I hate the word 'haul'. For me it casts mental images of giant sacks and sounds unappreciative - but that's just me! So rather than calling this a Christmas Haul, I've decided to call it my Christmas Present Thanks!From my mum and dad I was given two gorgeous jumpers, Girl Online by Zoe Sugg, 1989 by Taylor Swift, Inbetweeners 2, a pair if heart...

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I hate asking for things... I'm not the kind of person who usually puts together a Christmas list and hands it out to all her family and friends to buy from. It's not that I'm ungreatful or lazy, but the truth is I like to be surprised! I guess you could say I'm 'that awkward one' who everyone knows and hates buying for because they never know...

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Woohoo, it's nearly Christmas!!! It's the most wonderful time of the year... Wow, can you believe it's December already?! This year has literally flown by. I've left it a little bit late this month to post this, since we're already 5 days in to the month, but it still counts, so here they are! 1. Meet up with as many friends and family...

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I have to openly admit that I am a bit of a magazine hoarder. As usual, the pretty colours were screaming at me from the shelves this week and when I saw that the latest issue of 'Elle' not only features Emma Watson (I'm not really a 'fan', but I have a new found respect for her after her equality campagne) but also comes with a...

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I've literally just finished reading this book and I absolutely adored it!  I was given the book for my Birthday from one of my closest friends, who recommended it. She studied English Literature at Uni and can easily get through two or three books a week, so I completely trust her opinion! The story follows Don Tillman, a scientist who specialises in genetics. He reminded me...

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Make sure you don't leave your post until the last minute! In case you didn't know, due to the volume of mail that is sent, Royal Mail set a number of deadlines for posting items in December to make sure they arrive in time for Christmas. Make sure you write there down somewhere safe so that you don't forget! ...

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    This week is Anti-Bullying week, so I thought I would share with you a story that happened to me when I was at school. It's one of many events that happened, but this one stood out to me beacuse I wanted to show that bullying isn't just physical: hitting, punching and calling someone names, it can be mental too, like threatening someone...

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This month and next month I imagine you have a LOT of parties to go to... the office party, the family get-together, the Christmas eve soiree... And I bet you're thinking one thing... What am I going to WEAR?! Let's be honest... are we going to be seeing the same people at every party? Probably not... So why waste money buying five different...

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At the 11th hour on the 11th day of the 11th month of 1918, the Great war ends. ...

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I'm not sure why, but a lot of people seem to have a stigma against homemade gifts. In my eyes, if someone's taken the time to create something from scratch with you in mind, that's much better than heading out to the shops in a mad rush and buying something just for the sake of it! Pinterest is a great place to start...

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Since today is Remembrance Sunday, I thought I would keep today's post nice and simple and share with you a few photographs I have taken of the Tower of London. This photo was taken back in August. Although there are lots of poppies planted already, it was nowhere near complete! In October the moat of the tower was looking much more red and...

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November means pretty much five things: fireworks, bonfires, hot chocolate, cosy nights in and MOVEMBER! Movember is a charity that has been fundraising for men's health awareness for a few years now - since 2006 to be precise! The idea is that at the beginning of the month, men will be clean shaven and commit to growing a moustache for 30 days, getting sponsor money in...

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Okay, so it may seem a little early to be talking about Christmas, seeing as Halloween has only just gone (and I've been buying Christmas gifts since September!) but it's worth talking about that magical, yet somewhat scary word now, so that you don't end up in trouble... yep, that's the one... money! So this series of posts will give you a few handy hints to make your...

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Happy November, everyone! Right, my goals for this month are: 1. Go to a fireworks display and/or bonfire  2. Finish all my Christmas shopping - but I'm not allowed to wrap them! That's always done in December with the Christmas music on in the background :-) 3. Go to the University Open Day - in light of my October Goals, I'l be looking...

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This month I set myself four goals. How did I do?? Well let's have a look... Have a wardrobe clear out Success! I cleared out my wardrobe and can happily say that I donated/sold/threw away about a third of the the clothes I had. Phew! It was a long, exhausting and sometimes frustrating job (a lot of second opinions were needed) but I...

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My visit to the Ice Bar with my friends was simply amazing!! And I thought I would dedicate this post as a message of thanks to one of my friends, who bought me this beautiful gift set from L'Occitane. I was so overwhelmed when she handed me this beautifully wrapped little package; now that we are getting older I certainly don't expect gifts!...

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