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29 Dec 2019

Did I Achieve my Goals for 2019?

At the end of 2018 (Gosh it feels weird to say that!), I wrote up a list of goals that I had for the new year. Now that twelve months have passed, I thought I would share my progress on these goals and what I will be continuing with in 2020... Get a tattoo - Achieved. For the longest time I wanted to get a very specific tattoo and I had put it off for ages because I was so nervous. However, my sister turned 18 in June and she decided that she also wanted a tattoo. It was getting to October and I realised I[...]

10 Nov 2019

Featured, Lifestyle

[GIFTED] Unique Vintage x emilydiscovers Plus Size Christmas Lookbook

Are you a fan of vintage styling? Well, so am I! I have always been obsessed with 1950s looks but I've find it quite difficult to find classic clothing in plus sizes. We think plus size clothing is limited these days but imagine how hard it is to find original 1950s dresses in a size 20! That's why I was so glad to hear from Unique Vintage - a California based company that has both a physical and online store. They asked if I would like to pick out a few dresses and I was so excited! I scrolled through the[...]

22 Oct 2019

Featured, Lifestyle, Mental Health

The Story Behind My First Tattoo

WARNING - Discussions of mental health; particularly anxiety, depression and suicide. At the beginning of 2019, I decided that one of my goals for the year was to get a tattoo. After all, I had been considering getting one since I was about sixteen but what I was getting had chopped and changed. First I wanted a compass to represent the changing directions my life was going in - what can I say, I was a troubled teen! Then, at about 18 years old, I was totally considering getting the lyrics to my favo[...]

11 Aug 2019

Lifestyle

AD – Giggling Squid Billericay: New Menu Review

On Tuesday this week, I was invited to my local Giggling Squid to try their brand new menu - launched in May 2019. When I got the email asking if I would like to come down and try their new menu, I hastily replied say that I would love to. I've been a big fan of Giggling Squid for a while as the restaurant in Billericay is just a few minutes from my house. It's a place my family and I often visit for birthday meals and my friends and I have visited many times for catch-ups over lunch. People living in Biller[...]

Lifestyle

Four Things I Hate About Influencers and The Blogging World

Recently, bloggers and influencers have been picking up lots of negative press from mainstream media. Whether we are sell-outs who just care about making that sweet £££ or lazy and need to find a "proper" job, I feel like the blogging/influencing community has gained a bad reputation - particularly to the likes of middle aged people. But some of the negative reactions towards bloggers I can kind of agree with - after all, this industry has plenty of disadvantages.And I know what you're thinking: "Oh the i[...]