I have gone a little mad with the desiccated coconut this week. Firstly, because I bought a whole bag to make Halloween ghost breadsticks and never got round to it and secondly, because you can stick it in anything! Try adding it to pan fried prawns with a little seasoning and balsamic vinegar. We had ours over pasta and it gave the prawns a sticky sweet and sour taste - delicious.

Or stir it through piping hot rice. I always order coconut rice if we have an Indian meal and now I can have it whenever at home!

But the best way to use it is in a magic reindeer mix!

Mix a cup of porridge oats, a cup of desiccated coconut and some edible cake sprinkles. Then when you scatter it on Christmas Eve to guide Father Christmas' reindeers to your door, it won't harm any birds or bugs who may have a nibble! So skip the glitter and raid your cake decorating supplies! Pour some into cellophane and tie with ribbon for a sweet gift to little ones.

I have been completely obsessed with the idea of Doctor's and Nurses this week! But much to my husband's disappointment it all centres around the small boy's birthday!

Yes I know my small boy won't turn 2 until next July. But you can never be too prepared!

I will research ideas for the next few months and collate them all here. I will start buying bits and bobs to hide in the bottom of the wardrobe and by the time July comes around I will have hoarded my party supplies without a big bill, all in one go!

I have never seen a Doctor theme for a children's party and even my beloved Pinterest only has a few examples so I can't wait to share his party next year, as it is a great idea to try!

You can hire (for an extortionate amount) a giant game of operation! But I will be making our own from old cardboard boxes! Think hook a duck but hook an organ!

Bandage races with toilet roll and fake blood face paints! Love the idea of using sample pots of apple juice for drinks! Disgusting but the boys will love it! Red and white balloons for blood cells, pin the plaster on the patient and a name badge making station. We will turn the hall into a ward for an afternoon.

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Oh and we just have to have DJ Billy Chapz! Small boy has some serious moves already and by the time he turns 2, I suspect he will be break dancing!

What do you think of the Doctors and Nurses theme? Any other good ideas of games for me?!

I am responsible for almost all the new business for the estate management company I work for. We are a very small team and I fit my work into every spare minute I have. It's a big responsibility but one I adore and thrive upon.

Cold calling has always been part of my role where ever I have worked. I spent the early part of my career (I say career because I am quite proud of what I have achieved) as a Land Buyer for a couple of the National Housebuilders. Imagine trying to persuade a farmer to sell his field to a big bad Developer. Imagine sititng in that farmer's kitchen for 8 meetings a month apart, with your wellies on and his 15 year old cat on your lap. Then going to a swanky lunch and a drinks party in the evening.

That was my job. Now I work for the estates management division of a big regional Affordable Housing company selling our cheap as chips grounds maintenance and management package to Developers to save them millions.

You'd think it wouldn't be a hard sell, but little things like Council agendas and politics get in the way.

I am going to send my top 10 developers a Christmas present. A calling card, a memorable little gesture, in the hope they will want to pick up my call in the new year.

Here are my favourites! (Bear in mind the best thing we do is cut the grass on big developments)

A grass pen holder! Perfect for holding my business card and a few of our corporate promotional pens! (My brother is bringing a stash of these back from the US as they are a quarter of the price!)

Grass Markers! Blade of grass bookmarks that double as post it notes! Genius!

Magic beans with messages! If only we could personalise them!

Ceramic grass vases. Beautiful and totally unique. At £35 a bit pricey this Christmas maybe!

Grass charging station! I love this!

I am also trying to come up with a strap line. What do you reckon "The grass is greener with us?!" Got any other bright ideas?

Here is my Pinterest board if you like any of the ideas I have started sowing!