I have been a hobby blogger since 2010 and have never really made any money from it. In the last 12 months I have been increasing my side hustle from online selling and want to try and do more. It started last March when Claire started her new job. Since the changes in her health she took a job which was (meant to be) less stressful which meant a reduction…
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Joining the National Trust – Joint membership and why we chose to join
Living in the heart of Derbyshire we have a huge choice of National Trust options and although we have been to some of the grounds we have never taken the plunge and looked in to membership. Until today! We are off to the Cotswolds soon with Rupert (our dog) to spend some time relaxing and just generally taking some time away together. Near the village we’re staying in is a…
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Update: The past 12 months – Where have I been?
If you’re reading this, thank you. I don’t know if I need to explain but I feel like I have to. I’ve not been around for around 12 months, away from the blog, YouTube, Social media and I feel quite liberated having given myself a break. I have had Leah XL as a blog (in various guises) since 2010 and have enjoyed the process of either reviewing something and giving my…
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#BlogAtTheBeach Event with IceLolly – Round up
It’s not often that events happen up north so when the lovely Hayley at IceLolly sent a tweet out asking if anyone was free to go to an event in Leeds I jumped at the chance. As you know I am a Hobby Blogger, I do this outside of my current permanent job so I don’t get to go to many events so having opportunities like this is rare and…
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The Small YouTuber Craze – 10k or less
I have seen so many people complaining that the bigger YouTubers are out of touch and difficult to relate to these days (see post from Blogger Caity Lou) and just too polished. Therefore, as a small YouTuber myself, I wanted to give you a list of all my favourite YouTubers, AND keep this list updated, so please, if you have any YouTubers you love than comment on this post! I…
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Beauty Blog Collective – Something New
Well I have some exciting news to share with you all. Recently, a few of us who were writers for Really Ree, decided to create a new blog, a collective. Welcome to the Beauty Blog Collective! This is a place where we will be talking all things beauty, what’s new, what do we love, what do we recommend and all from individual, diverse backgrounds. You might be wondering why? how?…
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Goodbye Pic Monkey – Where to go for free blog photo editing
Within the last few days we have had to say goodbye to pic monkey (well those who use the free service) as you can no longer export pictures for free. I myself will still use it as I do pay for the annual membership, I really enjoy it and I have always paid for it BUT there are plenty of other places to go for picture editing: Desktop These sites…
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Hobby Bloggers – Top 10 Tips to a Successful Blog
Since 2010 when I started my blogging escapades I never thought of it as a way to make income or a way out of corporate life. I love the corporate world and I love being in an office environment so for me blogging was my release. It started off as something I did to talk about my life and what was happening in it, sort of like a journal. Transitioned…
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