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Happy Birthday to Me

Happy Birthday to Me…. and You! How was your 2020 year in review?

Kindness

Show Kindness Wherever You Can You don’t see kindness a lot these days. Let’s change this. By being kinder to those around us, supporting those we can and just being nicer- we can all make a difference. Try complimenting people randomly, or helping someone with a task that they may be finding difficult. Kindness is […]

I’ve started Christmas early. Here’s why.

When I was a kid we were never allowed to put the Christmas tree up before the 23rd December. I didn’t understand the reasoning for it then and I’m still baffled by it now. It always had to come down by January 1st too. The magic of Christmas only allowed a minimal stay in our […]

The Music I’m Loving At The Moment

Anyone who knows me will tell you that I have the most random music taste you’ve ever heard. One minute I’ll be listening to pop, then the next minute a bit of smooth jazz will come on. With that said, I don’t expect my music taste to be everybody’s cup of tea. But anyway, here’s […]

Buying A First Home During A Pandemic

Buying A First Home During A Pandemic In this post I will be sharing my experience with buying a first house as a first-time buyer, and how the pandemic has affected everything. I’ve been looking to buy a house since 2019, and I agree it IS one of the most stressful things you can do. […]

While You’re Waiting for Love…

While you’re waiting for love … don’t. It’s taken me a long time to learn this simple fact. Too often we get caught up in trying to find true love … or even just love. We walk down the streets with our eyes glancing to the left and right hoping to catch that “special someone” […]

Tricks and Tips For Pinterest 2020

Pinterest has updated its algorithm for 2020, which has resulted in some people seeing a reduction in traffic and pins. Here are some tricks and tips to increase your engagement. Changes to the 2020 Pinterest algorithm. The biggest change to the algorithm is new content, the platform wants fresh new content for users and therefore […]

#TellYourStory: The lists of Christmas past

Remember Christmas morning as a kid? I used to be so excited that I would always wake up at 2.00am and be unable to drift off back to sleep again. Christmas day seemed to take forever to roll around back then. Even as early as September I would be eagerly scanning the hallowed pages of […]

Important Lessons I Learned From Working in Retail

So last year I left my job in retail after a total of 7 years. It all started as a job to give me some extra cash at uni, and it was my fallback when my lack of experience let me down in finding a job actually relevant to my degree. We all know that […]