This week I did something totally different, I broke the lockdown daily grind and glammed up for my first ever Virtual Blogger event! I joined the Moonpig team and a bunch of lovely bloggers for an evening of chat, cocktail making and flower arranging, and it couldn’t have been lovelier. Although I’d chatted to a
Post contains referral links People are always asking me how I fit working on my blog around raising two children. Trust me, it’s a juggle and a half, but in the 8 years I’ve been blogging I’ve found ways to streamline my time and work smartly within the windows of time I do have. Once
Advertisement feature in association with the Aviva Community Fund It’s that time of year again! It’s time to talk about The Aviva Community Fund. If you’ve been following my blog a while, you’ll know I’m a huge supporter of this fantastic initiative. Last year, I visited a local primary school who had just received funding of £5000 towards
“Blogging – it’s just a hobby isn’t it?” – a line I’ve heard all too often! When I tell people ‘No, actually it’s my job’ I just get a weird look and a raised eyebrow. The subject is quickly changed as I think people must think I’m kidding myself or they don’t really understand. I
I don’t normally write posts like this but as it’s new years day of course, like we all are, I’m feeling reflective. I feel excited to say my blog has stepped up a gear this year in 2017, I had so much more time to work on it being on maternity leave, plus having a
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I don’t normally write ‘blogging tips’ style posts, but I’ve been having so much fun and success with Tailwind recently, I just couldn’t help but want to share my experience. Plus, I have been inundated with tweets and emails asking about how I use Pinterest – so, it seemed the best thing to do was to write
I’m sure I’m not the only one that feels stressed out when it comes to blogging. I started my blog as a fun hobby alongside my full time job, and I never in a million years thought it would take over so much time and energy in my life. I’m so pleased it has but
I haven’t done a ‘blogging tips’ post in ages, however I’ve recently become absolutely addicted to Pinterest and have seen my blog traffic just explode! I’ve actually had my account for years, however in the short time I’ve been actively using it that my blog traffic has grown drastically, and all of these hits are
There seems to be quite a lot of debate over whether bloggers should contact companies themselves, or wait for companies to come to them. I’ve seen many a blogger chat, twitter debate and talked it over with bloggers at events and everyone seems to have different views. It seems there is no definite right or
I often get asked for advice on how I make money from my blog, so I thought I would put together a post with my top tips. I’m by no means an expert here but my blog has started to earn a fair amount (to me), which helps on the cost of running my blog,
