Midlife, Cats & Chaos

Every day I hear someone say that life is hard and I wonder who first said this, why did they say it? The trut…

This June marks the 10th anniversary of Mandy Charlton Photography, it's been a rollercoaster of a rid…

February was such a hard month for me and by the end of it I'd slumped into a depression for the first t…

It's certainly a sign of the times that I'm blogging less and getting outdoors much more often, it mus…

Every night I wish upon a star, I believe that stars have the most magical properties, we're never as conn…

So I haven't blogged for a little while and although I would love to now reveal that the reason is somethi…

Several years ago when I took my vow of positivity to the universe, I learned the most valuable lesson, to j…

Now I'm not someone who gets angry about things, usually, I get a little sad and disappointed but what'…

It's Thursday morning and the last time I had to speak to anyone out loud apart from my dog was on Monday, it'…

The best thing about booking accommodation for holidays and short breaks with Airbnb is that you always end up havin…

So here I am, the middle of the countryside, in a teeny tiny cottage, 10 minutes from the beach at Embleton …

Shock update, I love my dog, I know, you didn't realise, right?  When I adopted Holly I was in such a dark…

I've made it to the end of a particularly brutal week and all I can think of is, where on earth did I poss…

Looby has long been a fan of Minecraft and the very first Minecraft convention she ever went to was Nether…

Life is pretty hard sometimes, Ferris Bueller might have said that it moves pretty fast but sometimes you seem…

Today, I had planned to write about an amazing International Women's Day and an Inspirational conference w…

No sooner had I told Mr Plumb that I couldn't go out on a date with him for a week than he decided that wa…

The worst has happened people, I narrowly avoided a first date scenario last night, I mean, he's a really nic…