This week’s Though of the Week is: “Are you a carrot, an egg or a coffee bean?” Sounds a bit weird, but let me explain. This quote refers to how people cope under pressure or in testing situations. Consider this: You have three pans of hot water, all of which you place … [Read more…]
Building your readership is something that can be difficult at any point in your blogging journey, but even more so when you are brand new to blogging. Below are five tips, and some posts, that will help you start building your readership: Write good content. Everyone says this and no one seems to be able to … [Read more…]
On Thursday, I shared a post on how to make a clickable button for your blog. Today I thought I would share with you how to make a grab badge. What is A Grab Badge? If you join in with linkys, you will have seen by now badges that have a box underneath them … [Read more…]
Does blogging anonymously work? It’s a question I’ve seen asked a lot over the last year, and it’s one that doesn’t seem to have any one answer. Some say yes, some say no, some say it can if you take certain things into account, some say it can as a hobby but not a business. … [Read more…]
I remember when I first started blogging. I was totally clueless with anything HTML related. I remember when I designed a blog button and being so impressed with myself, then realising I had no idea how to make it clickable. I had basically designed an image. After Googling how to make a blog button clickable (Google was and … [Read more…]
Time for the review of Lois Lane: Fall Out by Gwenda Bond, the first book from my March reading list. I was really excited at the thought of this book, I liked the idea of Lois Lane taking centre stage for a change, and as you all know I love YA fiction. Lois Lane: Fall … [Read more…]
The non-negotiable list is a tag originally started by Kate from Pouting in Heels. The aim of the list is to include all the things you want to be non-negotiable things in your life, like spending time with your partner, or having some me time, rather than things that have to be non-negotiable for the majority … [Read more…]
With St Patrick’s Day just around the corner on March 17th, I thought I would stray off topic a little bit today and share a cocktail recipe with you. Is it bad that I’m English and yet I know the date of St Patrick’s Day without having to look it up but I would have … [Read more…]
A long time ago, last time I did a monthly blogging theme to be exact, I posted about 17 of my favourite blogs. Then in December, I was tagged by Zena from Zena’s Suitcase to list another 9 of my favourite blogs. The ones I chose on those two lists, for the most part, still stand and are … [Read more…]
This week’s thought of the week quote is dedicated to Mother’s Day. There’s actually two quotes as I couldn’t choose between them. The first one is: “Your mother loves you in a way no one else can or will. She loves you even when you don’t love yourself” A mother’s love for … [Read more…]