A few weeks ago I was contacted by Eyewake and was asked whether I would like to try their new collagen eye gel, which promises to diminish wrinkles and reduces inflammation around your eyes. I love anything beauty related and I'm so paranoid about the bags and dark circles around my eyes that I happily agreed.  Eyewake are a small UK company with...

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Last week my boss told us that he wanted to arrange a fun evening for everyone in the office at an Escape Room. I’d never done one before but I have been wanting to for quite a while now, so I was super excited to go. If you haven‘t heard of escape rooms before, you and a group of friends are basically locked...

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I've been on the waiting list for counselling for just over six months and last week received the letter I'd been waiting for... a space had become available and I'd been allocated my first session! At the moment I'm in a position where I'm available any time because I had to hand in my resignation, but I'm not sure what would have had...

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A few weeks ago I was sent a sample of the Glamglow face mask with my Birchbox subscription. I'd never heard of the brand and to be quite honest I didn't really think about it, I just put it in my makeup bag for later. Recently though, I've been a bit obsessed with my skin and in particular, using mud masks, so I...

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I bet there are thousands of teachers around the world who absolutely love their job and would disagree with me, but I'm sure for those of you who watch or read the news, you'll know that a LOT of teacher's are leaving the profession due to stress or burnout. According to the National Education Union, studies showed that 81% of teachers have considered...

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In 3 months time I turn 30. *Gulp* Wow... When I was younger, 30 seemed so long away and quite frankly, it seemed OLD! I always envisaged I'd be married, have children, a house, a big fancy car, my dream job... but I'm nowhere near that yet. Everyone reaches milestones in their own time so I'm not comparing my life to anyone else's....

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