Post Comment Love 17-19 February 2017

Hello there and welcome back to another #PoCoLo and thank you for your kind words and sympathy for my dentist visit last week, it's definitely one place that many of us would rather not go. I'm heading there again on Monday to pick up my mouthguard so that should be fun, and hopefully a lot less traumatic for me.

If you were here last week, thank you - I will get to your post soon, it's been a bit of a week - and if you're new here this week, welcome. We're a friendly bunch and we hope you'll fit right in.

We had the weekend in Norfolk, and for a change wasn't quite so lucky with the weather. I was glad that I didn't take my bike, and was very glad of mum and dad's open fire it was a great way to keep warm!  My photo this week is of their poinsettia - a pink variety, which I'd expect - and still going strong and quite apt for Valentines week.

Valentines for us this year was a cosy affair, we both worked from home, and so spent most of the day opposite each other across the table tapping away at our laptops in companionable (almost) silence, and then cooked a vegetarian curry for tea, which we washed down with a bottle of Vouvray, from Vouvray.  

Lovely and civilised, and for a change MOH who is usually heavy handed on his keyboard, didn't rock the table at all.  I think that could be though that our new table is just a bit more stable than the previous one, but it was appreciated nonetheless, a true Valentines treat! 

Blogger Showcase: Suzanne from Chickenruby

This week our Blogger Showcase is #PoCoLo regular Suzanne from Chickenruby and you can find out more about Suzanne over on Morgan's blog.  But before you go, I'm going to tease you with some info you might not know about Suzanne, who has no idea how she discovered blogging other than needing more than 140 characters to express herself. Her first blog post was about her week as a dalek, which sadly she hasn't listed in her top 3 posts, which is a shame as I think it'd be a corker.  And she doesn't have biscuits, as they give her migraines, well who knew, I'd be devastated if that happened to me.

If you're not already connected to Suzanne, do take a moment to pop over to her social links and say hello.

Twitter  -  Facebook  -  Google+  -  Instagram  -  Bloglovin'

For me, it's lovely to feature one of our regular linkers, so if you link regularly and have thought about getting in touch with answers to our questions, please do, Morgan and I would be very happy to include you in a future Blogger Showcase.

Post Comment Love and Blogger Showcase 10-12 February 2017

Hello there and welcome back to #PoCoLo, if you were here last week it was lovely to see you. If this week is your first time then welcome, we're a friendly bunch and both Morgan and I hope you'll become a regular.

My week has been busy, and been one of contradictions. There's been a fair bit of hospitality and eating and drinking and at the other end of the scale there's also been a mammoth visit to the dentist. My crown is finally on, but not without a fight and some misbehaving, from the crown, not me. 

Somehow once it had the cement they couldn't get it on right, and the cement set so it needed to be drilled off. As a nervous patient anyway, this wasn't the best dental experience but there wasn't a lot I could do, was there?  It's on now, and has been behaving and I've a couple of weeks grace before I go back to pick up my mouthguard, which will hopefully protect my teeth from the grinding I've been doing in my sleep. 

Consequently I haven't taken many photos this week, but of course to contradict myself, and on par with my week I'm sharing two in this post. They're from a shop window on the way to the dentist, which I paused and admired as I arrived there earlier than I expected. I must have known I'd need some home comforts, and when I left I could quite happily have curled up in these. Well, apart from the fact they were in a locked shop's window, of course!

Wallpaper, blue tartan and a faux fern
A turquoise anglepoise lamp and faux tulips, with a tartan curtain

I'm definitely seeing a trend here with faux flowers, and I've a feeling I'm going to break soon!

Blogger Showcase: Chloe from Chloe Metzger

1. Who are you? 

Hi, I'm Chloe. I blog at Chloe Metzger and work in Marketing day to day. I post about mental health, books, feminism and general lifestyle. 

2. How did you discover blogs/blogging?

I saw people online posting book reviews and wanted to get involved. My first blog was a book review blog to find a reason to keep my ever growing book collection. 

3. Why did you start blogging?

As I said above initially to have a use for all my books. My current blog, however, started for me to write about uni, I couldn't find blogs that were about day to day life at uni, they were all too generic for me so I started mine and it's completely evolved! 

4. What is your favourite topic to write about?

Mental health, I truly believe that bloggers can help fight stigma and promote positivity. 

5. Are you blogging for fun or do you have goals?

I've gotten more goal orientated since I graduated last year, I really want to put a lot of time in and see positive results. 

6. What is your favourite thing about blogging?

Connecting with so many people.

7. Have you ever attended a blogging conference?

No, but I really want to! 

8. What are your 3 best posts?

  1. I'm a Feminist

  2. Lessons I've Learnt From Quitting My Job

  3. Stressed, Depressed, but well dressed? 

9. Describe yourself in three words!

Loving, Strong, Smart.

10. Are you a tea and biscuits or coffee and cake person?

Tea and Biscuits are my go to.

11. What's your idea of a perfect night out?

A night at a gig with Ali.  

12. Your perfect night in?

Curling up with a good book, some yummy food, a big blanket and cuddles with Ali. 

13. What would your best friend/OH or mum say is your best quality?

I work hard. 

Thanks Chloe, it's lovely to share more about you on my blog.

It'd be great if you could use the links below and follow Chloe, I'm sure we all still know the joy of a new follower or two!

Blog  -   Twitter  -  Instagram  

Post Comment Love 3-5 February 2017

Hello there and welcome to another Friday and another #PoCoLo - I'm not quite sure how we're already at February, but it's quite exciting I think. It means that Spring can't be that far away, but I suspect we'll have some more weather before we get to Spring blooms. If you were here last week, thank you it was great to see you and if you're new this week - welcome, it's great to have you along.

This week I've been snowed under at work, and it's been one of those rewardingly challenging weeks. It means time has been precious, as ever, and when I've got home each night I've just needed to sit and unwind a bit before getting on with my evening. Sometimes life is like that, well it is for me, but I'm curious to know if you also need a bit of calm at times, and how you find that. 

I took the photo I'm sharing this week close to Tower Bridge, as I was in town for a work event. Usually I spend the week almost on the river in Greenwich and it made a nice change to see a different part of the river. Although the journey there on the bus and then the tube wasn't a patch on my usual walk to work.

On the banks of the Thames by Tower Bridge

Blogger Showcase: Guilianna from Guilianna Marie

This week you can read Guilianna's full answers to the Blogger Showcase over on Morgan's blog, but before you go here's a snippet about her and her blog Guilianna Marie. Guilianna is a senior in high school and her favourite thing - or one of them - about blogging is having the ability to inspire someone, and she's a tea and biscuits kind of girl who's very easy to talk to.

Do pop over and find out more about Guilianna and connect with her on her social accounts:

Twitter  -   Instagram  -  Pinterest  -  Snapchat: @guiliannamarie