January’s Coming – Time for A New Journal?

Each year like so many other planner people, I start thinking about a new planner. This year it started to brew around September when the new Hobonichi planners were released. My friend was ordering, so we shared the shipping and... Continue reading →

My Self-Care in Lockdown 2.0

On the 5th November 2020, England went into a month-long lockdown. In our house as well as many other households, it got nicknamed Lockdown 2.0. (Can you tell we are tech nerds?). So I got thinking about self-care in lockdown... Continue reading →

My Planning System Update – January 2018

Having shared how I use my Bullet Journal and how that’s going to fit in my planning system for 2018, I decided I needed to include updates as we go along. So I’ll be able to share what’s worked and... Continue reading →

How I Use My Bullet Journal: Part Two
How I Use My Bullet Journal: Part 2

Back in 2016, I wrote a post about How I Use My Bullet Journal. I got distracted by Traveler’s Notebooks and various other bits so never got back to writing a part 2. So here is part 2. How I Use... Continue reading →

My Current Planner Setup: B6 Chic Sparrow

It’s now November and heading towards Christmas and New Year at a rate of knots. Before getting my planner organised and setup for 2018, I thought I would share my current planner setup. For work planning and notes I’m using... Continue reading →

My Take on One Book July

Let’s do this! So it’s July and that means it’s One Book July time. I know I know, it’s now the end of July and I am just mentioning this. Not good right? I’ve come across this through the planner... Continue reading →

This Weekend I…28th March

This Weekend I… On Friday evening, I had the Red Nose Day coverage on while doing various bits. I really wanted to see the Love Actually sequel – it was quite frustrated that, that didn’t come on until nearly... Continue reading →

Currently…17th January

The image below and the Currently prompts from RUKristin. Currently…Watching I have still been watching Blindspot. While we were away over the weekend, I watched season 5 of Rizzoli and Isles. Chris was out this evening so I started watching Finding... Continue reading →

My Favourite Planner Sellers: Stationery Geek

Coming up over the next few weeks, I’m hoping to feature some of my favourite planner suppliers, this includes stickers, ephemera, stamps and other planner/journaling related goodies. Hopefully there will be social media links too so you can head over... Continue reading →

Blogmas: Day Six – Planner Love

Technically I think it’s supposed to be Vlogmas but I’m doing Blogmas! In the CRAZEE that is getting ready for Christmas I decided that writing might be a little easier. Hopefully I might just keep up! Here’s Blogmas! Today, I... Continue reading →

Currently…14th November

The image below and the Currently prompts from RUKristin. Watching… On Saturday, when we got back from Jaxon’s parent consultation we watched Bing. It meant he was distracted while I was having a bit of a wobble about a situation that... Continue reading →

My Favourite Planner Suppliers: EllieBeth Designs UK

Brimbles Box Unboxing – October

I started this post about two weeks ago before GBBO started but I ended up saving it as a draft and not managing to get back to it! (One of my work clients needed a lot of my time over... Continue reading →

Mrs Brimbles Creative Journal and Design Team

Oh I am so excited to share this now! Anna (aka Mrs Brimbles) and I grabbed a coffee last week and chatted about it but I just couldn’t tell anyone! (Actually even Chris and I only just discussed it yesterday... Continue reading →

Currently…3rd October

The image below and the Currently prompts from RUKristin. Watching… I’m still working my way through Voyager. It’s often been on in the background while I’ve got on with other things. I’ve been watching Strictly Come Dancing although I’m not so excited... Continue reading →

Awesome Ladies Project – What’s in Your Bag?

This week’s prompt is… What’s in your bag? No matter what kind of bag you carry around, whether it be a purse, a tote bag, a diaper bag, a backpack etc – the things that you keep inside are a... Continue reading →

Planner Love: Meadowgate Traveler’s Notebook

I have a bit of a growing collection of planners now. However, I do find that I keep coming back to the traveler’s notebook set up. It definitely seems to work better for me especially as I can combine it... Continue reading →

Awesome Ladies Project – What’s Your Relationship with Sports?

