tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-50828645251169818842024-03-19T12:34:19.893+00:00Lauren Shh...Lauren Shhhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14133846600889495534noreply@blogger.comBlogger62125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5082864525116981884.post-16273022713750764772019-08-20T14:36:00.001+01:002019-08-20T14:37:16.088+01:00A Trip to Krakow, Poland<br />
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Well hasn't it been a long time since I wrote a blog post!<br />
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I have recently returned from a short city break in Krakow, Poland and I wanted to rave about how amazing (and crazily cheap) this city is!<br />
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We booked our trip through lastminute.com about a month before we were due to go away. I always tend to use this website as they have fantastic deals and you can adapt the flight times to suit you without adding a huge amount to the price. We booked for 3 nights and the flights meant we had full days either side, so 3 nights and 4 days.<br />
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<u>Travelling around Krakow</u><br />
We arrived midday on Tuesday and got the train into the city. The train was really easy to use, took about 20 minutes and cost 18 zloty (around £4). We didn't use the tram whilst there as everything was within walking distance and we didn't mind the walking. We did use a coach service to get us to Auschwitz, but this was booked through TripAdvisor.<br />
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<u>Where we Stayed</u><br />
Like I said we booked through lastminute.com as a package deal with hotel and flights. We stayed in No 23. Aparthotel and was a 15 minute walk to the market square. The hotel is small with 23 rooms, and offered an amazing breakfast in the morning - cheese, salads, cereal, hot selections, pancakes and meats. The rooms were small, but had huge beds! It had everything we needed for our stay and I'd 100% stay here again!<br />
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<u>Things to do</u><br />
I had a little look online and took some suggestions on twitter as to what to do in Krakow, but when we arrived we ended up just going with the flow and seeing where the day took us. We had pre-booked to visit Auschwitz through TripAdvisor. This was such a heartbreaking visit as you can imagine, however we learnt so much and it left me reflecting a great deal on the history.<br />
We visited the main square everyday for food, shopping and drinks. There is also a little market there which was cute to wander around. We had a walk to the Jewish Quarters which are supposed to be really good, but I think we must have gone too early in the day and didn't really see much.<br />
Near the train station there is a HUGE shopping center that we wandered around before getting the train home.<br />
The architecture of Krakow is beautiful, so many buildings - a castle, cathedral, museums etc that you are able to visit.<br />
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<u>Food and Drink</u><br />
I cannot explain how much cheaper Krakow was than I expected!<br />
Like most cities, there were bars and restaurants round every corner we turned so I'll just mention a few places. I 100% recommend the ice-creams and the pierogi dumplings (a polish traditional cuisine)<br />
The first night we had pizza and drinks at a place called Harris Piano Jazz bar which was delish and cost us around £17. The second night we went to Restauracja Stodola, this place was amazing! The food was incredible and looked a bit fancy, so we were expecting it to cost a bit more than the previous night, however it literally came to £20?! We then moved to the underground pub next door which had live music and cocktails to die for.<br />
The final evening we ate at a hostel called Beer House, again super cheap and a huge menu to choose from. They did huuuuuge pizzas to share which neither of us went for it but we had major regrets we didn't.<br />
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Krakow is an up and coming city with amazing views and things to do. I would highly recommend if you're looking for a cheap getaway for a few days. 3 nights was enough, but I definitely would love to return again.<br />
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Lauren Shhhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14133846600889495534noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5082864525116981884.post-88851323343447721642018-10-31T19:25:00.000+00:002018-10-31T19:25:00.875+00:00My First Yoga & Meditation Experience<br />
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Yoga has always been something I've liked the idea of, but something I've never really took the time to try, so I jumped at the chance when I was invited to attend a yoga and meditation session at Whitespace studio in Stony Stratford with the Milton Keynes bloggers.</div>
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I was so nervous to begin with as I'd never tried yoga in a 'proper' studio before. I'd given it the odd go at home with a YouTube video, but could never seem to concentrate so I was both nervous and excited as to how I was going to find it at White Space.</div>
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When I arrived I was welcomed by the relaxing scent of incense and a lovely lady on reception who then showed us upstairs to a light, open studio filled with yoga mats and equipment. There was also drinks and snacks set up in the corner with sweet treats and Peel Juice bar juices that tasted so good!</div>
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The yoga session lasted around 30 minutes and then finished with a 15 minute light meditation. I'd always been skeptical about meditation as I just didn't think it was possible for my mind to 'switch off', however we were told to embrace any thought our mind wandered to, and then focus back on the meditation, which felt more natural than just trying to block all thoughts out!</div>
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The yoga session was a beginners class focused on breathing through different stretches with our body. I found the whole experience so relaxing, to the point that I felt like I could have gone to sleep! What I really liked about the session was that Sarah (our yoga instructor) made me feel so comfortable which meant that I was able to relax and not worry about whether I was doing the wrong/right move. </div>
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We ended the session with a Q&A with Sarah and Heather to discuss anything we wanted to know about the studio, yoga and meditation.</div>
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I really enjoyed the whole experience and realise how important it is to spend time focusing on yourself and as they say, feeling 'zen' as it really does make you feel calm, relaxed and helps take some stress away, even if it just for an hour of the day. I'm definitely going to try and make more time for some yoga and meditation in my life!</div>
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The studio offers a variety of memberships depending on what you're looking for; drop-in classes , beginners specials, monthly memberships and class passes, which sound really good as it means you can come and go as you please!</div>
