Over the past year, I’ve become a huge fan of a particular item of clothing: namely, the obscure reference t-shirt. You might not know an obscure reference when you see it – that is, after all, kinda the point – but I’m sure you’ve seen a few in the wild. I have a number in…
Author: Henry Elliss
Where is your Happy Place?
With Summer now rapidly disappearing in the rear-view mirror of 2017, you’d be forgiven for feeling a little bit sad about the approaching colder months. Whilst I personally LOVE the Autumn and Winter months (as I’ve written about a number of times) I appreciate that not everybody is in the same boat. Unlike the last…
Guest Post – Emojis go Beyond Texting
In the past few years, you have no doubt started to come across the emoji more frequently. In fact, 2017 saw the first World Emoji Day celebrated, on July 17th. Young people and adults alike are using emojis more than ever. Whilst some of us may just send the occasional smiley face in a message to friends,…
7 tips for finding coupons, online discounts and promo codes like a total pro
We’ve all been there: you’re doing a big shop online, you’ve spent half an hour browsing and gathering the products you want, and then you get to the checkout page. Suddenly you spot a little text box that you’d not seen until now. It says “Enter promo code here” – and you get excited! So…
Guest Post – Could you save money booking family holidays last-minute?
I’m sure you’ve heard it said before – ‘book your family holiday as far in advance as possible to get the best deal’ – but is this always true? If you’re busy planning your summer getaway a whole year in advance, you may be missing out on some of the cheapest holiday deals around. The…
Review – Disney Store & Cars 3
I don’t know about your house, but the Cars films have been an entertainment staple in ours for the past 5 or 6 years now. We saw both of the first two films at the cinema (the second being Freddie’s first ever trip to the cinema) and we’ve got more Cars toys than you can…
Guest Post – Throwing an Outdoor Summer Party — 3 Tips from the Experts
It’s that time of year when outdoor summer parties are more or less compulsory. And they always sound like a good idea when the notion first springs to mind. What could go wrong, after all? There’s more room for fun and games, and everyone loves being outdoors. Outdoor summer parties, however, need just as careful…
Fatherhood: Review – Saltrock Clothing
I don’t often get asked to review clothing here on the blog, and when I do it’s rarely clothing that I’d actually choose myself. So when the folks at Saltrock asked if We wanted to test out some of their children’s range, I decided I should put away my presumptions and give them a shot….
Fatherhood: Review – A glowing review of Glowsticks.co.uk (plus discount code!)
I recently got in touch with the folk over at Glowsticks.co.uk with the cheeky request of a discount code to offer on the site. After all, I’ve been a customer of their site for years and years, and I thought it was about time I shared my love of Glowsticks with the world. Luckily for…
Fatherhood: Top Tips for making your blog more attractive to brands and agencies
For those of you that don’t know me, I sit on both sides of the fence when it comes to blogging – as well as having written this blog for the past 6 years, I’ve also worked at a number of digital marketing & PR agencies. So I’m often asked for tips about what agencies…