Books, stationery, and wellbeing
When you're visiting somewhere the urge is always there to arrive at your destination as quickly as possible, but have you ever thought to take the scenic route? I've travelled by boat between Falmouth and St Mawes twice and also taken a trip down the river to Truro (read more here and here). It beats… Continue reading Travel around Falmouth, Truro and the Roseland Peninsula by boat [Fal River giveaway]
I'm loving sharing some of my favourite places in Cornwall with you as part of my blog's fifth birthday and I'm so grateful that they've all offered something to you lucky readers. Today's giveaway is the ultimate embodiment of Cornish geekery. A few weeks ago I shared my new favourite tearoom - Curiouser Creations Cupcake… Continue reading WIN afternoon tea for two at Curiouser Creations
My week of blog birthday giveaways continues with a fun family day out in Marazion. One of the most iconic places in Cornwall, if not the most iconic place, is St Michael's Mount, and it wasn't until a couple of years ago that I finally wandered around the castle itself. We were invited back as… Continue reading St Michael’s Mount: A fun family day out (review + giveaway)
I'm continuing celebrating my blog's fifth birthday by shouting out some of my favourite places in Cornwall. I've mentioned before how much I freaking love The Mexico Inn* - and I'm clearly not the only one. Not by a long shot, as they just won Best Destination Pub! The food there is incredible and I… Continue reading The Mexico Inn: The best fish and chips in Penzance (giveaway)
For a few weeks now I've been teasing a week of giveaways on my blog but I'm actually kicking things off a day early! Yep, that's eight days of giveaways! And we're starting with a Self-Care Sunday post because we all know how important it is to look after ourselves - and I'm going to… Continue reading Self-Care Sunday #22 and a spa day giveaway!
Signature Saturday is a fun theme for National Stationery Week. Although most people are taking it to mean a good old fashioned signature, as in signing for something, I'm doing something different and thinking about my signature style when it comes to stationery. Last year, when Say Nice Things offered me a journal and notebook… Continue reading National Stationery Week 2017: Signature Saturday [Say Nice Things giveaway]
The first day of National Stationery Week 2017 is finally here! There's a different theme for every day of the week and I've got a giveaway lined up for every single one - lucky you! Today is Pen and Pencil Day and I've teamed up with Fox + Star to give one lucky reader a… Continue reading National Stationery Week 2017: Pen and Pencil Day [Fox + Star review and giveaway]
One of my two main goals for this year is to take blogging more seriously. Yeah, I've been blogging for over a decade and this blog is nearly five years old but it's time to kick things up a gear. I've always wanted to make a living as a writer, preferably writing about things I… Continue reading Reader survey + giveaway!
I didn't really set any new year's resolutions for the last couple of years - I just wanted to focus on being a good mum. Now I feel like I've settled into the working mum routine and it's time to focus on myself a bit more. In my latest Box of Lame (more on that… Continue reading Goals for 2017 – and a giveaway!
Wow, it's been a helluva week! Cheers to the freakin' weekend, ey? It's been my first full working week in a few weeks (Monday-Wednesday is a full week to me post-baby!) and we've been swamped with deadlines. Back at home we've also been reminded of shit people can be - don't always trust buyers on Facebook… Continue reading Friday Favourites #12