What’s your relationship with sports? Are you an athelete? Were you one in grade school or high school? Do you like watching sports? Either in person or on the telvision? Maybe you don’t really care that much about professional sports,... Continue reading →

Awesome Ladies Project – What do You Do Outside?

When Chris and I got married I wasn’t really adventurous. The idea of a holiday climbing mountain or hiking miles was really not my idea of fun. When it came to him doing Land’s End to John O’Groats, I would... Continue reading →

Mini Planner Con

I’m a Planner Nerd! Yes, there I said it. This time last year I went to Sherlocked and this weekend a friend of mine is at StorybrookeUK. I went hopped over the county line into Cambridgeshire for Cambs Mini Planner... Continue reading →

Currently…29th February

This post was originally started using the Currently prompt from RUKristin. Have a good week! Currently…Watching I’ve been watching various shows this week. Have ended up watching lots of Disney films with Jaxon. We watched Up again this week. I do... Continue reading →

How I Use My Bullet Journal – Part 1

I actually came across Bullet Journaling a while ago but at first I couldn’t see the benefit. I think when I was in a full-time job and it was just Chris and I it didn’t make much sense. Now I’m... Continue reading →

Currently…18th January

This post was originally started using the Currently prompt from RUKristin. You can get all sorts of You can find that here. Have a good week! Currently… Watching The Post-Christmas Harry Potter revision continued this week with watching more of the films.... Continue reading →

Currently…19th October 2015

This post was originally started using the Currently prompt from RUKristin. You can find that here. Have a good week! Currently... Watching With the boys being at the residential this weekend, I pretty much had free range of the TV once Jaxon... Continue reading →

Slimming World Sunday #7

Hey there! It’s Sunday which means it’s Slimming World Sunday. Stephanie from Raising Emily and myself “resurrected” the idea and we’d love it if you could leave your link below. If you’d like to join in the button and code is at... Continue reading →

My Wishlist: Midori

I’ve recently been watching lots of YouTube videos about planners and often about Midori Traveler’s Notebooks. They are a similar idea to a Filofax in at you have the basic binder and then you add your inserts or notebooks to... Continue reading →

Best of 2014

Hello Everyone and welcome to 2015. Before I start looking forward with a goals list, I’m looking back at the posts from last year. Here are the top ten posts from my blog in 2014. 1. Welcome to The World... 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 →

30 days of lists: day fifteen

Day Fifteen: In my Junk Drawer We have a drawer in the kitchen that is nicknamed the Man Drawer. It probably contains miles more than this!! Left over screws from Ikea furniture Gas meter key Allen keys Food clips Hair... Continue reading →

100 things that make me happy…

This Morning I woke to a tagged post on Facebook from Lucy from Mrs Bishop’s Bakes and Banter. Over on her blog she posted a list of 100 things that make her happy. So I’ve joined in and written my... Continue reading →

019: I Love Lists Thursday

Films I’d Like To See… Today, I’m seriously glad for a preformed post rather than something I need to think about a lot! I’ve had a sore throat since Tuesday but today it stepped up a gear and I feel... Continue reading →

Dear Monday

Joining with Megan from The Happy Day Blog. You can see her post here. Dear Monday You were hard work this (well yesterday!) morning, I needed to get back in the swing of work post holiday. Dear Sidekick/Third Musketeer I... Continue reading →

Review: Smart Touch

Two or three months back my Mum was looking at getting a new phone. She was deterred at first from getting an iPhone or another phone with a touch screen as she struggles to use it – mainly due to... Continue reading →

Day 90: 24 Before I’m 25 – Final Update

To do Watch a Ballet or Opera. Look! I’ve got one goal left to complete – and although there probably is time to do it – my birthday is getting closer and I don’t think it’s going to happen –... Continue reading →

The One with The Diary

So it’s October now and about this time I start looking for a new diary – I bought one in September because I was getting frustrated with my little one (it looks like a Moleskine but it’s by Letts instead)... Continue reading →

Two Things meme

I have distinct lack of focus this morning! Can you tell? Two Things Meme (I found this here at Sandier Pastures) Two Names You Go By: 1. Hannah 2. Hannie-pants or The Panted One lol (Kinda long story which one... Continue reading →