will show you. I think I remember that from last year at least. Something similar. faux flowers, which they always have such a good range of. And I'm seeing some new homeware bits. I've never seen this seagrass vase before. This one's $12.99. Kind of looking a bit like a White Company style vase. In fact, I might get that. I really like that. Something a little bit different. And obviously you could use it for faux stems, but if you did want to put real flowers in there, you could just kind of hide a small little vase in there, which or like a bowl of water. Um Oh, I really like that. This is the sign that I've seen online. It's a lot bigger than what I thought it was going to be. And it's also on um like a tin. I thought it was wooden, but that's actually just wooden effect. So, it's $14.99. What do we think? Firstly, where on earth would I put this? Maybe on a con on the console as you come into the house, but it's quite big. Also, that artwork behind. How cozy is that? It's $8.99 for a set of two. Um, like festive prints. They've got a little bit of glitter on, but just a little touch. And a huge artwork here with a bit of glitter also. Very, very cute. and only $1.99. These little tealight holders or taper candle holders that would look good on a little tablescape of Christmas. I've spotted a little bit more autumn. Just hints of it. Like I said, they seem to be clearing the space for Christmas. But $29.99. This is huge, guys. This artwork again, if you want to seasonally switch out some artwork, a nice little pumpkin patch. Cannot wait to visit the pumpkin patch this year. Hopefully, we can have some nice weather for it. Oh, this is a nice little neutral if you like the neutral decor. Pumpkin cushion. $10.99. I think they have better in HomeSense though, to be honest with you. The inner is not very good either. I can't see a price for this, but a little paint by numbers uh with all the crafty kind of stuff. They've got quite a few different craft bits and bobs. Cross stitch. They've got little paint packs, stickers. What's this? Make your own hanging gingerbread people. And then they've also got some crafty bits and bobs for Halloween as well. Oh, here we go. What's this? Autumn diamond painting bag. What's a diamond painting bag? Oh, do you pop a little diamond on each of the numbers? Maybe. I've never seen one of them before. Some Hello Kitty autumn bits. Oh, what's this? Nice little autumn scrapbook. That'd be a good idea. $4.99 to be able to have that out sort of like on a coffee table on a bookshelf and have all of your previous year's autumn photos. Like each year you could do like little pumpkin patch photos and Halloween, especially if you've got kids. And then this little pumpkin patch scrapbooking card design. So there's loads of different designs in here that you could use within that scrapbook as well. Loads of different patterns and prints. What else do they have? They have some plain pumpkins which obviously are $3.99 if you like the neutral style. They've got these smaller ones as well. You just keep them plain. No need to paint them. A bit like the ones that the Hobbycraft um they sell in the Hobbycraft as well. Autumn garden coloring book. Loads of different designs in there. Again, more coloring books with the different wintry Christmas themes. Right. Again, this is probably going to be more of a sneak peek rather than an in-depth tour cuz I appreciate it is early. Um, but there's lots of reds and greens this year. Some golds. Too colorful for me this one. Oh my gosh. Okay then. I'm glad there's lots of reds and greens though this year because that is what we're going with. Very traditional. So, I'm sure I'll be back closer like within a month or so to stock up. But if there is anything that I see, I probably will get it today just so that I know that I've got it and I can just obviously pop it away for Christmas. Christmas overload. This is pretty big. is $39.99, so it's a bit more expensive, but it's very heavy and solid. And I thought it would make for a really nice if you've got a big display area where you could pop uh some treats in here, like fill it up with your quality street. They also have a bit of a ski resort theme going on. This one's only $5.99, this sign, this appro sign, which is pretty big. It's again metal though. Um, but they've got lots of little like skiing decorations. These bless, which are cute. They even called the chalet bless. Again, more skiing Santa Claus. Another wooden sleigh down there that would be good for like storing chocolates in. What would you use this one for then? Just says Santa mail bucket. Who is on the nicest? Can you see your name% on here? I can't see mine. One thing I will never get on board with Christmas in the heat. That is something that Tom would do every single year if he could. But for me, this