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We made it to Hong Kong!
We’re in Hong Kong. I can’t believe I’m able to say that, we are just over a week in and I am still not believing that we’ve done it. We are in love with the island we’ve found ourselves on, Cheung Chau, and amazed by the busy centres of Hong Kong Island and places like…
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Contracts, applications and visas for Hong Kong… so far
It’s only 5 days until Matt & I get married! I can’t believe it’s come around so quick. It’s after that, we can send off our marriage certificate, a photo of us on the big day and then it’s visas away and the countdown to Hong Kong begins. I wanted to document our emigrating paperwork…
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Big changes
I think it was in 2021, Matt & I put the wheels in motion to move and work abroad… a few years later than planned but we have wheels in motion to do just that! We have a few things to sort out, like telling our landlord (waiting until things are more finalised!), getting married?!?!,…
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Catch Up: March 2021
Life has got busy recently and it’s all rather exciting! I have found myself in a long term cover teacher role at a primary school teaching Year 2 and I couldn’t be more thrilled! To make it even sweeter, I am in the process of preparing for an interview for a role starting September!! All…
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Catch up: January 2021
I’m just writing a little post to say Happy New Year! Ermm, or maybe not… January has seen our third lockdown here in the UK and personally it has been a struggle as I’m sure it has with lots of people. My big one has been feeling financially secure so, I’ve been trying to find…
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Confronting White Privilege
…I am just trying to do my part and use this platform – no matter how small a reach – to share some real life responses to these never ending injustices…
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May 2020
Firstly, if you’re reading this I hope you are safe and well, wherever you may be in the world. I can’t help but think, at this time particularly, that it’s a difficult time for many; for more reasons than Covid-19. As I do not speak from experience I am choosing not to write about some…
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Online Teaching Resources
One of my online tasks at the moment is to create a medium plan for either Maths, English or Science. Lesson plans are something you create from your first placement but medium plans are a great tool for overseeing the whole term/ year. I didn’t start contributing to these properly until my second placement where…
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How I’m completing my PGCE in lockdown!
The PGCE I am on is a placement based course with a planned 8 months out of 9 being in schools. We do have university and specialist training days interjected but for the most part we are learning on the job! So, the big question I’ve been asked by lots of people is, how am…
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Bloggers I love
Seeming as we’ve all been in lockdown, it’s made me wonder if people have taken to or are reading blogs more. So, I thought I’d share the blogs I really enjoy to flick through and why the bloggers inspire me. Petra Alexandra She is a conscious, minimalist Canadian blogger who I love for inspiration on…
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Fur baby
Just thought I’d let you know before you read on that this is a sad post. I can’t remember if I’ve spoken about our fur baby before. She’s a beautiful doglet who has been part of our family for about 7 years. We rescued her from The Dog’s Trust, in Wales, after she’d spent 1…
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Lockdown Living
Exploring what is the ‘new normal’…
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November 2019
I thought I’d just dive in with me at the mo…
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My dream autumn wardrobe
I’m sat in my living room and its dark at 7.30pm! It is definitely autumn now, I can almost smell the pumpkin spice in the air. So, bring out those jumpers that we forgot about in the heat wave, set free the scarves, hats and snug coats! For any gaps in your colder wardrobe attire…
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A comfort for coughs and colds
It’s only the 2nd of October and I have managed to get a horrible cold! Whilst cold & flu meds have been helping remedy this, I am wanting a comfort too. Whilst a good cuppa goes a long way, why don’t you try this natural remedy tea to help alongside your night & day tablets?…
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Being quiet
Hi folks, I haven’t posted on here in a really long time and I won’t be promising I am back on the wagon just yet but here’s a bit of an update… What’s been happening since May! That’s the last time I posted on here – wow. I have been working more or less 7…
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Waste not Want not: Getting rid of Plastic
