A life update

Well hello there! It’s been a minute, hasn’t it? Rachel Wolchin once said: “My entire life can be described in one sentence: It didn’t go as planned, and that’s okay”. This couldn’t have been more applicable to my life the past three months. So rather than extending this introduction to meet a certain word count, […]

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Adopt Don’t Shop – Adopting a rescue cat

I have recently been a lot less active on the blog, one of the main reasons being I am pretty busy with work; but also our little cat Buffer got suddenly very ill. Nursing him was time-consuming (and expensive!) but he is now much better, although left with some questionable shaved patches where the IV […]

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Make this Valentine’s Day all about you!

Valentine’s Day has never been a thing for me. I first heard of it when I grew up watching episodes of Sabrina, The Teenage Witch. It eventually hit France like Halloween did, but the trend never really took off. I am also a big believer that I don’t need an assigned day of the year […]

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Being vegan for a week

At the beginning of January, Andrew and I decided on a small challenge we could take on that could potentially improve our lifestyle. Neither of us is into resolutions so we were looking to do something temporary which could teach us some sort of life lesson. After further discussion, we decided to go vegan for […]

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6 easy ways to be more sustainable

This year I am not making any new resolutions, what I am doing, however, is keeping the good ones I have made last year and one of them was to be more sustainable. We all know the planet is not doing very well and if we want to give the next generation of people and […]

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A look back at 2018

Today is the first day of 2019 back at my computer, but before I start sharing with you my next new favourite London restaurant or travel destination, I thought I would take one last look at 2018. This past year has been CHALLENGING. I went through so much change, so many highs but also so […]

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12 facts about me

I rarely talk about myself on this blog. I share experiences and opinions, I also more recently started the conversation about mental health, but that’s pretty much it. So with this year coming to a close, I was reflecting on what had been the biggest change in my life in 2018, and without a doubt, […]

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Christmas 2018 – Secret Santa gift ideas

Secret Santa gift guide

It is the season of giving! It is also the season of Christmas office parties, friends festive dinners and stocking filling! With that comes the sometimes dreaded task of finding a small budget gift for that colleague you know nothing about or a good friend with luxurious tastes. I LOVE a good Secret Santa gift, […]

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