is more my vibes. Cozy hot chocolates. Let me know. Are you more Christmas on the beach or Christmas in the snow? Okay, the range. This is interesting. Little stiletto boot. I quite like these. They look like uh frosted cookies. Can't see a price for this, but if it's anything like this one, which is $14.99, I quite like this plain simple wooden stag. There's a part of me that every time I see these, if I had the space or like an area where I could just have loads of these, I definitely would. I'd have a whole village. But look how expensive they are as well. I feel like you'd have to get maybe like one a year and build up a collection, but I just wouldn't know where to put them. Correct me if I'm wrong, but I feel like this collection is new. I don't remember seeing this crockery last year. They've got these little server plates. Um like a cookie jar type thing, little vase. Um I wonder how much this is. I think that is adorable for a little plate of Christmas cookies. But like the gravy jug's only $3.99. Oh, and they've got a big butter dish there as well. There's two sides of me when it comes to Christmas. This is the neutral clean white company. But then I also love a bit of tat. Like I was looking at all the tinsel down there and I'm thinking could I could I go fullblown nostalgia '90s Christmas. Maybe one day. Maybe one day. But like even these bags, these gift bags. Honestly, I have a split personality when it comes to Christmas style. Just seen this plaque as well. $3.99 for a hot chocolate station. How cozy does that sound? We've also got Hogwarts Express. Got a bit more of the tartan in the tablecloth and table runner and napkins. Again, if you're going with that kind of like raffar theme. Also just spotted these mugs which are new in apparently. All right. I like this one. Although it kind of looks like the gingerbread's been stretched out a little bit. Do you know what I mean? So, I'm just in Homesense and I was about to say the only home store that hasn't got Christmas stuff in yet is Homesense. However, they do. But, I just thought I would show you this cushion before I go and head over there. They've still got quite a lot of their autumn stuff out thankfully, seems that is the season we're in. I really like this cushion as well. It's like a kind of advent for um October cuz it ends on the 31st where it says happy Halloween. You could do a little like mini trick or treat in each one. And then here's a sneak peek of some of their Christmas stuff to come in this year. I'm loving the kind of like vintage cushions. I remember getting one last year. Um so I'm excited to see, you know, like when you get out your decorations, you forget what you've got. I'm excited to see what I've got in storage. Uh, but what other things have we got new in? Some little wooden trees. Um, trees with bows on. Seems the bows have been huge this year. Still, one of my favorite candles I've ever bought is these sand and fog ones. I just love the jar that they're in. And I already have this one, apple cider, but they've got a few different ones um for all year round. But yeah, the seasonal pumpkiny spiced apple cider ones are probably my favorite. I don't think they do a Christmas edition of this. Maybe that's to come. They seem to have loads of cushions like these ones at the top as well. This year I've got this bolster on our bed. Obviously, they're getting like loads of embroidery ones. They're getting some of the Christmas ones filtering through now. But um Oh, it's too soon. It's too soon. Look at that one. That is huge. That cushion. How much is that? I'm guessing $24.99. $24.99. Feel like I've been shopping HomeSense for that long now that I'm a pro when it comes to guessing what prices things are going to be. This is new. I've not seen this one in this year. And it's a really nice pot. It's the DW Home rustic pumpkin. It's got like a nice dark wooden lid as well. Don't really need any more at this point, but that is gorgeous. I love that. This is also new. It's in the scent woodland, but it comes with a candle and then like a wooden base with this cute little brass pumpkin. How much is this? This is $14.99. Not sure if you can take this out, though. So, otherwise, you could reuse that. I'm sure you must be able to with a bit of force, but uh yeah, that's new as well. What else have we got? Vanilla cinnamon. We've got harvest pumpkin. That sounds good. It's not actually that strong that one. Don't mind me with my motorbike for one of my Denelm bags. I am all done at the shops and it was funny actually because when I was in Home Bargains and I I was picking up a couple of things. The woman in front of me who was at the till, she um the lady at the till said, "Oh, you just starting your Christmas shopping early?" and she says, "I'm actually this is all for the Dunelm delivering joy