Five Ways to Promote Your Blog
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As a blogger it’s easy to get caught up with creating new content but not always promoting it the way you should. Sometimes you need to take it back to basics and walk through the ABCs so to speak to... Continue reading →

31 Inspiring Blog Prompts for January

I don’t know about you but some months, I think this is the month that I’m going to get this blogging thing back on track and then I get brain freeze and can’t think of anything to write about so,... Continue reading →

Monthly Review: June 2017

A while back I used to write a monthly review on a regular basis but like a lot of my blog posts – it stopped happening. I stumbled across Belle’s review posts over on her blog by accident and decided to... Continue reading →

Currently…28th May

How lovely has the weather been this week. It’s been great – although I walked home one day last week and thought I was going to melt it was that hot! Currently… Watching A lot of the TV shows I... Continue reading →

Cambs Planner Con 2017

Of course, I had the best intentions of writing or vlogging about Planner Con earlier in the week. I got the tripod out ready to record a video of some sorts and the holder bit for my phone has ended... Continue reading →

Our Adventurous Toddler Takes on Rome – Day Three

Taking a child on an aeroplane at any time can be a challenge. We took our toddler on an adventure to Rome. Back in December, we booked our trip, part of the idea behind it was that we could see... Continue reading →

Our Adventurous Toddler Takes on Rome – Day Two

Our Adventurous Toddler Takes on Rome – Day One

Taking a child on an aeroplane at any time can be a challenge but we took our toddler on an adventure to Rome. Back in December, we booked our trip, part of the idea behind it was that we could... Continue reading →

2016: The (Not Big or Fat) Quiz of the Year!

At the end of 2016, I was tagged by Amy at Mummy Fox in The (Not Big or Fat) Quiz of the Year 2016! I had started it yesterday but somewhere between my iPhone and iPad it vanished in the... Continue reading →

Blogmas: Christmas Blog Tag

Technically I think it’s supposed to be Vlogmas but I’m doing Blogmas! But in the CRAZEE that is coming over the next few days the idea of trying to film and edit without Jaxon creating havoc just makes me a... Continue reading →

Blogtober16: Introduction and Day One
Blogtober 2016

Similarly to previous events like BEDM (Blog Every Day in May). I’m attempting to join in with #Blogtober16. These are the prompts and feel free to join in. You can find more information on Hex Mum’s blog. If you do... Continue reading →

2016 Goals: Stashbusting Blanket & OneLittleWord

There’s a lot going on around these parts at the moment. Christmas has finished and is almost (!) packed away (the tree got missed when Chris was in the loft so it ended up living on the landing for now).... Continue reading →

Christmas is Coming…and Friends are Coming Home.

It’s coming on Christmas, they’re cutting down trees. Do you know that Joni Mitchell song? “I wish I had a river I could skate away on?” It’s such a sad song, and not really about Christmas at all, but I... Continue reading →

BEDN: A Grateful Heart

Blog Every Day in November is a blogging challenge for you to write and publish a blog post every day for the entire month of November. It’s as simple as that. You can find the prompts here. I’ve spent the... Continue reading →

BEDN: Unusual Hobbies

BEDN: Friday Night In

BEDN: BedsHour Tweetup

BEDN: My Little Monkey

BEDN: Currently

#BEDN: Something New About Yourself

Slimming World Sunday #6

Hey there! It’s Sunday which means it’s Slimming World Sunday. Stephanie from Raising Emily and myself “resurrected” the idea and this is our second week. If you’d like to join in the button and code is at the bottom along with... Continue reading →

LYBS: True Stories From Your Life

Over on Facebook I’m part of a blogging group. On the Wednesdays of each month we have a group prompt that we’re all going to answer. This weeks’ prompt is… True Stories From Your Life That Would Make Great Novel... Continue reading →

LYBS: What You Learned From a Big Disappointment (BEDIA)

Over on Facebook I’m part of a blogging group. On the Wednesdays of each month we have a group prompt that we’re all going to answer. This weeks’ prompt is… What You Learned From a Big Disappointment Roll the clock... Continue reading →

Currently…24th August (BEDIA)

