I'm taking part in NaNoWriMo this year. For those of you who don't know what that is, it's an annual writing challenge (National Novel Writing Month) where you write 50k words of a novel/novella/whatever during the month of November. I've taken part every so often since 2005 - some years winning, some years failing miserably! This… Continue reading November Book Haul!
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Colouring For Grown Ups
I've always enjoyed colouring books. When I was little, I'd sit and colour in with pencils, crayons, and pens (even a few exciting painting colouring books) all the time. My Mom and I had a lot of art days, where we'd draw, or paint, or try a different kind of artistic medium, but my favourite… Continue reading Colouring For Grown Ups
DIY “Built In” Bookshelves
I have a lot of books. Most of them are still in England (books are heavy to ship!) but I've bought quite a few since being in America, and we didn't have enough bookshelf space for them all! So I decided to take on a project to build some fake built-in bookshelves, using floating shelves… Continue reading DIY “Built In” Bookshelves
Ipsy Bag: October Unboxing
I'm not a huge fan of makeup. I wear eyeliner, lip balm, nail varnish, sometimes mascara, and occasionally lip gloss. That's about all I have in my repertoire and I'm happy with that, but I do often wonder if I'm missing out on something great - a fab moisturiser, or different brand of lip balm/gloss.… Continue reading Ipsy Bag: October Unboxing
Winery Harvest Festival
Brian and I recently took a drive to a Harvest Festival at a winery. We'd never been before but it sounded fun: craft stalls, wine tasting, BBQ food, and a live band/singer. It's hard to get into the Autumn spirit when everything is green all year round, but this helped a lot. And after tasting… Continue reading Winery Harvest Festival
Fashion Friday #1
This is my first Fashion Friday post - how exciting! What is Fashion Friday? Well...I'm not totally sure yet, so the name might change as the content does. I'm hoping to talk about things I've bought, bargains I've found, or fashions I've seen online that make me go "oooo!" I love Autumn: the turning leaves (which… Continue reading Fashion Friday #1