This day I love.......: JYSK

I have started this post so many times, I keep writing and rewriting as whatever I type doesn’t seem to do justice to how I feel right now. I am just so incredibly happy. I really cannot put it into words what it means to me to have my own space at long last. A space I can work in, a space the children can join me whilst I work, a space to work out in and I space I can setup to expand my photography business too. I space that all these things can co exist but without feeling cluttered and overwhelmed, I just love it.

The walls have been painted a modern and neutral grey, the light still reflects really well and the room feels clean and modern. I opted for modern white furniture from JYSK, the Danish-owned global furniture chain, in order to keep with the modern feel for the room. The furniture arrived flat packed, and I have to say I was surprised when the desk was in one box. I was eager to build them and wanted to do so when Little Man was napping, only he had other ideas and wanted to help me too.

Within 10 minutes I had screwed the feet onto my sofa, the only assembly that was required, and that was with Little Man helping me. After 15 minutes I had built my desk, complete with draw. There was no stopping me, Little Man was helping by placing random screws in places and using the allen key for everything and anything. The hardest thing to build was the bookcase, but that was mainly due to Little Man wanting to climb on the shelves as I was trying to assemble them. Within 45 minutes I had built a Sofa, desk and bookcase and the furniture was ready to be positioned in the room.

I could not be more impressed, as you would never know the furniture was self assembly. Each piece feels solid and well manufactured. It has withstood a 1 year old trying to assemble them and myself moving them around the room to get them positioned in the correct place.

When I pictured my office space in my head I wanted clean and modern and uncluttered. I tend to think better when things are put away, everything in its place, and so storage was a big must have for me. I wanted to draw some inspiration from Hygge – the Scandinavian practice of making calming, peaceful, comfortable and beautiful spaces at home, and feel I have achieved this.

My office space is everything I could have wanted and more. Beautiful modern furniture from JYSK, calm and peaceful place to work and a beautiful addition to our home. I could not be happier.

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I recently published the survey results from the JYSK feel the happiness report and ranked number 1 was a clean and tidy house. I love it when the house is clean and tidy and feel it much easier to relax. Working from home and having three young children running around means this occurrence is rare. What also perhaps does not help is that I have no space to work, or no designated work area.

Before Little Man arrived I had an office, it was the small bedroom, and then the arrival of Little Man meant my office was converted into a nursery. Each item from my office ended up in random rooms around the house, leaving me feeling rather disjointed. I have longed for a space again that I can call my own, a place for me to work and where everything is all together. A reorganisation of rooms has now meant I have a work space at long last.

First on the list was painting the walls a more neutral colour. The girls wasted no time in helping.

Now the painting is complete I can begin to arrange the space. With the Danish-owned global furniture store, JYSK, opening its 2,500th store worldwide recently there were plenty of amazing products for me to choose from to complete the look I wanted. I am wanting to create a cosy space, that whilst is productive for me to work in is also comfy and relaxing for the girls to sit with me whilst I do so. Ultimately I would love to have plenty of storage space and a dedicated work space, whilst drawing inspiration from Hygge – the Scandinavian practice of making calming, peaceful, comfortable and beautiful spaces at home. JYSK are experts in sleeping and living and I found exactly what I was looking for.

I have measured and have space for a comfy sofa which means that although this will be my work area the girls can still come and keep me company. A beautiful desk to work at, which gives me a dedicated work area. Most importantly plenty of storage space. I cannot wait to share with you the finished area. Keep an eye on YouTube for a video soon of me putting the office together!

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I have just returned home from a run. A planned 8 mile run cut short due to the heavy rain. I can hear the rain beating down on the glass outside. I stand in the dark hallway cold and soaked to the bone. The door to the front room opens, my youngest daughter reaches out and asks for a hug. Our dog jumps up excitedly to greet me. Little Man snoring away through the baby monitor.

After a shower I return downstairs to sit on the sofa between my girls. Snuggled together under a throw, lights low to help the girls unwind and the dog fast asleep on the rug. We sit there together, warm and cosy, for half hour before bed. It is so quiet I can hear the girls breathing, it is peaceful and I feel happy.

This time together is so precious, the girls at school all day and my training meaning I am spending most evenings running. The idea behind Hygge is to forget life’s worries, to unwind and relax and to feel as at-home as possible. Whenever I return from a run and cuddle my children this is the moment I feel as at-home as possible. In the winter though this seems to feel even more special. Perhaps the dark outside adds to the mood. The warmth inside. The soft cuddly cushions and throw on the sofa are so inviting for a cuddle when I come in from the cold.

The Danish-owned, Scandinavian global home furniture retailer JYSK are celebrating opening their 2,500th store, you can shop online and find your nearest store here, and we are going to be partnering with JYSK and their feel the Happiness Campaign.

JYSK want to know what makes you happy? By letting them know you could be in with a chance of winning a hygge inspired goodie bag.

Keep an eye on the blog and social channels as over the next few weeks as we explore the hygge vibe and JYSK feel the happiness campaign.

To Enter the giveaway simply follow the instructions on the Widget below. Full terms and conditions can be found on the widget along with ending times.

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Since the girls returned to school my weekends seem to be spent running and doing homework with the girls. They do seem to have rather a lot, both have spellings to learn, both reading to do, writing, maths and a task to complete from this terms activity list. I try to fit their homework into our day to day task, otherwise we would never leave the table as there is just so much of it, especially with two children!

My youngest homework for maths this week is to find numbers when doing the shopping. I do my shopping during the week when they are at school, as taking 3 children round the supermarket is no fun at all. I did however need to buy some new storage boxes so we headed over to the new JYSK store in Dewsbury to take a look.

My youngest found numbers everywhere, on the ceiling, on the walls and even on the floor. She found numbers on tags, on posters and even on the watch of the store manager. She even asked one member of staff why there are lots of '9'. We went around the whole store and she pointed out all the different numbers that she could see.

After our number hunt, and I did get my storage boxes at a very bargain price, we headed over to Leeds for a spot of bowling at Hollywood bowl.

Before bowling we had dinner in their diner and I used this opportunity to not only spot numbers but also to do some word recognition and phonics work with her. She spotted letters, and sounded out words on the menu 'Hot' 'Dog' 'My' 'The' 'Bun' 'and' 'in' 'on' 'of' to name a few.

After Little Man worked out that my camera had a selfie button, which he kept pressing, it was time to begin bowling.

The girls were really good at taking turns and it was not too long before my eldest began to take things really seriously. Questioning herself on her throws and wondering why she had not knocked all the pins down.

There was a lot of score watching and discussion from both girls. Working out how many they needed to win and who was currently in the lead.

My youngest often seeking comfort and reassurance as she watched the ball head towards the pins.

Occasionally throwing the odd Diva strop when the pins did not quite fall her way.

The girls had very different bowling styles, my youngest very delicate and taking her time. Making sure everything was lined up and just so.

My eldest on the other hand, adopted the run very fast and throw it approach.

I did let the girls take my final turn together, they watched in anticipation to see how the pins would fall.

We had a wonderful day learning about numbers and lots of fun was had bowling too!

This day I love the day with numbers

We were invited bowling at Hollywood bowl, all words are my own opinion

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