One thing I don’t tend to do on my blog is to list my recent purchases unless they’re book (or desk) related. The reason being, I don’t buy that much for myself or the house. We have towels in the airing cupboard that we’ve had longer than the children and I often go barefoot or just wear socks instead of using slippers.
However, the contrast between then summer heat and the cooler autumn months is making an impact on me. I need cosy. I need comfort. And I need a hand-towel that doesn’t look threadbare and stained no matter how hot we wash it.
Clockwise from top left:
Harbour Housewares green knitted hot water bottle - I’m obsessed. I’ve a pain in my shoulders, possibly from typing, and with all my dental treatment this has been a comforting lifesaver. I love its knitted jacket.
Scion Mr Fox towel (available in a few colours) - I think the Scion Mr Fox has to be one of my favourite designs. I’ve a couple of the Mr Fox mugs (one of which is in this desk essentials post) and recently treated myself to a new grey Mr Fox duvet set which is just adorable and comfy. The hand-towels are just so vibrant and orange. Love them.
A5 Lined Hardback Notebook from Joules - actually this was a birthday present from my friend but I love it. A beautiful dog on the cover and it’s hardback.
Green Boyfriend Cardigan from Next - I must admit to buying myself new knitware every autumn. I’m currently wearing my new long-sleeved jumper tunic with a gorgeous sleeve that comes over your wrists. That’s from Next too and is called V-necked jumper with cashmere. I love the cardigan and what’s even better is that it has buttons. What is it with cardigans nowadays that they don’t have buttons?
Ginger Fox Slippers from Next - also from Next. Do I need to explain my purchase of these?
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With writing we are lucky in that we don’t need much in the way of kit before we start. Just a notebook and pen. A computer is also good as is a printer. In this day and age many people have already got these items for work or school. I’ve always written my projects in Microsoft Word but since last year I blew the dust off the Scrivener software I invested in some years ago and started to use it for my book proposal. And I was hooked. Since then I’ve used it for my Patreon essays and for my newsletters. Everything now gets written in there and then gets saved on my external hard drive and backed up on another external hard drive.
In this video I share exactly how I use Scrivener and which external storage I use. Click the link to watch: https://youtu.be/EEqj6LqUVkk