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Tips for Finding the Best Dining Discounts in Essex *

Did you know there are more than 3,000 restaurants in Essex? If you wanted to eat at every one of them, it would take about 10 years if you ate at a different restaurant every weekday, and by then there would probably be new restaurants that you’d still have to try. Obviously, most of us aren’t interested in spending a few years on restaurant hopping…

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Running the London Marathon 2017!

Hot damn, she’s at it again! Yes, that’s right, late last week I was offered 2017 London Marathon team place by Anthony Nolan and of course I took it! I can’t wait to shed some weight and get fit again, I’m one of those that needs a challenge to work to and this is a HUGE challenge! I’m going to be doing monthly updates complete…

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The Rise of Food Blogs

When it comes to blogging, there are new blogs appearing on the scene every day, possibly even every hour but the genre I see the most new blogs appearing is food! We all love food, so why not share the amazing foods you find, meals the latest restaurants are offering and fantastic recipes you create at home; I’m certainly guilty of it. There are so many categories…

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Grand Designs Live

Last weekend the chap and I headed over to Grand Designs Live courtesy of British Gas and we had a rather lovely afternoon. We started in the Interiors section as this is what we were most interested in; when we went last year we bought the artwork for our bedroom and hoped this year we would find a little something else. We didn’t have anything in mind…

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Tips for Looking Great in a White Prom Dress *

A white dress is traditionally worn by the bride on her wedding day but who says you can’t pull off the same style on prom night? A white dress has rich meaning and is not just limited to the symbol that it typically is known for. It can translate to a clean, modern, and sophisticated look. It really doesn’t matter as it’s the meaning that…

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Getting Summer Ready! *

So we have had some of the signs of summer over the past weeks; sunshine, beer gardens, topless men in parks and then crazy downpours. Typical English weather right! So whilst the sun was out, I took a trip over to Battersea Park for a car show and was stumped with what to wear. I mean, what does a girl wear in twenty-six-degree heat to…

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Behind the Scenes at Glastonbury

When it comes to festivals the first one that pops to mind for a lot of people would be Glastonbury; Glastonbury Festival was held intermittently from 1970 until 1981; since then, it has been held every year, except for “fallow years” taken every five years, intended to give the land, local population, and organisers a break. Glastonbury is that one festival most people dream of going…

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Thom Foole’s House Party

If you’re looking for a slightly crazy night out where plenty of laughter is guaranteed, and a bloody good burger is also on the cards then a night at Thom Foole’s House Party with a Lucky Chip burger is the one for you! So where does all this happen, I hear you ask? The Old Queens Head on Essex Road, Islington. We thought we’d give the…

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