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Showing posts with label About me. Show all posts
Showing posts with label About me. Show all posts
Tuesday, 28 February 2012
Guilty pleasures
I've spent the evening indulging in some of my guilty pleasures. No.. nothing kinky, just two of my favourite cheesy-but brilliant US tv shows... The Vampire Diaries and 90210! TV scheduling means that on Tuesday nights I can enjoy one after the other- amazing!
Do you have any TV shows you know you shouldn't but you still enjoy? What do you think of these shows? Btw. I don't know if they even have teams, but I'm deffo team Damon!!
Thursday, 23 February 2012
Half- finished books
I have a bookshelf above my bed and I thought I'd show you the pile of books on top of this bookshelf that has accumulated over the past few months.
Some of these books I've started reading but never finished, others I have read (mostly the Christmas related chick lit... ahem!) . I'm really bad at staring books and not finishing them so I'm going to set myself the challenge of finishing all of these books that I've never got around to finishing!
How To Be a Woman by Caitlin Moran- I'm a couple of chapters into this one. It's good so far. I can't remember why I didn't finish it!
The Kashmir Shawl by Rosie Thomas- I've started this one. I was enjoying it, but it never grabbed me and more excited books came along..
The Thousand Autumns of Jacob de Zoet by David Mitchell- I really haven't read more than a few pages so far..
A Week in December by Sebastien Faulkes- Sebastien Faulkes is one of my favourite authors but there was so many characters in this that I kept forgetting who everyone was.. I just need to push on!
Eat Pray Love by Elizabeth Gilbert- I've read about 3/4 of this. I took it travelling with me a few months back. I haven't loved it so far but continued reading while I was away but promptly forgot about it when I got back. It'd be silly not to finish it now!
Northern Lights by Philip Pullman- I read the whole dark materials trilogy years ago but started to re-read this a while back. I got quite a way through but this was just before christmas and I think I forgot about it when new shiny books appeared!
Anyway... I'll write reviews of the books when I finish them. I'm going to try really hard to finish all of these before I find new books to read. This may be a challenge as if you haven't already guessed, my attention span isn't great lol!
What are you reading at the moment? Do you recommend it?
Cheerio!
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| I obviously like a bit of danger when I sleep! |
Some of these books I've started reading but never finished, others I have read (mostly the Christmas related chick lit... ahem!) . I'm really bad at staring books and not finishing them so I'm going to set myself the challenge of finishing all of these books that I've never got around to finishing!
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| My reading list for the next few weeks |
The Kashmir Shawl by Rosie Thomas- I've started this one. I was enjoying it, but it never grabbed me and more excited books came along..
The Thousand Autumns of Jacob de Zoet by David Mitchell- I really haven't read more than a few pages so far..
A Week in December by Sebastien Faulkes- Sebastien Faulkes is one of my favourite authors but there was so many characters in this that I kept forgetting who everyone was.. I just need to push on!
Eat Pray Love by Elizabeth Gilbert- I've read about 3/4 of this. I took it travelling with me a few months back. I haven't loved it so far but continued reading while I was away but promptly forgot about it when I got back. It'd be silly not to finish it now!
Northern Lights by Philip Pullman- I read the whole dark materials trilogy years ago but started to re-read this a while back. I got quite a way through but this was just before christmas and I think I forgot about it when new shiny books appeared!
Anyway... I'll write reviews of the books when I finish them. I'm going to try really hard to finish all of these before I find new books to read. This may be a challenge as if you haven't already guessed, my attention span isn't great lol!
What are you reading at the moment? Do you recommend it?
Cheerio!
Wednesday, 22 February 2012
Time for tea!
As I come from a nation famous for tea drinking I thought I'd share my favourite teas. I am rather partial to a nice cup of tea and I have a few favourites that I pick depending on my mood and what I fancy.
-Clipper organic tea. This is my standard tea. 'Builders tea' if you like, though it is organic! I like to start my day with a cup of this but also at any interval throughout the day. Milk, no sugar please. Friendly and reassuring, like drinking a warm hug! Goes excellently with a plain chocolate digestive biscuit (or two...).
- Twinings green tea with apple and pear. This is light and fruity and refreshing. After reading about all the great things green tea does for you, I tried to find one I liked and this is my favourite so far!
