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blogging

Blogging highlights of 2014

At the end of last year I wrote a post highlighting my ten most viewed posts of the year. It's always a bit of a surprise to see what posts readers keep coming back to. At the time, you know if something has been a hit in a particular week but when you look back… Continue reading Blogging highlights of 2014

new look maternity clothes
Parenthood

Bump Watch: Week 14 – shopping for maternity clothes

I'm now 14 weeks pregnant - over a third of the way through! During the worst weeks of morning sickness and waiting for the dating scan, it felt like pregnancy was the longest thing in the world but I just know the next few months are going to fly by. And I have more appointments… Continue reading Bump Watch: Week 14 – shopping for maternity clothes

hogwarts jumper from new look
Books, geekery, Lifestyle

Item of the day: Hogwarts jumper from New Look

New Look seems to be catering to its nerdy audience these days and Harry Potter fans must be hugely appreciative. This Hogwarts jumper is pretty cool and a must have for those summer evenings when you've been sat on the beach all day. It's £22.99 for the burgundy sweater and £14.99 for a matching grey tee.

Lifestyle

Highlights of the week

Now that I'm regularly checking Bloglovin, I'm not missing any of my favourite bloggers' new posts! So here are all of the posts that I've read and loved this week, along with some Twitter discoveries. Enjoy! Lifestyle posts... A collection of first world problems we all suffer from sometimes - Chapter Friday On Jacqueline Wilson… Continue reading Highlights of the week

Lifestyle

Highlights of the week

New blog finds Reverie Lane Blunt's Book Blog Blog posts and articles 29 awesome modern romantic comedies that don't insult your intelligence - Thought Catalog 35 dogs that will make your day instantly better - BuzzFeed 10 reasons the Marvel cinematic universe is doomed to fail - What Culture Our tea and crafting adventure -… Continue reading Highlights of the week

Lifestyle, stationery

Last week’s purchases

I went a bit crazy last week. For months I have been living pay day to pay day, with barely a penny left at the end of each month. For the last two months I have increasingly more money in my bank account when the next pay day has rolled around (£70 one month, then… Continue reading Last week’s purchases

Books, Lifestyle

10 Things I Love About… this month’s Cosmopolitan

The only chance I really get to read is on the commute to work. When I'm at home, I'm usually catching up on TV or blogging, so I really only read if I literally can't put a book down. At the moment I'm catching up on this month's magazine subscriptions and today it was Cosmo's… Continue reading 10 Things I Love About… this month’s Cosmopolitan