Post index

I know that some people have come to this blog for specific types of posts, and you don’t necessarily want to scroll all the way down to find what you’re looking for. So here’s a list of the posts, sorted by category. The newest posts are at the top of each category.

Animals

  1. Island Farm donkey sanctuary
  2. Stop puppy smuggling – Dogs’ Trust campaign
  3. Meeting owls from Hilltop Birds of Prey
  4. Donkey Week
  5. How to help dogs and other animals around bonfire night
  6. Holly’s story – from a puppy farm to a fur-ever home
  7. Cindy – my golden guiding girl
  8. Visit to the owl centre
  9. Walking with wolves
  10. Discover dogs event in London

Blogging and communication

  1. 5 emails bloggers don’t want to receive, and what to do if you receive them
  2. 10 advantages of working from home
  3. Working from home – is your office chair right for you?
  4. Lessons from Blogmas
  5. My popular 2018 posts
  6. Winner of the Autumn 18 giveaway
  7. Don’t be annoying – 15 things I wish people would stop doing on social media
  8. I was interviewed on Em’s World for her Blogger Love series
  9. Can a blog have too many sponsored posts?
  10. I was interviewed on the Wheel Escapades blog
  11. 20 things you shouldn’t do to win an argument
  12. Being female and the face of your business can lead to unwanted attention – don’t suffer in silence
  13. My second book
  14. Blogger of the Month – Kathleen from The good, the fab, and the lovely
  15. Blog of the month – Kerry Life and Loves
  16. Spring giveaway winner
  17. Blog of the month – the Emma Edit
  18. Spring giveaway
  19. Interview with Sazzy and Joanie from the Cozy Den
  20. Interview with Janelle from TheNellyBean
  21. Would you read your own blog?
  22. Happy 1st birthday to Unseen Beauty
  23. Best posts of 2017 and plans for 2018
  24. Things are changing on Unseen Beauty
  25. 13 mistakes to avoid when pitching ideas
  26. Guest post – finding your blogging voice
  27. Interview on the Beeefree blog

Study

  1. Summary of TM111 – introduction to computing and IT
  2. How to get study done when you don’t have a fixed timetable
  3. Life of a student – my first four months
  4. Do I really hate maths?
  5. Interview with Gracie – the life of a homeschooler
  6. Back to school

Books

  1. Hermione Granger – 10 of my favourite quotes and why I relate to her
  2. The circle – thoughts on transparency and privacy
  3. March 18 books
  4. February 2018 books
  5. Jan 18 books
  6. Anne Frank’s house
  7. Jane Austen’s house
  8. 10 things I love about audio books and how you can get a free book from Audible

Dungeons and dragons

  1. Dungeons and doggies
  2. Making the character sheet
  3. Making dungeons and dragons accessible to blind people
  4. Why I backed the Critical Role campaign – blind fan to find out how the characters look

    5. Visual impairment

    1. Specialist or mainstream school? My thoughts and experiences
    2. My problem with the AbledsAreWeird hashtag
    3. Accessibility problems – sometimes people just don’t know what they’re doing wrong
    4. Update to my eye make-up post
    5. How to make YouTube videos more accessible
    6. My problems with the dining in the dark experience
    7. How do I find out about new beauty and skincare products?
    8. What is Purple Tuesday and why does it matter?
    9. Cycling without sight – my tandem experience
    10. My interview on an intercultural German blog
    11. my horse-riding story
    12. I am tired – the disability truth that nobody is talking about
    13. Online supermarket accessibility
    14. Sensory sensitivities
    15. Weather Gods app – bringing the weather alive with sound
    16. How accessible are hotels to me as a blind guest?
    17. Tactile cards with Braille inside
    18. It’s not me, it’s you!
    19. Disability and personal space
    20. Blindness myths that need to go away
    21. Shopping without sight – Chocolate Emporium
    22. World Braille Day
    23. How to make your blog more accessible for blind readers
    24. Interview with Jane, Rehabilitation Officer for Vision Impairment
    25. How accessible is healthcare for someone who is visually impaired? I share my experiences.
    26. Interviews about being a sighted guide on holidays for visually impaired people
    27. Interview with Brendan Magill on his “seeing ourselves as others see us” workshop
    28. How I keep fit as someone who is blind
    29. The Co-op puts Braille on some of its products
    30. Interview with Mel from Blind Alive about her fitness workouts for people with a visual impairment
    31. L’Occitane review – Braille labels on products
    32. Applying make-up without sight
    33. Finding accessible materials for language learning
    34. How do you apply eye make-up if you can’t see?

    Food and drink

    1. Pong – a monthly cheese subscription
    2. The Real Greek restaurant in reading
    3. My new coffee machine
    4. Cadbury World and Cadbury gifts direct
    5. Hotel Chocolat review
    6. Easter treats with Abel and Cole
    7. International hot and spicy food day
    8. We tried out an organic fruit and vegetable subscription <
    9. Trying Japanese sweets
    10. Teapigs new feel-good range
    11. Chocolate tasting – Germany and Sweden
    12. Spice box subscription review
    13. Cheese tasting in Amsterdam

    Memories and stories

    1. Why I’m glad that I learned languages at school
    2. How far should we go when solving other people’s problems?
    3. Are we really aware what’s going on around us?
    4. Do you want to be able to see?
    5. What do you want to be when you grow up?
    6. Mobile hairdresser – yes or no?
    7. Discovering Halloween as an adult
    8. One size doesn’t fit all – why I have a problem with noise-cancelling headphones
    9. Crossed wires
    10. Where did we miss the point about being assertive?
    11. What’s the furthest you’ve been from home?
    12. Falling over – what I learned from my recent accident at home
    13. If you really want something – my Granddad learned how to use a computer so that he could help me
    14. The value of online friendships
    15. Grandparents and what they have taught us
    16. Scent collaboration post
    17. I got in the media twice – by accident

