Category: Personal Experience
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5 Day Gym Challenge Will I Survive Day 1

My work wifehas challenged me to five days of gym, well five mornings So I dutifullyexcepted I have no reasons not too. It is still pretty muggy in England at themoment so I don’t really want to lay in bed for and extra ten minutes, thenanother five. Snooze button loves me did I mention it?…
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Wedding update: unconventional organisation

Okay so not long to go now and I am freaking out at the time. Or no time. Did any one else feel like this? Me and gav had a sit down and went through the things we need to do and things that are a waste of time! Lots of our original plans were…
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Get of your high horse and let me watch my Love Island

I watch Love Island and I don’t care what you think of me. I am an intelligent feminist who bloody loves it. Who are you to judge.? Do you sit on your high horse spouting Shakespeare at me, nope? I love my politics too, Brexit had me and Gavin debating every night about the campaign…
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Be Bold: feeling the insta-worthy pressure

Be bold Is the theme of today’s blog but today I am feeling beige not bold. I feel like I have taken on too much with this challenge. Its not that I don’t have enough time to write it just that I feel like my writing and content is suffering. Taking on too much is…
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A Scented home:I’d rather not but some things are out of my hands

Day 5 scented 30day blog challenge Well this is going well. I am using my Instagram to challenge me to get writing everyday again. So yes, the majority of these blogs are written on a red London bus and spell checked on my very short lunch. So I do apologise. And I am loving it.…
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Kindness is key: wedding planning is stressful

I know I keep harping on about being kind. But I think it is so important. When my scorpion tail whips out with cruel or bitter words I have to stop myself. Why the vitriol? Planning a wedding is stressful especially when you are arranging everything. We both work full time so it’s just our…
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Thank you thank you thank you

So I have reached 100 followers on this blog. Thank you This makes me so happy! I have a gin and tonic to celebrate. I am so proud that I have grown my little blog organically and yes it’s only a hundred people but it’s 100 people! 100 amazing people who chose to follow my…
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Makeup trial and fail

Okay so I am a nervous bride. Nervous in the fact that I am not glamorous or elegant. I can scrub up well but it’s never been me really. Having a makeup trial made me nervous. How do I look like me without looking like me. Online shopper When it came to my wedding dress…
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Growing my own bouquet: a budget step too far?

So on an early post I wrote about how trying to find the perfect September flowers are hard. I also said that it’s hard to find what actual flowers are in season. My mum and Charlotte are doing my flowers. My sister said I should try growing my own dahlias , so for my birthday…
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My favourite healthy lunch I prepare at work

So I am training, toning and eating healthier. I am a stone (14lbs) over weight. I thought I would share with you some of my favourite healthy lunches that I prepare at work. I get 30 minutes for lunch so I don’t have a lot of time. This Asian salad I saw on a website…
