Books, stationery, and wellbeing
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I recently joined the Creoly Early Bird Club reviewer program and just received my first item to review: the Creoly Th[ink] Hardbound Dotted Notebook*. Its Amazon description claims it's perfect for bullet journalling and it's not hard to see why. Available in three colours (black, red or blue), you can pick your cover to suit… Continue reading Tried and tested: Th[ink] dot grid notebooks from Creoly
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)
On Saturday this here blog turns five! I've been blogging in one way or another for over 12 years now but my current blogging home is about to reach half a decade. To celebrate I'm hosting a week of giveaways (actually I kicked things off yesterday with a spa day cos I've got a fun… Continue reading The Front Room: The best brunch in Penzance (review + 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!
I've been a bookworm for as long as I can remember. As soon as I could read to myself I was straight down the library every week borrowing as many books as I could carry. I started with Enid Blyton and Jacqueline Wilson, moving on to the Babysitters Club, Goosebumps, Sweet Valley High and then… Continue reading Introducing young readers to classics
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]
Everyone might say that Jenson looks just like his dad but he definitely takes after me when it comes to our love of books. He's such a bookworm and his collection already rivals mine. I love that he'll sit in his book corner and flip through them on his own or bring one over to… Continue reading Jenson’s first book review with Macmillan and Campbell Books
The fifth and final blog tour I'm taking part in this month is for Mark Hardie's Burned and Broken*, another cracking debut novel. It's not until I get stuck into a crime thriller that I realise how much I love them. Having spent a long time reading chick lit, then classics, then all of Jodi… Continue reading Blog tour: Burned and Broken by Mark Hardie
My month of blog tours continues with A Boy Made of Blocks by Keith Stuart*, a novel about a father who finds a way to connect with his autistic son through Minecraft. As with Relativity earlier this week, A Boy Made of Blocks has taught me a lot about something I hadn't given much thought… Continue reading Blog tour: A Boy Made of Blocks by Keith Stuart
First of all, oh my gosh. Second of all, oh my gosh! Yes, it's a film that everyone's talking about and, yes, it's picked up a ridiculous amount of awards and nominations, so there's always the chance it's been over-hyped but, trust me, it's worthy. Boy, is it worthy. La La Land sees His Royal… Continue reading Film review: La La Land