Category: 2020

9 Essential Steps For Gardening for Beginners

By : Lyndsey OHalloran

AD | Collaborative post People have different hobbies to pass the time. You need to have a couple of hours to yourself relaxing and unwinding from a very busy and stressful day. Some prefer to listen to music, read a book, play an instrument, and even do gardening. If you have a big enough yard for a beautiful garden, maybe you should consider creating one from scratch. During spring and summer, any flower, plant, or tree looks gorgeous but consider asking garden experts from Roundrock if you’re not sure of anything.  However, if you haven’t done

Back area with table

Home Improvements We’ve Achieved This Year

By : Lyndsey OHalloran

John and I bought our house back in 2014 so we’ve lived here for quite some time now. When we moved in we got a couple of big jobs done but since I was pregnant in 2015 it’s been really slow going. 2020 was the first year in a while where I feel like we actually achieved something with the house and ticked off a couple of home improvement  jobs. Living room/ dining room carpet Right at the beginning of the year we decided to get a big job done in the living room and

Modern living room

How To Add Instant Flair To A Dull Looking Room

By : Lyndsey OHalloran

AD | Collaborative post Are you tired of looking at the same dull and monotonous look of your room? Well, you are not alone as hundreds and thousands of people think about their living room or bedroom the same way. After all, any room decor can turn boring after a certain period of time. If you are looking for some simple and easy ways to add instant flair to any dull looking room, you are just on the right page. Just browse through the following ideas and see how you can incorporate them within your

Dinosaur Christmas cover

Children’s Book Review: Dinosaur Christmas

By : Lyndsey OHalloran

AD | Post contains gifted items and affiliate links (marked with *) This week’s children’s book review is all about Dinosaur Christmas by Penny Dale. The book was published by Nosy Crow and it can be purchased on Amazon*. The intrepid team of dinosaurs are back and this time they must save Santa Claus from a snowstorm! Join them as they plough the road, whizz down a mountain on snowmobiles, zoom through the icy water on a hovercraft, dig out Santa’s sleigh with a digger and lower down the presents with a helicopter. And when the

Give The Gift Of Retro Sweets From Swizzels

By : Lyndsey OHalloran

AD | Paid collaboration Like a lot of people I have been doing a lot more Christmas shopping online this year. Many of us don’t want to go into a busy shopping center or battle with the high street so online shopping has been something that’s really saved me over the past few months. When it comes to Christmas presents I have been looking for things that will not only put a smile on people’s faces but also, something that tastes delicious too. While many people might think that chocolate is an easy option we

Man and woman decorating a room

Home Improvements To Think About For The New Year

By : Lyndsey OHalloran

AD | Collaborative post While this year hasn’t been easy for the majority of us it has given a lot of us the motivation to get things done at home. This year a lot of people have managed to tackle some jobs around the house or garden that they might have been putting off for quite some time. Some people have taken on big makeovers either in the the house or outside. Now though, 2021 is just around the corner and I have been thinking about things I want to get done in my own home

A House For Christmas Mouse cover

Children’s Book Review: A House For Christmas Mouse

By : Lyndsey OHalloran

AD | Post contains gifted items and affiliate links (marked with *) This week’s children’s book review is all about A House For Christmas Mouse by Rebecca Harry. The book was published by Nosy Crow and it can be purchased on Amazon*. A touching tale about a little mouse with a big heart, featuring festive silver foil on every page! Mouse is very excited for Christmas, but first she needs to find a home to spend it in! On her way through Treetop Forest, she meets Fox, Bunny and Bear, all in need of a little

Bravissimo wall of bras

A Bra Fitting Experience At Bravissimo

By : Lyndsey OHalloran

I’m 34 and until recently I had never been for a proper bra fitting. I’ll be honest, the thought of it terrified me. I was nervous, I didn’t want to show someone else my body and I was worried there would be nothing that fitted me. I had been wearing a very comfortable non-wired bra for a while but I knew it wasn’t a good fit. I had booked a fitting at M&S but after a recommendation I headed to Bravissimo first to see if they could help. I turned up to the Norwich store