If I had a time machine that I could only use to go back and give myself advice, the one thing I’d tell myself would be Sun safety, Catherine, sun safety. (Actually I might use it mainly to tell myself…
Last week I published part one of my sitcom-worthy family stories… today is part two! I’ve got tales of eating other people’s cake, my dad in his underpants on a boat and (I’m so sorry) childhood vomiting stories. If you…
Seeing Keith hopelessly chasing a huge Friesian cow in a neighbour’s garden is one of the funniest things I’ve ever seen in my life. It’s one of those stories that no matter how many times you tell it, it never…
How much should I charge for a sponsored post? This is a question I’m often asked by fellow bloggers. It’s also a question I’m not asked often ENOUGH. Anyone who works as a freelancer, especially in a creative industry, knows…
Last Friday I handed over my crown, Miss World style, to the new UK Blog Awards fashion winner. Actually it wasn’t REALLY like Miss World at all – there was no crown (though how brilliant if there had been…), and I…
This is not a post about fashion bloggers and what they wear. This is about representation and visibility. All the images above are taken from one source: emails sent to me from my affiliate programme, rewardStyle. Even if you’re not…
Here’s my first quarterly review post of the year – with a little of last year thrown in too! April is now upon us (hurrah! I love me some spring and summer!) and the last quarterly review I did was…
I’m taking a short break from the blog: we’ve just had some pretty crappy news in the family. I wanted to post today just to say that I’ll not be posting at all next week – I think it will be the…
After nearly six years of full-time self-employment, I can safely say I’m someone who knows about working from home. And it’s not easy! I often find people are envious of the fact that I work from home and that I’m…