tags." And I was stood there in the queue thinking that's what half the stuff I've got is for as well. So, it's obviously a popular thing. I'm hungry. I've got some lunch. A little M&S there. Just got some lazy of me, but just some ginger tonic. I got some ingredients for tonight. I'm going to do like a ricotta. It's an M the Nutritionist recipe. Like a ricotta noky type thing. I have some noky already. But let me just see. It might just have to be an individual portion here because yeah, I've only got half left. Unless if I go and get some fresh one. And also, how am I meant to have eaten this within 2 days of opening? It's been open longer than that. Okay. Well, I need some Noki. Or I could do it as like a pasta, but essentially a kind of tomatoey ricotta oberine lemon pasta is what I'm thinking. And that pumpkin lying has been open for longer than 2 days. It's literally been open for like a week. So I had it open 3 days. I had to let it go. Um, and also went to M&S and seen, have you seen they're doing these lucky you might get a gold I don't know voucher or something in between your sandwich. Now, I'm not feeling hopeful that that's going to happen for me, but no, but I went for a beef horseradish sauce, which I'm just going to have for my lunch now. And I will let you out as well because it's turned out to be quite a beautiful day. You want to go and sunbathe for a minute. I mean, it's probably a bit cold for sunbathing, but Barney, there's a bird in the garden. He likes to There isn't a bird. He just likes to chase him just in case. I seen the lawn mower's been going. So, the grass is freshly cut. When do we stop cutting grass? I feel like that was probably the last cut that we'll do for this year. End of September. Mid end of September is about right, isn't it? Anyway, I'm going to have my lunch now and then I will show you the other bits I got. Sneak peek. And just like that, I'm back. Given that it's a lovely afternoon, I will Mr. Be over there for a nice long stroll. I'll not say the words just yet cuz we're not going just yet. But um yeah, I'm going to do that this afternoon and just get my step count in and then be back home to cook dinner in a bit. But before I do go out for a walk, I thought I'd show you what I got. Obviously, I showed you the delivering joy tags that I went for. It's always so hard to decide which ones to get. and I don't ever want to like take them all cuz I know it's like giving everyone a fair chance of getting one and being able to do do it. So, I thought I'll pick one girl and one boy and then I can always when I take these in get some more tags if there's loads available. Uh so, I've gone for a girl who's aged 11 who loves Pamper products. That's an easy one for me to be able to get together some uh beauty bits for her. and then a boy aged four who loves toy motorbikes. So, whilst I was out, I just grabbed a few. And I got this one from Smith's uh toys supertore. This was like £5, I think. Now, I saw these in the range. Let me just see. Is this right? Okay. No, it's not. But never mind. It is still fairly cheap. I saw that they had these Hot Wheels and it said that they were $1.99, but I've just checked the receipt cuz when I went into Smith, they were like eight quid and I thought, how are they $1.99 in the range? If they are, I'm going to go back and get him some more. Uh, but they weren't. They're £4.49. So, still cheaper. But I just got this pack of How many did you get in here? Five weird and wonderful Hot Wheels. Hento Bargains. I got this, which I thought would be fun. We all love, seems as though they're so popular, these kind of like mystery style unboxings. They had some for girls, but cuz they say age three plus, I didn't get a girl the girl one cuz I thought if she's 11, she might not want this. I could get her something else instead that's a similar kind of thing. Mystery fidget toys bag. So, I've got him that. That was $1.99. And then I got these two bikes. We've got a Suzuki and a Honda red and blue because you never know with boys especially with sports teams and stuff if they or they have their a favorite color. I thought I would just get one of each um of those and they were again a couple of pounds. Let me just check. £3.99 they were. Also, I saw one of these Freze um like things that they they say they last 50 days. I don't think they do. I I would have these out for 3 weeks and then replace it. And this is in the scent New York Escape winter edition. So, I thought I would grab that to try that. Got a few wintry ones this year. Now, I've also got a bite on my leg from holiday and I was after some anti-itchching cream. And although it has died down the itch, I just thought I would get this so that we've got some in the cupboard so that next time I know we've got some, I'll pop that in our little first aid uh area. Some