Here's some of the things I've been reading this week that I thought were worth sharing with you, in case you have a spare minute for reading this weekend. One fingerprint craft @ The Iowa Farmer's Wife I love the simplicity and effectiveness of this card idea. I just know that I'm going to use it lots. Once I find the missing ink pads. Two March Calendar @ Se7en There's a new one every month, along with a comprehensive list of … [Read more...]
Ban Captcha. No, really.
I love coming across new blogs, particularly those taking part in the #366 Project. It's amazing to me that on any given day so many people can find so many varied moments to capture for posterity. And I am driven to comment on the image, whether the content, the light, the comedy, the cuteness. So I type out my comment, then spend a moment filling in my details: you know, email, name, or profile-you-wish-to-use. Next, you click comment and are … [Read more...]
Top tips for Potty training
I sit here, as the temperature plummets, with the fire on in the sitting room. The floor is littered with the toys that Dimples, naked from the waist down, has cast aside. So far today she has had two changes of clothes. But I'm fairly relaxed about it, and this has nothing to do with the fact that I have been through this once before, or that I am far more slovenly than I would have you believe. Neither is it anything to do with following a … [Read more...]
Dealing with Toddler Tantrums: a guest post by Joanne Mallon
Joanne Mallon is a freelance journalist and life and career coach, and I've been following her blog Joanne the Coach for a while because she's written a book called Toddlers: An Instruction Manual. The book, available through Amazon and as a Kindle download features advice from over 60 bloggers, and is helping to raise money for the family support charity Home-Start. She very kindly agreed to write a blog post on dealing with tantrums whilst I am … [Read more...]
How can Pinterest grow my blog?
How can Pinterest grow my blog? On Monday, I introduced you to Pinterest with my beginners guide. Now, I want to tell you how you can use Pinterest to drive traffic to your blog. Pinterest was small start-up business 18 months ago, yet by the end of last year it had grown seven-fold in the space of a few months. It’s unusual because 70% of its users are women- almost unheard of in the Web Services market. [source] Because it of its visual … [Read more...]
What is Pinterest? A beginner’s guide
What is Pinterest? Pinterest is an online pin board of ideas and inspiration. If you, like me, have a stash of pages torn from magazines in a corner of your house somewhere (they *ahem* might even be categorised and alphabetised) then this is the 21st Century format. It’s based on the age old premise that a picture tells a thousand words. And it’s a gift to those of you lucky enough to have a tablet, where images play a very … [Read more...]
Kitchen Stars cooking classes, Croydon.
When Gymboree made my daughters cry, I was utterly devastated. Needless to say I handed in our notice, writing a furious accompanying letter. And then I had to work out what to do next. Tuesday is Dimples' Day: LBG is at school so it's just me and her. We used to do Gymboree then get errands done before the school run. I had to find something new to fill the time slot Gymboree had left vacant. Lucky for me, there was a place left on the … [Read more...]
