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Vintage Style for the Office with Eles Clothing

July 12, 2015

  Pro Tip:  If you want to take blog pictures of you in a form fitting dress, don't take it at the end of the day when you have literally just finished stuffing your face with pasta and bread.  Lesson learnt.       A few weeks ago I was contacted by Eles Clothing to see if I wanted to try something from their website.  Now as a wholesale website it isn't the place I would usually be looking for clothes (especially for work), however I did manage READ the POST

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The Paying Guests by Sarah Waters Review: The Waterstones Blogger Book Club

July 8, 2015

Book clubs are like buses: you wait ages for one and then two come along at once.  O.K maybe not, but that is what happened to me in this case.  You might remember from my I'll Give You The Sun review that I was looking for a book club when I discovered #SassyBooks. Well just after I'd started that I was contacted by Waterstones to see if I would like to join their book club this month.  The chosen book was The Paying Guests by Sarah Waters. 'There came the splash of water and the rub of READ the POST

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An Evening With Panache

July 6, 2015

A couple of weeks ago I was invted by Holly-Lucy of Tea and Blush down to Panache HQ in Sheffield to learn more about their brand and how it all works behind the scenes, from initial ideas to being on sale.  Honestly, I had a lot to learn!   Panache are an underwear brand that have been around for over 30 years.  They specialise in underwear for the larger chested lady which is one of the reasons why I probibilly hadn't heard of them until now, I wasn't their target READ the POST

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Slip Into Summer Challenge: The Finale!

July 4, 2015

It's actually here, the end of the Slip Into Summer challenge.  I can't believe how fast these 3 months have flown by!  Sure it's definitely had it's ups and downs but for the most part it's been fun.  I went to the gym for the first time in years and learnt a lot of new things, I found muscles I never knew I had and new ways to make them hurt.  So what's the final result?Final details:Weight:  11 StoneWaist: 31 InchesHips: 40 InchesBum: 44 InchesThighs: 43 READ the POST

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June Reads 2015

July 3, 2015

  You might have noticed that I skipped May in this 'reads of the month' series.  The reason being that I didn't finish a book, not one book all month!  I started reading Sophie's World at the end of the April and didn't finish it until the second week in June.  I'm not sure why it took me this long but it did, I went through one of those phases where I was too distracted by other things to read.  I finished 3 books this month so some improvement although I'm still behind my usual self.  I READ the POST

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Kariss
Hey, I'm Kariss, welcome to my corner or the internet. Expect to find adventure and amusement with a touch of eccentricity as I cover all things Travel, London and Theatre related! Find out more here or why not drop me an email at shystrangemanic@gmail.com

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📍Humbug, near Brick Lane, London This is not your 📍Humbug, near Brick Lane, London

This is not your childhood Santa experiance!

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📍Naples, Italy food tour (gifted) Everywhere I vi 📍Naples, Italy food tour (gifted)

Everywhere I visited and what I ate!
 Starting strong with an antipasti and the best mozzerella cheese of my life 
Followed my the best pizza slice of my life and fried pizza
A classic and a cream based limoncello 
Aranchini but with pasta, why had no one thought of this sooner! 
Classic pastrys
Of course it had to be gelato 

Which would you try first? 

Loved this tour I booked with Get Your Guide, my go to every time 

#napolifoodporn #napolifood #naplesfood #naplesfoodporn #italianfoodporn #foodtour #travelforfood #naplesitaly🇮🇹
📍 Naples, Italy 🇮🇹 (gifted experience) Booking a 📍 Naples, Italy 🇮🇹 (gifted experience) 

Booking a food tour with Get Your Guide is quickly becoming a staple of my trips!  I love that I can get so many local foods tried as well as learning about the history and culture and the food is always excellent.  It’s especially great when I’m doing a city break and short on time!  Let me know your Italian faves!

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📍Black Forest, Germany This is what they mean by 📍Black Forest, Germany 

This is what they mean by walking for your mental health right? 

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