Happy Halloween! Tonight I’ll be watching the sequel to The Shining, Doctor Sleep at the cinema with my family… A horror movie on Halloween night? My idea of the perfect evening. 💖 But while I’m laughing at my mum jumping at a horror movie, 😅 (sorry mum!), I thought I’d celebrate here but answering the This or That Halloween Tag, which I found on Mama’s Losin’ It. This Or That…
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Fancy Dress Kit Essentials
Throughout my childhood I’ve always loved dressing up whether that be for World Book Day, fancy dress parties with my friends or, of course, trick-or-treating on Halloween night. And, to be honest, not much has changed in my teen or adult years either. I still love fancy dress. I think my love of fancy dress was largely influenced by my parents, who always got involved with our costume planning, whether…
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Favourite Halloween Movies
It’s that time of year again! Yes, October is finally here, which in our house means lighting candles, carving pumpkins, and watching as many Halloween movies as possible. It really is my favourite holiday (seconded only by Christmas)! I mean, what other time of year is it socially acceptable to eat sweets, dress up in a spooky costume and binge watch horror movies ’til your hearts content?… Please tell me…
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Halloween Spooktacular Book Tag
The Halloween Spooktacular Book Tag was originally a reading challenge created by the Blogger Book Nook, a reading community full of bloggers that love to share their favourite books and authors, and have regular discussions. I actually found this tag on An Ocean Glimmer, so make sure you go and check out her answers. This tag was actually the Blogger Book Nook’s their reading challenge for October 2017(!), but as…
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Halloween Accessories for Your Work Wardrobe
AD | It’s no secret that Halloween is my favourite holiday, and honestly, if I could get away with wearing my Ghostbusters leggings all month, I probably would! However working in an office environment five days a week, I know how difficult it can be to embrace your love of all things spooky. Often I’ll opt for something a little more “mainstream”, with my spooky items solely reserved for evenings…
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The Bristol Gaming Market (September 2019) *
AD, Gifted| A few week’s ago Aaron and I were invited to the Bristol Gaming Market*, held in Bristol City Centre. The market is in its 2nd year and saw over 2000 attendees last year, so as lovers of all things gaming, we jumped at the opportunity. Location The Bristol Gaming Market is ideally located at The Passenger Shed, which is right on the doorstep of Bristol Temple Meads train…
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20 years of Angel the TV show
20 years ago today one of my favourite TV shows, Angel premiered on the WB Network. For those not in the know, it’s a spin-off of my all time favourite TV show, Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Created by Joss Whedon and David Greenwalt. The show details the ongoing trials of Angel, a vampire with a soul. So, who is Angel? From his back story on Buffy we learnt that his…
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73 Things About Me – A Bloggers Version Of Vogue’s 73 Questions
I was tagged Sunset Desires to answer 73 Things About Me, in the style of Vogue’s ’73 questions’ interviews. Make sure you check out her blog. 😊 Personally I love these kind of posts as their a great way to introduce yourself and get to know other bloggers. So if you’d like to do this one, please feel free. 73 Things About Me 1. What is your usual Starbuck’s order?…
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Dieting vs. Lifestyle Changes
When I first started my weight loss journey 7 years ago, that’s all it really was to me, trying to lose weight. Trying to lose a certain number by a certain milestone, which I did. But it wasn’t until I started adding other things such as exercise that the weight loss actually stuck. Dieting Vs. Lifestyle Changes If you’ve been following my blog for a while you’ll know that I’m…