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As it was shortlisted for the Women’s Prize for Fiction I had an inkling that Circe by Madeline Miller would be my kind of book, then I read the blurb; it definitely was my kind of book. Blurb: Woman. Witch. Myth. Mortal. Outcast. Lover. Destroyer. Survivor. CIRCE. In the house of Helios, god of the […]
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The Book of Mormon is the funniest thing I’ve seen in years. I loved this show. This show is PURE GENIUS. Disclaimer: This is not a show for my Mum, and it might not be for yours either. After several weeks of non-stop singing around the house and the soundtrack on 24/7 in road trips, […]
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Just like that it’s 12 weeks until my half marathon. Yep, in 12 weeks time I’ll be stood on the start line and hopefully the race will actually start this time! (It bloody better). Post-Christmas training is going to be a slight shock to my system as for a while my trainers just sat in […]
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I thought I’d share my skin care routine as I am one of those unlucky souls who has dry skin, which as you can imagine gets much worse during winter. I apply body butter pretty much daily and I’m the Queen of a deep body scrub. After doing a guide of my skincare I thought […]
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*Some of these items are gifted* I have a really good winter skin care routine as my skin becomes so dry, all the moisture is just sucked out of it from September onwards. But I can also have super oily skin by the evenings – how eh? Then add in the daily advent calendar chocolate […]
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Just like that another year is coming to a close and it’s time to remember my top reads of 2019. It’s a great time for reflection especially on what you’ve achieved, done, seen, read, been in the past 365 days. So I’m gonna start my end of the year posts with my top reads of […]
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One of our favourite spots for a fancy celebratory dinner is The Ivy Brasserie in Cambridge. To celebrate finishing my Masters, we called in for dinner. As obviously, I decided to reward myself with food and bubbles. It’s a Brasserie version of the Ivy and one of my favourites. Swanky decor with vibrant velvet colours, […]
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I’m a sucker for buying cute e-cards or a motivational postcard, whether that’s for myself or one of my fave gal pals. But at the end of the day, after two maybe three weeks (at a push) of the cards being sat on your shelf, TV stand, mantlepiece, they’re stacked into a little pile to […]
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So what happened to that run I’ve been talking about? Well, last Sunday I was stood in the pouring rain in a metal pen waiting for my first half marathon to start. I’d had a pre-race snack, a pocket full of jelly babies and a brighter poncho than my future. Five minutes passed, ten minutes […]
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