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Lauren Shhhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14133846600889495534noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5082864525116981884.post-20174972809840976572018-10-29T15:19:00.002+00:002018-10-29T15:19:32.392+00:00We'll Live and Die in These Towns at The Belgrade Theatre Review<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I've always been a theatre lover so when I saw that both my favourite thing (musicals) and my boyfriends favourite band (The Enemy) were combining together, I knew we had to see it! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Full price tickets were £16.95, but The Belgrade offer lots of discounts for various reasons - youth tickets, student tickets, family, senior etc...so definitely worth checking to see what's on as the prices are so good.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">The show was called 'We'll Live And Die In These Towns' at The Belgrade in Coventry written by Geoff Thompson, directed by Hamish Glen and musically directed by Tom Clarke (lead singer of The Enemy). The show is described as "a musical drama" with the title coming from the debut album of the Coventry band, The Enemy, released in 2007.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">The show focuses on a young artist who panics before performing in front of a huge audience, so decides to go back to his youth years to find himself, where he visits his past home, friends and family. Throughout the show The Enemy songs are performed.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">The show was performed on the B2 stage, with the stage in the middle and seating in a horse shoe. We were close to the front, however as it was quite small, I'd imagine you'd have good seats where ever you sat. I was a bit apprehensive about it being in the 'small' theatre, but the live music and atmosphere was so incredible it felt as though there didn't need to be a huge audience or stage.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">The cast doubled up as the musicians and played the music live on the stage, which had a great effect as it made the show seem so real. Each member of the cast was superb and so talented!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I found the show did go on a bit and repeated a few moments, however with the music alongside it kept me engaged, dancing along.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">The show has got so much potential to go far in the theatre world, so if you do get the chance to see it, I highly recommend it! Even if you aren't aware of The Enemy, it's definitely worth seeing!</span></div>
Lauren Shhhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14133846600889495534noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5082864525116981884.post-42138262476164380082018-10-06T08:51:00.003+01:002018-10-06T08:56:40.360+01:00QO Amsterdam HotelAs explained in my previous blog, I visited Amsterdam in August. We booked the trip quite last minute through lastminute.com and basically looked for the cheapest deal!<br />
Looking from the pictures we knew the hotel looked quite nice, but we really weren't expecting what we got!<br />
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We arrived at the 21-floor hotel and immediately was blown away with how chic and modern the hotel was. We were greeted on the ground floor and shown to a lift that would take us up to reception. Check-in was quick and easy (we did need to leave a hefty deposit for the room, but you get this back!) and used the lift again to get to our room as we were on the 8th floor. Initial reaction to the room was, oh my god,, this is beautiful! Very modern, simplistic rooms, but so nice! It was equipped with all toiletries, towels, a dressing gown, slippers and an iPad. The iPad was used to control almost everything in the room, from the lightening, to the heating, to the TV.<br />
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Slightly regretted that we didn't book to have breakfast at the hotel as it smelt amazing, but we did find time to check out the roof top bar in the evenings - highly recommend the cocktails!<br />
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Whilst we were there, the hotel was in the process of making the 20th floor into a well being studio which looked amazing - I think it’s open now. But they were creating the studio to make a space for mindfulness, yoga etc. Might make a return visit just for this!<br />
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The hotel is about a 40 minute walk from the main area of Amsterdam (not that I’m quite sure what the ‘main area’ is!) but there was also a metro opposite the hotel which was so easy to use!<br />
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Hope this post helped towards choosing a place to stay in you’re visiting Amsterdam anytime soon!<br />
Take care, love Lauren<br />
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Lauren Shhhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14133846600889495534noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5082864525116981884.post-19992533607528050852018-08-26T18:17:00.000+01:002018-08-26T18:17:58.891+01:0072 hours in Amsterdam<div style="text-align: center;">
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I've just come back from a few days in Amsterdam and it was, no word of a lie, one of the best cities I have visited so far. I loved the general vibe of the city and that there was so much to see/do. </div>
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So here comes a 72 hours in Amsterdam post!</div>
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We booked the trip fairly last minute on lastminute.com, and basically just looked for the cheapest deal for 3 nights. When we arrived we headed straight for the hotel, using the train and metro service. </div>
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Our hotel was insane!? Like so much fancier and amazing than what we are used to! - <i>look out for a separate blog post for the hotel.</i></div>
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There are a ton of museums in Amsterdam and I would definitely go back to explore some more, but we did the sex museum (head here if you want to see a giant penis) and the Heineken museum (if you search for cheap tickets online, you can get them for £16). The Heineken experience was so much fun and really hands on - you even get taught how to drink a Heineken 'properly!' Then at the end you can use your 2 drink tokens in the bar downstairs. There were so many other museums we wanted to try but we just didn't have the time/money! If you want to do the Anne Frank museum I'd book in advance as it was sold out the whole time we were there - this is my excuse to go back!</div>
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Amsterdam has so many markets to visit with lots of Dutch food stalls. We visited one near the Heineken museum which was open all week. I think different markets are open depending on the day.</div>
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We also walked <b>a lot. </b>There is just so much to see that without realising, you've walked miles. But the metro is also a good way of transport - 7.50 euros for a day pass! Bikes are probably the main method of transport, we were just a little nervous to rent one as they all went crazy fast and the bike paths looked so confusing! </div>
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We also visited the red light district which was so interesting and eye opening and did a canal cruise. As well as doing so much in Amsterdam in such a short space of time, we made sure we found the time to eat all of the Amsterdam foods.</div>
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<b>Carlitos</b> (pretty good steak restaurant)</div>
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<b>Tap and Dine</b> (I used a groupon voucher which gave us 1 litre of beer and nachos - we also tried Bitterballs here, which is a famous dutch snack)</div>
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<b>A few bakeries for waffles and crepes</b> - you can't miss the bakeries, they're everywhere!</div>
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<b>De Groene Vlinder</b> - they did amazing topped sourdough bread for lunch</div>
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There are so many places to eat and drink at though, particularly Italian restaurants, which I've noticed are basically the only restaurants you ever find anywhere!</div>
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It’s been a while since I’ve posted a blog and the main reason is because I’ve been quite busy with completing my PGCE - I’ll probably do a full blog post about it so won’t linger onto that point, but today I actually did some cooking (well, there wasn’t much cooking involved...) and thought it would be fun to add the recipe to my blog!<div>
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A few months ago I went out for dinner at a restaurant in my town called Bacco - it’s one of those lounge chain restaurant that do amazing tapas, and I had a Mexican superbowl. I’ve been craving it ever since. So as I was cooking for one tonight I thought I’d try and recreate it using google images and my memory! </div>
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Kidney beans or black beans (after making this today I can confirm it was black beans, not kidney beans, in the recipe so I’d opt for them instead)</div>
