Life behind the SQUARES with Sarah Anderson

  • Favourite Film

    by sarah anderson

    Despite being a grown woman, owning a house, running two businesses, and raising a child for the last nine years, I have to be honest and tell you that my absolute favourite film of all time has to be Ratatouille. 

     

    Of all the films in the world that I've watched and loved, nothing comes close to that little rat living his best chef life. 

  • Who am I? Find out how I set the business up!

    by sarah anderson
    It was a Sunday and I'd actually promised him his favourite roast dinner if he helped me, which he was conned out of in the end as we ended up working a solid 8 or 9 hours to get it done so ordered in a takeaway... oops!

  • Buying Followers

    by sarah anderson
    In a world where those numbers hold so much value, it's easy to fall into the trap of buying followers and likes. Though not something I've ever re...

  • Moving out home... What age was you?

    by sarah anderson

    Will never forget the conversation I had with mum and dad at 16 - cocky, stubborn, definitely thinking I knew best and absolutely not wanting to play by my parents' home rules - after being out one night, barely out of school, deciding there and then that I would be moving out the following day. 

     

    And I actually did. 

  • Bargain holidays...not!

    by sarah anderson
    Have you ever come across an absolute bargain online and thought oh yes, yes, that is a bit of me! ... that's exactly how it went in my head when having a look for a cheap getaway for me and Alfie and I came across a £198 break, all in, for us both on Wowcher. 

  • Stuffed Waffles..

    by sarah anderson
    We've been spending the last week trialling so many different fillings! Pizza stuffed, peach cobbler stuffed.... you name it, we're trying it. We've got those autumn and winter flavours ready to melt off the tongue too, with our bacon, brie and cranberry being a firm fave amongst staff. I couldn't give you a decision on my favourite one yet, we've still got some sampling to do. 

  • NO BACK TO SCHOOL PHOTO HERE..

    by sarah anderson
    The return to school pictures all over social media have led to conflicting emotions for me this year. Contrary to what I thought would be the case I've actually really missed doing that dreaded uniform shop! 

  • Sunsets - Best places to view them..

    by sarah anderson
    For me, they light a little joyful spark in me. When I see a sunset I'm acutely aware that we've made it through another day, and how lucky I am to be there to see it when at times in my life I fully believed I wouldn't.

  • National Cheese Pizza Day - Thursday 5th September

    by sarah anderson
    Who doesn't love a pizza?    One of my absolute favourite foods and one of the things I would have been devastated to stop eating when I became glu...
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  • My favourite non human possession

    by sarah anderson
    We've been moving everything around in the house recently and in doing so I came across a very special and sentimental item that was given to me by...

  • National pet rock day

    by sarah anderson
    They have a holiday day for everything these days don't they?! Celebrated on the first Sunday in September every year, Pet Rock Day was made f...

  • Fortunes and families - what is your stance?

    by sarah anderson
    It differs so much family to family really. A good friend of mine is the opposite to me, and says she'd hate for her children to have to graft to the point of exhaustion and if she could leave behind millions for them to travel, explore the world, not working the 9 to 5 grind and not struggle, she would without question.