Win 1 of 3 £50 vouchers from EMP | #SummerStuff
It’s day two of #SummerStuff 2019, and today’s prize is a brilliantly perfect £50 EMP voucher – times THREE! If you have a teen in the house and you’ve ever tried to buy their favourite band/game/movie merch, then the chances are high that you’ll have come across EMP. I am SOOO excited to be working with them this summer!I’ll be honest though – until recently, when I thought about EMP, I...
Win a £180 Creative Pen Tablet from Wacom | #SummerStuff
It’s day one of #SummerStuff 2019, and today’s prize is a brilliant Wacom Intuos Pen Tablet I have been using a Wacom Intuos pen tablet for years. I initially bought one as I had very painful RSI thanks to days spent using a normal computer mouse – holding a pen is amore natural wrist action, and it cured the pain.But I rather fell in love, and instead of a temporary measure I’m still using it all day every...
Plan Now For Clearing!
Most people think that university clearing is only open on A-level results day and for a few weeks afterwards – but NOT SO!Dr Lisette Johnston, ex BBC World News boss and Head of School at ScreenSpace, part of MetFilm School explains what Clearing is all about and urges this summer’s 18yr olds to start planning now. Clearing opened on the 5th July, and universities are already advertising courses...
Prime Day Deals That I Think Are Actually Great Deals.
Have you poked your nose in on Prime Day? I know, I’m the total sceptic with ‘big deals’ and rarely shop on Black Friday. But prime Day? there’s usually gems in there, and this year there’s a few really good deals if you’re looking carefully. In the spirit of full disclosure, this post contains affiliate links. That means you don’t pay any more, but I may earn a teensy smidge of commission...
Food Tour of the Jordaan With a Local – Amsterdam Walking Tour!
We’ve found, on our new kid-free city breaks series, that a perfect way to instantly get to know a new city is to take a walking tour with a knowledgeable local guide. Which is why when we visited Amsterdam recently, we jumped at the chance of an Amsterdam walking tour; thanking Eating Europe, and signing up instantly for their Jordaan Food Tour. We were in Amsterdam on a kid-free city break, trying out the new direct...
Are you a Me-Time or Multi-Tasker in the Shower?
“Researchers looking into shower habits across the nation found two thirds of those polled are a self-confessed ‘Multi-Tasker in the Shower’, doing other things while getting themselves clean, with 30 per cent saying that they feel bored if they have nothing else to do. ” Are these people MAD?? Do they have nothing else in their days?Seriously. I bloody love my shower. Because most days, my shower time is frankly the only...