We knew long before Blue Planet’s upsetting tales of plastic in our oceans that we are destroying this planet we call home. But, I am so pleased that David Attenborough was able to shake so much of the world into action! I struggle just like everyone to try to rid plastic from my life but…
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Headache Hell: how I try to stop mine
I suffer with headaches, migraines too. Often on a daily basis. I can’t remember a time I didn’t, I’ve probably had them since I was a young teenager. They got really bad during the last few years and I’m starting to get back control of my head and thought I’d share some of my top…
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Foraging flowers
The word foraging does make me laugh, purely for its millennial usage really but I’m using the word because there really is no other word. Gathering actually but even that has a pretentious ring to it! I feel like us millennials have made some things too ‘hipster’ so I blame this for my judgemental-ness sometimes.…
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Accidental Vegan goodies
We are not vegan, as I have said before, we simply source our meat from the most ethical sources and our dairy from The Calf at Foot Dairy. However, we try to eat less meat and we avoid items with dairy in. As useful as the free from sections in supermarkets are (I do use…
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New Look Blog
Hi all, I haven’t written on my blog for a really long time. My last post was all about the bees and with this gorgeous weather I should encourage you to have another read over it as there may be more needing our help back to pollinating. I’m also trying out this new layout and…
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How to care for your local bees
Spring is finally inching it’s way in. Hurrah! However, with the changing weather our local wildlife has taken a beating. We have had frogs that have found their mates only to be frozen out of doing anything about it as the Siberian Bear hit the UK. Then when we spotted the frogspawn, we were only able…
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Monday Motivation: Seizing the Day
This weekend has been a surreal one, for the Brit at least, in regards to the weather. We’ve been teased with springtime, beaming sun and actual warmth and it’s been taken away from us as quickly as it arrived with snow and ice! So Monday has arrived and the snow is just about still here…
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Hump-Day Hygge: Candles
It’s hump-day again and I am currently writing up my lesson plans for tutoring and reading over a script for later in the month. Being busy, it’s even more important to create an atmosphere that creates relaxation and a clear mind, ready for work. A quick and easy way to change the mood in a…
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Life of an Actor
I’m sorry that my blog has been uneventful for the last week. Here’s why: I’ve been in a play! I have been obsessed with acting since I was 6 or 7 years old and was part of a local theatre group/ company for over 10 years as a child and teen and then went onto…
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Monday Motivation
The secret to motivation. Written by a procrastinator. This morning I overslept! What a nightmare. I start work at 5pm and will probably be there until 11pm (I waitress). This could have easily spiraled into putting my head back on the pillow and not arising until gone midday because I don’t want to look at…
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March 2018
Hi all, So, another month is upon us, I can safely say it doesn’t feel like March, sat on my lunch break looking out at the snow! I hope you all kept yourselves warm these last few days and enjoyed making snowmen and snow angels. Another month means more celebrations. This month is actually quite…
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Blogging: Month 3
Hi all, As it is March already I find I am entering my third month of blogging. I’m very excited by this! Here’s what I have discovered… You need structure. I shamefully still haven’t found mine. I think it’s going to involve a lot of work, studying what my readers find most interesting on my…
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It’s a Snow Day: Keeping warm
It’s snowing outside. I’ve just been out walking one of the doggies in it and it’s lovely. But it’s cold and for those who have to travel today, perhaps not ideal. The ‘beast of the east’ as it’s been named in the UK – but I prefer the ‘Siberian Bear’ which other nations have nicknamed…
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Ethical meat: What I’ve learned
So, my recent post on ethical dairy seems to have gone down a storm so I figured I’d fill you guys in on how we choose and buy our meat. Having found our middle ground we have our own little system for choosing where we buy our meat. We go by 4 easy steps: Buy…
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Movies & Music
Tonight, I was driving back from a rehearsal, listening to all my fav songs. I thought why not give you a run down of what I enjoy listening to and, what I love to watch when I’m snuggled up under a blanket with my hot choc! I’m pretty eclectic but here’s my kind of chilled,…
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Ethical Dairy: Is it possible?
