Rachel's Next Adventure

Have a fun and safe night everyone!

It's that time of year ago, the Christmas season is finally starting up properly. Yeah we've had the Fenwick and John Lewis Christmas floors for a while now but the main seasonal event starts tomorrow. That's right, the Fenwick Christmas Window is going to be unveiled tomorrow! We can't wait to see it this weekend, so until then we've got some videos of the previous years, feel free to check them out below. 2014 2015 2016 2017 Do you have any big traditions like this where you live? What signifies the start of Christmas to you?

Happy Halloween everybody! I hope you have a great night no matter what your plans are.

Our November box arrived on Friday, we got some pretty cute stuff this time around but I don't think i'm going to keep much of it. The chick hoodie dog is so cute though!

I'm not going to comment too much on this years event, we went on the third or fourth day it was open and several of the lights were off or partially broken already. Sunderland is getting worse, we're not even having a bonfire night firework display this year! So, here is our video of what was working anyway.

So, our last update was back in July , so I thought it was about time we update you with what we've been up to and what we've managed to get done. So, we still need to find an electrician to do some stuff outside for us, but we have had more plastering done! We've had the office plastered and fixed up, we bought the new fleece blanket I mentioned in the last update - along with a new Grinch blanket ready for Christmas. The top of the stairs has been prepped ready to be plastered when the plasterer next comes back. The plasterer mentioned we'll probably be able to get a cupboard put in under the stairs! Now, this might not seem like a big deal, but its a huge major deal! Our house basically only has one built in cupboard and the boiler is in it, so we'll finally - possibly - be able to have some storage space! I'm so excited about this! But, we do need the plasterer and a bricklayer to come in and check it over properly first as the space ...

If you've ever looked at planning a trip to Japan, you'll notice you see the word Konbini everywhere in blog posts, guides, money saving articles, these things are everywhere. You can stand on a street and see three or four all in a close location - some even the same company, there were two 7 elevens within a 3min walk from our hotel! Most of these posts and guides only show you a few items you can pick up there, with occasional price lists, so we decided on our trip earlier this year that we'd take a tour video in some of the main Konbini chains. There were a few we didn't get a chance to record in, like Daily Yamazaki and Sunkus but here are our tours of the main three - 7 Eleven, Lawson and Family Mart. Hopefully they'll be of help to some of you, the videos are a little rushed as those places can be really busy! Family Mart 7 Eleven Lawson Remember to subscribe to the YouTube channel , we have a Japan trip video going up every ...