Hello

A brand new blog. How overwhelming.
This is the cyber equivalent of holding your pen ready to make that first mark in a new notebook, isn't it?

I suppose I'd better start it with an introduction...

That's my face. Minus my glasses, and before my most recent (and slightly regretted) haircut.

I'm Lianne (with an i), I'm 33 years old - child of 1984. Mum to Abbie who is currently 12, but will be 13 before Christmas. I'm quite dreading being the parent of a TEENAGER. It doesn't feel oh so long ago that I was one of these pesky teen types. (But she informs me it was forever ago, and 30s is ancient. Thanks kiddo)

I work for the Post Office, as EMS (Express Mails Specialist) and Counter Clerk. I've been in the job 4 years.

I live in a small 2 bed maisonette in my hometown of Lewes. I was born and raised here and the surrounding villages before disappearing off to Hampshire and West Sussex for 5 years before a relationship breakdown sent me back to East Sussex. I've been back here 10 years.

We have 2 cats. Smudge is 10 years old, a black and white tuxedo cat. He's greedy. We've had to put a latch on the kitchen door so he can't break in and eat all the food. He's Abbie's cat, and often sleeps on her bed.

Ninja is 7 years old, and a long haired ginger. He's a big softy. Also kinda greedy, but not Smudge levels. He's "my" cat. He sleeps on me, rather than my bed. He remembers the lyrics to Brimful of Asha. Everybody does indeed need a bosom for a pillow.

I decided to start this blog to document my charity shop finds. I'm on a few pennies above minimum wage and I like to stretch those pennies as far as I can. (Let's be honest, once all the bills are paid there's never quite enough pennies left, are there?)