Some of you may be aware that at the end of the summer last year I decided to embark on a journey with my hair. As someone who fell victim to the early 2000’s fetish for ironing (literally) any sign of life out of their hair, I killed off a lot of my natural curls. …
Happy New Year, everyone! I know, I’m a little late with the new year greetings, but we’re 18 days into January and I’m back with a little update for you. I’ve been off-grid for most of the month because I’ve been working so hard on the relaunch of my little art shop Rosarts. It’s taken …
October is over at last and I for one am relieved. Even though I’m not a fan of fireworks, I’m really happy to see November and more than happy to reflect on the fact that my site is now officially (I think) one year old! I remember when I first set this website up over …
Today I’m welcoming Jon from The Money Shed back to the blog! As always, he’s here to share his wisdom on all things thrifting and financial. In this post, Jon’s going to be talking about how to track day to day spending, and why it’s actually a really important thing to keep on top of. …
I’ve been having a couple of light bulb moments recently. One of the big ones is about being myself online. I’ve been writing away here for coming up to a year (in November) and I’ve always done it anonymously. There are a few reasons for this. One, I’m really, really conscious about my online safety, …
Who doesn’t love online shopping? It’s my favourite way to shop now, especially for those quick must-have items. The thing is, it’s very easy to keep adding things into that basket, and by the time you’ve added on shipping costs, you’ve often spent way more than you’d planned to, right? Don’t worry, most of us …
Anxiety and overthinking. They’re two sides of the same, horrible coin. If you’re anything like me, you know that this is a tough subject to navigate. The very nature of anxiety is something that leaves you with a sense of unease, dread, even panic. But the overthinking? That’s another beast entirely. Overthinking is, for me, …
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September is here and with it comes the change of the seasons. It’s hard to believe we’re back at the beginning of another school year already. But time moves on whether we like it or not, and while some of us are looking forward to the cooler autumn nights, many of us are mourning the …
A non-native’s guide to the city in the dust. If you’ve never heard of Burning Man before then you may be in for an interesting read. I’ll confess; until approximately this time last year, I’d never heard of it either. However, it’s now somewhere that’s firmly planted on my travel wishlist. I remember where I …
It’s been a busy few weeks here. What with the start of the summer holidays and the adjustment to the once in a lifetime heatwave we’ve been experiencing this summer, things have taken a bit of a left turn, writing-wise. I’d forgotten how time-consuming being on parent duty full time can actually be, and while …
I know, lengthy title. It feels like it’s been a while since I wrote about something that was on my mind. I write a lot of stuff for other people, and about various topics, but I try to steer clear of content that’s too revealing. I don’t know why but sometimes I feel as …
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Spending money is something that we all do, pretty much every day. Somehow though, the amount of money I seem to have been spending on things that don’t really count has run away with me, and I’ve only just begun to realise it. Last week, I decided to do an inventory and budget of …
There are places in the world most of us dream of visiting. If you don’t have a travel wishlist, then I honestly don’t know what to tell you. There’s a world out there full of massive adventures – who wouldn’t want to explore that? That said, there are a few places that make me …
One of the greatest pressures I’m feeling lately is one I believe many women can relate to. At least I hope they can, otherwise, I’m basically more of a creep with selfish overthinking tendencies than I thought. Pressure is a normal part of life, but parenting pressure is something else. Like many other mothers navigating …
Believe it or not, I am now SIX WEEKS into Operation Declutter. That’s right, six weeks. It’s still not anywhere near finished, but you know what, that’s ok. The Easter holidays interrupted progress for a fortnight, as it was pretty impossible to do any real work on it with a small person running around …
Saving is hard, especially as you get older and there are more responsibilities thrust your way. If you’re not quite into the Thirtyhood yet, worry not, as today I’m bringing you some expert knowledge in the form of Jon from The Money Shed – the UK’s largest community website dedicated to earning money from home! Read …
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Thirtyhood Last weekend I was at a soft play with my friend and our children when she asked me a question: “What even is there for women to do in their thirties once you’ve got a kid and can’t or don’t want to go out like we used to?” This really got me …