tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-41297875251467926472024-03-14T04:59:04.248-07:00whatlisawroteFashion, beauty, food, travel, culture, lifestyle.Lisa http://www.blogger.com/profile/13976212964143221825noreply@blogger.comBlogger79125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4129787525146792647.post-61231594661177752462013-07-18T09:41:00.000-07:002013-07-18T09:43:16.152-07:00What Lisa Wrote is taking a break for a while.....<div style="text-align: center;">
Hi everyone,</div>
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Regular readers of my blog will know that I suffered a <a href="http://www.whatlisawrote.blogspot.co.uk/2013/06/blogging-in-theory.html" target="_blank">mini blogging crisis</a> a little while ago.</div>
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I've since made more of an effort to blog more regularly and try to write about things that are relevant to me, rather than blogging about what I think other people might want to read. So far I think it's been working (I hope!).</div>
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However I received some really great advice from people on my post where I suffered a waiver in blogging confidence and one piece of advice from my friend <a href="http://misssimmondssays.blogspot.co.uk/" target="_blank">Clare</a> has resonated with me ever since: </div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px; text-align: justify;"><b><i>"Don't blog about things because other people are, you play lots of sport. Why not post about that instead and find your own voice and different followers there, instead of floundering around in a world of bloggers you're not actually interested in but think you should be."</i></b></span></div>
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She's absolutely right of course, and it got me thinking - I should focus on blogging about my passions and increasingly these are based around health, fitness and sports. So I've started a new blog, called <a href="http://the-sportista.blogspot.co.uk/" target="_blank">'The Sportista'</a> and I plan to make this a more serious attempt at blogging rather than just dabbling in it. The layout needs a bit of adjusting once I'm more HTML conversant (I'll be looking at some online tutorials soon!) but I'm really excited about this new venture and I hope any of you who have an interest in sports, health, nutrition and fitness - or just like me and my writing! - will take a look.</div>
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I'm going to be concentrating on <a href="http://the-sportista.blogspot.co.uk/" target="_blank">The Sportista</a> as my main blog going forwards however I will still update 'Whatlisawrote' sporadically with non-sports related content when I get the chance.</div>
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I've been blogging on and off for over a year now and would like to thank all of you who have read and commented on my blog so far for your support and friendship.</div>
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Lxx<br />
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<br />Lisa http://www.blogger.com/profile/13976212964143221825noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4129787525146792647.post-30497738571808498232013-07-17T06:43:00.001-07:002013-07-17T06:43:24.982-07:00Where Lisa Went: Sharm el Sheikh - Part Two<div style="text-align: center;">
So here is my long overdue second post about my trip to Sharm el Sheikh!</div>
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We went to a nearby shopping precinct called Soho Square one evening. I would compare it to an Egyptian version of Westfield but on a smaller scale. Most of the shops were quite upmarket, it was laid out and landscaped beautifully and there were plenty of bars and restaurants.</div>
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My favourite part of it was the water show. There was a huge fountain in the middle of the square and every half an hour or so, music would suddenly start blaring and choreographed jets of water would begin shooting from the fountain, along with the odd burst of fire! It was very entertaining to watch and drew quite a crowd.</div>
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The following day we headed to the Market in Sharm's Old Town. Mister 'Whatlisawrote' needed to buy a scarf for our trip into the desert later that day. I was more interested in laughing as the market vendor demonstrated the best way to tie a scarf, on Mister 'Whatlisawrote'.</div>
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The tables were soon turned however when a lovely man we'd been buying tea and spices from decided he'd like to make me look like 'Cleopatra'.</div>
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Our next stop was a perfumery and apothecary.</div>
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In here the mirth continued as the shop keeper plastered my face with aloe vera and papyrus lotion.</div>
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Once he'd wiped it all off my face I must admit it left my skin feeling very soft and clean!!</div>
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So I did the obligatory 'walk like an egyptian' to celebrate.</div>
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That afternoon we were taken in a very hot, very cramped mini bus into the desert for our quad biking and bedouin star gazing experience.</div>
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And sped off into the desert along with the rest of our group. Quad biking was exciting but also pretty painful, sand dunes are not so soft when you're sat on the back of a quad bike and after a while my ribs began to ache from all the bouncing around!</div>
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I was incredibly glad when we arrived at our next activity point - a camel ride.</div>
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Our camels were quite good natured considering they hoike people around on their backs all day long and it was a very pleasant and gentle interlude after the quad biking!</div>
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We arrived by camel at the bedouin camp where we were immediately told to scramble a little way up the mountain to a viewing platform where we watched the most incredible sunset over the desert.</div>
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After we came back down eventually from the viewing platform we were served a bedouin feast of beautifully tender and aromatic lamb, with saffron rice, grilled vegetables and salad.</div>
