Enhancing Home Security: Y-cam Protect Alarm System
As a home owner the one thing that always gives cause for concern is a lack of home security. Is the house protected whilst you’re away and additionally, whilst you’re…
What To Do At Santa Monica Pier
Located in California, Santa Monica really is the stuff that dreams are made of. The incredible weather, the incredible beaches, the laid back lifestyle, it’s hard to find something not…
5 Places To Visit In New York City This Autumn
New York, the city that never sleeps. Still a firm favourite with world travellers this incredible city isn’t going out of fashion anytime soon, retaining its popularity crown for the…
Do DA Scores Really Matter for Bloggers?
If there’s something that has really been niggling away at me over the past 2 years that I’ve been blogging it’s the constant referral by bloggers to their “DA score”.…
How to fit Venetian Blinds from Blinds 2go
Over the past few months I’ve been undertaking a pretty major project to renovate the downstairs of my 3 bedroom home. This has involved plastering, fitting a new kitchen, laying…
Upgrading to USB Plug Sockets from Wickes
Wandering around Wickes recently something caught my eye – USB plug sockets! Now I’m not usually someone who makes impulse purchases however on this occasion it seemed like a good…
How to Lay Venezia Oak Laminate Flooring from Wickes
I’ve been living in my house for a good 3 years now and during that time there has been a constant conversation taking place – what on earth were the…
New Dining Furniture from John Lewis’ Alba Range
So if you have been following my social media channels over the last 3 months you will have seen that I’ve been undertaking a seemingly endless DIY project rufurbishing my…
A Week in Vale do Garrao, Portugal
It’s the end of June, a rare summer heatwave has swept the UK and despite this it was time for my annual villa holiday to somewhere hot in Europe to…
Cream Tea at The Flax & Twine Cafe, York
Yes I’m from Buckinghamshire and yes I am pretty middle class – that can only mean one thing… I am a sucker for a good cream tea! Whilst on a…
How to install the Nest Learning Thermostat (3rd Gen) in a Y-Plan System
Back in February I looked at my house and decided that it was time to drag it kicking and screaming into the 21st century. This meant embarking on a rather…
Dinner at The Wheatsheaf in Bow Brickhill
Last weekend I was kindly invited to The Wheatsheaf in Bow Brickhill (on the outskirts of Milton Keynes) for dinner. The pub has received a top to bottom makeover and…
Dinner at a Bletchley Park Inspired Pizza Express
Pizza Express is one of those restaurant chains that now appears on every high street up and down the country and they all look and feel the same. That does…
Lunch at Bubbledogs, Charlotte Street
Recently at work there have been a lot of changes taking place; some people are leaving, some are changing role, some are being promoted and there are some new starters.…
Breakfast at Mannion & Co., York
During my recent weekend break in York I made the most of the food and drink that the city had to offer, particularly with regard to the independent cafes to…
A Weekend Break in York
This weekend was Sarah’s birthday and so I surprised her with a weekend break to York. I’d been to York previously when I was very young and so had some…
A New Vintage Style iPhone 6s Case from Snakehive
Having owned a (completely useless) Samsung Galaxy S2 followed by an LG Nexus 5 (which got worse with every passing hour), 18 months ago I left the word of Android…
Re-Inventing Shaving With EvoShave
Recently I was browsing Twitter and came across a new shaving product which didn’t look like anything I’d seen before within the male grooming industry – EvoShave. Intrigued, I got…
Dining at Zizzi, The Hub Milton Keynes
Weekends for me are all about relaxing and enjoying the money that I bust my gut to earn 5 days per week. This usually comes in the form of eating…
How Bloggers Can Collaborate with Brands… From a Digital Marketing Manager
There are so many new blogs created every day that it’s increasingly difficult to get noticed among the noise. And I’m sorry everyone, it’s not getting any easier. The volume…