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A reading journal doesn't need to be pretty or perfect. Here are simple reading journal ideas for 2027, the pages worth setting up first, what it all costs and how to keep going past January.

A vision board doesn't have to be about manifesting. Here's how to make a Christian vision board that starts with prayer, keeps God at the centre of your plans and costs less than £10.

Around 166 sales in, these are the six eBay reselling mistakes that cost me money, time or both. Not the obvious ones either, and a couple of them I'm still correcting now.

I was twenty-two when my dad had three strokes, and I cared for him for nearly six years. This is how I ended up starting over at 36, selling second-hand clothes on eBay from a cottage in rural Scotland.

Brooches are back, and some of the nicest ones are sitting in the charity shop jewellery tray for a few pounds. Here's how to wear a vintage brooch so it looks fresh rather than fusty, plus how to spot a good one.

My eBay sales dropped 40% in October, even though I'd been adding more listings than ever. So I did some digging into UK retail figures, eBay's own results and my own shop, and found ten possible reasons why.

Old milk bottles, a bag of compost and a few packets of seeds. Here's how winter sowing works in the UK, which seeds to use and how to turn your recycling into mini greenhouses that look after themselves until spring.

Discover 15 favourite Christmas film quotes from It's a Wonderful Life, Home Alone, Elf, The Holiday and more, with the scenes behind them.

You don't need a matching dinner service or a £60 centrepiece for a lovely Christmas table. Here are seven cosy, budget-friendly ideas using charity shop finds, garden greenery and a few things you probably already have.

Proper Scottish shortbread only needs butter, sugar and flour. Here's how to make it buttery and crumbly for under £2 a batch, plus a few festive twists and how to give it as a Christmas gift.

This easy Christmas cake is a simple boiled fruit cake made in one saucepan. It's rich, dark and moist, costs under £4.50 to make, and doesn't need weeks of feeding, so it's never too late to bake one.

I became an eBay Top Rated Seller as a complete beginner, and two transaction defects turned up at almost exactly the same time. Here's why, and the full stock audit it sent me on.

Nearly 160 sales in, I got my first proper eBay customer complaint, and it knocked me. Here's how I handled it, the simple check I've added to every order, and why I'm never giving out a 50% discount code again.

Coorie is the old Scots word for snuggling in, and it's how people here have always got through long, dark winters. Here are nine simple ways to coorie at home, most of which cost next to nothing.

Burns wrote in Scots, so half the time we quote him without quite knowing what he meant. Here are 20 Robert Burns quotes for Burns Night, with what they actually mean in plain English.

Discover 5 unique Christmas party ideas for small homes, from ornament exchanges and funny Secret Santa gifts to Christmas buffets and film marathons.

Discover 5 unique thrifted Christmas outfits, from cosy jumpers and plaid skirts to velvet dresses, colourful heels and glittery gold skirts.

Discover 10 beautiful Christmas Bible verses about Jesus' birth, angels, Mary, peace, hope and love, with personal reflections for the festive season.

From a cosy cottage wood fire to stormy Scottish beaches, village Christmas fairs and Hogmanay, discover six things I love about rural Scotland at Christmas.

Discover 7 beautiful winter wreath ideas, from Nutcracker and coastal designs to handmade angels, recycled fabric, books and easy paper wreaths.