Each Monday I start with a sum up of what’s currently happening around these parts – especially when some weeks seem to fly by quicker than others! Watching I’ve been watching heaps of YouTube videos for inspiration for my Midori.... Continue reading →

Currently…17th August (BEDIA)

Each Monday I start with a sum up of what’s currently happening around these parts – especially when some weeks seem to fly by quicker than others! Watching Our Sidekick has moved on without me so I need to go... Continue reading →

Saturday Blog Maintenance (BEDIA)

Last night when I headed to bed I had a to do list of things I wanted to achieve while Chris was at work. Some were going to be easy like returning bits and pieces left over from Holiday Club... Continue reading →

Currently…10th August (BEDIA)

Each Monday I start with a sum up of what’s currently happening around these parts – especially when some weeks seem to fly by quicker than others! Watching Our Sidekick and I started Heroes from the beginning. I didn’t watch... Continue reading →

Things I’m Grateful For…(BEDIA)

Each Friday I join with Ashley from Hello Nature and Laura from Ginger + Co to share the things I’m grateful for this week. Time with Our Sidekick it’s the school holidays at the moment and Our Sidekick has been... Continue reading →

LYBS: My Favorite Blogs to Read (BEDIA)

My Favourite Blogs to Read I’m sure there are more than this but these are some of my favourite blogs to read Ashley writes Hello Nature and she’s so lovely! She set up LYBS and another group that I’m part... Continue reading →

Tuesday (BEDIA)

August 4th Today didn’t go to plan. Jaxon went down for his nap around 10am and had this full two hours and yet did I achieve what I needed to do within that time…nope. That’s why this post isn’t what... Continue reading →

Currently…3rd August (BEDIA)

Each Monday I start with a sum up of what’s currently happening around these parts – especially when some weeks seem to fly by quicker than others! Watching: I had a bit of a blast from the past and so... Continue reading →

Slimming World Sunday #1 (BEDIA)

Two years ago yesterday I started my Slimming World journey. I was fed up of looking like I was pregnant even though I wasn’t. I was fed up of not being able to climb the stairs at work without feeling... Continue reading →

My August Goals (BEDIA)

Today is the first day in BEDIA, that’s Blog Every Day in August and it does what it says on the tin so to speak. I figured I would start the month by sharing my August Goals. I used to... Continue reading →

Currently…20th and 27th July

Each Monday I start with a sum up of what’s currently happening around these parts – especially when some weeks seem to fly by quicker than others! Watching: While we were on holiday, I saved a lot of links to... Continue reading →

Currently…13th July

Each Monday I start with a sum up of what’s currently happening around these parts – especially when some weeks seem to fly by quicker than others! Watching: I’ve been watching more Miss Fisher Murder Mysteries. It’s about 1929 now so... Continue reading →

Currently…6th July

Each Monday I start with a sum up of what’s currently happening around these parts – especially when some weeks seem to fly by quicker than others! Watching: I discovered a show called Miss Fisher Murder Mysteries. It’s an Australian... Continue reading →

LYBS: If I Were President…

Over on Facebook I’m part of a blogging group. On the Wednesdays of each month we have a group prompt that we’re all going to answer. This weeks’ prompt is… If I Were President… Well first of all it would... Continue reading →

Let Your Blog Shine: 30 Interesting Facts About Me

Over on Facebook I’m part of a blogging group. On the Wednesdays of each month we have a group prompt that we’re all going to answer. This weeks’ prompt is… 30 Interesting Facts About Me Next year I will be... Continue reading →

Currently…21st June

Each Monday I start with a sum up of what’s currently happening around these parts – especially when some weeks seem to fly by quicker than others! Watching: Chris and I caught up on the latest part of Humans, I’m... Continue reading →

Let Your Blog Shine: What I Wore Today

Over on Facebook I’m part of a blogging group. On the Wednesdays of each month we have a group prompt that we’re all going to answer. This weeks’ prompt is… What I Wore Today I pretty much live in my... Continue reading →

10 Ways to Use a Muslin – Babymoov Muslin Challenge

I’m sure at some point I must have questions what a muslin cloth was for. I’m pretty sure I must have used one when I was younger and got to feed my cousin. However, I think when I was writing... Continue reading →

