Looking at buying houses has got me thinking about decorating our new place. Since moving out of home at 18 I’ve only ever lived in rented flats, which has meant there was never much room to decorate or make a place my own. So, you can imagine how excited I am about the prospect of
life
LIFE: A well needed catch-up
You might have noticed I haven’t been around as much as usual recently. Life just suddenly got really crazily busy. This meant I haven’t blogged in nearly 2 weeks, shock horror! So now I have so much I want to tell you all about, things to catch up on and blogs to read, busy, busy
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HEALTH: 4 Day Juice Cleanse with Juicytox
When local company Juicytox contacted me saying ‘You’ll either love or hate the idea of our product’ I was intrigued, so I wrote back and asked for more information. They explained Juicytox are a Sussex based company who run a four day juice programme to rejuvenate and cleanse the body. As I am trying to
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Days Out
LIFE: A weekend by the sea
When life gets tough, sometimes you just need a weekend away from everything. After a particularly stressful week at work, we jumped in the car to our good friends house in Hayling Island, Hampshire. It’s so peaceful there, it feels like a real holiday. I couldn’t wait to get away from the bustling city life
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Blogging
LIFE: Uncovering the truth about blogging – an honest opinion
Recently, I’ve been reflecting on another side of blogging. It seems that there is a common misconception about what really goes on behind the scenes of writing a blog. Although blogging is one of my favourite things in the world, it can actually at times be frustrating, stressful and leave me feeling pretty down. It’s
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life
LIFE: ‘The year I said yes’ by Printrbook
I’ve had an amazing year so far, in fact it’s been one of the best in my life. So when I was contacted by Printrbook to make a printed book of my Instagram account I jumped at the chance! Printrbook offer a way to keep your Instagram pictures forever in print, the books are a
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LIFE: Handy Home Storage Ideas
Living in quite a small flat, it’s important to find handy ways to store things as it can very quickly get messy and cluttered. Storage in Ealing is quite easy to find. For non-essential items, I boxed them up and sent them to a storage unit for their protection. It also allowed me to have
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Days Out
Roald Dahl’s Matilda the Musical Review
Last week I was lucky enough to be asked to review Matilda the Musical up in London’s West End, courtesy of Seatwave. It was a gorgeously warm evening in London, perfect for dinner, drinks and a show so we jumped on the train after work excited about an evening out in the big city.
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Brighton
BRIGHTON: Pride 2014 in pictures
Beauty
Whats in my handbag – Summer 2014 update!
I often get asked where my handbag is from and how I manage with such a tiny bag, so I thought I would do another ‘Whats in my handbag’ style post. I have done one of these posts before, but it’s about a year ago now and things have changed quite a lot. If you
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giveaway
GIVEAWAY: Rice and Spice Hamper from Veetee
Since I moved in with my other half I’ve been trying to experiment a little more in the kitchen. I am the first person to admit that I really don’t enjoy cooking, however I do love eating – Being stuck in a rut with the same old things for dinner gets so dull and we ended
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Food
Health & Fitness Update 2: Healthier option Summer Drinks
POM Wonderful Pomegranate and Cloudy Apple Juice / Teapigs Matcha Green Tea Drink Oops, I’ve just realised it’s been around a month since I last posted a Health and Fitness update….So, let me tell you how I’ve been getting on! It’s been going really well. I’ve been sticking to my Weight Watchers – maybe not quite