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The ingredients are definitely not the full ingredients for the recipe from the restaurant, but from what I made today, they taste pretty good together. There also isn’t really a method to how I cooked the dinner as most of it was cold or microwaved...this post is going so well, haha! But for the butternut squash and sweet potato, I diced and boiled them. When they were soft, I drained them, added a teaspoon of butter, salt, pepper and the spinach. Mixed it all together and voila! </div>
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*Adding a bit of chorizo to this dish would also go down a treat!*</div>
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This was a very quick post but I hope enjoyed it, let me know if you create your own Mexican superbowl!</div>
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Take care, love Lauren xx</div>
Lauren Shhhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14133846600889495534noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5082864525116981884.post-38227282105778644432018-06-03T20:41:00.000+01:002018-06-03T20:41:36.753+01:00A Day in LondonNow I know for some people a day in London is the norm, and I wish it was for me! But I find something quite exciting about having a London break - especially if it involves a show, shopping, drinks and food! Which is what yesterday entailed, minus the show.<br />
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About a month ago, Mum and I arranged to meet my brother in London as that is where he now lives. We got the train down to London which took just over an hour (not too bad if you're accompanied by strawberries and a bottle of prosecco)<br />
Typical that we have had glorious sunshine for the past week, then the one day we choose to do a day out it bloody tips it down! We arrived in London (After having paid a ridiculous amount for 2 brollies) and headed for Covent Garden as I was on the hunt for a Zara. Had a mooch around Zara then went for drinks at the Crusting Pipe, you know that bar that always has an opera singer or musicans playing under the market area. My brother met us and we headed towards Enbankment to go for some drinks at Gordons. My god, that place is amazing! It's the oldest wine bar in London set underground, selling wine and cheese - need I say anymore?! It is quite dark and enclosed, lit with candles. Would make for the perfect date night! As you go into the bar, you pass a cheese and meat section where we brought two cheese and baguettes to go with the red wine. The cheese was bloody gorgeous! I could have happily stayed here for the rest of the afternoon but we had booked a few days in advance a deal through Groupon - 2 courses and a drink for The Yacht on the river Thames. Holding out for a summery day, we thought it was a good shout! Turns out it was quite the experience being on a stationary boat whilst a storm was practically taking place outside! But we had a lovely 2 course meal then headed for cocktails nearby Carnaby Street - also brought the most amazing basket bag which I am in love with! Not sure if it was the drink giving me the confidence but I'm pretty sure I told everyone we passed that I loved it!<br />
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My brother called it a day and we went for a few more drinks before catching the train home. It's very rare we get to do days like this now so it was lovely for us all to spend time together - definitely need to pencil in another date!<br />
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What’s your favourite thing to do in London?<br />
Take care xx<br />
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<br />Lauren Shhhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14133846600889495534noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5082864525116981884.post-70101540588324827422018-01-02T15:22:00.002+00:002018-01-07T20:54:17.415+00:002017 In Photos<div style="text-align: center;">
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I've had such an amazing year, but it's too much to write down so here is my year in photos!</div>
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HAPPY NEW YEAR! Here's to a good one!</div>
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<span style="font-family: ".sfuitext";">I had been trying to persuade Craig to come with me all October, and he was having none of it! But Saturday afternoon I won him round! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: ".sfuitext";">We went to a place called Malt Kiln Farm Shop in Rugby it was about 20 minutes from us, which was great because I'm sure last year the closest one was like an hour away!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: ".sfuitext";">The farm shop was quite good to look around, they had quite a few Christmassy gifts and food out, which is always fun to have a mooch around. And the cheese deli was so dreamy!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: ".sfuitext";">We then followed the signs for pumpkin picking, tried to find a few strawberry and raspberries along the way but as the sign says, there was literally 'the last few'.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: ".sfuitext";">It was hard to tell whether the pumpkins had been picked for us then put in a separate field, but from what I could see there was about 3 patches. One of which were pumpkins still growing so it was out of bounds, but they were huuuuge! Now, I</span><span style="font-family: ".sfuitext";">'m not going to lie, choosing a pumpkin is actually pretty hard! There's so much choice?! I bet you can guess what I went for...yes, your average orange pumpkin!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: ".sfuitext";">Then in the evening, me and a few of my friends have a traditional pumpkin carving night. So we spent the night catching up, carving pumpkins, eating crisps and even, as much as I know it's too early, listened to Christmas songs....</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: ".sfuitext";">Last week Craig surprised me with date night being at Miller and Carter! We've wanted to go for ages so was so excited when he said, like literally, I was constantly looking on the instagram and website! I'm pretty sure that Miller & Carter is a chained steakhouse in England, but we visited the one in Coventry.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #454545; font-family: ".sfuitext"; font-size: 15px;">The restaurant itself felt very fancy to begin with, fancy interior, fancy staff, fancy cocktails, fancy steak, but the more people that arrived and the longer we stayed, it began to feel more like a pub. I</span><span style="color: #454545; font-family: .sfuitext;"><span style="font-size: 15px;"> began the evening with a 'Strawberry Summer Sling' cocktail and I can't for the life of me remember what was in it! But I do remember that it was very tasty! Cocktails were priced around £6.50-£9 which to be honest, I think is quite pricey, but if you go before 7pm, the classic cocktails are only £4.95! (I didn't realise this till after we'd got there...)</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: ".sfuitext";">Anyone that knows me, knows I can never decide when it comes to choosing foods, not because I'm picky, but more like I want to try all the foods! So </span><span style="font-family: ".sfuitext";">starter was a toss up between the bread platter, salt & pepper calamari and the garlic king prawns. All sounded delicious! But I went for the salt & pepper calamari! Can never go wrong with that! And Craig went for cheesy garlic bread.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: ".sfuitext";">As I'm writing this, I realise that I don't think I even flipped the menu over last night?! I was like yep, steak it is! But Craig informed me that there was actually burgers and other kinds of grilled meals! But as I didn't see that side, I can't comment...but back to steak!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: ".sfuitext";">I've put a piccy of the menu below, but you choose your steak and how you like it cooked, and it came with parsley butter, chips, salad and an onion loaf (basically a massive bunch of onion rings but in the shape of a loaf!) then you had to choose a dressing for your lettuce wedge, I went for stilton and blue cheese sauce and Craig went for garlic mayo and parmesan! It was a bit random and I'm not a huge lover of like salad dressing, but it was a nice touch to the meal and who doesn't love a bit of blue cheese?!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: ".sfuitext";">Then along with that you got to choose a sauce, I'd been recommended the beef dripping gravy and oh my goodness it was amazing. I would 100% recommend it! It was like a really rich gravy which was fab for dipping chips in!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: ".sfuitext";">It was a really lovely meal, but if I'm honest, I found the steak wasn't the best I've had...like it was just really chewy and didn't have much flavour...but the sides and everything else was fab! I do have to say though that the service was really</span><span style="font-family: ".sfuitext";"> quick and the staff were so friendly. </span>The puddings also looked sooooo good but we were way too full up to eat any more! <span style="font-family: ".sfuitext";">A heads up if you do go, sign up to the website because you'll get a free glass of wine! </span></div>
