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Dear Diary

This Week I…..

Morning! I’m feeling kinda perky today, which is weird, I’m sure it’ll wear off later, it invariably does. Right now I am at my parents house after watching my dad win an award for a short film he was in last night. Once I’m back home I plan to do what I plan to do

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Fitness & Health

Tips for Getting Your Fitness Groove Back

Well, for the last 2 weeks pretty much the most energetic thing I’ve done most days is a half hour of Yoga in the morning. The end of our Roller Derby season coincided, conveniently, with a 2 week closure of my gym, so I took the opportunity to wind down a little. Although we still

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Inspiration & Lifestyle

Aviva Community Fund – Nelson’s Journey

β€˜In association with Aviva Community Fund 2017’ Regular readers will know that I’m a Roller Derby player. I bang on about it a fair bit (it’s worse if you know me in person, honestly). Roller Derby has added a lot to my life, and I feel very fortunate that I got the chance to give

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Fashion & Beauty

Autumn Beauty Wish List

When I used to read fashion magazines, every September there would be some kind of article about Autumn beauty. Was skin dewy or matte this season? Were lips deeply coloured or nude? Should I be doing a smoky eye or going au naturel? Mostly I didn’t care. I have a selection of make up looks

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Dear Diary

This Week I….

Well, this Sunday morning is A LOT quieter than last Sunday morning when I was writing on my phone in a sports centre between Roller Derby games. This Sunday is less about protein shakes and compression leggings, and more about cups of coffee and still being in bed at half past 10. I’m not even

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Food & Drink Money Saving and Budgeting Recipes

Meal Prep: 3 Easy Make Ahead Lunches

Planning my meals has been one of the things that’s made the biggest difference to how I eat. It’s made me healthier, and it’s saved me money. Make ahead lunches were my first forays into meal planning. I used to get to lunch time, starving, and realise there was basically nothing in the house. Prompting

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Fashion & Beauty

An Everyday Sort of Outfit for Autumn

If my Summer uniform is a sun dress and keds, then this is my Autumn uniform. And autumn has most definitely started. There’s not just a nip in the air, there’s some definitely bloody freezing in the air, and it’s time to pull out the big cosy jumper. Yesterday we were headed to the cinema,

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Inspiration & Lifestyle

Dealing with a Post Event Come Down

At the moment I am totally dealing with a post-event come down. At the weekend I was in Stoke for the Roller Derby British Championships, at which we not only achieved our goal of promotion to Tier 2, but also managed to finish up placed second in the whole of Tier 3. This is an

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Dear Diary

This Week I…..

Phew! Good morning! Once again I am super hi-tech and writing this on my phone while stood in the worlds hugest, slowest coffee queue, having been awake since 5:30am for an absurdly early Roller Derby game, that we won, yay! next week I’m sure I’ll update you on this in detail. In the mean time,

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