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Jul272026Jul 27 2026

I joined the amazing Isle Of Man World Record attempt in Pilates – here’s what happened

Isle of Man World Record Attempt and Wellness Festival was held on 19 July 2026 at Knockaleo, Isle of Man. Did you know that pilates actually originated in the Isle of Man? Well, on 19 July 2026, Ramsey Crookall, in collaboration with 34Moves and Visit Isle of Man, hosted a global Pilates homecoming to Knockaloe… Read More

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Jul222025Jul 27 2025

My go-to protein powder for hormone balance and energy

Disclaimer: This post contains some affiliate links, which means I may earn a small commission (at no extra cost to you) if you decide to buy something I’ve recommended. I only share products I genuinely love and use myself. Over the past couple of years, I have been on a personal wellness journey. After a… Read More

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Jun142025Feb 19 2026

10 Things I learnt from my health scare this year

I have been a little quieter than usual on here and it’s not just because of the day job or the never-ending house renovations. The truth is, life threw me a bit of a curveball this year in the form of a bit of a health scare. I have been dealing with some health issues… Read More

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Aug282018Apr 26 2019

Day Trip to Pisa – Things We Did and Visited

It feels like a lifetime away now we visited the beautiful Italy.. I have written about our experiences and time in Venice and Florence and as promised, here is the next installment – Pisa! I think Leaning Tower of Pisa is on everyone’s list to visit when in Italy. It is such an iconic monument,… Read More

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Jul92018Apr 26 2019

Italy Trip – Next Stop Three days in Florence

I will not lie when we first started talking about a holiday to Italy, the first place I really wanted to visit was Florence.. I have always been fascinated by art, history and architecture and for me Florence was a dream destination.  I read Dan Brown’s Inferno a few years back and it made me… Read More

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Jun182018

Visiting the Beautiful Venice – Things to Do and Visit

Do you recall my post where I told you we will be going on a magical trip to Italy to celebrate our 10th wedding anniversary?? Well, we have just returned from 10 fantastic days away and I decided to write a post (or maybe several posts) on what we did, saw and visited. We started… Read More

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Mar272018Apr 11 2018

Visiting London and Attending Mad About the House Book Launch

We are finally home after a few days away, when we went to London last week! If you follow my blog and Instagram stories you probably already know I had the opportunity to attend Amara Home Refresh Event (more about it on a separate post) and also the book launch of Kate’s amazing new book… Read More

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Feb122018

Gift to Ourselves for our 10th Wedding Anniversary – a Trip to Italy

This post is slightly different to my usual craft and DIY posts, but I have decided to try and do some personal posts on the blog so that you can also get to know me a little better. Today I wanted to do a little post about our plans for our 10th Wedding Anniversary! No,… Read More

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Jan32018Jan 3 2018

My Life – Highlights from 2017 and my Favourite Moments

As we slowly roll into 2018 I wanted to do a quick post to reflect on the last year and share with you some of the highlights and my favourite things that happened to me last year!!  I am hoping to share a little bit more about myself, my life and things I do so… Read More

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Dec52017Feb 8 2018

Our Beautiful Christmas Tree & Christmas Mornings with Treetopia

*Disclaimer:   This post has been made in collaboration with Treetopia and contains affiliate links. You can view our full policy here.  All opinions and ideas expressed are my own and not influenced in any way. I am so excited to share this post with you today as it not only involves the most magical time of the year but also… Read More

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Nov302017Feb 8 2018

Christmas Wreath Decorating with John Lewis

*Disclaimer:   This post has been made in collaboration with  John Lewis and contains affiliate links. You can view our full policy here.  All opinions and ideas expressed are my own and not influenced in any way. Christmas is a magical time for sure, I am so glad to bring this post to you in collaboration with John Lewis.  I took part… Read More

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Oct162017Oct 16 2017

A Very Honest Post on Why I Blog

As I roll in my third year of blogging I often get asked… How did I start this blog, why did I do it and why do I keep doing it?? I have a full time job and probably as many people do not have enough hours in the day as it is!!! The simple… Read More

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Oct92017

Handmade Fair Shopping Haul!!