tooth dentists, floss sticks from original sauce. They have got spiced pumpkin scented. Is it going to smell nice? Oh, yeah. It is. It's not. Um, I thought it was going to be like really really sweet, but it isn't. It's quite spicy. And then also from the range, I picked up these um stems and vase, which I thought were kind of like good for the autumn season. Obviously, you could have these out whenever you want, but I just thought the rustic kind of dried looking leaves along with the seagrass works really well. The seagrass will be really nice in summer as well, though. They're $3.49. And how like rustic and autumn are they? Yeah, I love them. They had them in a lighter color as well, but I thought these looked more realistic. And then the seagrass bars was $12.99. And then I did go for the Christmas plaque. I thought if I decide it's not right, then I can always return it. But I think I will probably put it behind one of the shelves somewhere or something. Under this section in our island, we've got all of our cooking books, which I just had a recent sort through of, and they were all like piled on top of each other. It was this recipe book that the Nokia is in. So, I'll have a look at that. And then I had a look at this cooking book because it screams autumn. It's called Halfbaked Harvest. I'll leave it linked below. All of my favorite kind of books, recipe books, coffee table books are all on my Amazon storefront. Ignore what I said. The ricotta recipe is in her newer book, Live to Eat. And it's the whipped ricotta slow roasted tomato noky, which sounds amazing. So, yeah, I'm going to make us that. Maybe slightly adapt the menu. I don't think we've uh we might have capers actually, but if not, I'll just leave them out. Um and yeah, any other bits and bobs that we don't have. I think we've got everything though now. So, that's our dinner for tonight. And yeah, this book, let me show you this recipe which I saw. Even if I don't do it today, I really do want to make it this season. This one first and foremost. Double crusted apple cobbler with cinnamon sugar. How nice does that sound? also likes the sound of pumpkin spice latte cake. And where is it? Uh, these sound good. Maple oatmeal lace cookies. But no, it wasn't that that I was going to do. Uh, where is it? Here we go. Chai orchard donuts. Again, sounds amazing, but I don't have like a doughut tray, so I might have to buy one to to make these. But how good do they look with like a nice apple cinnamon tea or something? Oh, delicious. Anyway, let's head out for a going to get into some walking gear first cuz I don't want to wear jeans. I'm going to put like leggings on and get comfy. I think to get my step count in, we find ourselves starting from scratch. Brick by brick. No path carved out for us now. The brush is there. [Music] All I'm asking now, don't give up. [Music] I am currently in my like filming room, wardrobe room, and bit of reality. Still unpacking from holiday. I haven't really even given it a chance to be honest with you. Yeah, I just had YouTube on and I've just been kind of going through everything and I have a parcel that arrived from M&S which I ordered. I got these jeans which I was thinking are long enough to wear with my Birkenstocks. Uh these new ones that I picked up like the granddad loafers which I love but they're actually too long. I remember trying these on in store. Do you remember me taking you to M&S recently and I tried them on and I said I'm going to leave them or I don't know if I said that but I said that there was a mark on them and that all of them had marks on so I thought I would order them online but now that they've arrived they only had a 14 left as well by the way 14 in a long. They are too long like a little cardigan that covers like that the little tie waist and then with these Birkenstocks on. But like I said, they are just the longs are too long. I I feel like I'd end up just completely trashing them straight away. So, I am going to return these. I did, however, also order couple of other things. Now, I have a I only really have one belt, and it's a designer belt, my Louis belt, which is reversible, and I love it because it has black and brown. So, I've got both options covered. But the buckle is gold. So, I wanted a silver alternative. And I found this, which is also reversible, both black and brown. And I've already tried it on. And now I'm going to keep it. So, I can take that off. It's from White Stuff, which I didn't realize. I just thought it was an M&S own brand, but you know M&S, they sell um different brands on their website, don't they? So, yeah. I didn't realize, but that's where it's from. Let me just take this label off. I went for a small to medium. I think that's what size it was. Small to medium. And you've got brown here. And on the reverse, you just