November 25, 2024
Chicago 12, Melborne City, USA
Inspiration & Lifestyle

You're Perfect Just the Way You Are

Recently I had a bit of an Instagram cull. I do it periodically to clear out dead accounts, spam accounts, people that only post memes or baby photos and people with whom it just turns out I don’t have that much in common. This time I realised that I’d started unfollowing a few accounts because

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Fashion & Beauty

Feeling Foxy

Ah, changeable Spring weather. One day it’s all Summer frocks and sandals, the next it’s scarves and jumpers. The unpredictability of the weather at this time of year is particularly evident since the invention of Time Hop. Each morning I scroll back through posts featuring blue skies and sunshine, sitting next to posts of me

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Dear Diary

This Week I….

Well, we’re back to normal, almost, as I’m writing todays diary post from my bed. I’m writing from bed as I haven’t managed to get up yet as every single muscle in my body is hurting, but we’ll get to that in a bit. This week has been a week in which multiple small things

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Travel & Events

Basel Day 3 – In Which I Bravely Order a Beer

And today it’s the last installment of my trip to Switzerland. We’ve had Day 1, where I got up at 2am to watch a lantern parade and drank Gluhwein for breakfast, and day 2 in which a mean old lady shouted at me while eating chocolate. It seemed to make sense to finish off the

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Fashion & Beauty

It's Colder Than It Looks

You know those Spring days when the sun is shining and it looks glorious outside? Yesterday was one of those. You also know those spring days when you actually GO outside and the wind chill factor is approximately a bajillion and you spend all day freezing to death in your inappropriate clothing? Yesterday was also

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Travel & Events

Basel Fasnacht Day 2 – in which I get covered in confetti and stand in the rain

Last week I told you about the absurdly early start of the Carnival in Basel. This week I thought I’d tell you about what Basel and the carnival is actually like in daylight. I’m calling this day 2, but day 1 actually included part of day 2. So this is technically just part of Day

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Dear Diary

This Week I…….

Well hello! It’s another week where I’m cheating and writing this the day before, because today I am off for another busy Sunday. This week I am not jetting off on a plane, instead I am in a car on my way to Buckinghamshire to play in my first Roller Derby game of the year.

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Inspiration & Lifestyle Money Saving and Budgeting

How I Saved £270 a Month Without Noticing

I’ve never exactly been a spendthrift. But, I’ve certainly never been a person whose really learnt the art of living within my means. At university and when I graduated I racked up a lot of debt. I wasn’t buying designer shoes and jewellery, but I was spending money I could ill afford in River Island,

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Fitness & Health

The Sub 2 Hour Half Marathon Project – The End of Phase 2

Well, can you believe it’s March already? Mr Chicks Half Marathon that I promised to help him train for is just over 3 weeks away, and we are just moving into a speed building phase, with a lot less time left than I originally planned. We’ve since reviewed the goals for the Half Marathon as

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