The photo shoot

Blogging has bought me many wonderful experiences, trips and treats but this is the first photo shoot for a national newspaper article !  

British Gypsum - Rooms Made for You Event

Its always a buzz when that special invitation pings into my in box.  I recently had that pleasure when an invitation arrived to The Shard in London courtesy of British Gypsum who

The MAD blog Awards 2014

I have to say I was more than a little stunned to be told on Twitter that my blog had made it to the final of the Mad Blog awards.  I  checked the site twice to make sure it was my name on the list and I wasn't just willing it to be there !

This wonderful accolade comes at the end of a whirlwind year that saw me opening (and closing) my own shop.  I also moved my blog across to wordpress to try and combine it with an online shop but this proved more difficult to manage than I anticipated, so moved back to the much more easier to use blogger.  All of these factors (I thought) would have really impacted on my readership, but obviously I underestimated the loyalty of the wonderful people who follow my  escapades and blog.

THANK YOU

I am busy this week closing up the shop.  A sad/happy  experience, sad because it has been a long term dream of mine to own my own shop but the reality is much harder when you have young children, travel, stock etc etc.  But on the happy side I get back the precious quality time with my young twins, No 1 son and long suffering hubby. We will have time for all the fun stuff we used to do and I get to blog more again ! 

 

 I have made it to the finals but am up against some pretty amazing Homes and Interiors bloggers, So if you would just take a minute to follow the link Vote for the white approach  

scroll down to best homes and Interiors and enter the white approach.  I would love you to the moon and back.

THANK YOU AGAIN LOVELY PEEPS

Also Many thanks to :

The very huggable Sally Whittle for putting on what I am sure will be another fantastic event.

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The very stylish Brabantia who are the sponsors for our category.

Brabantia

Finally lots of luck to the other finalists in my group :

Love Chic Living

Oh so Amelia

Side Street Style

Tigerlilly Quinn