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Prepping for summer and festival season with adidas | #GIFTED #CREATEDWITHADIDAS

April 22, 2025 Joanne Mallon 0

As the sun starts to put in appearance, do you have some fun summer plans in place? I have a bunch of stuff on the […]

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Candle tunneling fix

May 1, 2020 Joanne Mallon 0

This week ~ shockers ~ I actually learned something useful on social media: how to fix candle tunneling. Trust me, this is gold. I’ve been […]

5 ways to deal with Christmas stress

5 ways to deal with Christmas stress*

December 13, 2018 Joanne Mallon 0

Christmas stress and how to handle it     It’s that time of year again! If the thought of Christmas is stressing you out already, […]

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What’s inside your make up bag?

February 9, 2018 Joanne Mallon 15

  This is a shamelessly nosy post, for the shamelessly nosy nifflers among you. Gather round chums, we’re all friends here. Friends with an unhealthy […]

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Anyone for Swedish Death Cleaning?

January 19, 2018 Joanne Mallon 14

  That’s one morbid book title up there don’t you think? Actually, The Gentle Art of Swedish Death Cleaning is a lot more uplifting than […]

3 ways to declutter beauty stash today

3 ways to declutter your beauty stash

January 9, 2017 Joanne Mallon 8

  It’s that time of year isn’t it? When we’re all overwhelmed with STUFF and feel the need to create a new, clean slate to […]

New stationery alert! Kaweco fountain pen by Pen Heaven

February 23, 2016 Joanne Mallon 8

  Exam season is coming up, and even if you’re not doing  any exams yourself, just the fact that it EXISTS is traumatic enough, so […]

5 places to hide from the kids during the Easter holidays

March 26, 2013 Joanne Mallon 3

The Easter school holidays are coming up. Your kids are coming for your computer to play Minecraft. You need it for good old fashioned paying […]

Confessions of a stationery nerd

November 20, 2012 Joanne Mallon 10

A little piece of history died today, as the last ever typewriter to be made in the UK rolled off the production line at Brother […]

Sign in here if you’ve done bugger all for Christmas

October 31, 2012 Joanne Mallon 5

  It’s eight weeks until Christmas, fifty days or therabouts, and I have done feck all. Nor do I plan to, for quite a few […]

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