What to buy your other half – a Kindle of course!

Yes, my husband bought me a Kindle last year as a surprise and I’ve loved it ever since. One thing I didn’t expect to like most recently though was the Trilogy ‘Fifty Shades of Grey‘. Believe me, I had no idea what I was getting into and if someone had told me I was going to get hooked reading some drivel I wouldn’t have believed them.

However, something about these books and it being on my Kindle made it oh so convenient to keep reading, keeping purchasing the next in the series etc.

So why is the Kindle great? Because it opens your mind to books you never thought you’d enjoy reading, and no, I don’t ready erotic literature in my spare time – I just found something other than kinkiness in the books. A tale of love, and a real things for couples type story.

Read it together! Buy your Kindle today with Amazon – Kindle Keyboard 3G, Free 3G + Wi-Fi, 3G Works Globally, 6″ E Ink Display

XMI X-mini II portable speaker

Hi all!

Recently myself and a few comrades flew to Barcelona for my stag 😎 We all sat together a couple of weeks before to organise what we’d all be doing once we touched down in sunny Barcelona. As it was my stag, I was not allowed to listen in on the plans but was told to organise ‘things to take’ with us. “Woohoo” I replied sarcasticly! But a job was a job so one evening, I sat down jotting down essentials we would need whilst we were there including things for our hotel room. Drinks (check), Playing cards (check)  Mp3 (check)…Anadin (check).

One thing that we did seem to lack was a decent audio output to stream our iPod tracks. That was one thing we noticed the previous year when partying in Gran Canaria listing to music through the speakers of the iPhone was just not good enough.

With a few clicks online I came across something unusual.  The XMI X-mini II speaker system, one of the best mini speakers I’ve ever heard especially for such a low price (£15).

The X-Mini II is a self-powered speaker, which means it can pump out far more decibels than your phone’s loudspeaker. It has a tiny 340mAh battery, but because it’s only driving a small speaker, it lasts for days of moderate use.

The X-Mini II’s secret weapon is its bass output. If you keep the speaker closed, its quality isn’t much better than a laptop speaker, but is much louder. However, if you twist the speaker open, its bass cavity will expand. It’s actually just a concertinaed plastic tube, creating a much heavier booming sound. In fact, these speakers pump out such powerful bass, that they can bounce themselves around!

If you normally use laptop speakers and you’re looking for something with a little more kick then one of these bad boys should do the trick. You can grab one cheaply via Amazon, just click here, that’s the cheapest site by far.

The start of something inspiring

Whether you are dating, engaged, or married it is important for couples to have fun together 😎

From purchasing that special gift for that special someone, or having a themed dinner date with traditional music, delicious food ; you’ll be able to find all the inspiration and ideas for all this and more at thingsforcouples.wordpress.com

So who am I? I’m just an ordinary guy married to the most extraordinary woman 🙂 Like most guys we tend to seek ideas online for ‘things to do’ with our partners when we eventually run out of our own great ideas. This got me thinking about how great would it be to have an online buddy that could recommend various ideas that partners could do for each other without breaking the bank £££

Of course I will also have the able help of my better half  to give all the ladies out there some ideas to your man’s heart, and no, it’s not just food!

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