Happy Valentines Day everyone! I hope you all are doing something lovely, whether you celebrate Valentines Day or not. Personally, we normally have a very low-key day. I fully support the idea that it’s just a day for card/gift shops to cash in and if I want to show my love, I can do that
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LIFE: Wonderful Wednesdays #1
I’ve been reading the gorgeous Sally Tangle’s blog for quite some time now and every Wednesday she fills the blogosphere with loveliness with her #WonderfulWednesday posts. I always think it’s such a lovely idea, to take a few moments to think of the good things that have happened in the week and appreciate the smaller
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LIFE: Valentines Day Gift Guide for the Woman in your life
With Valentines Day fast approaching, social media is turning to a flurry of red and pink, hearts and flowers…. it’s everywhere! Various blogs on my reading list have recently popped up Valentines Day gift guides for men, yet there has been little talk of what to buy women this year. Thats fair enough, men are tricky
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Brighton
LIFE: January Catch-up
How is it February already?! January has been a busy, slightly stressful month, but there have been some really lovely times too. I’ve been trying my hardest to stick to my new years resolutions which were be healthy and lose weight (classic), meet and hang out with new friends and something that pushes me out
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LIFE: My #SimplyBeReal Fashion Faux Pas moment
I was recently approached by fashion brand Simply Be to collaborate on their fantastic #SimplyBeReal campaign. I really love the sentiment behind this campaign, I often feel pressure to look a certain way and often feel my wardrobe is far from what I would like, but we all make do with what we have and
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9 Powerful ways to beat colds and flu
It’s that time of year again, where the germs flying around everywhere! Most of the people around me are coming down with colds left, right and centre and I’ve been trying my hardest to avoid the dreaded sniffles, after having a nasty cold right before Christmas. However if I do catch something I’ve armed myself
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BRIGHTON: Date night at Food for Friends
Last week, to brighten up a cold and wet week we decided to cheer ourselves up with an amazing meal out at Brighton’s Food for Friends Vegetarian Restaurant. I’ve been wanting to go for sooo long (maybe even years) but I’ve never quite got there. Being vegetarian, it’s utter heaven to me to have so
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The Story of my Jewellery: Part One
I’m often asked about my jewellery, as I like to wear a few different eclectic pieces that don’t necessarily go together, but each has a special meaning to me. So this blog post is all about the rings I wear, and the stories behind my jewellery. Back in the day, I used to only wear
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2014: The ‘Year of the Unicorn’ Round-Up
This time last year, I’d just been through a break up of a 3 year relationship, I was unsure about my future and didn’t have a place to live. I was ‘sofa surfing’ for a bit between friends and my parents and to be honest, life was feeling rather difficult. I called 2014 ‘The Year
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BLOGGER CHALLENGE: 24 hours without technology, would you cope?
I was recently contacted by Internet company, Broadband Genie, who were challenging a bloggers (i.e – obvious Internet addicts) to see if we could go without Internet for the day. I immediately jumped at the chance, as although I love the Internet and it’s a huge part of my life, I will be the first to
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CHRISTMAS: My plans (and some strange traditions!)
I didn’t really grow up in a household with the strongest Christmas traditions. When I was very little I laid a mince pie and sherry out for Father Christmas and wrote him a letter every year but as I got older the traditions we followed became less and less evident. We didn’t always do the
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LIFE: Hyper Japan Christmas Markets 2014
This weekend we headed up to London for something I was very, very excited about….. HYPER JAPAN! Instead of the annual summer exhibition, the Hyper Japan team were back to bring us Christmas Markets, in of course, super cute Japanese Kawaii style! I’ve been wanting to go to Hyper Japan for a good couple of
