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Guest Post: The Most Beautiful Countries In Europe

Guest Post: The Most Beautiful Countries In Europe

Europe is one of the most exciting continents to explore on the planet. Every destination offers such a deep history and fascinating culture, whether it’s a big country or a small one. Travelling around this part of the world can be difficult because there are so many places to see but too little time to see everything. Which European destinations should be at the top of your “To See” list? In…

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All The Things Writing Smut For A Living Is Better Than

All The Things Writing Smut For A Living Is Better Than

I sat down to write this morning and I didn’t want to do it. Writing smut feels ridiculous. And strange. And embarrassing sometimes. I’m currently working on power dynamics and focusing on them as a kink. Sometimes I feel it, sometimes I don’t. And that’s the most difficult thing about writing literary porn. When you’re writing a cat mystery, you have to piece together events and clues and where…

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I thought I’d check in with my blog to see if there’s anything I can do with it. Apparently, Rock Paper Spirit has gone up in Feedspot’s rankings and my DA has increased to 20 which is nice, but my hits have halved since this time last year and I only had something like 5 comments in a whole twelve month period, which isn’t great. But part of my grand plan is to increase blog hits, so here I am,…

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Emerging From Hibernation

It seems that it’s been a really long time since I last posted here. Almost a year, in fact. In that time, blog hits have been steady, although at some point last summer they drastically reduced and then stayed steady again at their new lower level. So, I know that people are still visiting my little corner of the Internet, even if I’m not saying much at all. I had a major shift in outlook and…

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Craze Sensations Compound Kit 4 Pack Assortment Review

Craze Sensations Compound Kit 4 Pack Assortment Review

I’ve been quite interested in ASMR for a while now. I wanted to start my own ASMR YouTube channel, but I don’t really have the time to keep a channel updated. I do still enjoy playing around with ASMR sands and slimes though. I recently received a Craze Sensations Compound Kit 4 Pack Assortment from Canal Toys which gave me a chance to have a relaxing ASMR session that I can share with…

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Summer Sizzler Activity Book

Summer Sizzler Activity Book

Relax with this pocket sized puzzle book, the perfect way to hone your logic and numerical skills. This is sure to make your mind sharper and is suitable for all abilities, as it features a variety of word puzzles, number puzzles and logic problems. There are over 150 games and 12 different types to offer a real variety of problems to solve. This features a mix of difficulty levels, perfect for…

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Antibacterial Slime From Canal Toys - Review

Antibacterial Slime From Canal Toys – Review

I don’t know about you, but my whole house is filled with antibacterial products now. It’s crazy how this has exploded in the last year, given everything that’s been going on. I have antibacterial handgel, antibac soaps, sprays, wipes… the list goes on. It’s kind of strange when you think about it because what we really need is an antiviral, but that’s beside the point. It’s never a bad idea to…

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2020: The Re-Boot

I’ve been blogging since 2005 and have always really enjoyed it. In the last three years, since founding Rock Paper Spirit, I can say that it has been a totally different experience from any other blog that I’ve worked on. This was, in part, due to the work I did on someone else’s blog, and I think my approach to blogging was heavily influenced by that period in my life. I don’t think it’s been…

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Learn Languages 24 Review

During lock down, many of us took up new hobbies. You might have already read about how I started to knit again thanks for the quarantine. I have also started working on my education again. I haven’t really documented it well, but I gave up my university studies at the start of this year. Structured education wasn’t really my thing, and I knew that when I started. I much prefer to work at my own…

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So Sand DIY Review

A couple of years ago, I had this idea that I wanted to start an ASMR channel on YouTube. There are lots of different ways of exploring ASMR and how it affects people. Recently, I’ve been exploring the visual side of it and how all the textures and colours can work to create those magic tingles. So, I was delighted when I was gifted a box of So Sand DIY Satisfying Magic Sand by Canal Toys. Discla…

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Love Crafts Helped Me Craft Myself Happy

Like everyone else, I’ve been trying to find ways to keep myself amused recently. I’ve taken countless online courses, some of which were certificated so it definitely wasn’t time wasted and I’ve learned a lot – I’ll talk about those in another post. I’ve launched that business I spent so long talking about last year – more on that later. But it hasn’t all been learning and working. I’ve spent…

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July Newsletter Story: The Queue (Password Protected)

I’m not sure how it’s possible, but my hands feel even dirtier after I’ve washed them. I always feel this way after using that sink. I dry them and once I get downstairs, I reach for the hand sanitizer that we keep on the counter. It’s supposed to be for customers of the bank, but we use it since our job is to handle cash. I turn to Jean. She’s busy balancing her till, but looks over at me,…

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Fife Autocentre Mobile Tyre Fitting - Good For Lock Down Car Care?

Fife Autocentre Mobile Tyre Fitting – Good For Lock Down Car Care?

Advertisement: This is a sponsored post written in collaboration with Fife Autocentre. I have been paid to feature them here on this site. Disclaimer: The content is written by me in my own words but is not a review of the service.

When I heard that lock down was happening, I had lots of worries. They were probably the same as yours. What does it even mean? How long will it last? Will we be…

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Home Schooling Resources: The Bear And The Piano

Home Schooling Resources: The Bear And The Piano

I’ve tried to steer clear of anything virus related on this site because I think many people are being overwhelmed by what’s going on in the world right now and need some escape. I refer to it as “the weirdness” because I’m fed up with the buzz phrases like “the new normal” and “these challenging times.” And if I hear one more person say the word “unprecedented”… I like to think that Rock Paper…

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Modsly Review - Create Your Own Clothing Line In 1 Hour

Modsly Review – Create Your Own Clothing Line In 1 Hour

One night last month, my husband put our son to bed and by the time he had come downstairs, I had launched my own clothing range and had a store online. I had never mentioned wanting to have my own clothing brand before, because it wasn’t on my radar, so you can imagine his surprise – and mine too. It was all because I got an email from Modsly. If you’ve never heard of them, you’re not alone as I…

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Blendjet Portable Blender Review

Blendjet Portable Blender Review

A few weeks ago, I was on my way home from the last blogger event I attended before lockdown started. I was pretty sure at the time that I wasn’t going to be going out much, even if the rest of the countryworld didn’t start social distancing, so I sat there on the train, ordering things I had always wanted to try but never had gotten round to, so that I could use them and review them on this blog…

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DietBet Review - My Own Experience

Six months ago, I stood on the scales and was shocked. I weighed more than I had ever weighed (without having had a baby in the last year – baby weight totally doesn’t count) and I wanted to do something about it. The problem was, I was too light for Weight Watchers or Slimming World or any of the other clubs and groups. I didn’t know how I was going to lose this weight. I had been dabbling with…

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