literally flip it over. You have the black. I'm glad I went for a small to medium because I wear my jeans high-waisted. So, the belt's always going to be at this sort of height and there's there's only one hole left. So, I definitely needed the smaller size of the two. So, yes. Yes, I'm happy about that. And I also got one other thing for cozy season. I got some slippers. I saw these in store again and I uh I don't think they have my size. I think that was what the issue was, but I just saw them and I thought they looked so so cozy. How nice are they? They're like a brown kind of like B. I did size up to a size eight just for comfort. Um, with slippers, I like to make sure that they've got plenty of room and comfort with them. So, and I also I don't think they had a seven, which is usually what I would go for. I'm usually a 6 and 1/2ish. So, slippers, I would usually get a seven or in this case an eight. And these are so cozy. I love them. I'm definitely going to keep those and the belt. But send these trousers back. Recently, I picked up these trainers, which are from New Balance, and they're like a cream and brown, and I saw them styled up with some brown leggings. So, I picked up these leggings, which I've ordered in the past. You know, I've talked about my Alaza leggings before, which are like my most my cheaper brand. I know I work with Halara, which I love their leggings. Lululemon, love their leggings. Um, but these are the Amazon ones that I like and they are honestly like a dup for Lululemon. They're so I feel like everyone talks about them though. I've been like wearing their leggings for years, but uh I feel like everyone knows about them now, the Amazon uh leggings. So anyway, I picked these up. They're only UK 10. Let me just try them on for you. I want to see what they look like with the trainers. feel like I need a more oversized knit with these, but I'll just throw on this cardigan for now. I took back the Primark jumper. You know, the one that I love, the one that's really popular, £17. In fact, the one that I've got is in the wash currently. Got two like a gray. Is it in the wash or is it here, which is another pile of laundry that I need to pop away. It's all clean stuff, but no, it's in the wash. Um anyway, yeah, I took the cream one back cuz I was thinking, do I really need a third? In fact, it's a fourth because I have the gray, I have the brown, and I have a baby blue. And with the cream one, I was like, "Oh, do I really need a fourth jumper?" I took it back and I'm actually really regretting that. So, I might even just repurchase it because like this outfit for instance, it would have been perfect because this cardigan is a bit too short. Well, it's all right if I'm just going to like a workout class, but if I'm wanting like a cozy outfit. So, anyway, cozy chocolate brown leggings. I've just got on some cream cozy socks, which are from Primark, and my new chocolate brown and cream New Balance. I also got this from Amazon recently. I just wanted something. At the minute, all I use is my belt, like running belt whenever I do go out. Oh, they're perfect. Okay, so Oh, I hope this fits cuz it looks tiny. It is adjustable. But they only had two sizes and they had I think it was like a small No, it was an extra small to small or something like that, which is what I went for, or like a medium to large. And I was like, well, I don't want it loose. I want it somewhat fitted. To be fair, an extra small to small. There's plenty of room, so I can tighten them up. With a running vest like this, you need it to be somewhat more fitted so that when you're running, it's not just bouncing around all over the show. And it comes with these water. I'll leave this one linked below. This where I found this, but it comes with these water bottles that are like flat. So, you can fill these up and slot them in or just take them out if you don't need them. Going to have a drink on the go, which I always if I'm going for a slightly longer run, which okay, for me, a longer run is anything over 5k. 5k is like a normal run for me. That's what I like to do most times. But on the odd occasion, sometimes I've I've got more in me, but I'm thirsty or, you know, I need some kind of pickme up. So, I ended up stopping earlier than what I think. I probably could just keep going a little bit further. When I've got Barney on a lead, I have that around my waist as well. And like I have him clipped onto a harness and then clipped onto my waist. So, sometimes it just feels a bit like I've got a bit restrictive around my waist, whereas this kind of frees that up. kind of want to go for a run now. Except it's not hair wash day. I only go for runs on hair wash day because there's nothing worse than having freshly washed hair and ruining it with a run. Oh, I'm so glad I went for the extra small. And