Reading (and writing) a blog is about more than just the content. Of course the content is important, otherwise why do we visit the blog in the first place. However design and format plays a big part as well. Quick…
I’m a bit of a magpie when it comes to pretty shiny and glittery jewellery. I have a stash of it even though I rarely wear much more than earrings, watch and wedding and engagement rings for day to day…
So many more people seem to be getting into photography, or are realising that they’ve got a swanky DSLR but don’t know how to get it off. While there’s lots of online guides and courses, sometimes you need the practical…
I mentioned back in October that I’d started dancing again. I love to dance. As a child, I did ballet from the age of 4 to 16 when I had to give up due to having school on Saturdays, a…
N’s now done 2 terms at school (or 1 term in old school language). So far it all seems to be going well for him and he’s made the transition well. Being a reception mum is different to nursery though. At…
In talking to some other bloggers, quite a few were Picmonkey users but didn’t realise they could pull their own fonts into Picmonkey. This is one of the great things I love about Picmonkey – that you can use your…
I love blogging. If I didn’t, it’d be a problem really. I have to admit though, that it’s probably not the best hobby for someone with an addictive personality and a love of numbers. It means I get a bit…
It’ll be N’s birthday in the next month, so we’re in party planning mode. Well, I say we. N keeps changing his mind over the type of party he wants, or whether he wants on at all. The plan is…
My OH would say I don’t need a slow cooker. We have an Aga, so in his eyes, there’s no need for a slow cooker. Which is true to an extent, but there’s a lot of stages in using an…
I’m a fussy person when it comes to eating out. I begrudge the person who decided to make lots of pub food posh and get away from the traditional meals many of which I would eat. Plus of course making…
*Ad – gifted Like many other children at Christmas, N always has new pyjamas on Christmas eve. Usually they’re Christmassy ones, but this year I’d found some brilliant blue ones with soldiers on. So when I was sent a gorgeous…
