A lifestyle blog
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Home made Nutella recipe Can I make Nutella at home? Yes! You absolutely can, with just a few ingredients you can have your own jar of this chocolatey goodness in less than an hour Do I need a high speed blender to make Nutella? You do really as you need to blitz the hazelnuts. I use my Thermomix because I can then warm the chocolate to melt it too, but
I have spent two and a half hours walking at speed (and when I say “speed” I mean purposefully, rather than just that wandering type walk I am prone to do around the house) this week and therefore I am now an expert on the subject and feel I should share with you some things I have learned during that time. Rubber Bands Seriously. The Post Office must be losing
Want to come and see snowdrops tomorrow? That was the message that popped up on my phone as I walked the dog in the dark on Friday night. As I tried to work just which bit of the hedge I should be rummaging under to do my civic duty after the dog had done his and as I dropped the bag into the bin I replied with a
I was in Boots last week, looking for sunglasses. Topical for February, I know. I wear sunglasses all year round as I struggle with any amount of brightness when I am driving, so if they aren’t on my face they are on my head. I also have an unruly fringe you see and sunglasses are the perfect way to sort it out on a temporary basis. So yes, I am
We are very quick to put our celebs and famouses up on pedestals in this society, and then we are equally as quick to smash the pedestal out from under them at the first opportunity. Then we all sit back on the moral high horse and poke them with the judgement stick in the hope they then wander off into the sunset. This week it has been the turn
Getting ring marks off a table with an iron When it comes to homehacks this has to be up there in the “bonkers” category. Along with the one that says you can clean a loo with cheap cola, taps with vinegar, brass with ketchup and get static off your silk trousers with a metal hanger. What’s the best way to get white marks off a table? Every time I do
Things to consider when buying shoes online It’s one of the last big “in person only” purchases isn’t it? Somehow clothes from a catalogue or from an online shop has seemed easier, but shoes have always needed a trip to the high street to ensure that they fit properly, havent they? Apparently not. It is now possible to buy shoes online and not make a costly mistake. There are, however,
Sing the movie! Everything I have seen about this film has screamed “cancel all your plans and go see it”. It comes out on general release tomorrow (January 27th) though there were special preview screenings last weekend all over the country. And let me tell you I was looking daggers at those on Facebook who were posting pics of it, I was uber jealous. To celebrate release tomorrow I have
Another Monday night, another gig in Central London. We’re such social butterflies, we’re always* out going to concerts, art galleries, museums, cinemas – you name it. *not every often. So when one of Mr B’s few Twitter followers (he’s a bit of a recluse on there, bless him) said before Christmas that he was playing a gig at the Albert Hall, well we had to go, didn’t we? In all
You know how people say that variety is the spice of life? They say this because it’s true! No one has the same background. We don’t have the same aspirations. We don’t even experience things the same way. So naturally, when we go through a divorce or the loss of a spouse, of course, it’s going to be hard. However, the bounce back is going to be different for
Who knew such a day existed? Well I didn’t until I got my social media calendar pinned up on the wall at the beginning of the year. Yesterday was National Popcorn Day, and tomorrow is National Hug Day. But today is National Coffee Break Day. It is hard having a coffee break when you work from home because there is never anybody around to say “fancy a coffee?”
Last week whilst doing my semi regular “We need something for tea, I need to go food shopping” mercy dash to Sainsburys I was driven into. It couldn’t have been a more ridiculous car accident. I was stationary, waiting to turn right off the main road and the man that hit me pulled away from the road I was turning into whilst I was sitting in front of him.