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new year’s resolutions

08/12/2017

The Three Types of New Year’s Resolution

I got a pitch email earlier from an SEO company saying ‘your Instagram is great and deserves to be seen by more than 186 people!’ I nearly replied with ‘actually that’s 185 people, get with the programme – some new bookstagram account followed me yesterday and has since disappeared back to the Instasphere. Thanks for… Continue reading

DISCUSS., Etsy, My Chemical Romance (get a category)

‘The Perks of Being a Wallflower’, crowdfunding on Patreon, different types of new year’s resolution, Francesca’s Words, Freedom app, freelance writing, Gerard Way GIF, how to do a fishtail plait, how to stick to a new year’s resolution, Indifferent Ignorance, learning how to do hair, new year’s resolutions, running an Etsy shop, stationery on Etsy
07/01/2016

How to Keep Your New Year’s Resolution by a Qualified Expert (part of this title is a lie)

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DISCUSS., January 2016, Paywall

Blogging101, exercise, hula hula party, Indiferent Ignorance, Jay Gatsby gives no fucks, new year’s intentions, new year’s resolutions
04/01/2016

New Year’s Intentions 2016

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(All Hail) Creation, DISCUSS., G. Way, Indifferent Ignorance, Internet, January 2016, My Chemical Romance (get a category), Paywall

‘The Raven Cycle’, being plagued with insecurities, Blogging 101, blogging resolutions, Blogging101, Facebok pages, Gerard Way GIF, giving up chocolate, Indifferent Ignorance, New Year, new year’s intentions, new year’s resolutions
17/12/2014

New Years Blog Resolutions?

I am busy trying to think up new year’s resolutions for the blog, because I think it would be fun to see if I can keep them past 8th January. So far I have come up with: Learn to cook and share the horror stories with you guys to dispel the cookbook-perpetrated myth that you… Continue reading

December 2014, Dogs, Indifferent Ignorance

cooking, Indifferent Ignorance, make dog cuddling an Olympic sport, new year’s resolutions, sponsored blog posts, UKIP

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new year’s resolutions

The Three Types of New Year’s Resolution

How to Keep Your New Year’s Resolution by a Qualified Expert (part of this title is a lie)

New Year’s Intentions 2016

New Years Blog Resolutions?