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I got the urge to bake last night however I was quite limited in what I could bake as we had no flour...so I had a flick through Tanya Bakes. This is such a great baking book and has so many tasty treats. I came across these healthy oat cookies. They were so easy and simple to make and taste amazing! I did change up the recipe a little, which slightly decreases the healthiness in them, but I mean, if you're going to bake a cookie, you might as well go all out! So I added some dark chocolate for some sweetness. </div>
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<li style="text-align: center;">300g porridge oats</li>
<li style="text-align: center;">100g unsalted butter (I did end up using salted because we didn't have unsalted)</li>
<li style="text-align: center;">1 teaspoon of baking powder</li>
<li style="text-align: center;">3 tablespoons of honey</li>
<li style="text-align: center;">1 egg</li>
<li style="text-align: center;">2 teaspoons of cinnamon</li>
<li style="text-align: center;">a large handful of raisins</li>
<li style="text-align: center;">dark chocolate (up to you as to how much you use!)</li>
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<li style="text-align: center;">2 baking trays</li>
<li style="text-align: center;">wooden spoon</li>
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<li style="text-align: center;">Preheat your oven to 180 degrees celsius. Line two baking trays with grease proof paper.</li>
<li style="text-align: center;">Put the oats, softened butter, baking powder, honey, egg and the cinnamon into a large mixing bowl and mix well to form a dough.</li>
<li style="text-align: center;">Add the dark chocolate and raisins, stirring again until well dispersed. </li>
<li style="text-align: center;">Using your hands, mold the dough into 20 little balls, gently pressing each of them onto the baking tray, shaping them into a cookie shape. </li>
<li style="text-align: center;">The cookies will spread in the oven so make sure you spread them out as you could end up with one huge cookie!</li>
<li style="text-align: center;">Bake in the oven for 15-20 minutes, until golden and crisp. I left mine in for around 15 as I wanted them to still be chewy.</li>
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<br />Lauren Shhhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14133846600889495534noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5082864525116981884.post-32354131006600960192017-08-21T12:18:00.002+01:002017-08-21T12:18:33.474+01:00Paris Photo Diary<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
For todays post I've gone down a slightly different route and instead of doing a written diary of our holiday in Paris, I've gone for a photo diary! We had such a lovely time exploring the city and Disneyland. Hope you enjoy!</div>
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For my birthday Craig booked us a couple of nights in London. It'd been about a year since I'd been to London so I was so excited to go again! And even better that we were going to see The Lion King! I'm sure by the end of this post you'll see I'm a huge lover of musicals!</div>
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We stopped at the Premier Inn in Blackfriars and genuinely couldn't fault the stay! The hotel was clean, staff were friendly and the location was great. We were opposite the Blackfriar tube station and a 20 minute walk to Covent Garden (which can seem longer when you stop in every pub along the way...) We arrived mid-afternoon, got all dolled up and headed towards the Strand so we were nearby the theater. We had 2-1 cocktails in Be At One (you can't beat a good ole' 2-4-1) and had dinner at The Wellington. I was at that tidily stage where you fancy a home cooked meal, so opted for sausage and mash whilst Craig had a pie! Check online for deals if you go here because we managed to bag a 25% off voucher!</div>
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The Lion King was AMAZING! The set, costumes, the voices, literally everything was so sp good. I couldn't help but hold in the odd 'naaaaaa, singonyaaaaa'. I would highly recommend this show if you're wanting to take children.</div>
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The next day we wandered into Covent Garden and had a mooch round the shops, making our way to Leicester Square. You don't realise how close places are until you start walking!</div>
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I'd joked to Craig that we should look at prices for another show to see that night, obvs' thinking he would say no, but he was genuinely like yeah, okay?! So he went and booked us Dreamgirls!?</div>
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We had a late lunch at La Chandelle. Which although having read the reviews after being there, I thought the food was actually pretty nice!</div>
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I feel like I'm going to say the same as Lion King, but Dreamgirls was again incredible! Amber Riley, that woman's voice was insane. At the end of 'I'm Telling You' she got a full standing ovation and the show hadn't even finished?! It was a fantastic show!</div>
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I'd booked the ice bar for 2pm on the last day, but beforehand we headed to the Science Museum in South Kensington. It was alright, but I probably wouldn't visit again unless I had children...we walked from here to Harrods where Craig and I played the game of trying to find the most expensive thing in the shop....numbers were that high I can't even remember what it was.</div>
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The ice bar was pretty good. I'm hoping to do a full review on this so won't go into too much detail. But it's basically what it says on the tin. A bar, made of ice! Pretty cool ey'!</div>
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So all in all I had a fab few days and have Craig to thank for that! So if you're reading, which I highly doubt you are, then thank you, you wonderful human being!</div>
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Thanks for reading! Take care, love Lauren xx</div>
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It's been a year this month since I graduated from Uni. Oh how time does fly. I so wish I could rewind back to the 14th July 2016!<br />
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The day I graduated, was quite frankly, the best day of my life.</div>
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Not only was it my graduation, it was also my 21st birthday. </div>
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The morning started with a very early start, opening a few presents. drinking bucks fizz and eating bacon sandwiches. We then drove to Derby, where I picked up the fancy black graduation gown and hat and proudly walked across the stage to graduate. After having hundreds of photos by the auditorium, we went for lunch at the Slug and Lettuce, then partied on till the early hours of the morning. I have honestly never felt so much love in one day and I'll be forever thankful to my friends and family for such a wonderful day.<br />
You can read the full post <a href="http://laurenshh.blogspot.co.uk/2016/07/">here</a>.</div>
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<u>Fast forward a year on, what has happened career wise?</u></div>
