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Vegan Refined Sugar Free Peanut Butter Cups
So we are well into Veganuary and I am missing my chocolate fix. What if I told you I had a recipe for delicious, vegan, refined sugar free peanut butter cups? You would surely want to get on board with that goodness, wouldn’t you? I thought so! Read on my…
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Veganuary: My first Vegan shop of 2019
I am not a stranger to Veganuary, I first did it in January 2016 after being pescatarian for most of 2015 and it was actually easier than I thought it would be, apart from discovering there was pretty much milk hidden in everything! I continued flirting with veganism until I…
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Hopes & Goals For 2019
Looking back on my list for 2018, I didn’t get much done that I wanted to. But 2018 was quite frankly, a whole pile of crap. It was easily the worst year I have had in a long time. I battled with a quite severe bout of depression, which in…
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Boxing Day Sales
I am ashamed to admit it, but I am a total Boxing Day Sales reduction vulture. Although personally I think shops should remain closed on Boxing Day, the lure of amazing smelling bath bombs and half price children’s clothes leaves me a sailor to a siren. I first discovered how…
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How To Give Back This Christmas….
Despite having a pretty shit year – losing my Grandma, losing my job, some health scares and family also having a crap time, I love Christmas and Christmas always puts me in the best of moods. However, Christmas isn’t great for everyone. There is pressure on families to spend money…
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Pumpkin Picking at Cattows Farm
Last weekend we decided to head out to Cattows Farm in Leicester and go pumpkin picking! Despite loving Halloween, I have never been pumpkin picking before. I did accidently almost grow my own last year though, when I left an old one outside from the year before which obviously had…
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How To Tackle Seasonal Affective Disorder
It’s October – yay! One of my favourite months of the year, but it also means as the nights draw in, my seasonal affective disorder (SAD) creeps in. My love for the festive season usually pulls me through till December, but January and February are the absolute worst. My GP…
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Beating The Black Dog…
So for the past couple of months I dropped off the radar, which so early on in my blogging project, was disappointing! But my mental health had to come first and it took a nose dive considerably about March. When I started to feel crappy in about October, I put…
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Beat Plastic Pollution
It’s World Environment Day on 5th June 2018 and this year’s theme is Beat Plastic Pollution. A huge global game of tag has been arranged, to highlight the level of destruction plastic is causing to our planet. By sharing picture of reusables, it’s hoping we can spread lots of ideas…
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My Top 5 Baby & Toddler Classes in Leicester
Baby and Toddler classes. Some people love ’em, some people hate them. I firmly sit in the love camp – I found it really helped me to get out and about and interact with other parents. This list is for classes that have to be paid for in blocks; I…