I was born in December. December 1970. It was a good year or that's what I tell anybody that will listen. I'm most definitely an "ice, ice baby" . I love the cosy winter months, snuggled up close to the fire. December born and bred. However while I adore donning big chunky - lived in … Continue reading Spring is in the air … oh I could crush a grape!
"Sometimes there is sadness in our journey, but there is also beauty. We must keep putting one foot in front of the other even when we hurt for we will never know what is waiting for us around the corner " Brigitte Nicole The approaching New Year has a way of making us all feel … Continue reading Goodbye 2017
It's on days like today when [ I'm a little hungover] it's cold and dark outside, I've got my candles lit and I'm snacking on mince pies. When I have a Christmas movie playing on repeat and I'm making present lists that my mind starts drifting towards holidays. Planning and reminiscing. Reminiscing and planning... Thoughts … Continue reading Travel | Lanzarote Holidays …
I’ve always looked after my skin. However getting a plague of acne in my early twenties [ I was a late starter ] sent me on the verge of obsessive. The acne made me feel like an ugly buggy and on the very bad days I hid myself away. I’ve even be known to cancel … Continue reading Beauty | Daily Dose of Beauty – Absolute Collagen
Our Maureen. I have so much to say on this subject that I don’t even know where to start. It’s so important, so very close to my heart. This isn’t sponsored, I’ve not been asked to write it and I didn’t get it sent to me free in the post! It’s for my Mum and … Continue reading Health |Let’s talk about ‘Our Maureen’…
"The deeper blue ocean, the paler blue sky. The call of the seagulls all soaring on high. Weherever I travel , wherever I roam, one day I will live here, and call Cornwall home" If you've been following my 'stories' on Instagram you'll have no doubt noted that I've been staying down in Cornwall for … Continue reading A Sheffield Girls Guide to Cornwall . . . Part 1
Losing mum to cancer has had a strange effect on us all. While in the most part it's been bloody shit it has also brought out a positive, determined side in us. A can we do more?... Can we help? ...Can we raise awareness? Having experienced first hand the scale of this awful disease, the … Continue reading Charity begins at home … Would you shop at a Charity Shop?
Last night was 'Date Night'. What with one thing and another 'we' tend to get side-lined. We decided Date Night should become [where possible] a weekly affair. Sometimes life gets in the way of romance doesn't it? We made a promise to make time for each other. You may all say awwwww... or be sick. … Continue reading Atomic Blonde …
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