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When I left uni I didn't really have a plan, did I want to do a masters? Did I want to do my teaching? Did I want to travel? I hadn't a clue! So as most graduates do, I thought, ah I won't rush it, I'll make the most of my last long summer holidays and then begin applying for jobs. Although I did do the odd jobs here and there, and worked for a temping agency. Whilst at one of the agencies I was offered a full time job. It involved working in an office, 9-5, dealing with queries about material deliveries that I hadn't the foggiest on! Que my panic. I ended up declining the job in hope that I found something more enjoyable. I'm quite an active learning so wanted to find something a bit more creative. After about 4 weeks I began to apply for various jobs. I settled with applying in schools to be a TA so I could get a feel for whether I liked working in a school before doing my teaching.</div>
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In September I was lucky enough to be offered a job at a special needs school. 10 months on and I'm happy to say I have loved every minute of it. It's been one of the most rewarding, challenging, exciting experiences.</div>
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Whilst here I have been given a super exciting opportunity! I'm hoping to begin my teacher training through schools direct, starting in August. This basically means, the majority of the year will still be spent at the school I'm at now, attending uni once a week and then I will hopefully graduate with a teaching qualification!<br />
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<u>So what's happened outside of my career?</u></div>
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<li>I've visited some amazing places over the year; <a href="http://laurenshh.blogspot.co.uk/2016/07/a-trip-to-new-york.html">New York</a>, Barcelona (yes I know these two were end of June, but they still count), <a href="http://laurenshh.blogspot.co.uk/2016/08/a-trip-to-brighton.html">Brighton</a>, <a href="http://laurenshh.blogspot.co.uk/2016/11/">Majorca</a>, Dublin and a couple <a href="http://laurenshh.blogspot.co.uk/2017/04/">glamping breaks.</a></li>
<li>A huge event that has happened since graduating, was Mum and Micks wedding! It was such a lovely day and I'm so thankful to have been apart of it! </li>
<li>Craig and I house-sitted at my Nan and Grandads for a month whilst they jetted off to Thailand, pretty cool grandparents huh? This was a pretty big moment as it was the first time we were going to be 'pretend' living together! I thought it went quite well, Craig may comment otherwise....</li>
<li>I started up my YouTube channel again - check it out <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYpOPLHfHSQAgkxrCMErMpQ">here</a></li>
<li>I've begun saving for a house (scaaaaary adult things!)</li>
<li>I turned 22 - Que Taylor Swift</li>
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<u>Would I do anything differently? </u></div>
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No, I don't think so. Yes it would be nice to travel a bit more or save a little more to move out quicker, but what's the rush? There's so many more years to come in which I can do that. I've had such a fab, full-of-experiences year and I wouldn't change that for the world!</div>
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I've most likely left out some of the year, but it's quite hard to try and sit and remember all at once!</div>
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If you take anything away for this post then please let it be this. Don't panic if you're still unsure of what's going to happen as soon as you graduate. I'm a firm believer that it'll all work out in the end. So just make the most of your long summer and be proud of what you've done.</div>
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Take care, Love Lauren x</div>
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Lauren Shhhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14133846600889495534noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5082864525116981884.post-15048663938310305732017-07-18T18:21:00.002+01:002017-07-18T18:21:51.270+01:00Birthday Haul 2017 <div style="text-align: center;">
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Another year has gone by and I'm now 22! Que Taylor Swift, "22"! I definitely don't think I listened to that half as much as I should have on my birthday. </div>
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So it was my birthday on the 14th July and I turned 22 - is it normal to still not feel like an adult yet...</div>
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This year, for the first time in 4 years I worked on my birthday! Don't get me wrong, it was still a lovely day and the kids all sang Happy Birthday at work, but it was nothing compared to last year, being the same day as graduation! (That will always be a day to remember) However I still had a really lovely day. We went out for a meal and drinks in the evening with friends and family and I was completely spoilt!</div>
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For todays post, I'm going to share a few things I was kindly given for my birthday. I'm not in any way trying to brag, but I personally love reading these blogs, purely because I'm quite nosy, but it also gives for great gift ideas!<br />
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Off Mum and Mick I was brought a variety of shoes, some nude heels, a white pair of sandals and some Nike trainers, it may sound odd, but I've never owned like a proper pair of trainers so I'm so happy to finally own a pair!</div>
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They also brought me a Cath Kidson mug and notebook, an electric toothbrush, some clothey bits and a beaut smelling candle! Off friends and other family members I got Tanya Bakes, the Tili Beauty Box, nail varnishes and a few other bits and pieces. </div>
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And last but no means least Craig is taking me to London for a couple days which I'm super excited about! And to make it even better his family brought us tickets to see The Lion King!</div>
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Thank you to my family, friends for your lovely gifts and cards and to everyone else who wished me Happy Birthday! I know this was a bit of a random post, but I like to keep note of the lovely things I was gifted, and like I said, they make for good gift ideas!</div>
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Hope you enjoyed the post, take care. Love Lauren xx</div>
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Lauren Shhhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14133846600889495534noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5082864525116981884.post-53658970460898096212017-07-12T21:06:00.000+01:002017-07-12T21:06:13.143+01:0013 Summer items under £30<span style="text-align: center;">As usual I have side tracked away from doing some work at home and instead have had an online browse. So to make it seem productive I'm going to put together a few things that I think will be fab for your Summer wardrobe! There's also some amazing sale pieces around at the mo! </span><br />
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1. <a href="http://shopstyle.it/l/cqh9">Topshop Bird Embroidery Bag</a> £26</div>
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2. <a href="http://shopstyle.it/l/cckW">ASOS Floral Dress</a> £22</div>
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3. <a href="http://shopstyle.it/l/cqnG">NYX Matte Lipstick in Red</a> £7</div>
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4. <a href="http://shopstyle.it/l/cckR">ASOS Bikini</a> top £12</div>
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5. <a href="http://shopstyle.it/l/cck3">ASOS White Dress</a> £27.99</div>
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6. <a href="http://shopstyle.it/l/cqSc">ASOS Pieces Sunglasses </a>£14</div>
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7. <a href="http://shopstyle.it/l/cqj5">Topshop Striped Shorts</a> £29</div>
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8. <a href="http://shopstyle.it/l/cqTC">ASOS Miss Guided Swimsuit</a> £18</div>
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9. <a href="http://shopstyle.it/l/cqZq">Topshop Bardot Top</a> £24</div>
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10. <a href="http://shopstyle.it/l/cqkV">ASOS Leather Lace Up Sandals</a> £14</div>
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11. <a href="http://shopstyle.it/l/cqnb">Boohoo Beach Bag</a> £10</div>
