Win a £10 Amazon Voucher – September
How is it September already?
I was talking to Bex earlier and I was such next month was September, how did it happen that in fact, we are already there!
One thing I often do on Life in a Break Down is do a monthly Amazon giveaway.
I thought with this month full of amazing giveaways from other people, who don’t I change it up a bit and offer it over here!
I’m not sure if you know but we have set up an instagram to go with the blog and as I do over on LIABD I thought I would share with you some of our latest posts!
So how can you be in with the chance of winning yourself this prize?
Well you need to do to be in with a chance of winning is let us know using 8 words or more:
Let me know what you have been up to of late, anything special done or planned? Or perhaps tell me a joke!
Good Luck!
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One of those weeks where everything happens ! Still here – still smiling
I went to the Reading festival,great fun except for the weather.
Been really busy at work and just getting back into the gym as well – looking forward to a weekend of chill time!
Kids went back to school on Tuesday so I have been enjoying some me time at last! Soooooo glad Autumn has arrived! It is my favourite season! I hated the heatwave so glad Summer is over!
What have I been up to? I’ve been looking after my 2 little grandsons, and I’m knackered.
We have been cleaning/sanding/varnishing an old piece of furniture we bought last week. Also lined all the drawers!
We had a day at the zoo which was lots of fun
I was going to a vegan retreat at Champneys next week, Until it got postponed till November! Just as I got all excited!
been busy doing all sorts a funny week
Got a wedding on Saturday…hoping for no rain!
Not been doing a lot as still in recovery from a very nasty stomach bug over a week ago 🙁
Not much going on here, just working away lol
The whole family has had a very stressful week, compounded by back to school and extra related traffic.
I took my daughter to Cbeebies Land.
I was so busy preparing the kids to go back to school.
I’ve put up a friend who found himself homeless after Universal credit messed up his housing benefit. He’s been on my sofa for a few weeks, and we’ve been struggling, but hopefully things will feel better for all when he finds somewhere to live, it’s not nice being homeless, and I couldn’t see him alone on his birthday xx
planning to make some cakes this week, when I can find some sugar free white chocolate
Q: What did the duck say when he bought lipstick?
A: “Put it on my bill.”
Me and my 2 kids are going to Liverpool to see the Disney cruise ship, they are both getting dressed up as Prince charming and a princess
I have been looking after a friends dog, 3 cats, 5 chickens and 15 fish. It’s been busy ! And there is a lot of poop to pick up.
We went to Southend for family day out. Adventure Island is perfect for kids and no queues for rides 🙂
Just booked a nice cruise for 2020 as always live in the future
It’s been our son’s first week of school! Exciting for everyone.
Weve just come back from Disneyland Paris!! We all had a fab time and cant wait to go again!!!
Limericks I cannot compose,
With noxious smells in my nose.
But this one was easy,
I only felt queasy,
Because I was sniffing my toes
Been digging up the flower beds so that I can lay grass seed and make the garden more manageable next year,
I went to a zoo the other day. But there was only one animal on display – a dog. It was a Shih Tzu!
I had toe nail surgery a few days ago, so I’ve just been resting x
Enjoying a week’s holiday this week…but not doing anything exciting …just a staycation
I’ve been gardening and picking apples to make crumbles and pies.
Got back from Disneyland at the weekend and since been busy getting the kids ready for back to school & nursery.
New bathroom getting fitted soon
I have been sorting out the kids to get them ready for the first week of school this week
I have made a dress today and it’s quite good though I say so myself
I’m currently 37 weeks pregnant wishing my due date was sooner! Can’t wait to see him :)x
I’ve been chilling with my dog, watching and enjoying life.
We have just move house so a lot of decorating to do and flooring to lay.
Lots and lots of babysitting and days out to keep grand children occupied, back to school now.
I went on my first ever ghost hunt, was a fantastic night!
I’ve just started a new job so lots to learn and think about.
The kids went back to school so just trying to get back into routine
My daughter got married and my granddaughter was a flower girl which was lovely
I’ve been planning (and stressing about!) my wedding which is now this month!!!
We went on a ferry trip, enjoyed our day out with some tourists. Then enjoyed some delicious fish and chips at a local restaurant :- Which was included as part of boat trip.
We are off to the Isles of Scilly for a late summer holiday in a weeks time – cannot wait!
Been playing a holiday to Paris can’t wait!! I got in October
We had a lovely family walk in the woods 🙂
Why did the squirrel scream?
Because somebody pinched his nuts!
I made a blackberry crumble, yummy!
