Goodbye 2022, Hello 2023
As we say goodbye 2022 and hello to 2023, I thought we would round up our year and share where we have been at and how the year has been for us. 2022 seems to have had two modes, for us. A rollercoaster we can’t get off and wading through quicksand whilst juggling cacti. January […]
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Trying Twitter Blue so you don’t have to
Elon Musk took over Twitter, recently and announced a new feature called Twitter Blue. I tried it out, so you don’t have to. I love Twitter. It’s always been one of my favourite social media sites and I’ve been using it since 2011. Twitter was recently bought by Elon Musk (and even if you aren’t […]
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Practical gift ideas for Christmas and beyond
*We were kindly sent some items to share for this post. We are all about practical gift ideas for Christmas and beyond. All opinions are our own* For me giving and receiving gifts is fun, and I love it. But I am a practical person, so this post is all about the practical but still […]
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Some tips and ideas for better and cooler sleep
As I navigate the minefield that is menopause, one thing I have struggled with is sleep and cooler sleep at night is my quest. I have found some things that work for me, that I thought I would share here. Who knows, it may help someone else too. *This blog post may contain affiliate links, […]
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Don’t be Electricked when buying electrical items
It can be tempting, when you are looking to buy electrical items, to skip some basic checks or not make sure you are buying genuine and safe products. We hope that this collaborative post is informative and helpful, and saves you some time and money before you make that purchase. When you are shopping for […]
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The Festive Giveaway
Welcome to The Festive Giveaway. A group of UK bloggers has got together to share a fantastic giveaway just in time for Christmas. There are some amazing prizes so don’t click away, but instead, stay, read on, and then at the end, enter to win and you may be celebrating Christmas with some extra special […]
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It’s ok to make Christmas about you and not everyone else.
That sounds very new age and self-centred. It’s not meant to, and it was hard for me to come up with a title that made sense so I went with it. But it is ok to make Christmas about you and not everyone else. When I say that I don’t mean it’s just about the […]
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An overnight break with Hilton Hotels
This is a collaborative post with Hilton Hotels who kindly asked us to stay overnight and share our experience. I confess, the idea of a night away in a hotel is often on my mind, I have been known to mutter to the husband “I am going to book myself into a hotel tonight” after […]
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Jeans are my uniform
This is a collaborative post with Lands End, sharing why jeans are my uniform, and why a good pair of jeans are a necessity for me. I work with children, and families and whilst my days of having to wear a uniform, have long passed, as I am no longer working as a nurse, I […]
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Caring for a Ponsettia all year round
Caring for a poinsettia plant requires attention to various factors to keep it healthy and vibrant. Poinsettias are popular plants known for their bright red (or other colored) leaves but they are not just for Christmas time, and if you look after them, you can keep them blooming all year round and grow them to […]
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