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12. <a href="http://shopstyle.it/l/cclz">Boohoo White Block Heel Sandals </a>£25</div>
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13. <a href="http://shopstyle.it/l/cclM">Boohoo Printed Culottes </a>£15</div>
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Hope you enjoyed this post. What are your Summer statements?</div>
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Take care. Love Lauren x</div>
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<span style="text-align: center;"><br /></span>Lauren Shhhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14133846600889495534noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5082864525116981884.post-5343623525328639352017-06-07T19:52:00.003+01:002017-06-07T19:52:36.753+01:003 Soap and Glory Must-Haves<div style="text-align: center;">
This morning I was applying my make up and didn't realise how many Soap and Glory products I owned and use pretty much every day. Obviously I though 'Ah, this calls for a beauty blog post!' So today's post is going to be a little review of the three products I love using and don't go a make up day without wearing! Let's call this 'My three Soap & Glory holy grails', or not, because that's quite a mouthful! My must-haves!</div>
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P.S If you like the look of any of these products, it's 3 for 2 in Boots at the mo!</div>
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<u>Thick and Fast Mascara</u></div>
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I've tried a few of Soap & Glory's mascaras but I always go back to this one. It pretty much does what it says and leaves your lashes looking thick, long and full, without getting clumpy. It lasts all day, holding the curl and doesn't smudge or flake under your eye.<br />
I don't know if I should admit to this bit because I know they say you should get rid of a mascara after 6 months (I don't really follow this rule...) but I received this mascara in an eye set at Christmas and it's still in amazing condition like it hasn't dried out at all - so here's to keeping it for probably another 6 months...oops!</div>
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Shop it <a href="http://www.boots.com/soap-and-glory-thick-and-fast-hd-mascara-high-definition-collagen-coat-10146871">here</a></div>
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<u>Soap and Glory Archery Brow Tint and Pencil</u></div>
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I highly rate all of the soap and glory eyebrow products, but this one in particular is my fav! The pencil comes in three shades, I wear 'Brownie Points' and it's a pretty good match. </div>
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One end is an eyebrow wax in pencil form and the other end is a thin brush for tint. I tend to use the brush side to draw in some finer hairs, and I prefer the natural finish it gives. However the pencil side is great if you want to do create a more stronger brow look. This product is perfect if you want a versatile pencil for both natural and more define brows. The staying power is also fab and doesn't smudge at all!</div>
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You can shop it <a href="http://www.boots.com/soap-and-glory/soap-and-glory-make-up/soap-and-glory-archery-brow-tint-and-pencil-10146622">here</a></div>
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I've never been a blusher wearer as I have quite red toned skin, so I was always skeptical about wearing it, but when I was on the hunt for a new highlighter I came across this. It's a pinky peach highlighter so gives off a really lovely healthy glow. As it is quite pink toned I only use this on the apples and tops of my cheek bone as they're the areas I want to look a little blushed. It works a treat! It's easy to apply and gives a lovely subtle glow in the light without looking too shimmery. Would defo recommend this if you're looking for a new luminizing powder this Summer!</div>
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Shop it <a href="http://www.boots.com/soap-and-glory-glow-all-out-luminizing-face-powder-9g-10192542">here</a></div>
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Hope you enjoyed this post on a few of my beauty faves. What are your holy grails? Have you tried anything from the Soap & Glory range?</div>
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Take care, Lauren x</div>
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I've finally written a blog post, in what feels like forever! I went through a bit of dry spell with blogging, but recently Craig and I took a trip away and I enjoyed it so much I thought it deserved a blog! It was such a lovely time, and the weather was absolutely beautiful - I mean, we ate ice cream on the pier, and swam in the outdoor pool, in April?!</div>
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For Christmas Mum brought Craig a glamping break for 2, with the gift you get to choose out of about 34 locations. Last year we left it a little too late and ended up on not the best of sites, it tipped it down and there was literally nothing around to do. However this year we were lucky enough to book into one of the camping sites that looked really good!<br />
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I also vlogged this trip <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYpOPLHfHSQAgkxrCMErMpQ">here</a>.<br />
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We stayed at <a href="http://www.whitehill-park.co.uk/">Whitehill Country Park</a> in Paignton, Devon. I honestly don't think I could fault it, the staff, facilities and location was fab! On the site there is a country shop, outdoor pool, hot tub, a bar, cafe, clubhouse and a few amusement activities. The country park is catered for camping, caravans, glamping pods and lodges (which look fab! Especially the ones with hot tubs!)<br />
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If you don't know what glamping is, it's like glamours camping, basically the fun of camping - but without the tent! The pods are carpeted and equipped with a floor mat, lamp, heater, and bedding. Although, I would also advice taking a blow up bed!<br />
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As Devon is a bit of a drive away, we set off pretty early, but couldn't get into the pod until 3pm. So decided to stop at Paignton zoo beforehand. I love a good zoo, and this one had soooo many animals - most of which were there as they were endangered. It's always good to know the animals are being well looked after. I'm pretty sure Paignton zoo is one of the UK's top zoos! We didn't realise at the time, but the zoo ended up being like a 5 minute drive from where we were stopping!<br />
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The first night we stayed on the site, had some food (the pizzas are amazing) and drinks in the bar then played Bingo, table tennis and went on the arcades, granted I had had a few too many drinks!!<br />
The next day was again beautiful weather so we drove into Paignton town for a mooch! If we had actually read the map or spoke to someone at reception we would have found out that there's a bus stop at the entrance to the park. The bus stops at Paignton! So if any of you ever go here, I'd recommend the bus - who wants to drive on a break away! (obviously us....haha!)<br />
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We had some lunch and played mini golf. I flipping won a free game!? Can you believe it?! You know at the end of mini golf there's usually the last hole, that if you get a hole in one, you win a free game. Well it was the only hole in one I got, and I won a free game!<br />
We also went in some arcades and became pretty addicted to both Bingo and the ticket machines. But I mean, you can't really go on a British seaside holiday and not spend all your 2ps winning little key rings you know will go straight in the car boot sale pile when you get home! For the record, about £10 down, we got 330 tickets, winning us two key rings, some hairbobbles, sweets and a pin badge - worth it!<br />
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That evening we fancied trying somewhere different to eat from the site, so we went to Noah's Ark - I felt so awkward ringing for taxi's like, 'can we get a taxi from Noahs ark please?'! It was about a 40 minute walk, which was fine on the way there, but probably wouldn't have been the best idea to walk the country roads back in the pitch black - so taxi it was! Nice food though! Back at the clubhouse we listened to some live acoustic music and I can't for the life of me remember his name, but he was so good!<br />