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On our last full day in Sharm we decided to go to Ras Mohammed National Park. We did some sightseeing and also had more snorkelling planned.</div>
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This is called the 'Magic Lake' - apparently if you stand in its waters and throw a tiny pebble over your right shoulder your wishes will come true. Kind of like an Egyptian version of the Trevi Fountain!</div>
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Some of you may know that I went on holiday last week to Sharm el Sheikh in Egypt. I had a lovely time, enjoying some sunshine and relaxation!</div>
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Here's a little insight into what we got up to in our first couple of days there.</div>
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Even though it wasn't a very authentic Egyptian place to be I decided to make the most of it and smoke a shisha pipe. If anyone doesn't know what a shisha pipe is, it's a water pipe. You inhale the smoke through the long pipe and the tabacco is usually flavoured which makes it much nicer than normal smoking! Although obviously I don't advocate smoking but I am an ex-smoker myself and so don't think shisha pipes are as bad for you when used once in a while.</div>
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We went on a day trip on Tuesday to a place called Tiran Island to do some snorkelling. We boarded a lovely big boat and sped out to sea. On the way a pod of wild dolphins swam and jumped alongside our boat which was just magical - luckily I managed to video some of their daring swimming exploits on my phone. It was incredible!!! </div>
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It was the first time both of us had done snorkelling and we absolutely loved it. We were taken through lagoons that had the most beautiful coloured coral, the water was incredibly clear and azure blue and we were surrounded by amazingly vivid fish. One of my colleagues had very kindly lent me his underwater camera so we tried it out, hoping to get some good fish photos. They were a bit shy on this trip but we managed to get some better ones later in the week...</div>
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After three snorkelling stops we were tired and starving. We were given a delicious lunch on the boat, really simple traditional North African food of spiced fish and chicken, rice and vegetables. Once we had eaten our fill we were shipped back to shore, ready for more adventures.</div>
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I'm off to Sharm el Sheikh on holiday next week and don't think I could be anymore excited!</div>
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As many of you know, I work out a lot and try to eat as healthily as possible whilst still allowing myself treats. However like many women I want to look my best, particularly on holiday as I'll be in a bikini 80% of the time and don't want to worry about posing for photos - I just want to feel happy and confident.</div>
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<span style="text-align: center;">I've been reading a lot lately about juice cleanses, they seem pretty hardcore but are supposed to work wonders for your digestive system, skin, hair, nails and can be an aid to weight loss too.</span></div>
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I'm only going to write about what I've done and the effects I've felt so far, if you want more factual information I'd suggest looking here:</div>
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And for another blogger's perspective on the juice cleanse (she did a 7 day cleanse, she's braver than me!!) click on the link below:</div>
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I've chosen to do my own, tailored version of a 5 day cleanse. I am drinking juice/smoothies for breakfast, mid-morning snack, lunch and afternoon snack. I am then eating a small 'solid' meal in the evenings but still sticking to low fat, high protein, low carb recipes as I was doing before.</div>
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Having looked at the recipe shopping lists on the Juicemaster and Justonjuice websites, it was going to be pretty expensive to buy all the ingredients raw and the recommended supplements too. Plus I don't have 4 250ml bottles/flasks to fill each day with my blended juices/smoothies. A lot of supermarkets now offer their own ranges of fruit and veg juices/smoothies so I carefully chose a selection of these, making sure to check the ingredients for any hidden nasties that I need to avoid.</div>
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Here's what I bought:</div>
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I'm on my third day of the cleanse now and for the most part I am feeling pretty good - my digestive health has definitely improved (I suffered from constipation and mild IBS before), I have plenty of energy although more in the evenings; my energy levels in the mornings are very low. The only thing I am struggling with is missing variety and different textures at lunch and breakfast times, as you all know I love food and always look forward to my next meal. When everyone in my office is tucking into sandwiches & salads for their lunches I feel a bit jealous knowing all I have is another juice/smoothie!! They do taste really nice though.</div>
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I started off the week weighing 79.5kg (12st 7lbs). This is mostly comprised of muscle as I need to be a fairly decent weight for playing rugby (although a little of that might be cake weight!!). </div>
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The aim of this cleanse isn't necessarily to lose much weight but to cleanse my body of toxins that affect my health. However if I end up dropping a couple of pounds and creating more lean muscle into the bargain then all the better!!</div>
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I'll post pre-holiday with my results.</div>
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Let me know what you think - would you try it?</div>
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Last weekend I went to Marlow Regatta. I really enjoy this yearly event and hadn't been for the last couple of years. Rowing is really exciting to watch, one of the women rowers lost her oar at one point which was the source of much hilarity to everyone (including her!). Marlow Regatta is the smaller, less celebrity studded sister to the Henley Royal Regatta, I think I prefer it that way.</div>
