Yes, I've read it. I've read all three books in the much-talked-about trilogy. Nothing appeals to me more than Mummy Porn. Not that I knew there was Mummy Porn until I started reading 50 Shades of Grey. Who thought that up? It's an annoying categorisation because it does a disservice to those of us who have children. Are we so special, so cotton-wool-brained, that we need our very own brand of porn? Are we not the right readership for real … [Read more...]
Five easy ways to get more traffic from Pinterest
1. Advertise yourself: show people that you are on Pinterest. Add follow buttons and pin it buttons to your blog. 2. Rename the pictures you use. The picture title is also grabbed by Pinterest when people pin your images, so make sure that pinners don't need to edit it. 3. On which note, add text to your photos, so that people can see at a glance what the pin relates to. This helps with repins. 4. Take the time to take clear usable … [Read more...]
We have reached the #tippingpoint. Stop the Killing.
I'll be brief, because time is of the essence. There are people dying. More specifically, there are children dying. Children. My children are 2 and 4. If someone killed them you can bet your ass I would make it my life's work to hunt down the person who did it and revisit their crime upon them in as slow and fascinatingly painful a way as possible. The parents of the Syrian children murdered in Houla last Friday can't do this because they … [Read more...]
Future Friendly with P&G
Little actions Big Difference Future Friendly from P&G is all about the little actions we can take today, that will lead to a brighter tomorrow. We were challenged by P&G to join the greenvolution by making a few small changes in our home that, when added together, can make a big difference to the planet. Because being 'Green' doesn't have to be difficult or time consuming. … [Read more...]
Perfect Picnik Alternative
Everyone who is a fan of Picnik will know that its days are numbered: from 19th April it will disappear, assimilated into the great Google black hole. This is the 'Biggest Disaster Ever' for me asd I came fairly late to the Picnik party in the first place. I've been wishing and hoping that the ideal alternative picture editing site will present itself, and it did. There are whispers around the interweb that Pic Monkey is the new Picnik. It … [Read more...]
Buy Blue Basil Gourmet Brownies
As ever, the email request was assumed to be rhetorical: would I like to review some brownies? Only if you can't give me this week's Lottery winning numbers... So imagine my utter joy when a parcel awaited my return from the school run this morning: DH must have signed for it and then departed for Bristol, so he's missing out. I am an admirer of beautiful packaging, so Blue Basil Gourmet Brownies had me mentally writing this review before … [Read more...]
BritMums Carnival: all things Spring!
Roll up! Roll up! Get your BritMums Carnival here. It's all about Spring, laydees and gen'lemen, at least in feory. So don't delay, pull up a chair and read all about it! Hurry! Hurry! Here are the highlights: … [Read more...]