Let Your Blog Shine: Collection

Over on Facebook I’m part of a blogging group. On the Wednesdays of each month we have a group prompt that we’re all going to answer. This weeks’ prompt is… Collection I’m not sure when it started but I’ve been... Continue reading →

Currently…8th June

Each Monday I start with a sum up of what’s currently happening around these parts – especially when some weeks seem to fly by quicker than others! Watching: The new series of Pretty Little Liars started this week and although... Continue reading →

Wishlist: A Tote Bag

I love handbags. I used to be worse than I am now – I recently donated like 5 handbags to the local charity shop. Occasionally I get really specific about what I’d like. Currently I’m thinking about a tote bag, I’m... Continue reading →

Let Your Blog Shine: The Hardest Part of Growing Up

The Hardest Part of Growing Up How am going to narrow it down to one thing….. The hardest parts of growing up are… Voting – at the beginning of May we had a General Election, because of the way... Continue reading →

Currently…1st June

Each Monday I start with a sum up of what’s currently happening around these parts – especially when some weeks seem to fly by quicker than others! Watching: The lack of internet has affected all sorts mainly running my business... Continue reading →

Let Your Blog Shine – 5 Trends You Will Never Wear (BEDM2015)

Five Trends You Will Never Wear Okay so I’m sure in some circles these are acceptable trends but for me I really wouldn’t wear them! Shell Suit Shell suits were really trendy in the late Eighties – although it looks... Continue reading →

BEDM2015: Currently…25th May

Each Monday I start with a sum up of what’s currently happening around these parts – especially when some weeks seem to fly by quicker than others! Watching: We have internet so I had a bit of a mass catch... Continue reading →

BEDM2015: I DID IT! (ParkRun #3)

ParkRun organise free, weekly, 5km timed runs around the world. In the UK there are over 44,000 events. Last night after dinner I decided that I was going to go to ParkRun, so as quiet as I could (Chris was... Continue reading →

BEDM2015: Top 10 Foods You Could Eat for the Rest of Your Life (LYBS)

Top 10 Foods You Could Eat for The Rest of Your Life I love food. I really do. So working on the idea that these foods wouldn’t make me extra fat or probably make me ill in other... Continue reading →

BEDM2015: Rambles – hi there…

This is a bit of an unpolished post – I think I spend so much time trying to polish up the posts and made them publishable that I don’t blog and disappear for over a week! So this is just a... Continue reading →

BEDM2015: Currently…18th May

Each Monday I start with a sum up of what’s currently happening around these parts – especially when some weeks seem to fly by quicker than others! Watching: I’ve been working my way through all sorts of random shows that... Continue reading →

BEDM2015: Us @ 8

Hi Chris, Eight years ago today we got married. I still tell the story of how I watched Flubber with my bridesmaids plus Hannah on the morning of the wedding. We don’t do stress as Mum said leading up to... Continue reading →

BEDM 2015: Currently…11th May

Each Monday I start with a sum up of what’s currently happening around these parts – especially when some weeks seem to fly by quicker than others! Watching: Election Results – we put the TV on dos the start of... Continue reading →

BEDM2015: VE Day

Five years. Eight Months. Five Days. That’s how long World War Two lasted. Neville Chamberlain announced that following the invasion of Germant into Poland, Great Britain was going to go to war against Germany. Five years, eight months and five... Continue reading →

BEDM2015: Things I’m Grateful For

Each Friday I join with Ashley from Hello Nature and Laura from Ginger + Co to share the things I’m grateful for this week. Freedom to Vote I’ve complained some days about the amount of leaflets coming through my door... Continue reading →

Let Your Blog Shine: Your Dream Vacation (BEDM2015)

May has arrived which means today is the first day of BEDM 2015. That is Blog Every Day in May. I’m hoping that I get ahead of the curve and I manage to blog every day in May. Some days... Continue reading →

BEDM2015: Share The Blog Love

BEDM2015: Cinco de Mayo

BEDM2015: Currently…4th May

Each Monday I start with a sum up of what’s currently happening around these parts – especially when some weeks seem to fly by quicker than others! Watching: Not so much since the Internet has been out at our house... Continue reading →