By now you have probably read my post on the amazing day my husband and I had at the Handmade Fair.  I thought it would be great to also show you on a separate post the things I purchased at the Handmade Fair!! It was honestly heaven on earth for anyone who enjoys crafts and… Read More

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Sep212017Sep 21 2017

My Super-Amazing Day at the Handmade Fair

As a huge fan of arts and crafts I have been wanting to attend the Handmade Fair for years! I was so excited to finally get the chance to go, I thought I would share my experience with you.  To sum up the whole day in on word I would say it was AMAZING!!! Sorry… Read More

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Sep72017

Getting Excited about the Handmade Fair

I am so excited I cannot even tell you! I am a huge fan of crafts and everything handmade (as you know).  Every year, when I see adverts and posts about the Handmade Fair I get so jealous as living in the Isle of Man means it is a bit of a trip to the… Read More

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Ad/ambassador. We always get so many compliments o Ad/ambassador. We always get so many compliments on our flooring.. Everyone is always surprised when we tell them it’s actually laminate and not real wood and that we installed it ourselves .. if you’ve been thinking about new flooring for a while now is the time to order - @floor.street Black Friday sale is on.. Use code FSNOVEvija to get ADDITIONAL 5% off !! What are you waiting for… ? Here are our flooring details: 
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You asked and I listened .. here’s everything I br You asked and I listened .. here’s everything I brought back from Latvia from our last trip.. the food is so different I always bring lots of different things back .. this time it looks like I’ve brought mostly chocolate and treats 😜 best thing from my trips from Latvia is of course is memories and the old childhood photos .. 
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It’s so nice to look back and see how far we’ve co It’s so nice to look back and see how far we’ve come.. I knew this house was special from the day we stepped our foot in but my head kept overthinking - are we crazy to take on project this big ?? Maybe .. maybe not 🥰 5 years on this house has taught me many lessons and is definitely my happy place .. 
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Adding a bit of colour to our home .. so excited a Adding a bit of colour to our home .. so excited as you can see .. 💛 🌞 💛
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Anyone who has done a renovation project will tell Anyone who has done a renovation project will tell you it is bloody hard work. It is not fun living in dust trust me …Having done all the hard work on this house, I can finally look back and think yes I can do all that but you know what I don’t want to 😂 we have still plenty of things to do but I am definitely taking my time and not letting the house take over .. I can do it all but I don’t want to .. well at least not all of the time .. weekends are also for enjoying yourself even if the Billy makeover has taken me nearly two months … 😜 
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It’s so exciting to find gems hiding under the old It’s so exciting to find gems hiding under the old carpets when you are renovating … is it Victorian tiles, is it beautiful parquet … ?? not what we ended up with 😂 it took me forever to remove these Lino tiles - I have no idea what was used to stick them down but they were solid 🙈
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Disaster on Sunday morning 🤦🏻‍♀️… not sure how or Disaster on Sunday morning 🤦🏻‍♀️… not sure how or when but the paint tin got knocked over and the paint was making its way down the tumble dryer … that’s what you get for dumping everything in this space ..Here I am trying to save as much paint as I can, desperately scooping it back into the tin… it does look like something straight out of an episode of Dexter! 😜😂
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Who needs a gym if you have a home to renovate … 💪 Who needs a gym if you have a home to renovate … 💪🏼 
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Our (now) beautiful bedroom … I finally put up the Our (now) beautiful bedroom … I finally put up the artwork on “my side” of the room and it finally feels finished … even thought it’s not (we are saving for a carpet) swipe to see the before & during .. ♥️ so proud of how this room turned out- most of the furniture is upcycled and we built the wardrobe ourselves too 💪🏼 it’s now finally time to enjoy this cosy room 💤 
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Floor to ceiling cabinets = extra storage .. we or Floor to ceiling cabinets = extra storage .. we order almond milk in bulk so this is the perfect storage space 👌🏼 

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Custom wardrobe - yes please but make it budget fr Custom wardrobe - yes please but make it budget friendly version 😜 we built this with zero experience and although we love it and saved over 5k I’m in no rush to do it again … 
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September so far has been a mixture of fun, relaxi September so far has been a mixture of fun, relaxing and a few DIYs.. decided that it is worth celebrating small wins and every day moments that me me happy so sharing my September “wins” with you .. ♥️ tell me one thing that made you smile in September ✨🫶

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