It’s strange to think that this time last year I hadn’t been abroad in quite a long time, and when I had it wasn’t really something you could describe as “travel”. It was more like typical short holidays, and the times I’d been away without my parents was rare. I travelled the UK via train […]

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It’s high time we had a giveaway right?  It’s been a while, and this time I’ve got a real treat for you. As you know I love helping out emerging local brands, so when Fibre & Hide reached out to me I couldn’t say no.  However rather than do a review, I thought we should do a […]

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            It’s no secret that having a treatment at a Lush Spa is on my bucket list.  It might seem frivolous, but I have heard nothing but good things about it there, and it just seems like something above the average spa massage.  Lush Spa in Leeds has recently had […]

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      Last Sunday I tried something completely new, which is a sentence that used to terrify me but now I love.  I was invited by the guys at M&Co to come down to The Dance Studio, Leeds to learn the Charleston!  Now although style-wise I am more in tune with the 50s, I […]

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The Botanist Leeds is famous for many things, not just for its quirky decor but also it’s fabulous cocktails, food and unusual range of ales.  I had always opted for the spirits, give me a vodka over a beer any day.  So when the lovely guys from The Botanist Leeds invited me for an ale […]

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  On Thursday I was invited to Leeds for a blog event with a heart – all in aid of Martin House. Martin House is a Children’s Hospice whose aim is:   ..to provide family led care for children with life shortening conditions. It is a place where children, young people and their families can […]

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  You might recall in my last post I hinted that the goodie bag for this event was something a little out of the norm, well it really was.  First up, around the room where lots of products for us to pick up, including this Virtue Ice Tea (really tasty), Voss water (super stylish), a really […]

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  If you were around on twitter or Instagram a couple of weeks ago you will no doubt have seen the hashtag #TheCityGirls floating around.  It was so popular in even trended on twitter!  That was all because of the fantastic  event Holly-Lucy and Lorna had put on in Leeds city centre.   This is the […]

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            Last week I was kindly invited to White Cloth Gallery in Leeds to attend the #BGOmeetup.  BGO is an online casino website so rather fittingly, they set up a casino night for us! The venue is beautiful and as soon as I arrived I was greeted by the guys at […]

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On Wednesday I was lucky enough to be invited to the Lush Christmas launch at the Leeds store, yes, that’s the shop next to the Lush spa (it’s a dream of mine to have a Lush spa treatment!)  This was the first event I’ve ever been to with a guest list!  The staff did a […]

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