BEDM2015: Self-Care Sunday

May has arrived which means it’s BEDM 2015. That is Blog Every Day in May. I’m hoping that I get ahead of the curve and I manage to blog every day in May. Some days I’ll have the prompts from... Continue reading →

BEDM2015: Adventure

BEDM 2015: Introduce Yourself

Let Your Blog Shine: My Hometown

Over on Facebook I’m part of a blogging group. On the Wednesdays of each month we have a group prompt that we’re all going to answer. This weeks’ prompt is… My Hometown… I live in a town called Bedford. It’s about... Continue reading →

Let Your Blog Shine: Five Favourite Quotes

This week’s prompt is all about our five favourite quotes. I’m pretty sure that I could do more than five but we’ll start with those. The first two aren’t exactly quotes but have stuck between me and Hannah (The Little... Continue reading →

Let Your Blog Shine: My Style

I tend to avoid outfit posts on the pure basis that I never can manage to take a decent picture and usually if I do manage to take a picture it’s a really dodgy selfie! I keep joking that I... Continue reading →

Let Your Blog Shine: Make a List of Your Favourite Books

Kisses from Katie by Katie Davis What would cause an eighteen-year-old old senior class president and homecoming queen from Nashville, Tennessee, to disobey and disappoint her parents by forgoing college, break her little brother’s heart, lose all but a handful... Continue reading →

Let Your Blog Shine: Truth or Dare

Over on Facebook I’m part of a blogging group. On the Wednesdays of each month we have a group prompt that we’re all going to answer. This weeks’ prompt is… Truth or Dare… 1) Truth: What is the most embarrassing tv... Continue reading →

Let Your Blog Shine: My Biggest Fears

Over on Facebook I’m part of a blogging group. On the Wednesdays of each month we have a group prompt that we’re all going to answer. This weeks’ prompt is… List Your Biggest Fears and Why… Rollercoasters This is one of... Continue reading →

Let Your Blog Shine: 10 Songs I Will Listen To

Over on Facebook I’m part of a blogging group. On the Wednesdays of each month we have a group prompt that we’re all going to answer. This weeks’ prompt is… 10 Songs I Will Listen to the Rest of My Life…... Continue reading →

Let Your Blog Shine: 5 Oddest Things in Your Purse

Over on Facebook I’m part of a blogging group. On the Wednesdays of each month we have a group prompt that we’re all going to answer. This weeks’ prompt is… 5 Oddest Things in Your Purse Purse….okay US definition of a... Continue reading →

Let Your Blog Shine: Your Morning Routine

Over on Facebook I’m part of a blogging group. On the Wednesdays of each month we have a group prompt that we’re all going to answer. This weeks’ prompt is… Your Morning Routine We don’t really have a set morning routine... Continue reading →

Let Your Blog Shine: Rants and Ramblings

Over on Facebook I’m part of a blogging group. On the Wednesdays of each month we have a group prompt that we’re all going to answer. This weeks’ prompt is… Rants and Ramblings I know the speed limit is sort of... Continue reading →

Let Your Blog Shine: Signs I am Getting Old

Over on Facebook I’m part of a blogging group. On the Wednesdays of each month we have a group prompt that we’re all going to answer. This weeks’ prompt is… Signs I am Getting Old Quite a few kids that I... Continue reading →

Let Your Blog Shine: Ten Things I Believe

Over on Facebook I’m part of a blogging group. On the Wednesdays of each month we have a group prompt that we’re all going to answer. This weeks’ prompt is… Ten Things I Believe I believe in God. I believe that God... Continue reading →

Secret Santa

I’m a member of a blogging tribe and we held a secret santa swap before Christmas. I have been part of this group for a couple of months and love the random conversations that happen some days. Recently it’s all... Continue reading →

Sisterhood of the World Blogger’s Award

Various people were tagged for this award but I figured I’d join in anyway. The questions were posted by Judit of Monster Yarns. You can also see different versions on Redhead Babyled, It’s A Rowberry Life and Mrs Bishop’s Bakes... Continue reading →

30 Days of Lists….Day 1

Today’s Prompt: Today is brought to you by… new car raindrops food shopping clean washing first bath in ages (Don’t worry I’ve showered!) messages from friends who are abroad clean and dirty nappies the west wing Continue reading →