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On our final day we stopped off in Torquay before heading home. Now apparently Torquay is supposed to be this huge holiday destination in Britain that they even had palm trees (didn't quite have the same effect as Spain..) But I'm not sure whether the colder weather had an impact on it, but I didn't really find it to be that amazing...however, we did find some amusements (again) and played mini bowling - I'm sure it has a proper name for it...<br />
We then headed home - I always hate the end of a break away going back to reality...but this ending was made much easier knowing we still had the final episode of Broadchurch to go back and watch, no spoilers but omg, I was not expecting that!<br />
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I had a fab few days away and if you're ever looking for a cheap getaway then I would highly recommend glamping. It's so fun and easy!</div>
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I hope you enjoyed this post and as I said I also <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-7ppzQ-fd4c&t=918s&spfreload=10">vlogged</a> the trip if you want to get the fun filled, detailed, (slightly tipsy) version of the trip! </div>
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What are your thoughts on glamping?<br />
Take care, love Lauren xx</div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Recently I've discovered QVC is the place to order anything beauty related for bargain prices! I've got my eye on a few things on their website, but the first thing I decided to buy was the Tili Beauty box (Try it, Love it). This is the third edition of the box and after having read reviews from the previous 2 I was quickly persuaded! The</span><span style="font-family: inherit;"> box is a bargain buy for £20 including P&P with 10 </span><span style="font-family: inherit;">well known, high end products - a few of which I've wanted to try out.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><u>Essie Nail Polish in Mint Candy Apple</u> - Perfect for coming up to Spring. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><u>Philip Kingsley Elasticizer Coconut Breeze (40ml)</u> - I've never used a hair mask so pretty excited to try this out!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><u>Molton Brown Shower Gel (50ml)</u> - Great for travelling and smells amaaaaazing</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><u>This Works In Transit Camera Close-up (20ml)</u> - This was one product that really drew me to the box. It's a mask, moisturiser and primer all in one! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><u>Elemis Face Wash (30ml)</u> - Again great for traveling, and I've heard some pretty great things about Elemis skincare.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><u>Pixi Glow Toner (15ml)</u> - I was a little disappointed in the size of this product, however it's probably enough to try out the product and see if it's worth buying. Again, something I've wanted to try.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><u>Decleor Oil Serum (5ml)</u> - Another small tester, but with an oil I imagine you only need a teeny bit anyway...this smells so good!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><u>Doll 10 Lip Velvet (2ml)</u> - I would compare this to the bourjois </span><span style="font-family: inherit;">lip velvets which I love. Mine came in the shade Couture-able (a peachy nude).</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><u>Mally Evercolour Shadow Stick</u> - I received the shade Moonlight. With both the lip velvet and the shadow</span><span style="font-family: inherit;">stick you can't choose the shade you want, so I can see how some many prefer to choose but for me I was all down for getting a surprise as I'm the worst for decision making!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Although most of the products</span><span style="font-family: inherit;"> are miniatures, I reckon they'll last a while and it gives you a chance to try the product before actually splurging on the full size. I'm also off to Dublin in a few weeks so used the excuse that I needed some travel sized products for the trip! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Overall I'm impressed with the box and will defo be recommending. Here's to the next one! (I've heard they come in stock every 3 months...)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Hope you enjoyed this post, and finding out a bit about the Tili Beauty Box. What are your go to beauty subscription boxes?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Take care, love Lauren xx</span></div>
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Lauren Shhhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14133846600889495534noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5082864525116981884.post-14553197282407227302017-01-22T17:06:00.000+00:002017-01-22T17:06:00.843+00:00Some ASOS Loves<a href="https://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=5082864525116981884" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"></a><a href="https://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=5082864525116981884" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"></a><br />
I've recently been doing some online browsing as I feel my wardrobe needs a little jazzing up and you know when sometimes you need that good ole' shop to make yourself feel all fancy and fresh again, well that's what I'm hoping to do come pay day! I mainly shop on ASOS as they have such a huge variety of brands and styles, so getting everything in one place is fab! Here are a few things I quite liked and thought you might too!<br />
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Take care, love Lauren xx</div>
Lauren Shhhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14133846600889495534noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5082864525116981884.post-65131774073459887742017-01-08T20:09:00.002+00:002017-01-08T20:09:58.758+00:00Highlights from my 2016<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="color: #454545; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 15px;">I know we're already 8 days into the new year (am I even aloud to comment how fast this year is already going yet?) but I thought it would still be nice to do a little round up of some highlights from my 2016. This year was full of highs and lows but I wanted to pin point memories that really stuck out for me and made my 2016 fab!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: ".sfuitext";"> This was a huge highlight from 2016, like I actually graduated, I passed my Uni course and I couldn't be prouder of myself! Granted it's pretty hard to get a job with my course degree, but I still did it! Alongside the graduation but falls into the same category is</span><span style="font-family: ".sfuitext";"> completing my dissertation. I genuinely didn't think I would complete it, but seeing it in its shiny bounded folder was a huge relief and a pretty proud moment! </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: ".sfuitext";">So my graduation and 21st were on the same day, at first I was a bit disappointed but we celebrated by birthday the week before with a garden party which was fab! B</span><span style="font-family: ".sfuitext";">ut honestly I don't think the day of my birthday could have been any better. We still celebrated both occasions with partying, food and drink and of course, I got to spend my birthday with those I loved!</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Mum has wanted to take my brother and me away for a while now, and what better place to choose than New York! Again this was a huge highlight of the year. It was such an amazing holiday. We saw two broadway shows, ate in some amazing places, biked round central park and just had the bestest time. I can't thank Mum enough for the experience!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">These were little breaks I'd taken throughout the year, mainly with Craig or family to just have a bit of a time out from Uni or trips we'd been given as gifts. They were all really good fun. I think a mini break is good to have in the diary as it's something little to look forward to, and you get to explore a few places closer to home. Hopefully a few more mini holidays/breaks get planned for this year! