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• Lifestyle: A Day in the Life of An Intern

  

  I did a guest post on someone’s blog a while ago (I genuinely can’t remember who it was for, I can’t find the file or the email – sorry!) which described a day... Read more

  Posted on 19 August 2015 FASHION, FOOD & DRINK, LIFESTYLE

• Beauty: The One I Tried To Resist

  

  I really didn’t want to buy this. Honestly, it is something I’ve resisted for well over a year. An yet a few weeks ago it made it to the tills, and now it’s in... Read more

  Posted on 18 August 2015 FASHION, FOOD & DRINK, LIFESTYLE

• Careers: Getting THAT Work-Life Balance

  

  This is it, my biggest bone of contention. I love the career I’ve chosen for myself, but I hate that I’m pretty much going to be a slave to it for the next few... Read more

  Posted on 16 August 2015 FASHION, FOOD & DRINK, LIFESTYLE

• Travel: Venice’s Famous Sites & A Gondola Ride

  

  Whilst more a city for wandering and exploring, Venice does have some must-see famous sites scattered about. We spent a day doing most of them – you could... Read more

  Posted on 15 August 2015 FASHION, FOOD & DRINK, LIFESTYLE

• The London Diaries: A Night In with Popular Apps

  

  Just a few weeks into living in London, and I’d won a ‘night in experience’ courtesy of Yelp. I was hugely chuffed to be involved in #YelpBigNightIn, even if... Read more

  Posted on 14 August 2015 FASHION, FOOD & DRINK, LIFESTYLE

• Food: A Week of Mindful Eating

  

  This year has definitely been the year I’ve concentrated most on my diet. I’ve lost two stone, I feel a lot healthier, and my stomach problems are probably... Read more

  Posted on 13 August 2015 FASHION, FOOD & DRINK, LIFESTYLE

• Lifestyle: 30 Before 30

  

  At the age of 21, turning 30 seems a long way away – until I realise that I’ve been with W for five years and it’s gone in the blink of an eye. Scary stuff. Read more

  Posted on 12 August 2015 FASHION, FOOD & DRINK, LIFESTYLE

• Beauty: Forgotten Staples

  

  I’ve recently gone back to some old favourites, products I’d forgotten I’ve ever used, items that I now don’t know why I even stopped using. Read more

  Posted on 11 August 2015 FASHION, FOOD & DRINK, LIFESTYLE

• Careers: Getting the Most from Interning

  

  My degree includes a ‘Year in Industry’ which is essence is like an extended (and paid!) internship. I’ve recently been asked to stay a little longer with my... Read more

  Posted on 09 August 2015 FASHION, FOOD & DRINK, LIFESTYLE

• Travel: Wandering Around Venice

  

  I fell in love with Venice. Completely and utterly head over heels, and I already can’t wait to return. In all honest we found that although there are that... Read more

  Posted on 08 August 2015 FASHION, FOOD & DRINK, LIFESTYLE

• The London Diaries: Last Minute Theatre Trip to Miss Saigon

  

  I love the theatre. I haven’t been all that often, but everything (and I mean everything) has stuck in my head. The almost-annual pantomimes, the production of... Read more

  Posted on 07 August 2015 FASHION, FOOD & DRINK, LIFESTYLE

• Recipe: Quick Summer Roast Chicken

  

  I love a good roast chicken. Coming from a family that always had a proper Sunday dinner (though at tea-time, not lunch) I’ve grown up loving roasts of all kind. Read more

  Posted on 06 August 2015 FASHION, FOOD & DRINK, LIFESTYLE

• Lifestyle: July Favourites

  

  July. You’d think of July and imagine hot sunny days, lunches on a park bench, ice cream. Right? Well for most of July 2015 you’d be right. Until yours truly... Read more

  Posted on 05 August 2015 FASHION, FOOD & DRINK, LIFESTYLE

• Beauty: Pink to Make the Boys Wink

  

  I’m not really a girly girl. Yes, I wear makeup. Yes, you’ll most likely find me in a floral dress. But I was the one clamouring for our team away day to includ... Read more

  Posted on 04 August 2015 FASHION, FOOD & DRINK, LIFESTYLE

• University: Keeping Your Brain Ticking Over Summer

  

  I know only too well how easily knowledge can seep out of your brain over summer – and definitely how much it disappears during a placement year (I’ve now got m... Read more

  Posted on 02 August 2015 FASHION, FOOD & DRINK, LIFESTYLE

• Travel: Rome’s Castel Sant’Angelo & Personalised Magnums

  

  Not a well talked about place, I’m very grateful to Libby for recommending this place. We sought shelter after the rainstorm, and were there when the sun came... Read more

  Posted on 01 August 2015 FASHION, FOOD & DRINK, LIFESTYLE

• The London Diaries: Lunch at an Aerodrome

  

  So yep, my second post of ‘The London Diaries’ and I’m already moving out of London! In my defence I wanted to share this a good few weeks ago, but just never... Read more

  Posted on 31 July 2015 FASHION, FOOD & DRINK, LIFESTYLE

• Travel: Italy with a Tomato Allergy

  

  One of the things I was most worried about before our holiday was the eating part. The last time I accidentally exposed myself to a little bit of tomato resulte... Read more

  Posted on 30 July 2015 FASHION, FOOD & DRINK, LIFESTYLE

• Healthy Eating: The Snack Edit

  

  I’m not an overly snacky person, I just have very little self-control. You know the Pringles slogan “once you pop, you just can’t stop” – that sums up my... Read more

  Posted on 29 July 2015 FASHION, FOOD & DRINK, LIFESTYLE

• Beauty: An Italian Kiko Haul

  

  I couldn’t go to Italy and just walk by about eight Kiko stores now, could I?! I’d heard great things about the brand, loved the lipstick I bought a few months... Read more

  Posted on 28 July 2015 FASHION, FOOD & DRINK, LIFESTYLE