Hi everybody! We have a new addition to the Moseley-Dorey household... this is our cutie new furbaby hamster who we've called Alphonse! ❤ He's 7 weeks old and super inquisitive! 😁 (He's named after one of our favourite characters from the anime Fullmetal Alchemist!) Alph is loving his new big house... It has many floors with lots of stuff to chew, tubes, a big wheel, hiding spots, lots of soft bedding and toys to play with. He even came out and had a sit in my lap briefly before trying to run and jump around, so progress. 😂 He's slowly getting used to his new hoomans... Its gonna take a few days but he's so friendly and funny. Tom and I love him already!! 😍

My tribute to Chester Bennington from Linkin Park. One of my musical heroes, someone I grew up listening to and someone I admired for his compassion towards animals, other people and the environment. Still really sad that he has left this Earth and no longer with us sharing his voice with the world. 💔😢 Time taken: approx. 4 hours Materials used: HB and 2B graphite pencils.

Here's my #Top4Songs this month! 😁 1. The Man - @thekillers 2. Burn It Down - @linkinpark 3. On My Mind - @Disciples 4. Adventure of a Lifetime - @Coldplay #music #musicaddict #thekillers #theman #linkinpark #chesterbennington #burnitdown #disciples #onmymind #coldplay #adventureofalifetime

I have to say, I'm still feeling awful upset that Chester has passed away. I may not have known him personally, but I felt connected to him through his music and his voice. He also came across as a lovely, sensitive, compassionate and conscious human being who cared deeply about animal welfare, the environment and charity. From Hybrid Theory all the way to One More Light, I've followed and been a fan of Linkin Park for many years. Linkin Park helped me through tough times when I was bullied badly in school and helped me with feeling general loneliness and angst. That was a bad low point but Chester's voice felt reassuring, I felt I could relate. I watched their videos this morning and felt so overcome with emotion that I wasn't going to hear him sing or hear any new music from Linkin Park anymore. Just reflecting on how much their music influenced me and how sad the whole situation is, how he must have felt and seen himself that he felt it was the only way out to deal with everything... I actually started to cry. It's so sad. 😢 I think it's a testament to Chester and the band at just how upset and affected many people are by his death. One More Light has gone from this Earth. 💔 I am grateful to Chester and the band for their music and helping so many around the world. Rest in Peace Chester. ❤ #chesterbennington #linkinpark #music #Childhood #memories

Getting back into drawing again, so starting with a male portrait, as I've always struggled with male faces. Here's my sketch of my lovely man Tom and now adding some detail/shading ❤😁

Did this a while ago, but these are #mytop9boardgames at the moment! 😁 #boardgames #boardgamegeek #bgg #tabletop #tabletopgames #games #mysterium #loveletter #codenames #Takenoko #junglespeed #pandemic #tsuro #lordsofwaterdeep #dnd #kodama

Loving my #LordOfTheRings boxset. Been reading the Fellowship of the Ring on my kindle but nothing beats the feeling of a book. ❤ #jrrtolkien #books #boxset #thefellowshipofthering #thetwotowers #thereturnoftheking #thehobbit #bookworm

It is booked! Tom and I are finally off to Paris next month. I've been wanting to go ever since I was young, so feeling ridiculously excited to explore this beautiful romantic city with the one I love. There are so many places I want to go, plus we have also booked a day ticket for Disneyland (my inner child is squealing so much right now!) - this is honestly a dream come true.

Hi all, 2017 is finally here! Overall I feel the past year has been a good one in many aspects. I moved in with my partner Tom, I started a new job and I've also made steady (yet a little slow) recovery from my operation. However, this year I am really looking forward to focusing more on improving my diet and exercise. I used to regularly meditate and go for walks/practice yoga at home, but over the past few months I've been abit bad at time management and have let it slip. I have booked my first yoga class next week and am really looking forward to it. Having taught myself at home, I felt it would be more motivational for me to join a class and be around others also on the yoga journey. :) There are so many things I want or need to do this year, I'm excited but also determined to organise myself well to achieve these personal goals. Along with the health side of things, I also want to be more creative and create much more artwork, practising my life drawing and improving my skills. Another goal is to read more books, blog/write, make a start on a personal project I've been wanting to do for years, learn to drive and to keep playing as many games as I can. What are your plans for 2017? Is there any goals you want to aim for this year? Let me know!

Now Christmas has been and gone, I can now post the picture I drew for my cousin Jack as a present. 😀 He's a hardcore gamer, particularly old school games, Minecraft and Nintendo games like Zelda and Mario. He opened it and his face lit up, which made the hours spent on this completely worth while. ❤ Time taken: 16 hours Materials used: Faber Castel colour pencils. #art #artist #drawing #illustration #design #present #pencil #Nintendo #love #Christmas #colour #mario #luigi #supermario #supersmashbros #pikachu #pokemon #xbox #princesspeach #kirby #octodad #Yoshi #mariokart #Zelda #mushroom #triforce #minecraft #sword #axe #legendofzelda

Boxing Day sunset. ❤