Lately, we did one of the best things ever, got a puppy!
Been for a junior park run with the kids this morning and planning to spend the afternoon tidying up the garden. Not that exciting!
i’ve been busy working hard on my blog
I have just booked a Holiday in December
We went to the Thermae Bath Spa in Bath! I’m a huge spa fan myself and LOVED it.
Back to school/work, so nothing exciting happening for us.
Busy at work (as usual!)
Just moved house with partner and created home made cinder toffee yum!
Had only a routine week of the usual work and play
Just booked our Christmas holiday , cannot wait as never been to Malaysia
I recently started a new job and have been busy getting trained.
Helped my daughter move to her first flat
Just had a wonderful weekend with friends
We had an end of Summer BBQ last Saturday with friends. We played potato plop, it was the funniest night EVER!
after a short time in hospital my hubbies grandmother passed away over the weekend, so we have been spending alot of time with family.
I’ve recently booked a trip to Berlin in December to see the Christmas markets with my boyfriend, I’m so excited!
Had a busy week with the kids going back to school. Been trying to find a new norm. Mundane things like shopping, cleaning ect.
We have been having lots of lunches out, and pottering round car boots
It has been a catching up with paperwork week. Not exciting but good to get things sorted until next month.
I’ve just come back from a holiday in Rome- it was amazing!
Doctors today and cleaning! Exciting times!
We’ve been following the Gromit Unleashed 2 art trail around Bristol and surrounding areas over the last couple of months – all proceeds from the eventual auction of the sculptures goes to the Bristol Children’s Hospital charity :o)
Me and my hubby are taking my son to Alton Towers
Just came back from valencia, spain
I have had an ever so lazy week binge watching tv and eating junk!
We went to visit our daughter & granddaughter, which we do each month, and instead of driving we took the train. It took us less time to get there than it has done when we’ve gone by car, but on the way back we messed up, missed the train and ended up waiting at Euston for almost an hour. Luckily we had booked an open return so we were able to take the later train. We then had to wait half an hour for a bus once we reached the other end. The journey back ended up taking almost 6 hours. So the jury is still out on whether we will swap our car for the train for the next visit.
Getting out and about with the hubby. We live in a tourist hotspot so it is nice when the crowds thin a bit.
I have been continuing with my exercise plan, to get down to my goal weight of 9 stone.
Another fantastic read guys!
I’m recovering from a fractured fibula, and using my free gym membership to get in shape!
Good luck everyone 🤞🏼
we went on a little late deal to rhodes it was lovely to get some more sunshine! 😀
We just got back from holiday last week so now it’s all school and work for the foreseeable!
Been sorting out my balcony. New furniture new decor and loads of nice plants
I’ve getting used to having a baby, he’s nearly 7 weeks now
Not been doing a lot but enjoyed hunting for conkers with my 3 youngest today.
We’ve been playing Pokémon Go like crazy lately. We’re totally addicted! The best thing about it is we’ve made lots of new, lovely friends 🙂 x
My friend has invited me to join her at a craft morning tomorrow so looking forward to that.
Not been up to a lot as I was silly & fell in my garden when I tried to run to get something out of my shed in the rain, wearing my garden clogs, slipped on the new path my son put down & hurt my arm as I tried to save myself. I really need to sort the garden out & plant some spring bulbs!
I’m moving into my university accommodation in Exeter!
We just got 3 little black kittens, they’re absolutely adorable!
It’s a friend’s birthday this weekend and it’s all good
Arranging my return to work from mat leave.
I’ve had a major de-clutter this week – we were drowning in stuff. I feel like we’ve moved to a bigger, better house. There’s so much more room and no piles in corners!
I know – can’t believe it’s already September! Just as long as no one mentions the “C” word, we’ll be OK… 🙂
I’ve been busy at work, but also buy managing my finances planning to go travelling. Currently going exceptionally well.
I’ve been fussing over my dog, who has just turned two. Still a cheeky boy!
As a home educating mum of 7 its been mainly teaching the children and lots of crafting and games for me
In the process of moving so all we have being doing lately is packing
I was happy this week that the temperatures were finally low enough to wear my autumn clothes. I never know what to wear in summer, so autumn is much better for me. Thanks for the giveaway.
Work, work and more work for me! Actually managed to make some time this week to catch up with a few friends though so feeling a little better about myself!
No good at jokes, but I am off to Barcelona tomorrow 🙂 thanks x
We are off to Orlando in 26 days, cannot wait…so excited!
I recently took the children on an educational day trip to Edinburgh, around 250 miles each way.
