Now Christmas is back in the loft, I thought I'd reacquaint myself with my blog. It took ages to remember how to add a post- I seem to...

I've kept a diary for some years prior to becoming a Rebel, just a couple of sentences per day, so felt I needed something different or...

The older I get, the more of a problem I have with lyrics getting trapped in my head. Worst still, I often find myself singing them in...

Back on 22nd March, I started a blog in order to be able to award myself the Writer badge. Frankly, all the other options seemed much too...

Regular donations I already have a number of Direct Debits in place for various charities (Red Cross because they do such important work,...

Local food bank and how it works First up, I did a bit of online research on local food banks. I knew of one run by the Islamic...

I've been quietly beavering away on this for a while and think I'm ready to award myself the badge. Health The health challenge...

View from a bench. Where I live isn't exactly picturesque but I am lucky to be less than half a mile from Valence House, a Tudor manor....

I've been working really hard recently at clearing my mum's house and keeping on top the hideous amount of paperwork following her death...

As far as I can remember, volunteering comes up in Fundraiser and Community Service badges, possibly other places too. Either way, I have...

Adulting isn't something I often choose to do! In my professional life, it was a given. In my wider family life, it was often thrust upon...

Buy as little as possible. I am trying to use a delaying tactic for non-essential purchases. With online shopping, I put things in the...

Three months back, I wrote a blog post about my efforts towards my diarist badge and thought I'd do a quick update. I have continued my...

Like many Rebels, I hit up the free Duolingo for my daily Spanish lesson and have found it to be a really useful app. I was determined to...

I have often admired sashiko, the very visible Japanese method of mendingtextiles, and thought I'd have a go one day. A pair of old but...

Having retired after 27 years as a primary teacher, I had to clear some space at home to house the treasures I couldn't be parted from. I...

Having gifted beautiful cricuted notebooks and origami cards to work friends at the end of term, I am determined to complete the gifting...

Some time back, I asked the bestie if she had any ideas for leaving presents for some of my colleagues. Fast forward a few weeks and we...

When I had a go at origami for my craft badge, I was really pleased with the 50s style dress and thought it would make a lovely card....

I've studied some art in my time but absolutely don't know it all. I definitely have things I like more than others but art is there to...