The rise in veganism in the past few years is huge, and if you asked for vegan food 10 or even 5 years ago, you’d be met with surprise or a sigh as ‘it’s complicated and different’. But being a vegan now does not mean you ‘eat lettuce and love life’ but rather it has …
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A small roundup of the past year with some of my favourite songs, Films & TV and books. In no particular order, some of which have been released this year – others I have just discovered and loved this year. Best songs: Shadows by AlphabetHouse Key by Scott HelmanI Run To You & others by …
Winchester is a city in the county of Hampshire, on the edge of England’s South Downs National Park, with the river Itchen flowing through the city mill. It’s a city full of history, with Winchester college, one of Europe’s oldest cathedrals, a bustling high street and a good variety of shops and independent coffee shops. …
Having listened to many 'inspirational' talks and people, talking about their life and stories - sharing life lessons and morals, these four talks have stuck in my mind and I continue to mention them in discussion with friends and family. For me, this is a good sign of an interesting, inspiring and engaging talk - …
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“One day more” became the last day and after 2 weeks of intense rehearsals and performances – it was finally over. Having only joined the scene a week before rehearsals, the cast were ready to sing their hearts out and us crew had only just figured out what was going on. The dress rehearsal was …
A little unexpected milestone... I only run to maintain my fitness and clear my head, but the other day I ran - (what I believe to be!) my first sub 30 minute 5K. It wasn't really intentional, I was running along listening to my music and my tracking app blurts: 3miles, 28:49. Albeit 5K is …
I have noticed that I have a large international reader base and having a wider audience is a great way to connect around the world, yet the British culture is full of mannerisms, subtleties & unwritten social rules that I thought it would be fun to list 10 very ‘British’ things that exist in British …
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Often as human beings we are concerned with just our selves, our well-being, relationships, careers and simply what we're doing later at 4pm. But when I was compiling this list, and stopped to reflect on the great things in my life, the people, places and things I'm grateful for it reminds you that life ain't …
I know my University series has been vastly spread out, but York makes the third in my list of choices for next year, with an interesting modern literature course and not too far from home. A bit about the city: The city of York although touristy, albeit we visited on a sunny Saturday, was a …
Over the course of the summer, I set an aim to retain some of my fitness from cross-country and so have kept up running and cardio interval training, (so I can still eat all the ice cream I want to!) But on a more serious note, running gives me space and time to be in …
16-32 squares | 25 mins prep | 27-35 mins cook INGREDIENTS 185g unsalted butter185g best dark chocolate85g plain flour40g cocoa powder 50g white chocolate50g milk chocolate3 large eggs275g golden caster sugar METHOD: Cut the butter into small cubes and tip into a medium bowl. Break the dark chocolate into small pieces and drop into the bowl. 2. Fill …
I always enjoy reading what people are loving at the moment and what products they swear by. So if I was to do a full-face of makeup for the day, this is what I would do – but most of the time I just stick to concealer, eyeshadow, mascara and lip balm. Skincare The most …