I touched on this subject in my veganuary post last month and I would really like to share with you some more information about the dairy we use. ‘The Calf at Foot’ dairy we buy from is based in Somerleyton, Suffolk. We live in Bristol, so it’s safe to say we take our milk seriously!!…
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Spring/ Summer ’18
I decided to take 3 key trends I love for spring/ summer 2018 and find key pieces I already have in my wardrobe. After all, fashion is all about recycling past trends, we’re celebrating the 90s (wish I’d saved some of those hand-me-downs I hated as a child), we’ve seen the 50s and everything in…
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Vegan Pancakes
It’s a day late, I give you that, but here is a super delicious pancake recipe I found that is vegan friendly! So, I found this from The Queen of Delicious on Pinterest and it’s so quick and easy I had to share it. I’ve written the ingredients I have used but it does give you…
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Card designers I love
For Valentine’s Day I truly think it best to make your own cards as it’s a special gift for your special someone and I also think it has become a gimmick that big companies exploit. You will have special days with loved ones where buying something special or a card would be truly lovely…
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I love you ‘berry’ much: Valentine’s Day Puns
Another way to avoid the gimmicks of Valentine’s Day is to make your own cards! The industry for these cards is huge and whilst there are gorgeous illustrators who make unique cards, most of us have to admit we rush out the day before preventing us from ordering special ones that take a few days…
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5 Low Key Valentines Day Ideas 💡
Saint Valentine is on his way very shortly (next Wednesday to be precise!) and I hear more complaints than squeals of excitement. No one seems to be chattering about secret admirers or how many red roses they’re going to buy. If you’re not so into this February ritual but still like to do something then I…
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Tidying Chronicles: more clothes!
Today I actually finished sorting out my clothes! I am shocked that it only took 2 days. 2 days and I have gone from having draws of clothes scattered all around the house to just having clothes in my wardrobe, dresser and chest of draws. This is a revelation. So, that still sounds like a…
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Tidying Chronicles: Clothes
I am using my inspiration from Marie Kondo as my driving force to kick start decluttering our home. To start: clothes. She advises you start with clothes as they are the easiest to sort through. I guess, some may be broken, too big or small and some may be gifts that you would never wear.…
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February Update
Hi all! February is upon us! Already? New year has come and gone and so have your resolutions perhaps. I never made one but I certainly had the idea as to chopping and changing some things around my home. To shift some of my clutter I’ve accumulated during the years and to create a more…
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Starting a blog.
Why start a blog? For me, I’m at a stage where it would be great if I could make an income from home, alongside earning money acting. I have a furry family that need lots of walking and attention, a partner in full time education at university and a house that needs some serious love!…
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A very hyggestund evening.
Last night I went to the theatre. To watch a play, which turned out not to be the best of my life but certainly worth seeing for it’s mixture of ideas and the story, which is one I may pick up for a read. There is not a moment more hyggestund than a moment…
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Veganuary – Is there an in between?
So, it’s January and all the resolutions are out in force. On trend with last year we have ‘veganuary‘ – a month living like a vegan and feeling good about your food choices. Easter last year I was sat on my fiancé’s family allotment tucking into a yummy beef burger with cheese on and lots…
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The Little Book Of Hygge
So, I stumbled across the word hygge a few years back and I fell in love with the concept. I was living in Wales at the time and they have a word, Hiraeth. Hiraeth means to long for a homeland or place of comfort which is in the past or somewhat unattainable. This is a feeling…
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Have a hyggestund moment.
Definition: – A purely hygge moment. I feel I’m having a hyggestund moment as I write this. I’m sat curled up with one of my dogs (who has just had a little bath so is all toasty) under a blanket, candles (very important) burning with a cozy, christmassy scent (it’s still cold enough for pine…
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Book recommendation: The Language of Flowers, A Miscellany – Mandy Kirkby
Don’t you love fresh flowers? Nothing better to bring the outdoors in and brighten a room. I’m lucky to have a family who are keen gardeners, including a botanist and the meaning of flowers often crop up. My Mum, for example, used to help with the flowers at the church we went to and they…
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Hello!
Thank you for visiting! Two things that describe me! I’m blonde haired and love a bit of hygge. There’s nothing better than going for a family walk with the dogs or curled up with the heating on, a good film and hot drinks on tap. This is the place to come for all things cozy…
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