I spent the morning pulling my winter clothes out of the back of the wardrobe, because it’s like it’s jumped from summer to winter in a week!
We haven’t really been up to all that much lately.
Knock Knock! Who’s there?
Cash
Cash who?
I knew you were a nut!
I had to take down a giant old wooden ikea bed at the weekend to take to the skip, took hours and the use of a big hammer to do so. Spent the rest of the weekend with sore muscles.
Just got back from a long weekend in Amsterdam!
Just been busy with work and preparing for my holiday in October!
We are just in the process of booking a trip to centre parcs
I’ve been planning my honeymoon
Been baking and shopping.
Just had a great birthday weekend with my family and friends, going to two of my favourite restaurants!
I’m just enjoying a but of time to myself now the kids are back at school!
We’ve been busy decorating our living room xx
Going to london next month 🙂
I’ve been busy painting and planning finishing touches for the kitchen
I’m so good at sleeping, I can do it with my eyes shut
Congratulations on the new site! So exciting seeing you grow
I have been helping my sister with her wedding, she is getting married in 2 weeks! so excited!
I have started university again after having the summer off, very exciting!
I have said a sad farewell to my youngest son who is going to be touring Asia for a year, I will miss him so so much but what a great experience for him
I’ve been gardening. Did some errands around the house. Nothing too exciting
Being going to watch the football and been doing some running
Fab giveaway!
I have been away for a few days, staying in Stoke-on-Trent. Thanks for running this comp 🙂
Being lazy today. I was up until 2 this morning making sure all my business accounts were ready to submit to the local council. Got films on and browsing the internet. Youngest kid is busying himself in his bedroom.
Looking forward to the weekend. We get to try out the family camper van for a birthday trip. 🙂
Random jokes from my son’s new joke book.
What is yellow and brown and hairy?
Cheese on toast dropped on the carpet
Why did the germ cross the microscope?
To get to the other slide.
What do you get if you cross a maths teacher with a piece of furniture?
A multiplication table
EATING PINEAPPLES!
Just got married and returned from honeymoon!
Hubby had few days holiday , he went back today so now I need a few days holiday lol x
i have been reading lots
I visited Clark’s Village (outlet shops) today. Haven’t been since I was a child. Got some bargain skechers and a few other goodies. I also had the best burger ever from the Gourmet Burger Kitchen! EPIC!
BEEN BUSY WITH WORK SO NOT ALOT
Working really really hard to get ahead before we go on holiday later this month!
Haven’t been doing much but it’s my birthday on the 4th. Getting older! My late dad loved this joke:
What does a perverted frog say?
Rubbit.
I’ve been on a training course to enable me to volunteer helping children in the care system. It’s been really interesting. Final week this week!
Planning our next trip away in the caravan 😋❤❤💓
I have been very busy picking apples and pears – we have so many this year and are keeping our friends, family and neighbours well supplied with both!
Just got married!
I have been doing very little as I am limited by a badly broken ankle, but hoping to go to the Norfolk coast soon
We saw Europe at the Royal Albert Hall on 23rd September and they were absolutely phenomenal!
Doctors fun
wondering what to do with my future
Just another week being a single mummy of 2 girls taking them to nursary shopping cleaning cooking and changing nappies 😂
I’ve been renovating my house this past year
Met up for lunch with 2 friends, we’ve known each other since school over 40 years ago, was great to catch up.
I’ve had a manic few weeks with 2 weddings and a hen party to go to. This weekend we are in the Lakes for a 40th party and I managed to chop a big piece of my finger off in a hand blender last week making a smoothie for my daughter! xx
I’ve got my 30th birthday rapidly approaching, so have been planning a big trip to USA!
Catching up on housework and getting house sorted now kids back at school
Enjoyed a baking day for my daughters bake sale at work – made rocky road, a lemon drizzle cake and a carrot cake x
Had a pretty busy few months!
Got married in June, moved house in September, and i’m currently cooking a bun in the oven – due January 5th 😉 Best year ever!
Planning decorating and choosing colours
I have just planned my Christmas Day menu! 🙂
Ready for moving house so decluttering
I’ve been starting to organise a charity stall for a fete
going to henley
Earlier this year I began suffering from epilepsy and one of the main problems for me was that it seemed as though my memory had been wiped. I would say things like ‘ooh, we should go and see this musical at our local theatre’ and my hubby would tell me that we’d been to see it just a few months ago!
I lost huge chunks of memory and needed to find a way to start rebuilding my ability to remember things. So I’ve enrolled in 2 lessons a week to learn Spanish.