then there's plenty of room for there's pockets in like zippable pockets here for your phone, your keys. Okay, it's huge. I'm not sure what this is. Oh, it's a delivery from uh Vital Biotics. They've sent me a whole selection of different supplements to try. So, thanks to them for that. All these sound good. These little energy tablets, these um lime flavored ones. This is where I tend to keep all of my like new in deliveries. That's why I'm just kind of going through everything now and popping bits away. I've also ordered a new case for my new phone. Uh, this is what's in here. Okay, that's actually a birthday gift for my brother. So, I'll keep that boxed up for now. Did I show you this that I got from Sainsbur's, new Freedom McFaden book. Quinn Alexander. Have I told you this already? I can't remember. But anyway, Quinn Alexander has committed an unthinkable crime, so she makes a run for it. She leaves behind her home, her job, and her family, and races to the northern border before the police can discover what she's done. But when an unexpected snowstorm forces her off the road, Quinn is forced to take refuge at the broken down, isolated Baxter Motel. The handsome and kindly owner, Nick Baxter, is only too happy to offer her a cheap room for the night. Unfortunately, the Baxter Motel isn't quite the safe haven it seems to be. The motel has a dark and disturbing past. And in the dilapidated house across the way, the silhouette of Nick's ailing wife is always at the window watching. Feels a bit like a spooky Halloweeny type read. In the morning, Quinn will leave the motel. She'll pack up her belongings and get back on the road to freedom. But first, she must survive the night. to Sunday Times bestselling a freedom McFad and delivers a Hitchcock style psychological thriller that races to a shocking unforgettable conclusion. I definitely haven't read that out to you guys. So yeah, that sounds really good. And then last but not least, a little PR parcel from my faves. They are always so generous with their gifting. They have sent me a couple of new products. Uh let's have a look. Oh, this is an old fave. I love this. This is their shower gel in the vain, which is such a lovely smell. Of all of their scents, I think the Vane one is probably one of my favorites. And then they've also sent a uh shampoo and conditioner. So, thanks to Loxyan. This one is a intensive repair range of shampoo and conditioner. I like the fact that the shampoo is slightly bigger than the conditioner cuz I always double shampoo. So, I always end up going through shampoo quicker than conditioner. Anyway, let's get this vest off. Going to carry on tidying up and then it's not long before I want to start What time is it? Yeah, before I want to start cooking dinner cuz Tom should be home soon. And then we can um yeah, have a nice chilled night together. Rocky road. [Music] All I'm asking now, don't give up on love. Don't give up. [Music] Don't give up. [Music] And here we have it. My evening is set. I'm just watching Well, I have been watching First Dates on my laptop, so I'm going to pop it on the um TV, I think. And this is the dish. Obviously, as you can tell, we didn't use Noki today, although noky would be delicious in this. We had some pasta left over. This huge I don't know the name of this one, but I really like it. And the other thing I didn't have is capers and olives, but again, you can add them in if you want or if not, doesn't matter either way. I popped the lemon that was left up cuz you only use zest in the recipe. So, I made a hot honey and lemon to drink for my evening drink of choice. One thing I have cut out actually and I would say pretty much full stop is like Diet Coke. I was a Diet Coke fiend every single day at least a can a day. And I would have the caffeine-free one, but I would still have a Diet Coke every single day. So now the only time that I would have a Diet Coke now is if like we're out and about with friends or something and we're going out for lunch or something like that and someone else. Even then, like when we were in Spain, I didn't have a single Diet Coke. I had sparkling water. So, I'm quite glad I've kicked that habit cuz it was in the back of my mind that I was thinking I'm having one every single day. And I probably was addicted at that point because I really like just felt like I needed it after my dinner to just have a Diet Coke. it would almost satisfy a sweet craving or like fill me up a bit more so that I wouldn't have like a huge dessert. But yeah, I'm glad I've kicked that habit. So anyway, I'm going to close off this vlog here just before I get cozy for the evening. I hope you guys have enjoyed it. Of course, as always, thumbs up if you have, subscribe if you haven't already, and I will hope to see you all very soon in my next video. Bye, guys. [Music]