Love them or hate them, motivational quotes can help get you off the ground when you are struggling to make a start. During the evenings, once the kids are in bed, I sometimes find it difficult to rouse enough momentum to crack on with a client assignment or work on my blog. I’d much rather be dressed in my pyjamas, lounging on the sofa and binging on the latest Netflix series. However, if you have serious goals you need to put in some serious work. Then there are the setbacks. It’s easy to think about giving it all up if it feels like your business venture or blog is going…
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5 Reasons To Start A Blog
Before launching CubKit, I wondered whether starting a blog would be a pointless endeavour. There are over 3 million blog posts published each day. A blog is born somewhere in the world every half a second. That’s a lot of blogs created by a lot of people who have a lot to say. I thought perhaps I had missed the blogging boat and if I had anything to say that my intended audience hadn’t heard before. Then there were the success stories. I couldn’t get enough of them. I spent a lot of time reading about people who within three months of starting a blog were earning a six-figure income,…
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The Health Benefits of Keeping a Journal
Writing is part of who I am. I have kept diaries for as long as I can remember. It all started under a duvet, with a pen, a piece of paper and a torch. I must have been about 7 years old – although I think my mum said at the age of two, I’d sit and scribble, and when she asked me what I was doing I’d reply saying: ‘I write’. I am fuelled by a need to put pen to paper. Throughout my childhood, I spent hours in my room, scribbling away mundane thoughts in my diary, writing stories, poems, plays or designing my own little magazines. It is…
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Make Your Own Erupting Volcano Out Of Play Dough
My son is enthralled by all things science related. Whether its watching astronauts brushing their teeth on YouTube, teaching me everything he knows about outer space, or making a tornado in a bottle – his love of science has driven his eagerness to learn and discover how things work. We are always trying to find new ways to nurture his passion for science. He usually comes home from preschool asking if he can ‘do science’. He has become really interested in volcanoes and is fascinated with how they fire out lava. Needless to say he was pretty desperate to try and recreate this at home and as it’s a pretty…
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What I’ve Learned in my First 6 Months of Blogging
I can hardly believe that it will soon be 6-months since I started up CubKit. During that time I have learnt so much about blogging, social media and being an entrepreneur. The world of blogging is vast, complicated, fast-paced and exciting. I still have much to discover, absorb and implement and I’m having so much fun as I learn to navigate it all. Perhaps you’re now reading this and thinking of setting up your own blog, so here are a few things I’ve learnt along the way.
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Easy Gingerbread Men Recipe
This post may contain affiliate links Christmas baking is the best. The aromas of spices that flow through the house ooze with festive warmth and cosiness. We received some charming gingerbread ornaments one Christmas and they have taken pride of place on the tree every year since. Each time I bring them out of the box, I vow to make gingerbread for Christmas but I never get round to it.
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Sensory Play: Treasure Baskets for Babies and Toddlers
This post contains affiliate links. We were gifted with a treasure basket when Jack was 6-months-old and it has been one if his most loved and played-with gifts.