Although my memory is very slowly getting better, one of the best things about trying to improve it is that I’ve met loads of new friends and had lots of laughs (mostly at my complete inability to say anything in Spanish without sounding like Manuel from Fawlty Towers!)
My 4 year old grandson, who has non verbal autism, said ‘bye bye’ to me without prompting needless to say I am so very proud of him
Feels like everyone has went into hibernation up here.
Just got back from a sunny week in Menorca- now back to work and the cold
Went to the awards dinner for my local rugby league team on Sunday. Ended up meeting a HUGE favourite player who gave me 2 hugs and asked where I was sitting on Friday when they play in the semi-final of the Super League, he wanted to know so he could look for me and wave!!
I just got back from a break and I’m missing it already.
I moved house recently back up to where my family are based. So I have been spending a lot of time with my nieces which is brilliant they are so much fun.
I’ve been trying to get over post holiday blues. Memories are such an amazing part of it.
Is it me or is it feeling more like winter everyday.
started a new job and so far lovin it!!
Counting down the days till our holiday. We are going on my ultimate bucketlist trip for our 10th wedding anniversary. 2 weeks till we set off for Thailand.
I went to a zoo the other day which only had 1 dog in it.
It was a shih-tzu.
I am going to my local food festival this weekend
Nothing exciting, cleaning up kitten poo :'( and stressing over my son’s birthday getting closer!
We’ve been quite busy helping our daughter move. You know hwat kids are like….l haven’t got much stuff mom! Hahaha a week later!
I’ve been running my kids around to their sports clubs 🙂
I have been house hunting with my son as he wants to move to my area
Just started doing a fashion course – great fun
I have been getting the garden ready for winter!
Not much really, have a few nice dates with kids coming up Archaeology Dig, Trip To Royal Albert Hall for the School Proms. Might sneek a cheeky caravan holiday in , this month.
I have been looking after my 2 year old granddaughter
I have been working so much of late. Im a photographer and have been sitting at my desk editing images for what feels like weeks on end!
retiring very soon and putting the house on the market ready to move into something smaller and slowing down from the ratrace
I’m about to go hiking in the Pyrenees by myself, 100 miles in 4 days – wish me luck 🙂
Planning my youngest sons secondary school’ lots of visits and things to organise!
I am so proud of my girls at the moment, one is studying really hard for her first year A-Levels as she wants to go on to university to study law, and my eldest daughter has just returned to university to become a nurse.
drinking lots of cups of tea with family members besides that we haven’t done a lot due to losing my mother in-in-law a week ago very sudden so at the moment were just in limbo waiting for the inquest next week x
Been busy with work and paperwork for a house purchase – stressful time. looking forward to christmas!
Looking after horses x
Minding our grandson
Got a bit of a reunion curry night out planned for the weekend.
we’re going to see Hozier in december
Lots of fun things with the kiddies
Work, work and work 😞
I have been applying for jobs & looking for a new house!
I’ve just finished two and a half years of chemotherapy treatment and now spending time with family
Unfortunately things haven’t been go well recently for me, my dad passed away 2 weeks ago and his funeral is tomorrow, it was all very sudden and he was on 54, then next week is my only sons 2nd birthday, unfortunately he was stillborn. Hoping that things will pick back up again, need some happier times.
Why did the toilet roll down the hill?
To get to the bottom!
A couple of weeks ago I visited distant friends and gained a beautiful god daughter 🙂
Fingers crossed
wow Fingers crossed
I’ve been recovering from a minor op. So nothing exciting I’m afraid.
Sadly, the past three weeks have been taken up with organising my Mum’s funeral and interment.
looking forward to a week alone with my b/f dont get to see him much
We’ve been trying to declutter which is going slowly but we have taken some donations to several charity chops.
I have been getting prepared for Christmas and buying gifts, so far so good. Completed my youngest gifts
This week I have started a photography course with Link into Learning
Deodorant or shampoo? That’s tough question!
me and my other half both had a week off so we jumped in the car one morning and disappeared up to the highlands. Was totally spontaneous! just drove around and found a b&b for the night wherever we stopped 🙂 it was totallly unplanned and probably one of the best trips i’ve ever been!
I have been in and out of dentist office to fix my broken tooth – not nice but its done and i can smile again
I’ve been going to my parents caravan by a lake the views beautiful and my chug Arthur loves it it’s so relaxing and helps me de stress
busy this week baby proofing the house now he has found his legs.
Urgh just working, work, work, work