{Contest} Win a Royal Wedding Celebration Basket from England

1 April, 2011 2 interesting opinions, add yours.
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It's the day we've all been waiting for... THE ROYAL WEDDING Prince William and Catherine Middleton Friday 29 April 2011 at Westminster Abbey [box] Win a ROYAL WEDDING CELEBRATION BASKET[/box] including: Chocolate William and Catherine Wedding Heart from Prince Charles's Highgrove Shop Duchy Organic Highland Shortbread Biscuits Taylor's of Harrogate English Breakfast Tea Tiptree Little Scarlet Strawberry Conserve Ok, I'll admit it, I've alway s been an anglophile. When I was a little girl, my grandfather had a portable radio. Not just any portable radio, this one ha d short wave and long band on it. (Please do not comment on my age...I said it was my grandfather's!) Anyway, I remember hearing him fiddling with the tuning knobs and hearing the static suddenly clear. ... [Click Here to Continue Reading]

{Wordless Wednesday}

30 March, 2011 Leave a comment, you know you want to!
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How Our Family Celebrated Earth Hour 2011

28 March, 2011 Leave a comment, you know you want to!
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Have you ever heard of Earth Hour? From its inception as a single-city initiative -- Sydney, Australia - in 2007, Earth Hour has grown into a global symbol of hope and movement for change. Earth Hour 2010 created history as the world's largest ever voluntary action with people, businesses and governments in 128 countries across every continent coming together to celebrate an unambiguous commitment to the one thing that unites us all -- the planet. ~from the Official Earth Hour YouTube channel Earth Hour at Our House This year, we very nearly 'forgot' all about Earth Hour. We had just got home from a children's birthday party which ended at 7.30 pm. That was late enough, but then, on our way out of the venue, Princess Three took a headlong tumble and ended up with a ... [Click Here to Continue Reading]

Don’t Worry, You’re Doing JUST FINE!: How to Balance Your Life Like the Experts

25 March, 2011 6 interesting opinions, add yours.
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The seeds of this post were sown when I read On Balance, Blogging and Turning Two by Kate at Centsational Girl. This was a real eye-opener for me. She talked about what a typical day in her life is like and how she manages her time and juggles the various 'hats' that she wears.  It was heartening for me to see that she lets a lot of things 'go' as a lower priority, to the point of not even doing them sometimes. (I'm talking about things like keeping a spotless, tidy house.) It was also really enlightening to see what her work-from-home schedule and strategies are. As a new-kid-on-the-blog-block I am always researching and trying to learn how the big guns do it. There is always something to learn from the experience of others. I would love to have Kate's blogging success and it was so ... [Click Here to Continue Reading]

I’m Not Gretchen Rubin or Brian Clark: What I’ve Learned About Success From the Pros

23 March, 2011 Leave a comment, you know you want to!
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This post has been brewing around in my brain for the past month or so. I decided it was finally time to share it with you. I recently wrote about how Chalene Johnson's 30-Day Challenge Changed my Life. Following on from that, great things have continued happening. I've been really enjoying the Twitter experience and have come into contact with some inspiring people that I would otherwise never have known about. You all know that I'm a Google-hound and my addiction continues. (Father, forgive me.) Anyway, lately I've come across some amazing people. Coincidence or fate? That's a post for another time. Some of the wonderful people I'm talking about include: Gretchen Rubin from The Happiness Project Brian Clark from Copyblogger Personal Development expert Brian Tracy Tim ... [Click Here to Continue Reading]