      18. Products and reviews

      1. New recycling scheme at the Body Shop
      2. New products from the Body Shop
      3. Clinique blogger event and product review
      4. My new exercise bike and advantages of having fitness equipment at home
      5. Why I wanted a weighted blanket for Christmas
      6. I tried out the Pick ‘n Mix service on Feelunique
      7. Latest in Beauty review – November 2018
      8. Advent calendars 2018 – what’s caught my eye so far
      9. Latest in Beauty – May 2018
      10. New banana range and Roots of Strength collection from the Body Shop
      11. Bath Box – a subscription box for bath lovers
      12. Lush products
      13. Latest in Beauty subscription April 2018
      14. Products for grapefruit lovers
      15. Shopping without sight – my first Glossybox
      16. > Nip+Fab and Gatineau haul
      17. Blogger swap box with S and J from the Cozy Den
      18. My top 18 products for mango lovers
      19. How many subscriptions do you have?
      20. Ecover – a product review and how I do the washing as someone who can’t see
      21. Postboxed – letterbox-friendly gifts
      22. Latest in Beauty subscription box – June to July 2017
      23. Being by Sanctuary product review
      24. Lovelula subscription box – April to June
      25. Hive Originals – product review
      26. Latest in Beauty review Mar to May 17
      27. 7th Heaven products and Feel Unique
      28. Zoella Beauty and Feel Unique
      29. My favourite Youtubers
      30. Skincare for coffee lovers
      31. Interview with Heidi from the Body Shop at Home
      32. Being kind to hands
      33. Lovelula March 17
      34. Eye cream
      35. Lovelula review, Feb 17
      36. Body shop, almond and honey range review, and online party
      37. Love Me Beauty subscription box Jan 17
      38. High Street Make-up haul
      39. Glossybox Jan 17
      40. Clarisonic Mia 2
      41. December 16 Body Shop haul
      42. What I got for Christmas 2016

      Travel

      1. Visit to the Vyne – a National Trust property
      2. Broadlands Country show
      3. The siege of Basing house
      4. Harry Potter studio tour
      5. Ice bar in Sweden
      6. Skansen nature and history experience in Sweden
      7. Visit to the Tower of London

      Empties

      1. Empty products from 2019 – part 2
      2. 15 empties from 2019 – part 1

        3. December 18 empties

      3. November 18 empties
      4. Oct 18 empties
      5. Sep 18 empties
      6. July 2018 empties
      7. June 18 empties
      8. May 18 empties
      9. April 18 empties
      10. Mar 18 empties
      11. Feb 18 empties
      12. Jan 18 empties
      13. Dec 17 empties
      14. Nov 17 empties
      15. Oct 17 empties
      16. September 17 empties
      17. August 17 empties
      18. Jul 17 empties
      19. June 17 empties
      20. May 17 empties
      21. April 17 empties
      22. March 17 empties
      23. February 17 empties
      24. Jan 17 empties

      Favourites

      1. April 2019 favourites
      2. Good things in November 18
      3. October 2018 favourites
      4. September 18 favourites
      5. Aug 18 favourites
      6. 10 things that I enjoyed in July
      7. June 2018 favourites
      8. May 18 favourites
      9. April 18 favourites
      10. Mar 18 favourites
      11. Feb 18 favourites
      12. Jan 18 favourites
      13. Dec 17 favourites
      14. Nov 17 favourites
      15. October 17 favourites
      16. September 2017 favourites
      17. Aug 17 favourites
      18. Jul 17 favourites
      19. June 17 favourites
      20. May 17 favourites
      21. April 17 favourites
      22. March 17 favourites
      23. February 17 favourites
      24. Jan 17 favourites

      Blogmas 2018

      1. Blogmas is coming
      2. I stroked a reindeer
      3. Brussel sprouts
      4. Supporting the donkey sanctuary
      5. Body Shop 2018 gifts
      6. Looking after your hair in Winter
      7. Gifts that keep giving
      8. Cheese Advent calendar
      9. Working on Christmas Day – interview with a Dogs Trust volunteer
      10. Non-traditional Christmas desserts
      11. Keeping warm this Winter
      12. My first Braille Advent calendar
      13. Christmas A to Z
      14. Visit to the Dogs Trust
      15. Keeping warm with the Hive smart heating system
      16. The Christmas robin
      17. Looking after dogs in Winter
      18. Accessible free work-outs
      19. The Yule log
      20. Support the wolves
      21. Wrapping presents when you’re visually impaired
      22. Salisbury Christmas market
      23. Making Christmas more accessible for visually impaired friends or family members
      24. It’s ok to ask for help
      25. Happy Christmas
      26. Blogmas winners

      Blogmas 2017

      1. Welcome to Blogmas
      2. How my Nan made Christmas special
      3. Christmas music quiz
      4. Christmas for dog lovers
      5. Blogmas and Vlogmas content that I’m enjoying
      6. What do people from other parts of Europe think about Christmas in the UK?
      7. Christmas disasters
      8. Let it snow!
      9. What do people from the UK think about Christmas in other parts of Europe?
      10. Christmas gifts for coffee lovers
      11. 11 things I love about winter
      12. Christmas jewellery
      13. Winter food
      14. Wintry weather
      15. Office Christmas parties
      16. Howl Night
      17. Best of 2017
      18. Christmas traditions in the UK
      19. Christmas market
      20. December favourites
      21. Reindeer
      22. Winter holiday tag
      23. Beating Christmas stress
      24. Happy Christmas in 23 languages

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