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Trying my first Big Mac

July 29, 2017 by Kate Davis 2 Comments

Trying my first Big Mac

I recently tried my first Big Mac. Yes really, I’m going to be 40 soon and I’ve never had a Big Mac. In fact, I had to ask people to explain what a Big Mac was! My McDonald’s history My first McDonald’s memory was getting a burger on holiday in America, when I was about 3. I remember enjoying it, until I got to the gherkin! I wasn’t willing to eat them after that so the Continue Reading …

Trying my first Big Mac

10 things I’ve learnt during 10 years of blogging

March 8, 2017 by Kate Davis 2 Comments

10 thing I've learnt during 10 years of blogging

It’s my 10th blogging birthday! I’m surprised I’ve been blogging for 10 years, because I often feel like a beginner as there is still so much to learn and implement. But then it is also hard to remember a time before my blog; it has been in my life longer than my children. At times, I feel I SHOULD be a bigger blogger as I started earlier than many bloggers, but in reality I haven’t Continue Reading …

10 thing I've learnt during 10 years of blogging

Reconsidering my digital life

August 28, 2016 by Kate Davis 8 Comments

You may have noticed I’ve been quiet recently. In fact I’ve been more than quiet I’ve been absent. This wasn’t a planned summer break, in fact it is the opposite of what I’d planned. During our two week holiday I’d intended to plan and draft posts and then in the following (child-free) two weeks I was going to write lots of posts. This isn’t the first time I’ve had a break from my blog (not Continue Reading …

P366 – February 2016

June 30, 2016 by Kate Davis Leave a Comment

february p366 featured

I’ve told you before that I take a photograph ever day and want to produce a digital scrapbook layout for each week of the year and have them printed in a book. However, I’m not doing well at keeping up to date with my layouts so I’ve recently just finished the February layouts. The task that tends to slow me down is sorting through the photographs because it isn’t always easy to choose just one picture Continue Reading …

february p366 featured

Goodreads #53 – blogging

June 27, 2016 by Kate Davis 2 Comments

blogging goodreads

Here are some of the posts I’ve enjoyed reading recently on the theme of blogging. I’m trying a new layout with a summary of the article or what I found interesting, and I hope this helps you find some posts to read. I’d love to know which of these posts you found interesting so I can find more posts to share with you in the future. Becoming choosy as a blogger (& why it’s important) Continue Reading …

blogging goodreads

Reader survey results – what you want to read

May 29, 2016 by Kate Davis 2 Comments

So your answers to my reader survey have been interesting reading; thank you to everyone who responded. I’m certainly feeling a bit challenged by some of the results and directions you’d like me to go. Get more personal Your favourite post types are How tos / Tutorials and Personal. Both of these are challenging for me as I don’t do many things that immediately make me think that would make a good tutorial and I Continue Reading …

Wine tasting with Three Wine Men

April 24, 2016 by Kate Davis 4 Comments

three wine men

Back in December, I went to The Three Wine Men Christmas Tasting event; it was a great excuse to meet up with friends and to taste more wines. Three Wine Men The Three Wine Men consist of: Olly Smith is often on Saturday Kitchen and This Morning, writes for The Mail on Sunday and used to write episodes for Pingu and Charlie and Lola! Oz Clarke is a well-known wine writer and TV/radio personality Tim Atkin Continue Reading …

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Goodreads #51: Social media behaviour

March 30, 2016 by Kate Davis 2 Comments

goodreads social media

I’ve been reading and listening to lots of good stuff about social media. Several of these are about how people behave online from giving an unrealistic impression, influencing purchases and dealing with trolls. Biz Chix podcast Episode 50: Social Media Marketing World Recap with Michael Stelzner, John Lee Dumas, Cynthia Sanchez, Pat Flynn, Dan Miller, Sue B. Zimmerman, Erik Fisher and More Pretenders, Fakers and Posers: Are You One? People. Be. Cray Is Social Media Continue Reading …

goodreads social media

9th blogging birthday: reader survey

March 8, 2016 by Kate Davis 2 Comments

9th blog birthday

Today’s my blogging birthday; my 9th birthday! This time last year I was feeling unsure about this blog; where it was going and how I was approaching writing. So I spent time to think about what and how I write, and as a result I’m planning more and enjoying the posts I write. And a very happy result is my traffic has increased (thank you Pinterest). One thing that has certainly helped my motivation to Continue Reading …

9th blog birthday

P366 – January 2016

February 28, 2016 by Kate Davis Leave a Comment

January 2016

I love the idea of using the a photograph a day as a way to record memories. I feel it compliments my written diary as I often take photos of events, objects or people that I don’t mention in my diary. My aim to produce a digital scrapbook layout for each week of the year and have them printed in a book. This is the fourth year I’ve done Project P365 (or P366 this year) and Continue Reading …

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