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 while keeping child-like creativity alive!  Find home and fashion inspiration; travel and days out; photography, writing and more. Have fun looking around 🙂

 

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A story about visiting East Rock Park, New Haven, CT; + a new year’s eve party dress
December 27, 2019
It was Saturday afternoon in October and the weather had turned unexpectedly warm. Local families had decided to make the most of it, the car-parking areas at East Rock Park were crowded. The little picnic area below the look-out point had people playing frisbee and surprisingly, British football. Couples and groups took in turns to take their photos by the wall where the landscape fell sharply down to a wide vista of New Haven….
Choosing a word of the year, 2020
January 21, 2020
The blog post about how to choose your word of the year is here: https://whenigrowupblog.com/2020/01/21/word-of-the-year-2020/ with more about how and why I chose mine, and how it helped previous years. Please subscribe for more videos and share with your friends. :) Please consider supporting me by making your fairytale clothing purchases here: etsy.com/shop/threadsofafairytale and your handmade gifts here: etsy.com/shop/byHelenHobden 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 vlog - Glastonbury Somerset carnival, Bath Christmas market, and a family Christmas
January 14, 2020
A catch-up; some clips of the magnificent Glastonbury carnival, meeting up with Claire Inspiros - subscribe here: https://bit.ly/2NsX5j4 -Bath Christmas market, and a wonderful family Christmas! Please subscribe for more videos and share with your friends. :) Please consider supporting me by making your fairytale clothing purchases here: etsy.com/shop/threadsofafairytale and your handmade gifts here: etsy.com/shop/byHelenHobden 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
Hunting for ruins in the Catskills, New York
January 7, 2020
Back at Halloween, we went exploring the Catskills mountains in New York state, looking for ruined buildings! Please click READ MORE ! Please subscribe for more videos and share with your friends. :) Please consider supporting me by making your fairytale clothing purchases here: etsy.com/shop/threadsofafairytale and your handmade gifts here: etsy.com/shop/byHelenHobden 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
how to dress more creatively
How to dress more creatively (Part 1) A quirky hem
November 25, 2019
I don’t consider myself a fountain of knowledge or an expert in any field, however, people occasionally come to me for fashion advice, in real life as well as online. And they say things along the lines of wanting to know how to dress a bit more adventurously. I’ve even had a request from a couple of people in a marketing facebook group I’m in, to write a mini ebook on the subject! I may well do that, but for now, I thought I’d start a series where I point out some of the details I like in garments that are just a bit different from your usual standard clothing…
2019 Bullet journal flick-through & 2020 planning & organising
January 2, 2020
Happy new year! Here's a look at last year's bullet journals and what I've changed for 2020. Bullet journalling for blogging and business and getting sorted and organised. Please subscribe for more videos and share with your friends. :) Please consider supporting me by making your fairytale clothing purchases here: etsy.com/shop/threadsofafairytale and your handmade gifts here: etsy.com/shop/byHelenHobden 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
Merry Christmas; Season's Greetings, and thank you!
December 24, 2019
Just a little video to say Merry Christmas, Season's Greetings and thank you! Have a wonderful time of the year! Please subscribe for more videos and share with your friends. :) Please consider supporting me by making your fairytale clothing purchases here: etsy.com/shop/threadsofafairytale and your handmade gifts here: etsy.com/shop/byHelenHobden 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
Discovering Boston and Salem at Halloween
December 17, 2019
This weekend we travel up to Boston and onto Salem to see what the Witch City is like at Halloween! Please click SHOW MORE! Please subscribe for more videos and share with your friends. :) Please consider supporting me by making your fairytale clothing purchases here: etsy.com/shop/threadsofafairytale and your handmade gifts here: etsy.com/shop/byHelenHobden 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
  • January overwhelm.
  • Whispering Trees. #mynaturestory
  • ‘Change.’ #wordoftheyear If you fancy finding out how I chose mine & how you can choose yours, take a look at my blog post & YouTube video (link in bio) 🙂.
  • Foggy walk. #mistyfoggymilkymoody
  • Winter whites. #mynaturestory
  • Landing point. #flashesofdelight
  • Godrevy. #lighthousesofinstagram (New post on my blog which explains my lack of proper Instagram captions if you fancy a read!)
  • Dark faded turquoise. #lovevenice
  • Trying to plan my future in 2020 but at the moment everything looks a bit foggy. #mistyfoggymilkymoody
  • Reflections of Boston. (Watch our adventures across the pond over on my YouTube channel!) #exploremore
  • Very sad to be taking these down today. 🙁 #endofchristmas
  • It’s that #Bujo time of year again! Do you bullet journal? After my 1st year I’ve written about it on the blog & there’s a video too of this year’s layouts for blogging and business. Hope it’s useful! (Link in bio.)
  • Happy whatever day it is! #noideawhatdayitis
  • ‘Twas the night before Christmas... In case I don’t get on here tomorrow, I just wanted to wish you a very Merry Christmas and Season’s Greetings! Have a great day! Xxx
  • Merry Winter Solstice everyone! Very happy to welcome back the sun for longer every day. 🌞 #wintersolstice #yule
  • Trying to stay calm and grounded at this manic time of year; good luck to you all! #quietchaotics
  • Apart from your Christmas tree and your hair, do you trim anything else? #festivefaffing
  • If prancing around the countryside isn’t reason enough to wear a tiara; at least we’ve got Christmas coming! (Photo taken for @threadsofafairytale)
  • “Being lost is worth the being found.” Another pic from my blog post about getting lost in Venice (link in bio)! #lovevenice #letsgetlost
  • Have you got a Christmas event where you know the venue is a bit chilly?! - a smart but warm outfit on the blog today! (Link in bio) #ootd

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