I previously wrote a post about what I eat in a low carb day, which was basically a whole load of protein and lots of greens. Since then, I’ve hit my target weight and I’m now on more of a maintenance plan, so I’ve been able to be a little bit more adventurous with my food. I have not reverted back to the way I ate last year and I’m certainly not spending my weeks chowing down on takeaways but I’ve added a few more healthy treats into my menu repertoire. This turkey stir fry recipe has been a lifesaver of mine when I’ve just been SICK of soggy steamed cabbage. It’s healthy but it tastes delicious!
Archives for 2016
Four Things I Love & Hate About Snapchat
Ahh Snapchat – social media of the moment, where you can see everyone from Kim Kardashian to Jeremy Corbyn flash their assets. I personally am a little bit obsessed with it. But every obsession has its dark side, and so does Snapchat. For every dog filter there is a face swap of nightmares. So check out what I love and hate about Snapchat – do you agree?
Ninja Burger – New at No. 28
Last week I went to the launch of Ninja Burger at No. 28 – an award-winning bar above Newcastle’s Grainger Market. I’ve been to No. 28 a few times before, but mostly just for drinks and I had never thought of them as somewhere to grab food. That is all about to change with the launch of Ninja Burger, who want to create “the most delicious burger the city has ever seen”. There is certainly a lot of competition in Newcastle, as new burger restaurants are popping up left, right and centre. So how did Ninja Burger compare?
Best Bits: May 2016
May has been a bit of a quiet one. Or so it seems now I’ve come to look back on it! I went off to Sydney at the start of the month – did you see my photo diary from there? I also checked out Google’s Digital Garage – see my post about it here. But the rest of the month, I’ve had vertigo, which hasn’t been too much fun. Whenever I moved my head to the right, I got very dizzy so I had to have a treatment called the Epley Manoeuvre, which I think has pretty much sorted me out! If you want to know what it is, look on YouTube. Nothing gross or scary, I promise! So what else did I get up to?
Google’s Digital Garage Comes to Newcastle
All snaps courtesy of Jonathan Linsley – thank you for sharing!
If you’re a North East Blogger and you’ve not heard of Google Digital Garage then you are missing out! Google has brought its very own digital training team to Newcastle City Library and over the next few months you can go along to any of the seminars that they are putting on for free. Yes, free! So you have more money to spend on implementing all the ideas that you get from attending one of the sessions! Not only that, but they are running 40 minute one to one sessions that you can book to discuss whatever your heart desires. I mean they’re probably not going to want to dissect your love life, but I’m sure they will advise you on Google Analytics, Adwords, SEO or just a review of your blog. So what are you waiting for?
A Very Special Trip to New York
If you follow me on Snapchat, you may have seen I went on a pretty special trip to New York over the early May Bank Holiday. Mum and I flew over the pond to pick up my wedding dress. I know I’ve kind of been bombarding you with wedding posts recently – but I can’t help it. I’ve been at home for a few weeks and wedding planning has consumed me. I am obsessed with checking The VIP Google Doc, I am madly pinning things to our (secret) shared Pinterest board and all I want to write about is the wedding! So while I’m on a wedding roll, I thought I’d share my wedding dress story. And if I may say so myself, it’s a good ‘un.
Sydney Photo Diary
Sydney is one of my favourite cities in the world. I have been lucky enough to go there a few times and even spent a month there back in the heady days of 2009. The place’s compact centre, beautiful beaches and chilled out vibe get me every time. I managed to wangle another few days there this month and took some snaps as I went. No words really needed, just a photo diary of the day off I had basking in the glorious Sydney sunshine! Let it inspire your wanderlust.
USA Make Up Haul & First Impressions
I recently popped over the pond to pick up my wedding dress from New York (read more about that here!) and HAD to make a stop off at Sephora to pick up some of my most lusted after beauty items. I did have a bit of a splurge and ended up getting some MAC and NYX bits as well. But what’s a holiday without feeling a little bit spendy?! It’s all towards looking like a beautiful bride so it’s kind of justified too. Kind of. What did I get?
Fenwick Beauty Week – Starts Today!
Last week I was lucky enough to get invited to the Fenwick Beauty Week launch in Newcastle. A bunch of lovely NE Bloggers met at Mason + Rye in the food hall to be introduced to the Beauty Buyer Grace Ruthven and get a sneak peak of what some of the beauty houses Fenwick hosts were going to be getting involved with over their upcoming Beauty Week. And boy was there a great selection. A lot of the places were limited, but really there was no bad choice to be made – each counter was offering something fabulous, from demonstrations to make overs, manicures, perfume sampling and more. I managed to bag myself a facial from Sisley and a manicure from Nails Inc. I was one happy bunny!
Ten UK Festival Commandments
When I was recently challenged by Maximise to get involved in their Ultimate Festival Survival Guide, I absolutely jumped at the chance. I have loved going to festivals since I was to be found sipping warm Carling in a field at Leeds Festival as a teenager. Fun fact, I went to my first festival when I was 11 – watching The Verve and Green Day at V98. And it was there that my love of rocking out to music in fields full of strangers began in earnest. Since then, I’ve been lucky enough to try a variety of UK festivals in a whole range of weather fronts, so thought I’d share my Ten UK Festival Commandments to help you plan your ultimate festival experience before this year’s summer season kicks in.
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