I’m wrapping up the blog for Christmas, but first let me share our Christmas traditions.
I’m wrapping up the blog (pun intended!) until the New Year. I reflect on 2016 and explain why Christmas means more to us than ever before.
#FoodbankAdvent : Give something back this Christmas with a reverse advent calendar
I’ve joined the UK Money Bloggers #FoodbankAdvent campaign to encourage people to donate to their local Trussell Trust Foodbank by collecting food and other goods for a Reverse Advent Calendar.
Blogging Good Reads, featuring Charlie from ‘Mess and Merlot’.
Welcome to ‘Blogging Good Reads’, where I invite fellow bloggers to tell me about their favourite blog posts (theirs and others). If you’re looking for the perfect reading list, Charlie from Mess and Merlot’s Blogging Good Reads is a great place to start.
10 tips to beat winter depression and the post-holiday blues.
The nights are drawing in & the summer holidays feel like a distant memory. I share my top 10 tips to chase away winter depression and the post-holiday blues, inspired by ideas from Jet 2 Holidays.
If you can’t have a doggy of your own, why not ‘BorrowMyDoggy’?
Working part-time means we’re not around enough to have a dog of our own. However, thanks to ‘BorrowMyDoggy’, we can enjoy the perks of dog ownership by looking after other peoples’ dogs instead.
Blogging Good Reads, featuring Claire Kirby from ‘Life, Love and Dirty Dishes’.
Welcome to the second instalment of my new series, ‘Blogging Good Reads’, where I invite fellow bloggers to tell me about their favourite blog posts (their own and those written by others). In doing so, I hope it creates a wonderful ready-made reading list for you all, saving you the job of hunting for fabulous things to read yourselves.
Movie memories: Remembering my cinema adventures.
Ever since I was little, I’ve been in love with the movies. Many of my favourite childhood memories revolve around trips to the cinema. In fact, cinema adventures and memorable movie moments light up the timeline of my life like gemstones. I recall the good, the bad and the ugly memories from my life-long love affair with the cinema.
Blogging Good Reads, featuring My Life Long Holiday.
Welcome to my new series, ‘Blogging Good Reads’, where I invite fellow bloggers to tell me about their favourite blog posts (their own and those written by others). In doing so, I hope it creates a wonderful ready-made reading list for you all, saving you the job of hunting for fabulous things to read yourselves.
The day autistic artist Chris Baker met his heroes, The Jacksons.
When I first spotted Chris Baker’s incredible drawings at a convention, I thought they were photographs. Since then, I’ve watched his career go from strength to strength, along with his confidence. This week, one of his dreams came true. Find out what happened when Chris met his musical heroes, The Jacksons.
I need to talk about Grenfell Tower.
My blog has always been my happy place, but how can talk about DIY, interiors & crafts in the aftermath of a tragedy? I need to talk about Grenfell Tower.
My 10 favourite travel games for family holidays, (plus giveaway).
I list my top 10 must have travel games which will help maintain ‘Happy Families’ even if you’re stuck in an airport or a rain-drenched tent next time you go on holiday.
5 ways to increase website traffic I wish I’d known when I started blogging.
Do you wish your blog posts were getting more page views? Do you feel deflated when your blog post stats spike for a day and then flatline forever after you press publish? I share my top 5 tips for increasing website traffic and giving your posts the best chance of getting the attention they deserve in the weeks and months ahead.
Welcome to Maflingo ('flamingo', for those who can say it). I'm Jane: wife, mum, and self-confessed bargain-hunter with a passion for interior decorating, DIY, money-saving, decluttering and all things creative. I hope you'll make yourself at home in my little corner of the internet with it's 'pretty things', tips and reviews and my random musings on life. My e-mail address is: info@maflingo.com
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