I write this with a full-blown cold... think snotty nose, and red, puffy eyes. I just completed a half-marathon over the weekend, and I think my body has finally given up! Instead of sleeping, I wanted to drop a quick email as I dropped the ball on sharing something quite important, and it's going to end soon O_O Time and time again, many of you ask me how I plan to grow my blogs next year? What am I focusing on since Google decimated many sites? What is the best strategy to earn money from...

Since I started my blog in 2017, the blogging world has evolved into a totally different place. For starters, Google cannot be relied upon as a 100% reliable traffic source, and AI has made it ten times easier to create content. This means that to stand out and compete in the blogging landscape, you need to do more than just write blog posts. Authenticity and trust are essential for blogging success nowadays. With these updates in mind, it's important that you aren't following and relying on...

Since returning from Ireland, I decided to kickstart my health and start clean eating. I am 37 and I have never in my entire life dieted or restricted my food, I've never needed to I've always been able to rely on exercise to maintain my weight However, since having a baby, I put on 20kg and exercise alone can't seem to shift it (It's 80% what you eat and 20% exercise, I reckon) I don't have the time I used to, so I can't spend hours and hours at the gym burning off excess calories I wanted...