Post Comment Love & Blogger Showcase 26 - 28 October

October 26, 2018

Hello there and welcome to this week’s #PoCoLo the place for you to share any post you’ve published this week, that could do with some extra love. If you were here last week it was great to see you, if you’re new here this week then hello, you’re very welcome. Both Morgan and I are sure you’re going to find some fantastic blogs to read.

My week hasn’t turned out quite how I thought it would, but more on that another day. It’s not been a bad week, just one with a last minute change of plan - just as well I’m flexible, isn’t it? The other thing of note is the weather, which I think is summed up with my photo this week.

There’s signs of autumn, isn’t there? The leaves are falling, the morning’s are damp, the heating is kicking in, but then the sun’s still out, it’s been relatively warm - last weekend was gorgeous - and I’m still hanging onto wearing sandals, although even I think my sandal days are numbered. But it’s good, it’s almost the end of October and tights haven’t even really been considered, that has to be good!

Blogger Showcase: Crimson from Crimson Talks Books, Mostly

1 Who are you?

Hi! My name is Crimson (or Lisette). Feel free to call me by either name. My pronouns are she/they (though you’ll often find me using they when I speak about myself in the third person) and I am currently in school, hoping to graduate in the summer with a Bachelor in Arts. I’m a HUGE NERD and currently run two blogs. One - My Fujoshi Life - is for me to scream about all my bishie loves, and the other - Crimson Talks Books, Mostly - is for book, movies, and lifestyle content.

My favourite colour is orange, fall is my favourite season, and I love to buy stationery! I have so much junk, I don’t know what to do with half the notebooks I own.

2 How did you discover blogs/blogging?

This was about seven years ago. I was just browsing the internet and I noticed that there were websites made by individuals with some great content, which was strange to me because websites were usually made by organisations. I wasn’t really sure what it was but I was curious to learn more about it.

3 Why did you start blogging?

I really liked the blogs that I had seen and I thought it would be cool if I tried my hand at blogging as well. I also wanted an outlet to fangirl at and to talk about my life at university.

4 What do you find most challenging?

Trying to keep an audience among the plethora of bloggers. I always feel like I’m the worst blogger out there and I often find myself wondering if I should just stop blogging. I also find it so hard to keep up with blogs for the same reason! There’s so many blogs out there updating at least once a day and I just can’t keep up with everything.

5 What is your favourite topic to write about?

I like to write about things I’m excited for, which can be anything really. A book, a movie, a TV series, an anime, a character, school, etc.

6 Are you blogging for fun or do you have goals?

I blog for fun but also I’m at that point where blogging is a hard hobby to maintain because I’m supposed to be adulting. So my goals are basically to make money off my blog so that it’s more of a part-time job. Unfortunately, it’s harder to do than expected!

7 What is your favourite thing about blogging?

The community. I really like talking with bloggers, especially when we’re talking about things we both love! After that I would say being able to just get all my thoughts and feelings out on the internet. Sometimes I just have an overload in my mind and need to declutter or I end up frying myself.

8 Have you ever attended a blogging conference and if so, what did you think?

Nope! Didn’t even know these existed. Now I want to attend one!

9 What are your 3 best posts?

I’m part of a blogging group called OWLS (Otaku Warriors of Liberty and Self-Respect) and I think all my posts that I write for their blog tours are my best. Here are some:

10 Describe yourself in 3 words!

Sporadic, Nerd, and Fujoshi

11 Are you a tea and biscuits or coffee and cake person?

Tough question! A few years ago I would have definitely said coffee but lately I’ve been more of a cinnamon tea type of person, though I do crave a latte every now and then. As for my treat, I’ll go with a croissant!

12 What’s your idea of a perfect night out?

I actually prefer not to go out. I’m a hermit, lol. But I guess something along the lines of fall weather, casual setting, and going with someone I enjoy the company of. I swear, someone can take me to a fast food joint and I won’t mind as long as we have something to talk about.

13 Your perfect night in?

My attempting to do some blogging with my mom by my side as she watches TV. And I say attempt because I’d probably be watching TV with her, haha.

14 What would your best friend/OH/mum or kids say is your best quality?

According to my mom it’s being a good companion.

Before you link up please take some time to connect with Crimson on her social channels: Twitter - Facebook - Instagram

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Furniture that's stylish, and good for the environment

October 25, 2018

Often at Grand Designs you find things you wouldn’t find at other shows, and often they’re things that, especially at Grand Designs, are good for the environment, but often they make you stop and admire them too. So that’s quite something, and the furniture in this post is all of those.

It was the lockers that made me look twice at the X-Ply stand, both their finish and the uniformness of the design appealed. I think they’d work really well in a hall, or a utility room, or even a craft room. I don’t have either of the first two, I’m closer to the second but there’s no room for any additional storage, sadly, but I think they’d be a great addition on their looks alone.

When I learnt more about the ethos of the company, I liked them even more. The company are committed to reduce the single use of plastics and so the X-PLY range has been developed using only recyclable materials - plywood, aluminum and steel - and doesn’t use any plastic in its construction.

They’re aimed at a more business market, but could be adapted for a home use too, whether that’s the desks in a home office or the lockers just about anywhere really. The desks come with pre-cut cable holes, which is a great way of getting rid of messy leads and something that’s usual in office spaces and less so in home environments, but there’s no reason why, is there?

The team desks - basically large desks that more than one people could work at - would be great in a large home office, or even as an informal dining table. And thinking about it more it’d also be great in a craft room for laying out quilts, maybe I’m getting ahead of myself here though, it’s not as if I’m a mega-quilter is it, I’m still making slow progress on my scrappy quilt…

So what do you think, could you, or would you incorporate these into your home?

A quick change in the loos

October 24, 2018

You didn’t think I’d go to The Grosvenor and miss out on photographing some loos, did you? Of course I didn’t. We were hoping our room would be ready (it wasn’t), which was disappointing, but on the other hand it did provide the perfect reason to go on a loo hunt. We opted to head away from the toilets nearest reception on the ground floor thinking that these would most likely be busy, and that seemed to pay off as the loos near the function room were quiet, in fact it was just like having my own space.

The thing that struck me was the door and the corridor leading to the loos, it was the narrowest I’ve seen for a while and loaded up with a bag, hat and brolly, I did well to manoeuvre through the entry challenge. Once in though the room was tastefully and understated, which is just what you’d expect I think. Something that was a bit too way out there, is more likely to jar in this environment.