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Back to school tips

It’s almost time to go back to school. It’s kind of a weird mix of sadness and excitement. It is always sad when the holidays are over, but I’m also kind of excited to start some of my new classes, especially the ones I have chosen that I haven’t been able to do in previous years. Today I wanted to share some back to school tips.


1.Buy your books and stationary early.

If you get in before the summer holidays, or as early as you can, books and stationary it usually cheaper, and there is a lot more to choose from.


2.Get organised before term starts

If you need to do any cleaning out, the best time to do it is before school starts. It is always easier to start the term organised and ready, instead of having to rush around and be lost before you’ve even been at school for a week.


3.get rid of all your old school things that you don’t need anymore.

There is no need to keep your sheets from four years ago, go through and throw them out before you collect any new ones for the year. Sometimes it could be useful to reuse books, but if you don’t need them don’t keep them.


4.try on your uniform and buy new clothes early.

Don’t pull out your uniform the day before school starts and suddenly realise that you need a new one. It’s possible the shops will be sold out before then.


5.don’t take all your books on the first day.

I have 8 subjects, that means at least 8 books. Nothing is worse than having a heavy school bag and sore back. If you don’t have 8 subjects on each day, don’t take all your books. I would take my maths one, and five others. But I don’t label them first, because that way you can label the books that you need, and save your back.


Let me know in the comments below, if you have any back to school tips.

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Ways to keep warm in winter.

Hey there, It's Poppy!
It has been really cold and miserable this week where I live. Lots of wind and rain, as well as freezing cold nights and not much warmer days kind of makes me just want to curl up under my doona and never come out! But unfortunately I have other stuff I kinda have to do (like go to school). So that got me thinking about other ways that I can keep warm- flicking the heater on is probably the most obvious one, but have you ever considered what else you could do instead/as well?

1.Hot water bottles- my hot water bottle gets used at least once a day in winter! I almost always have it in my bed about 10-15mins before I go to bed so that my bed is warm when I get in. But I also cuddle up with it when I am reading or going to sleep, to keep me a bit warmer!

2.Socks- not normal socks, but super fluffy, soft and warm socks. I got a set of two from cotton on body a few weeks ago and they keep my toes really warm- especially when I am in bed. But there isn't any reason why you couldn't wear them around the house as well.

3.Hot chocolate/tea- Soon I will be sharing some of my favourite hot drinks but tea and hot
chocolate are great ways to warm up when it is cold outside.

4.Sitting by the fire- if you are lucky enough to have a fireplace it is a great spot to set yourself up near during winter. Make sure you don't sit too close though- you don't want to burn yourself!

5.Soup- soup is one of my favourite things to eat during winter- it warms be up straight away! I really like the sweet potato soup my mum makes!

Do you have any suggestions of ways you can keep warm in winter? I'd also really like you to leave any questions you have in the comments below that I can answer in an upcoming Q&A post.
 

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My Favourites...

Hey there everyone! Thanks to those people who have taken our survey and/or signed up for the mailing list. (Remember, one reader who takes our survey will get the chance to share something on the blog) It makes blogging so much more enjoyable knowning that someone is loving what you are creating.
Anyway, I only have a short post for today about some of the things I am loving right now.

1.Brownies
I have just put a batch of brownies in the oven and the receipe I use makes the best brownies I have ever tasted! They are gooey and chocolatey in the middle and have a little bit of a crust around the outside. Trust me, once you've made these you will never use a different recepie again! (The link will be up as soon as the internet decideds to work, try googling thermomix fudgy brownies and it is the one that starts with 'I am quite fussy with my brownies)

2.Photography
I'm sure you've noticed but recently I have been posting a lot about photography, thats because I am really enjoying it at the moment. I got a DSLR camera for my birthday a few weeks ago and I can't wait to share some photos on here! (I have to take some first :-))

3.Reading
I have always been a big reader but recently I have been going through sooooo many books. Some of my favourites are: the apple tart of hope, by Sarah Morre Fitzgerald , extraordinary means by Robyn Schneider and the year of the rat by Clare Furniss. At the moment I am reading Me, Earl and the Dying Girl

4.Sending Snail Mail
As I have mentioned in this post I love sending and receieving letters.

5.Blogging
The past few weeks have been my favourite in terms of this blog, we haven't had to do as much work with the tempalate, we have started having a regular audience (thats you!) and all this hard work is starting to pay off!

Hope you all had a great weekend.
Don't forget to follow us on instagram @poppyandmop.blog for dailyish updates.
QOTD: What are you loving at the moment?
AOTD: The things above.

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