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Please can we stop talking about weight

To put it bluntly, I am tired of hearing people talk about weight. How much they’ve lost. How much they’ve gained. That they should really lose a few pounds. That they’re trying this new diet to get slimmer. Or an app, or fasting programme, or whatever else is supposed to make your body take up less space.

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Books

REVIEW: “The Hatch” – Michelle Saftich

Without a doubt, Saftich has an excellent ability to create a believable fictional world. Her futuristic version of earth, the human race and its space exploration is intriguing.

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Books

REVIEW: “The Music Shop” – Rachel Joyce

If you like music, quirky romance, and a heart-warming story, The Music Shop is the perfect little world in which to escape, as well as giving you an excellent playlist of things to listen to.

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Why I’ve stopped putting time limits on my goals

“Where do you see yourself in five years?”

Nope. No thank you. Next question please.

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Art

Molly and Bella

A4 charcoal portrait drawn from reference photo

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Bakes

RECIPE: Salted Caramel and Cinnamon Apple Crumble Bars

This is my first baking blog post, so I thought I’d combine three of my favourite flavours for an Autumnal treat: cinnamon, salted caramel, and apple. *salivates* This was a bit of an experiment, and I wasn’t sure how it would work, but they turned out better than I expected so I’ll definitely be giving […]

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The Versatile Blogger Award

This is my first ever blogger award, so thank you to Niamh at niamhrblogs for the nomination! Her content is so brilliant and varied, so do go and check it out! I’ve read some other posts on this award, and it seems a great way to get to know people better, and to discover new blogs […]

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Books

REVIEW: “How to Stop Time” – Matt Haig

Haig’s characters are engaging and so painfully real I wanted to sit down with them and share a pot of tea

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Blog Music

Why everyone should be singing

No one should be held back because they think they ‘can’t sing’. Everybody can sing. Every person with a voice can make music with it.

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Happily going…nowhere?

All the twenty-somethings (all the twenty-somethings), all the twenty-somethings (all the twenty-somethings), all the twenty-somethings with little-to-no clue what you’re doing, put your hands up! …yeah OK, BeyoncĂ©’s lyrics were better. This blog took a while for me to write. Even though it was very therapeutic, it was also difficult to determine how much to […]