Last week, I caught a snippet on the radio where a mum was defending a picture she posted on Instagram. It went viral, leading to her receiving a lot of hate. I Googled it to see what all the fuss was about. You can read Buzzfeed’s story here for more details. Basically, this lady posted a photo … [Read more…]
My Christmas decorations are finally up. They normally go up around the 4th of December but with everything going on this month, they have been pushed back and pushed back. This weekend, I decided it was time to get them done, however long it took. It ended up taking Saturday and Sunday to get them … [Read more…]
Welcome to this week’s thought of the week. This week’s quote is: “Give life your hand and you’ll be surprised where it takes you.” Firstly, I have to confess, this isn’t a quote I wrote. I actually found it on a quote generator on Facebook. Obviously those algorithms do something right because this … [Read more…]
Welcome to the Anything Goes linky, week 26! This linky is for any type of posts on any subject. Literally Anything Goes! It will run from 12.05am Monday to 11.55pm the following Sunday, so there is plenty time to link up. And if you link up early, feel free to pop back and check out … [Read more…]
It really upsets me to think that there are people out there who can’t afford food for their families, and for them, food banks are a life saver. With over 1,000,000 people using food banks last year, we can no longer pretend this isn’t a problem in this country. From what I can gather, quite … [Read more…]
We all have that one friend (or family member) who is impossible to buy for. None of the usual gifts are their style, so what do you do? There’s always cash or vouchers, but if you want to actually buy them something, then this Christmas gift guide is for you. Below you will find five … [Read more…]
You might remember way back in August I posted a list of my top 17 favourite blogs (you can read it here). As time goes on, I have discovered lots of new blogs I enjoy reading, both through Twitter and through the various linkys I join. I have been thinking for a while I should do … [Read more…]
Today’s post is a guest post from the fab Amy Mia Goldsmith. The post is the ultimate Christmas gift guide to encourage cognitive development in children while still being fun. Here is a little more about Amy: Amy Mia Goldsmith is a literature graduate from Melbourne with a lot of different interests in life. … [Read more…]
My latest Avon haul. I ordered quite a bit more than what is here, but unfortunately it was all out of stock. I’m a bit gutted, but I’m happy with what I did get. I guess that’s the downside of Avon having such good offers on things – everyone wants them. Here’s what I did … [Read more…]
This is it, I am finally reviewing The Dying Hours, the last book on November’s reading list. I have gotten so far behind on my reading and December probably isn’t a good month to attempt to catch up but that’s exactly what I’m doing. Wish me luck. The Dying Hours by Mark Billingham … [Read more…]