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Fun Activities For Teens During School Breaks

Finding stuff for teens to do can be a big challenge. Depending on age, family activities can cease to be in any way appealing. Definitely...

Cliona Kelliher 19 May, 2017 12

barge , barge trip , bargetrip.ie

Trip on a Barge

It's getting in to Summer season and one of the things we love to do is get out and about and visit places especially in nature. I had...

Cliona Kelliher 14 May, 2017 16

FotoJet , photo editing , photo editing tools

Fotojet Photo Editing and Design Tool Review

I was asked by FotoJet to do a review of their photo editing, collage and design tool. (For the purposes of disclosure I was given ...

Cliona Kelliher 21 Apr, 2017 5

business , candles , craft business

Having a slump, losing your creative mojo

I guess this is something everyone goes through from time to time - losing your mojo and feeling disheartened in your business. I've be...

Cliona Kelliher 1 Apr, 2017 8

business , facebook , networking groups

Facebook Groups, the Good, the Bad and the Ugly

I’m a member of quite a few Facebook groups at this stage – some for my blog, some for business, some for different interests and also supp...

Cliona Kelliher 21 Mar, 2017 15

candle , candles , craft

Purity Belle Soy Candles, Mothers' Day Gift Ideas and Upcycling

I've been working a lot on my candle stock and shop lately so I thought I'd give a wee update! Mother's Day is coming up so I ...

Cliona Kelliher 13 Mar, 2017 9

Athy , Burtown House , Burtown House Gardens

Burtown House and our visit to the Green Barn February 2017

I have written about Burtown House before here - Snowdrops at Burtown House but it has been a while since we visited and I was dying to s...

Cliona Kelliher 27 Feb, 2017 11

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