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">In August I attended a bloggers brunch in Milton Keynes set up by <a href="http://sophiessuitcase.com/">Sophie</a>, it was lovely to meet and chat to bloggers about things that we all have a similar interest in, especially as I've not really met anymore beforehand in person that blogs too. Aim for this year is to attend more events!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> Towards to end of University I got an email explaining that the uni were looking for 20 students to visit a school in Barcelona, all expenses paid for, to share our creativity and knowledge from our courses. It was first come first serve and surprisingly I was in the 20 along with my friend, Bex. It was such an experience meeting and learning from students all over the world.<span style="font-family: ".sfuitext";"></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">So like I said not all of this year was amazing but there were highs alongside it and I guess that's what makes a year. Here's to making more memories this year. What are your highlights from 2016?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Take care, love Lauren x</span></div>
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I wanted to take a look back on the goals that I'd set myself during 2016 (<a href="https://laurenshh.blogspot.co.uk/2016/01/goals-for-2016.html">see post here</a>) and whether I have achieved or stuck to any of these goals. Although I think it's important to note that things constantly change, so at the time of setting these goals certain things were important to me and as the year has gone on, things have changed. So this post is more of an overall look over what I hoped for at the beginning of 2016.</div>
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1. Save</div>
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Last years first goal was to save more. I specifically mentioned a way of saving, which I can honestly say after about 3 weeks began to get confusing, so I stopped and began saving loose change here and there. I've finished university this year so saving has been a bit of a tough one, I didn't work much through the summer as I wanted to enjoy a bit of time off, so began living a little through my overdraft...since having a job though I have began the long process of saving!</div>
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My second goal was to graduate and I bloody did it! I can't even describe how amazing this day was. But I did it, I graduated! 3rd year was a ball ache, and tricky at times but all the hard work paid off in the end and I couldn't be happier with the end result. Major Uni blues now though!</div>
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Looking back at this goal, I do think it slightly odd...and I'm not sure if I can accurately say whether I have/haven't done this...either way I'll keep up the water drinking!</div>
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I went off on a little bit of a tangent about this last time so I'm going to try my best to stay on subject. I can honestly say I have tried so so hard to do this, but I think I've got worse! I still can't seem to bring myself to make decisions/ make any comment that may effect how someone else feels instead of myself...this is something I'm going to continue to work on.</div>
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So overall I feel I have achieved a few of my goals, and I'm pretty happy with that! </div>
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Here's to another year of new memories and new experiences! What're your goals for the new year?</div>
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Take Care and a huge happy new year!</div>
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I now have a job! Like a proper adult 9-5 (well, 8:30-4) job!</div>
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I am now a teaching assistant. I honestly haven't a clue where I want my career to go in the future, but teaching is something I've began to think about, so this job is giving me some experience to get a bit of a insight to see where I do/don't want to go into it....so far, I love it!</div>
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Craig and I went on our first sun holiday! And it was one of the bestest weeks I've had. Although we were let down a little by the hotel as they had began closing down the hotel for the season, just getting a week to relax in the sun was perfect. We mainly stayed round the pool soaking up the sun, eating, drinking and walking round the area. It was lovely! Now to persuade Craig that going away in the Easter holidays will be a good idea....</div>
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I've really been missing Uni and my Uni friends so much recently! I'm not sure whether its this time of year or what, but I just keep wishing I was going back to Uni after Christmas. Not for the work, but more for the independent lifestyle, having friends round the corner, or even in the same house. I miss just being able to do spontaneous Chinese and film nights, or cinema nights, or nights out without worrying about getting up for adult things the next day. I mean, yes I can still do that now, but it's not the same as when I was at Uni! </div>
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Since writing this little section, I have recently seen two friends from Uni. We met in Derby for the day and it was the best! It was lovely to catch up and was nice that it didn't feel like it had been months since we last saw each other. I really need to make sure I make the effort to see them regularly.</div>
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Hope you enjoyed this little update, take care, love Lauren x</div>
<br />Lauren Shhhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14133846600889495534noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5082864525116981884.post-89277349945758470032016-10-06T18:19:00.001+01:002016-10-06T18:20:35.759+01:00One Line a Day Journal<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I can't tell you the amount of times I've started a diary and given up after about a week! But I'd read a bit about the one line a day and thought I'd give it a go. The journal is a 'five-year memory book', giving you the chance to write one line a day for 5 years, leaving you with a variety of events and memories over 5 years of your life all compacted into the little journal.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I brought this journal at the end of January so began writing in February, a bit annoyed I didn't think about getting it earlier as I wouldn't be missing a month but hey ho! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Hope you enjoyed this post, take care, love Lauren xx</span></div>
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Saturday I attended my first bloggers meet up in Milton Keynes, the meet up was a brunch at The Swan in Salford, organised by <a href="http://sophiessuitcase.com/">Sophie</a>. It was pretty spur of the moment so I was really nervous about going but it turned out to be such good fun and I met lots of lovely bloggers!</div>
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<a href="http://www.swansalford.co.uk/">The Swan</a> was beautiful, and the garden looked perfect for summer nights with little fairy lights everywhere (note to self to go in the evening!). The staff were lovely, serving tea, coffee, juices and prosecco (never too early) and always coming back to check if we were okay. For breakfast there were a few choices that took my fancy but I went for <span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">eggs royale, soooo tasty! </span><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">I would highly recommended visiting for food, I've seen on the website that they have event nights/weeks so that might be good to check out!</span></div>
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Not only had Sophie organised the fab brunch, she'd also packed us all goodie bags full of vouchers, cocktail mix, stationary and other little bits and bobs. The stationary was donated by one of the fellow MK Bloggers. <a href="https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/LethbridgeCards">Emma</a> (Lethbridge Cards).<br>
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