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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Living with anxiety – The fear of flying

“Hi, my name is Claire, I am a travel lover and blogger and I am afraid of flying…” I am part of the Afraid of Flying Anonymous which has been a real curse my entire adult life. My fear started in 2002, I was a teenager and I was going on a school trip to […]

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Living with anxiety – The fear of failing

I had no plans to write this post today but another night of disrupted sleep gave me the idea to do it. I may even make a series out of it, if you guys like it, as I have many years of experience living with anxiety. I was pretty much born with it, for as […]

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200 blog posts – A lot has changed

In October 2017 I wrote my 100th blog post where I explained my blogging journey from needing a creative outlet to creating a blog and not blogging to finally taking it a bit more seriously. So where am I 100 posts later? I thought I would give you an update as A LOT has changed! […]

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Curating a family life on Instagram – MySimpleLondon

I am a Communications professional by background which, in today’s world, means that I spend A LOT of time on internet searching, exploring and learning everything there is to know about SEO, blogging, Social Media, etc. The great thing is that over the years I have also discovered real gems in the process. Some very […]

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How to stay focused on your goals?

Grap a cup of coffee, or tea, or a glass of wine even, and let’s have a chat! Today I want to talk about yearly goals for 2018 and how to stay focus on them throughout the year. We are still fairly early in 2018 and like most people you probably have a list of […]

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Our wedding

Something different on the blog today, as I have never shared that type of content with you but I thought that some of you may find it useful! On the 28th of May 2016, Andrew and I got married. It was the loveliest day full of laughter, dancing, hugging, kissing, eating and drinking. I briefly […]

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