Hello June!

So, confession time. The food budget challenge? Failed it. Blogging more often? Failed that too. BUT, what I have achieved in the last two weeks is lots of quality time with family, friends and The...

Five things

Say hello to the new love of my life, my brand spanking new deliciously purple Kanken. I'd been lusting after one of these little beauties for a while, after seeing posts from numerous bloggers,...

Twinings Health Benefits Blend Teas

I'm a huge herbal tea fan. My kitchen cupboards are groaning under the weight of my tea collection and a sizeable amount of my desk at work is filled with packet upon packet of the stuff. When...

The Great Food Budget Challenge

A few weeks ago Jenn from Much To My Delight posted about the food budget challenge that she was about to undertake. She updated her blog weekly about the challenge and then at the end, with the...

Five Things

A good three years after I bought them these obscene Topshop leggings are still going strong. I must own at least 20 pairs of printed leggings (they're one of my addictions, along with pizza, dark...

Currently loving...

1 & 2 - I was sent this beautiful bag by Joules and I'm absolutely in love with it. From the little rabbit (hare?) on the front to the bright pink wrist strap to the gorgeous lining to the buttery...

Dog Bowl, Manchester

A couple of weeks ago I was invited to head down to the newly opened Dog Bowl for some food and a game of bowling. I hadn't been bowling since I was about 14 so I was pretty flippin' excited to say...

The Restaurant Bar & Grill, Manchester

Recently I was invited, in conjunction with Manchester Confidential, to go and sample the delights on offer at The Restaurant Bar & Grill, on John Dalton Street in the city centre. Despite having...

Livebait, Manchester

Last Thursday Beth and I ventured out into the snowy night to sample the delights at Livebait. A long time fixture on the Manchester dining scene, Livebait has been on my "to eat" list for ages. I...

Neighbourhood, Manchester

A few weeks ago now, my resident co-diner and I headed out to Neighbourhood in Spinningfields to gorge ourselves on "New York inspired" food, cocktails and delicious wine. I'd actually already...

Observations

- If you wear bright pink shoes, people will feel the need to comment on them. - I am more than my job, although it doesn't always feel that way. - Sunny Saturday mornings with nothing to do and...

The weekend that was

The weekend included but was not limited to: bowling at Dog Bowl (I sucked), drinking Negronis at Gorilla, dinner with friends, watching Game of Thrones and The Walking Dead (I am obsessed with it)...

Starting over, once again

Over the last few months, or longer if I'm being totally honest, I've lost my way with this whole blogging thing. I've been massively overthinking it and, as a result, I've just ended up writing...

Belfasting

Just a few cheeky little Instagram snaps from my long Easter weekend in Belfast with The Soldier. We ate (Boojum, Alley Cat, Hudson, Sakura), drank (The John Hewitt, The Northern Whig, The Crown...

Spring-ish

In an attempt to combat the grey, freezing days that we've been having recently, I've been on a mission to bring some spring to my life. Blood oranges (SO GOOD), some pieces from the new Celia...

Shine bright

I've been absent again for a little while. Whilst I have been ridiculously busy, as per usual, I've also been searching for the right words. You see, my very lovely friend Lisa passed away last...

Life, lately

Oh dear dear dear. That was an entirely unintentional hiatus! I won't apologise, as there's really nothing worse than a blogger who constantly says sorry for not posting regularly. However, I will...

Sunday looks like...

A late start (for me) followed by an attempt to get my winter-ravaged face back into some sort of decent condition. A lazy morning of blog reading, taking the bins out (glamourrr), a healthy...

New: January

I'm not usually a big in-person January sales shopper (are they still called January sales when they begin before Christmas, as they seem to now?), given how averse to huge crowds of bargain-hungry...

2K13

Happy New Year! Whatever you did to bring in 2013, I hope you had a fabulous time. I ate, drank and was very very merry with The Soldier and some lovely friends (who only went and got engaged!...

Magic & Sparkle

So, Christmas was pretty incredible then. Lots of pink gin, amazing food, drinks with friends, quiet time with my family, perfect presents (clever boyfriend got me an iPad mini, the little...

It's the most wonderful time of the year...

1 Year

Last Sunday The Soldier and I celebrated one year together. Not-too-coincidentally, the last year has been the best year of my life. I've never laughed so much, felt so loved or felt so...

Whistle-stop

Wow. It's been a while! In my defence, I've been away rather a lot recently. In fact, I've only spent one weekend at home in the last five weeks. Bristol, London, Belfast and Edinburgh have all...

Sunday looks like...

I was contacted by the lovely people at Tilda and asked if I wanted to review their new limited edition British Curry Rice, developed by the lovely Dhruv Baker, of Masterchef fame. I was given a...

Philip Armstrong x Kellogg's

Kellogg's Frosties were forbidden fruit when I was a child. I grew up with a constant longing for the sugary breakfast cereal, mainly because I was only allowed Sainsbury's own brand cornflakes or...

Sunday looked like...

A bit late this week but, in my defence, I was just far too busy eating too much, drinking cider and having an incredible time. Bagels on the train to Leeds, walks around the gorgeous Victoria...

31

Today I am 31. Over the last 12 months I have: Gained and re-lost 2 stone in weight. Learnt to let go of people and things that just don't matter. Revelled in 30 being by far the best year of my...

October looked like...

If you've never heard of "Photo a Day", then this may just look like an entirely random collection of Instagram pictures but I promise you it's not. The Instagram user fatmumslim produces a list of...

Sunday looks like...

A sickly rainy Sunday spent with Mr Elliot Stabler, a lot of ginger tea, plenty of cold-repelling lotions and potions, my favourite candle, Vogue and my new favourite snack, Special K cracker...