The blogging community is one of my favourite things about being a blogger – reading other people’s blogs and being inspired or moved by them. There are so many amazing bloggers out there, sharing their stories and experiences and I’ve enjoyed sharing some of the fabulous posts I have read in my Friday Fabulous Five… Read More
Blog hops and linkies are a wonderful way of finding new blogs to read, helping others to discover your blog and becoming part of the general blogging community. There are so many different linkies out there and it can be quite overwhelming if you try and join in with too many at once. I’ve joined… Read More
At this time of year, it is easy to feel overwhelmed and stressed, caught up in the pressure to create the perfect Christmas. There are cards to write, presents to wrap, trees to decorate – so much to do and so little time. Sometimes we need to stop and remember that it’s just one day… Read More
With just a couple of months to go until Christmas, the end of the year can be a time when the need to make our money go just a little further becomes more pressing. My children might believe that money grows on trees, and that Santa provides presents for free, but sadly this isn’t the… Read More
Joining in with questions posed by other bloggers as part of the various tags and memes that go round is always fun. This time I’ve been nominated by Tin Box Traveller for my second Sisterhood of the World Bloggers Award. Here are my answers to the questions she has asked me: 1. What’s the… Read More
Once upon a time, I was a tidy person. Back in the day when I had only myself to clean up after, I lived a fairly mess-free existence. And then along came a husband and two children and life became very busy and very messy. Instead of just tidying up after myself, I had three… Read More
As summer ends, birthday season begins in our house. With Jessica turning four in a couple of weeks’ time and Sophie’s second birthday falling in late October, I’ve been spending a lot of time online recently getting ideas about what toys they might like for their birthdays. With Jessica, I need to tread the balance… Read More
