This month's Magpie Monday is books! We managed to find Bill a huge bundle of books on marketplace for only £10 ... there are whole series for him to disappear into and some fun graphic novels about dragons, Ripley's Believe It Or Not and others we have never heard of!

Bills room is not big and most of his books are in the back of the built in cupboards, so for all these books we've had to find him a bookshelf that was small enough to fit ... and we've found this for £30! I am going to change the knobs and maybe give it a lick of paint, but we love the little drawers and he's also loving the extra surface space for his lego models!! (not got a picture of it all in place yet with books in, so here is the listing photo)

What pre-loved bargains and treasures have you found this month?

Hiya! Come in .... shhh though the puppy is sleeping and the saying 'let sleeping dogs lie' is really true! I won't deny that the last couple of weeks have been tiring!! Did I forget how hard a tiny puppy is or is she just a little rip-a*se?? The problem is she is just so tiny, she fits through the railings on the decking and the fence in the garden so it feels like I can relax when we are outside! She has been waking so early too so, and you can't just put her down like a baby ... she doesn't just stay there!! All jokes aside though, she is so sweet and we all love her so much.

I'm not joking about the tiredness though. I have lived with chronic illness since I was 12 years old so always had to pace myself, rest and give myself time to recover. I had planned a quiet week after getting Delphi, but a last minute booking at the cottage meant that went out the window. (This is why I love a quiet life! haha) When I do get over tired though, the overwhelm soon raises its ugly head. I am feeling so much better this week though, thank God but I thought I would share some sayings that I love about feeling overwhelmed.