If you’ve noticed things have been a bit quiet around here, I’ve been off on my hollibobs in the beautiful Cape Verde! I had an amazing time, just laying on the beach, swimming in the warm sea and most importantly, doing absolutely nothing. I was finally able to switch off for a whole week and
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HEALTH: Bloggers guide to quitting the habit!
Stoptober has been one of the biggest campaigns I’ve seen for a while. It was a great idea, so many people joined in to give up smoking and it was literally plastered everywhere across the media and everyone was talking about it! However, now all the hype is over, are people really sticking to it? I’ve never
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LIFE: October Round-up
In October I….. Firstly, the BIG news, we put an offer down on our first house, a beautiful little property right on the seafront near Brighton. We are still going through the (long) process of getting it all sorted so I’m trying not to get excited until the keys are in my hand as anything can
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LIFE: A Sunday well spent brings a week of content
Cook a late breakfast and eat it in bed Take a long walk through the autumn leaves Watch a classic movie Lose yourself crafting and making Take some time out to just be on your own Go for a country drive Listen to uplifting music, sing or dance like no one is watching Have a
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Brighton
PETS: Robbie the black lab’s ‘Doggy Day Out’
As you’ll know if you’ve been reading my blog a while, when I got together with Vee, I adopted her doggy Robbie as my own and it really is like having our own little baby. He even calls me his Step-Mummy now (ok, maybe we do) and I feel like like I’ve got to know his
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LONDON: Planning my birthday weekend!
November is my favourite month of the year, it’s cold, crisp and most importantly, it’s my birthday! Although I’ll be the grand old age of 29, I’m still such a child when it comes to my birthday – I love to do something really special for the big day. So, I’ve been avidly searching for
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LIFE: September Round-Up
September was such a busy month! It feels like I’ve been here there and everywhere this month, I can barely keep up! I haven’t done a ’round-up’ style post for a while and I really miss them writing them, so I thought I would get back into the habit! Plus they are so much fun
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LIFE: A Weekend at the Jamaica Inn, Cornwall
Last weekend we headed off for a mini-break away. It had always been Vee’s dream to visit the place of inspiration of the famous Daphne Du Maurier novel and stay in one of the most haunted places in Great Britain, so for her birthday I treated her to a stay in the famous Jamaica Inn.
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BRIGHTON: Boux Avenue Launch & Bra Fitting
I’m always excited when I hear of a new store opening in town, especially if it’s a lingerie store! There seems to be so many new shops opening in Brighton, which is nice as Churchill Square was starting to become a little dull. One of the most exciting additions to the shopping centre is the
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BLOGGING: Blog Hop O’Clock
The lovely Sophie of Sophie Rose Hearts has passed the blog hop love onto me and it’s now my turn to answer the questions and to tag some others! Sophie is a gorgeous blogger I’ve met many times in person and is part of our little Brighton bloggers group. Sophie blogs about everything beauty, skincare, food,
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FOOD: Itsu Brighton, the hottest new sushi in town
Last week I was excited to attend the launch party of the newest Sushi place in town, Itsu. I had seen the chain in London and I love all their colourful packaging and ‘eat beautiful’ vibe, so I knew Itsu would be right up my street. Myself and lovely bloggers Carrie, Nat, Laura and Rosie were
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FOOD: Weeknight treats at Pizza Express Jubilee Street Brighton
There are some nights where you just don’t feel like cooking, right? Well, last week we had one of those nights. Things have been particularly stressful recently, so we decided on an impromptu dinner out at our local Pizza Express on Jubilee Street, Brighton to cheer ourselves up and take the stress out of cooking
