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AD| Using SVGs for Crafting

This is a sponsored post but all words and opinions are mine. One thing you might not know about me, is that I love to craft. Whether that’s decoupaging anything that stays in one place for too long, trying out some Pinterest painting techniques, or upcycling odds and ends from around the house, to create a DIY Music wall. That’s …

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Life after Lockdown: A “When This is Over” Bucket list

The lovely Victoria from The Manifestation Collective mentioned writing a life after lockdown, When This is Over bucket list, and I thought it was a really lovely idea. I’ve been adding to it for a few days and I finally think I’m ready to share it. What will Life after Lockdown even be like?! I’m quite lucky on one hand, …

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AD| Things I’ve learnt about getting through lockdown*

The photos in this blogpost feature paid-for sponsored items, however all of the thoughts, opinions and words are my own.  I know that every blogger and their dog has posted a similar post to this, and it almost put me off doing it, but one reason I keep this blog, is fo ray own memories and reflections. I absolutely love …

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AD| Imagining my Dream Office

My current working space is either on the sofa, or in bed, working (physically) around my children. Occasionally, if I’m really lucky, I’ll find myself working at a table at a soft play centre with a luke-warm coffee. I’ve not worked in a proper office for such a long time, but I’ve recently had a cheeky promotion in my “real” …

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In 2021 we will FINALLY buy a house – I hope.

If you’ve been following me for a while, you’ll know that we have been trying to buy a house for YEARS. Due to being self-employed, getting pregnant and a casual global pandemic, it’s certainly not been easy, and every Christmas I tell myself “This will be the last time we have Christmas in this house” – before another year of …

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AD: 3 digital side hustles which can boost your income

ome of you might know this, but I’m actually a Virtual Assistant and Copywriter as my main form of income (as well as working 3 night a week for a well-known children’s charity) and one thing I’m really passionate about is empowering other people to make money from home. I co-run Flourishing Business Mums where we help Mums set up, or grow, their own businesses away from the MLM world, and today I’m going to chat about some digital side hustles to help you grow your income.

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AD| #StandwithSmall – My Etsy Picks for Post-Lockdown

These items are affiliate links which means if you click through them and buy something, I get a few pennies back and it costs you nothing extra. Thanks, friends! As part of Etsy’s #StandwithSmall campaign, I wanted to celebrate the small businesses I love, so that when life goes back to normal (or at least something close!) we can all …

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I think I’m doing Isolation Wrong.

I’m not sure really where to start right now. In the past few weeks, everything has gone to shit (excuse my French), and we appear to be in a sort-of, not-quite-but-pretty-much Lockdown. While everyone else seems to be baking bread, learning Mandarin, renovating their houses and binge watching Tiger King, I… am not.