When I Grow Up
est. 2004
A Style and Creative Living blog by Helen Hobden
I still haven’t worked out who I want to be or what I want to do when I grow up, so on this blog please join me while I try and work it out!  Find home and fashion inspiration; travel and days out; photography, writing and more. Aiming for slow living whilst trying to cram it all in! Have fun looking around 🙂

 

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A week in Lanzarote for a Canary Islands winter sun holiday
December 7, 2018
The all-round plan for this holiday was to do as little as possible. Everyone in the family agreed, but admittedly, all had slightly different versions in our minds of what ‘doing nothing’ actually meant! We have never had a holiday like this. In the past it’s all been road trips and busy sight-seeing adventures and after an exhausting week exploring Rome and Venice earlier in the year, we thought we were due a relaxing time away for a change….
2018 - my year in Bloopers and Outtakes!
January 16, 2019
There are so many more bloopers and outtakes than in this video, but I had to stop somewhere! I hope you enjoy! Please subscribe for more videos :) Keep in touch! (Links about me and my blog:) Blog: www.whenIgrowupblog.com e-mail: helen@whenIgrowupblog.com instagram.com/HelenHobden twitter.com/HelenHobden www.facebook.com/whenIgrowupblog Links about my clothing business: Shop: www.etsy.com/shop/threadsofafairytale Website: www.ThreadsOfAFairytale.com E-mail: helen@threadsofafairytale.com www.instagram.com/threadsofafairytale www.facebook.com/ThreadsOfAFairytale Rain's channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/Rainiepie Jude's channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/starstone11
December Vlogs - Bath Christmas Market, Interiors improvements & a lovely Christmas!
January 8, 2019
A belated Vlogmas! Our family vlog for December; going to Bath Christmas Market; preparing the house for Christmas with decorations and new rugs and curtains; a comedy fall, and a wonderful Christmas! Happy New Year everyone! Please subscribe for more videos :) Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100270 Artist: http://incompetech.com/ Keep in touch! (Links about me and my blog:) Blog: www.whenIgrowupblog.com e-mail: helen@whenIgrowupblog.com instagram.com/HelenHobden twitter.com/HelenHobden www.facebook.com/whenIgrowupblog Links about my clothing business: Shop: www.etsy.com/shop/threadsofafairytale Website: www.ThreadsOfAFairytale.com E-mail: helen@threadsofafairytale.com www.instagram.com/threadsofafairytale www.facebook.com/ThreadsOfAFairytale Rain's channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/Rainiepie Jude's channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/starstone11
Behind the Scenes at a fashion photo shoot in an abandoned house + preparing photos for Etsy
January 2, 2019
Behind the scenes at a fashion photo shoot for Threads of a Fairytale - the complete process; getting prepared, how to pose the model and how I edited the photos afterwards for Etsy listings. Please subscribe for more videos :) Keep in touch! (Links about me and my blog:) Blog: www.whenIgrowupblog.com e-mail: helen@whenIgrowupblog.com instagram.com/HelenHobden twitter.com/HelenHobden www.facebook.com/whenIgrowupblog Links about my clothing business: Shop: www.etsy.com/shop/threadsofafairytale Website: www.ThreadsOfAFairytale.com E-mail: helen@threadsofafairytale.com www.instagram.com/threadsofafairytale www.facebook.com/ThreadsOfAFairytale Rain's channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/Rainiepie Jude's channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/starstone11
Reaching a YouTube goal
A quick Vlogmas update + 1000 thank yous!
December 5, 2018
If you haven’t heard of Vlogmas, or aren’t entirely sure what it is, it’s when a bunch of entirely mad youtubers decide that in the busiest time of the year they will vlog every single day of their life from the first of December until Christmas Day and edit and upload the video the following day. There is of course the blogging equivalent: Blogmas, but as I’ve done Blogtober in the past, I’m not about to try that again! I was one of those mad youtubers last year and the year before, but in 2018 I thought I’d do something a bit different….
How to hide talking to yourself
4 problems people who talk to themselves have to face and how to solve them
November 29, 2018
People think you’re mad. Or at the very least, a bit weird. Although it’s kind of nice that your husband also works from home, or is just around a lot; it’s really annoying that you can’t talk loudly to yourself; because even though it’s only him, that would still be a bit embarrassing. If you just think a thought, it’s not quite real enough, so you have no choice than to say it out loud. That can actually be somewhat bothersome. Particularly in public…..
Living my best life - the pressures of being a content creator
Why creators shouldn’t be criticised for posting their best life
November 23, 2018
The reality of my October is this: I spent a miserable month in a block of flats with paper-thin walls and not getting much sleep due to the noises; a tiny bed and inability to relax in such a soulless place. What you see of my October is quite different: Photos of me smiling in outfit posts on my Instagram and blog; photos of beautiful landscapes and sunsets; blog posts about pretty parks and interesting places to visit, and youtube videos showing me being (mainly) positive. Creators get a lot of stick in the media for giving an unrealistically happy, positive, perfect image of life, but at the end of the day, would you actually want it any differently?
joe browns pretty pinafore dress