- Twinings straberry and mango tea. Some fruit teas don't taste of much but this one is really fruity. After a indecisive shopping trip a few years ago when there was an offer on these teas I ended up buying 4 of these range and this one was the only one I really liked. It's a gorgeous pink colour when brewed as well! Nice for when I don't want any caffeine.
- Char Roobois orange and eucalyptus. This is a recent purchase actually. It's loose tea so is a bit more of a hassle but I love it! It's very refreshing, the mixture of the fruity flavours mix well with the freshness of the eucalyptus. Roobois is also caffeine free so this is another good evening drink.
-Fresh mint tea. Another favourite is mint tea made with fresh mint (ie. mint leaves in hot water). This is very cleansing. It's nice if you've had quite a rich meal. We have loads of fresh mint growing in our garden so this one is also free!
Does anyone have any tea recommendations?
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| A pretty tea cup and plate that I recently got from a charity shop |
-Clipper organic tea. This is my standard tea. 'Builders tea' if you like, though it is organic! I like to start my day with a cup of this but also at any interval throughout the day. Milk, no sugar please. Friendly and reassuring, like drinking a warm hug! Goes excellently with a plain chocolate digestive biscuit (or two...).
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| http://shop.clipper-teas.com/teas/everyday/organic-everyday-tea-1 |
- Twinings green tea with apple and pear. This is light and fruity and refreshing. After reading about all the great things green tea does for you, I tried to find one I liked and this is my favourite so far!
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| http://www.twinings.co.uk/green-teas/apple-pear-green |
- Twinings straberry and mango tea. Some fruit teas don't taste of much but this one is really fruity. After a indecisive shopping trip a few years ago when there was an offer on these teas I ended up buying 4 of these range and this one was the only one I really liked. It's a gorgeous pink colour when brewed as well! Nice for when I don't want any caffeine.
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| http://www.twinings.co.uk/fresh-and-fruity-infusions/strawberry-and-mango |
- Char Roobois orange and eucalyptus. This is a recent purchase actually. It's loose tea so is a bit more of a hassle but I love it! It's very refreshing, the mixture of the fruity flavours mix well with the freshness of the eucalyptus. Roobois is also caffeine free so this is another good evening drink.
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| http://www.charteas.com/home/shop/product/1-0-28.html |
-Fresh mint tea. Another favourite is mint tea made with fresh mint (ie. mint leaves in hot water). This is very cleansing. It's nice if you've had quite a rich meal. We have loads of fresh mint growing in our garden so this one is also free!
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| From pinterest. |
Does anyone have any tea recommendations?
Saturday, 18 February 2012
When life gives you lemons... and other corny phrases that I am partial to
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| From Pinterest |
So... if you are in need to any life pick me ups, take a look at these...
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| From Pinterest |
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| From Pinterest |
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| From Pinterest |
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| From Pinterest |
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| From Pinterest |
Cheerio!
Wednesday, 4 January 2012
About me... food
I come from a family of foodies. My mum is an excellent cook and I am thankful for how much they pushed me to be adventurous in my tastes. My friends joke that I am a serial bad order-er (ie. I always pick the one dodgy thing on the menu) and I think that's because sometimes I try and be too adventurous with my choices!
I am also a self confessed fruit bat! My good friend recently admitted that when I went round their house as a child that her mum would hide the grapes because otherwise I would eat them all!
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| Me in disguise |
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| An augergine/ penguin.. how old am I? |
My food weaknesses lie with my sweet tooth! I have given up chocolate for lent in previous years but I'm not sure I could give it up permanently!
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| The spread put on for my birthday party last year! |
However, when healthy food looks this delicious, there's no excuse not to eat it!
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| From.. http://www.joanne-eatswellwithothers.com/2011/12/recipe-garlic-roasted-butternut-squash.html |
How good does this look!? I think I'm going to have to try and make it!
All this thinking about food has got me hungry.. I'm off for a snack!
Fashion inspiration
About me.. fashion inspiration.
I'm not a dedicated follower of fashion as in a slave to the latest trends and I certainly often am just found wearing jeans and a T shirt but I do enjoy following fashion blogs. I thought I'd include a post showing my style and fashionable people that inspire me.
Audrey Hepburn
I'm not a dedicated follower of fashion as in a slave to the latest trends and I certainly often am just found wearing jeans and a T shirt but I do enjoy following fashion blogs. I thought I'd include a post showing my style and fashionable people that inspire me.
Audrey Hepburn
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