If you’ve been hiding under a rock you will have completely missed the new’ish kid on the social media block. TikTok. As someone who is older than Gen Z and scraping millennial status (what on earth am I as I am actually not a boomer either…eurgh) I always thought that TikTok was not the place for me. However, lockdown has made many of us do things we never thought we…
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10 achievable tasks for 2020
10 achievable tasks, yes, it’s that time of year again! If you have been with me for a while you’ll know that I have never set myself a new years resolution. Instead I set myself 10 achievable tasks that I can do throughout the year. If I manage to complete 7 I really feel like I have had a successful year. I honestly can’t remember where this originated. I think…
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2020 Announcement What’s New for Leah XL
As you may or may not know I have been over at Leah XL on YouTube and on my blog since 2013. In that time I have been doing lots of different things so you might have come for different reasons. As we enter 2020 I have made some big decisions about Leah XL as a whole, growing my blog, channel, social media and really giving everything I have got…
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8 Awesome Ways to Clear and Cleanse Your Life*
In the modern day we are all forced to believe that being busy is better. You are often pushed from one place to another without even giving yourself a minute to breathe and take in your surroundings. Whether you’re trying to build your family a future or chase your career goals, you shouldn’t allow anything to hold you back. Even as an enthusiastic, driven and happy individual, there will still…
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Making a second hand car feel new*
A second-hand car can be an excellent option, especially for younger, more inexperienced drivers and families who might be looking to save money and cut costs. Buy the right second-hand car, and you can have a reliable and trustworthy vehicle that will keep you safe and get you around without issue. It could last you for years and run well without substantial problems. But, it doesn’t feel new. Getting into…
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Building your family a future*
Family should be the number one thing in your life. There are so many families out there who just aren’t deeply enough connected, and it really does show. When you don’t haven that close bond with your family, you’re missing out on so many potential memories that could have been created. But having a deep connection with your family doesn’t necessarily mean you have to be one of those who…
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Buying our forever home – House Buying Series
I recently asked a poll on twitter about what content you would like to see and Buying our House came out on top. I don’t use twitter polls as much as I should and even though my engagement on twitter has been very sparse lately, it’s nice to see that people who follow me have been keen to respond (thank you so much for that, really means a lot). Buying…
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Growing my side hustle: Blogging and selling online
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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Life Update: Grieving, home buying, health
If you don’t follow me on social media you may not have known about the updates happening in my life over the last 6 months. Lump update You may remember that I had a lump and was being tested for sarcoma. A rare cancer. I went for an MRI scan a couple of weeks after the initial ultrasound as they were not sure what it might be. I can confirm…
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3 Tips for Guarding Yourself Against Future Chaos
Image via Pixabay It’s just one of those uncomfortable facts of life, that we all face misfortune from time to time. While things may seem great, and carefree, in any given moment, there is always the risk that our cars will break down unexpectedly, will get hit by a bill or expense we forgot about, or that something more serious will happen to throw us off track. It can be…
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