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Health and happiness update (and 10 things I've learnt since having glandular...
Before I became ill last August with Glandular Fever I had no idea how bad this virus was. I had never come across anyone who had suffered with it and assumed it was a bit like the flu. How wrong I...
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My 1000th post! (a quick thank you)
I have reached 1000 blog posts so I thought I would mark the occasion by making my 1000th post all about writing 1000 posts! Actually, technically I have written more than 1000 because I deleted a few...
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Our trip to The Lakes - day one.
The week before last we packed up the car and headed off on a little adventure in the Lake District. As I haven't been feeling well, and Paul and I don't see too much of each other due to our clashing...
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5 good things (Pug wallpaper, postcards and my Happiness Planner).
How has everybody's week been? With sleepless nights on Sunday and Monday my week didn't get off to the best start, especially as I knew I had a busy week ahead of me at work, but after discovering...
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Our trip to the Lakes - day two.
Day one - here!On our second full day in the Lakes I was having a rare "good health day" so we made plans to get out and about to see some more sights. After a trip to the bakery next door for brekkie...
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Champagne afternoon tea at The Royal York Hotel.
Last Sunday we had a jaunt to York for the afternoon, for a stroll in the sunshine and a change of scenery. I haven't been to York for a few years now so it was wonderful to revisit the narrow streets,...
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Share the love: Toasted Glass (my collection).
I can't remember how I stumbled upon Monique's Instagram page but boy am I glad that I did. She creates the most amazing hand painted glasses and ceramics which can be purchased from her online shop...
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5 good things (Yankee Candle wax burner, "make do and mend" and the return of...
You can read past "good things" posts here!1) As I'm running low on Bath & Body Works candles but can't bear to part with the £20 pricetags on eBay *waves at my big sister who is going to Florida...
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DIY: recycled coffee jar "ways I love you" gift.
Last summer I was broke as a joke and needed some budget gift ideas for Paul's birthday, so I thought I would make one of his gifts to save some pennies. I had a small empty coffee jar and wondered if...
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5 good things (burning candles, button up skirts and finding the balance!)
I am heading into a mammoth blog and YouTube catch up but before I do I thought a quick update was in order to let you guys know what's going well for me at the moment. I had a really crap day...
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Deliciously Ella: Warming Winter Curry (in Spring!)
This is the Deliciously Ella recipe I have made the most, by far. When I was cooking 'for one' last year I would cook a big pot of it, freeze it in batches, then reheat it for lunches and dinners when...
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The art of sleeping.
Read "the art of getting by"here!For most of my life I have been a lover of sleep and a heavy sleeper at that, which is funny because my mum says as a baby I never slept (sorry mum!) so I imagine I was...
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Polaroid photo printing "Polaroid 3000" [from Cheerz].
There's something special about having an album of photos to look back on in the future, or displaying photos in frames around the house, and I don't get photos printed enough even though I vow to do...
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Life lately (dealing with CFS, cruelty free beauty buying, and daydreaming...
"Life is a rollercoaster". The wise words of Ronan Keating and a phrase my friend Claire and I like to throw around quite often. That's how the past few months have been for me, a rather long...
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Berlin - day one.
Months and months ago we booked a trip to Berlin for the start of May, thinking that my CFS would have cleared up and it would be the perfect long weekend to cram in lots of sightseeing, food and...
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Giraffe, Sheffield (new Spring menu).
Last week we had a lil' midweek date night courtesy of the lovely folk at Giraffe in Meadowhall. Neither of us have been to a Giraffe restaurant before but we were really impressed. First things first...
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The April Pawsome box.
Occasionally Lily and Lola get to review some cool things all in the name of blogging, and they recently got the chance to try a Pawsomebox. Subscription boxes are all over the place whether they...
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Berlin - day two.
Day two was our favourite of the trip. The weather was glorious again, we had caught up on sleep from our early flight the day before and we were excited to explore Berlin together. I knew my energy...
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Berlin - day three (our last full day).
For our third and final full day in Berlin we took things a bit steadier and revisited a few sights we had seen on our first day. It was another scorcher of a day but with a cool breeze, which was most...
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Making big changes for my health/CFS: going gluten free/sugar free. 1 1/2...
As you know I have had a few health problems in the last 10 months, starting with glandular fever last August, which has resulted in my immune system packing its bags and heading off into the sunset...
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