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Shopping Diet Update – 1 week in

It's almost been a week since I decided to embark upon my shopping diet and I have to admit, it's been a bit challenging to rewire my brain into new habits. However, I haven't bought any clothes or cosmetics for myself. As I said at the start of this challenge, I can't impose a complete… Continue reading Shopping Diet Update – 1 week in

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The Shopping diet days 2-3. Research time

Okay so I might have been a little ambitious when I said that I would write daily. Let's settle on a couple of times a week. So I've thrown myself in headfirst to this shopping diet thing. As per usual, I'm all in, I'm just hoping this one lasts. The first thing I've decided to… Continue reading The Shopping diet days 2-3. Research time

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The un-sparking of joy. KonMari update 6 months on.

Ok, I am calling BS on the Marie Kondo method. After my joy filled rose tinted post several months ago about organizing my entire life I need to come clean about my fall from the organizational wagon. When the impossibly well presented Marie Kondo popped up onto my Netflix watch list in February I looked… Continue reading The un-sparking of joy. KonMari update 6 months on.

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Top Questions About Tidying Clothing The KonMari Way Answered

Hey guys! I'm pleased to announce that I'm three weeks deep into the KonMari method and so far so good. Full disclosure: I did cheat a little and only did it on the top two floors of the house. Now, before you let out a collective gasp and Marie starts turning in her twinset let… Continue reading Top Questions About Tidying Clothing The KonMari Way Answered

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A Day Trip To London With A Baby and Dino-Mad Toddler

On December 14th 2018 we braved the transatlantic red eye with the girls to go and visit my family and friends back in the UK. It was Aria's first flight and to say we were a little nervous was an understatement. Back in October in the deep trenches of her colic when we booked the… Continue reading A Day Trip To London With A Baby and Dino-Mad Toddler

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My farmhouse style guestroom makeover on a budget.

I thought I was so grown up when my husband and I went into the brick and purchased our very first bedroom set. It was a glorious cherry wood sleigh bed, chest and bedside table combo and I thought it was the best thing since sliced bread. It would be the PERFECT addition to our… Continue reading My farmhouse style guestroom makeover on a budget.