Styling the Joe Browns Pretty Pinafore dress at Boston Common
November 20, 2018
Although it was the heaviest item of clothing in the suitcase, which was straining past the 20kg limit, I couldn’t travel to America without this new grey dress I recently bought from Joe Browns, I absolutely love it! And then, during our month in Connecticut we had the opportunity for a brief weekend trip to Boston, Massatusetts, so we thought we’d use make the most of the New England fall colours to take outfit photos for the blog….
Christmas Crafts - How to decorate the Hobbycraft paper mache reindeer heads
December 17, 2018
Please vote for me in the UK Blog Awards here: https://bit.ly/2Ag0yKe I would appreciate it SO much! How to decorate paper mache reindeer or stag heads for Christmas. Although Rain's pink one could be for any time of year! These were bought from Hobbycraft and it's a simple DIY transformation to make a unique wall hanging decoration! Please subscribe for more videos :) Keep in touch! (Links about me and my blog:) Blog: www.whenIgrowupblog.com e-mail: helen@whenIgrowupblog.com instagram.com/HelenHobden twitter.com/HelenHobden www.facebook.com/whenIgrowupblog Links about my clothing business: Shop: www.etsy.com/shop/threadsofafairytale Website: www.ThreadsOfAFairytale.com E-mail: helen@threadsofafairytale.com www.instagram.com/threadsofafairytale www.facebook.com/ThreadsOfAFairytale Rain's channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/Rainiepie Jude's channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/starstone11
Lanzarote, UK Blog Awards, Glastonbury Frost Fayre & lighting the Rayburn. November Vlogs
December 11, 2018
Please vote for me in the UK Blog Awards here: https://bit.ly/2Ag0yKe I would appreciate it SO much! My November Vlogs - last month we returned home from America, then went on holiday with the kids to Lanzarote, discovered I'm in the running for a UK Blog Award (but please can I have your help to get on the shortlist!), looked around the Glastonbury Frost Fayre and lit the Rayburn for winter. It was a really good month! Please subscribe for more videos :) Keep in touch! (Links about me and my blog:) Blog: www.whenIgrowupblog.com e-mail: helen@whenIgrowupblog.com instagram.com/HelenHobden twitter.com/HelenHobden www.facebook.com/whenIgrowupblog Links about my clothing business: Shop: www.etsy.com/shop/threadsofafairytale Website: www.ThreadsOfAFairytale.com E-mail: helen@threadsofafairytale.com www.instagram.com/threadsofafairytale www.facebook.com/ThreadsOfAFairytale Rain's channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/Rainiepie Jude's channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/starstone11
Autumn - Winter 2018 Lookbook - outfit ideas & inspo
December 4, 2018
Please vote for me in the UK Blog awards; just click 'vote now' under When I Grow Up blog: https://bit.ly/2Ag0yKe Thank you!! Blog posts about each outfit: Mustard jumper and 1950's style dress: https://bit.ly/2SrHvnW Red fluted sleeve dress: https://bit.ly/2ANzjah Purple coat: (Coming later today!) Grey checked dress and maroon cardigan: https://bit.ly/2AM0rGs Please subscribe for more videos :) Keep in touch! (Links about me and my blog:) Blog: www.whenIgrowupblog.com e-mail: helen@whenIgrowupblog.com instagram.com/HelenHobden twitter.com/HelenHobden www.facebook.com/whenIgrowupblog Links about my clothing business: Shop: www.etsy.com/shop/threadsofafairytale Website: www.ThreadsOfAFairytale.com E-mail: helen@threadsofafairytale.com www.instagram.com/threadsofafairytale www.facebook.com/ThreadsOfAFairytale Rain's channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/Rainiepie Jude's channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/starstone11
Older Posts
  • Why is it that I love writing SO much, but it’s so difficult to get back to it after a break? #procrastinating #writersofinstagram #writinglife
  • A big January sky. #aseasonalyear #embracingtheseasons
  • After spending a few days planning, I’m ready to march into January at last! (Outfit post on the blog. Link in bio)
  • Following the fairy lights home! My December vlogs are now up on YouTube; including this misty family day out to Montacute.
  • Blog planning for 2019 - would it put you off if I publish posts I wrote or partly wrote ages ago? More musings and planning on the blog today! (Link in bio) #tinglygoals #bloggerlife Btw this photo was from a year ago in America where they leave their decorations up much longer than here. Wouldn’t say no to more fairy lights!
  • So grateful for evergreens at this time of year. 🌲They make country walks so much lovelier 🙂
  • Instagram suggested ‘a bride in a wedding dress going for a swim’ for their #whpunexpected this weekend- I’ve done one better and brought you two! This was a lovely weekend in Cornwall for our friends’ wedding, and being reminded of it is making me want to go back as soon as possible!
  • Too pretty! Mine are up till the very last minute! (And a bit longer!) How soon do your decorations come down?
  • I never did get round to wearing this outfit over Christmas. Oh well, I’ll find another reason! #ootd (More on the blog- Link in bio)
  • A hot chocolate and brownie is just the thing for this cold weather! What are your winter indulgences?
  • Would be suffering much less from post Christmas blues if I had another winter sun holiday booked! Will definitely have to arrange that for next year!🌴. Do you have a holiday planned? In the meantime I’ll rewatch my YouTube video of our week in Lanzarote and reminisce.
  • I saw a shooting star on the way home! I hope that means my new year wish will definitely come true! 💫Happy new year everyone, I hope 2019 brings you all you wish for. 🧚🏻‍♀️

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