30 Days of Lists – Blog Hop

With the arrival of Jaxon and various bits that are going on around here I keep debating whether to join in with 30 Days of Lists this time. Because of work and things like that, the last few times I’ve... Continue reading →

Currently…4th August

Currently… image from rukristin Watching: Commonwealth Games My Best Friend’s Wedding Austenland Where Eagles Dare Every Which Way but Loose Premiership Rugby 7s Reading: A Seaside Affair by Fern Britton Providence by Jamie McGuire (The Kindle version is free on Amazon... Continue reading →

{Gratitude} and Let Your Blog Shine

Things I’m Grateful for…. Sleep I always knew my sleep would be disturbed with a newborn but I don’t think I realised quite how much! So I’m grateful for the sleep I do get. Especially unexpected naps! Chris and Our... Continue reading →

1,000 Things: Another Part…..

Following Friday’s mad tidy of the summerhouse a few weeks back, Saturday was the turn of the bedroom and the nursery. Mum and I had already organised that she’d come and help get the bits finished that still needed work.... Continue reading →

1,000 Things: The Next Installment

I am a book worm. According to my Goodreads account I have 22 books in progress – yes how I ended up with that many started but not finished I have no idea! We’re heading into the home straight as... Continue reading →

1000 Things…

Since finding out that we would be welcoming a new member of the family, I’ve kept meaning to have a sort out and deal with some of the clutter that has gravitated it’s way to our bedroom like a black... Continue reading →

AtoZ Challenge: I is for…Interests

I is for….Interests Originally I had planned a different post but between life generally taking over my week seemed to run away so technically I’m writing this on Sunday and then back dating it. So I decided to change it... Continue reading →

March 3: Currently….

Currently… image from rukristin Watching: The Good Wife (Season 1 and 5) – 5 started a couple of weeks ago on the TV and although I’d heard of it, I’d never actually seen any episodes so having watched a couple... Continue reading →

January 19 – The Daily Post

Who was the first person you encountered today? Write about him or her. The first person I encountered was Chris of course!! He was his usual more awake self than me, he went to run a bath but when the... Continue reading →

this weekend i…

Joining with Sar from [Life of Love] and Syndal from Synfully Delicious .This Weekend I… had written a to do list to try and be super focused. Then Chris had Saturday of work which seemed to throw me completely.... Continue reading →

30 days of lists: day eleven

Day Eleven: Things my Family Taught Me “If you can’t say anything nice don’t say it at all” – Mum “Always trust in God” – Grandma Grandad taught me things like how to tile a bathroom, how to fit double... Continue reading →

30 days of lists: day ten

Day Ten: Meaningful Gifts given and/or receivedAt Christmas last year I made a scarf for my Mum, We went shopping about 4 or 5 weeks before Christmas and she was trying on scarves in one of the department stores in... Continue reading →

30 days of lists: day nine

Day Nine: Weird Stuff That Makes Me CryThat bit at the end of My Girl when Anna Chlumsky‘s character runs into Macaulay Culkin‘s character’s funeral and she says about how he can’t see without his glasses…..EVERY TIME it makes me... Continue reading →

30 days of lists: day eight

Day Eight: My Childhood ChoresTidy my room (which I was pretty rubbish at!)Take my school clothes downstairs on a Friday ready to go in the wash.Put my clothes away when they have come out of the wash.Tidy up after myself Continue reading →

30 days of lists: day seven

Day Seven: Today I Saw…(Seeing as this is an EPIC catch up I’m actually writing this on about the 28th!)Lots of NCIS episodesA documentary about Scottish Islands (Specifically about Foula and Fair Isle)My friend JDOur Sidekick and Chris for different... Continue reading →

30 days of lists: day five

Day Five: Things I Tend To Worry AboutWhat’s for lunch/dinner(and does it fit in Slimming World syn-free/low syn categories)Sleep (am I getting enough – why didn’t I get more etc) Continue reading →

30 days of lists: day four

Day Four: Favourite Time WastersFacebookPet Rescue/Candy Crush/Where’s My WaterPinterestCrochetKnittingBaking Continue reading →