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My dress is from <a href="http://www.hm.com/gb/product/07705?article=07705-D#shopOrigin=SA" target="_blank">H&M</a> (it's now in the sale!) and my Rayban lookalikes are from Primark.</div>
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A lovely tipsy day out was had by all!</div>
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As I mentioned in my last post I have been out and about quite a lot recently, I realised that my last proper post was mid-way through May. And here we are, Mid-way through June now!!</div>
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So, here are some photos of what I've been up to.</div>
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We had our annual Club Supper at my rugby club. This is an end of season sit down dinner where awards are given to players from all three mens' and the womens' teams. We get dressed up all fancy, usually we see each other covered in mud so it makes a change! Then we all get really smashed on free wine and it descends into chaos shortly afterwards. Which is why there aren't that many photos of the event!!</div>
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My friend Rhiannon won an award for 'best team spirit' - I was so proud!!</div>
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The morning after we all went for a very hungover brunch at one of my favourite places: Baroosh (post to come on there soon!). Needless to say it was slightly emotional.</div>
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At the end of May I went away for a weekend of carnage with my rugby pals. We all drove down to Bournemouth for a 7's Rugby Festival. We played a bit of 7's but mostly drank, danced, paraded around in ridiculous costumes and watched a lot of rugby played by people taking it a lot more seriously than us!! Oh, and drew on each other's faces. As you do.</div>
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<span style="text-align: center;">I had a great time. I wore hardly any make up, my hair was a state and I spent a whole weekend with some really good friends playing and watching some awesome sport. Exactly how a festival should be if you ask me, I think the meaning of festivals has been lost somewhere and now everywhere you turn it's full of hipsters trying to get photographed for a street-style blog or website. Not my cup of tea I'm afraid. I like to dance like a loon, pull stupid faces, get sun burnt and not give a damn about what I look like or who's watching.</span><br />
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For anyone who is unfamiliar with the concept of 7's rugby, normal rugby union is played with 15 people a side and lasts for 40 minutes each way. 7's is much faster and more challenging as you only have 7 players per side and play for 7 minutes each way. It's a lot of fun as no one has a set position so it pushes you out of your comfort zone and forces you to think on your feet. I'm definitely going back next year!</div>
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I'm not sure if I mentioned in here that I was bought a vintage pin up style photography shoot for my 30th birthday back in February. Recently I received the photos back from my experience and am so happy with them. I feel she really captured my sense of fun and femininity and I really enjoyed dressing up and posing for the camera!</div>
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I've become obsessed with an app called 'Snapchat' on my phone. You can take photos of yourself then draw and write things on them. Then you can send those photos to your friends. It's quite amusing and pretty addictive!</div>
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I hope you've all been having fun in the sun recently. Although I don't know where it's gone now!!</div>
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Hi there!</div>
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So, I haven't blogged in quite a while. I wish I could apologise and put it all down to working long hours or being out of the country a lot but it's neither of those things.</div>
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The fact is that lately I've been feeling somewhat ambivalent about writing anything in here. I enjoy blogging and I love reading about what other people have been up to, but to be honest I don't feel like I have much of a message right now. I'm finding it difficult to figure out where my voice fits in to an ever increasing community of people that have a hell of a lot to say: some of it really good, some of it bad and a large percentage of it truly ugly. I see people subjected to trolling comments and criticism of anything they wear right down to the company they keep or the way they write, yet in the same day I see people idolised and placed on pedestals for living what I deem to be a rather vacuous and insubstantial existence.</div>
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So where does this leave me?</div>
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I live in a small town in the Home Counties, we have very few independent restaurants, bars or clubs. I'm not complaining, I like where I live; but I'm just making the point that pretty much everyone knows the menu of Pizza Express off by heart so there's little point in me posting about going there for dinner.</div>
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I don't buy a lot of clothes or beauty products, certainly not enough to blog about on a regular basis. Plus I don't have a fancy camera or good lighting in my flat so I can't achieve the same level of photography as other bloggers I read, admire and would love to emulate.</div>
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I cook. A LOT. But mostly functional, quick meals that are healthy, taste good and rarely unusual. I don't have a lot of time to spend concocting fabulous meals from scratch to show off my cooking prowess, nor can I style my food to make it look beautiful and take good quality photographs of it.</div>
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I am happy with my life the way it is, I play a lot of sport which I enjoy, I have great friends and family and a wonderful boyfriend. So why do I get lifestyle envy when I read other people's blogs and feel like I have to spend loads of money or go out all the time in order to have something to write about in here?</div>
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I guess what I am trying to say is that I only plan to write about things that matter to me from now on and the emphasis will be on quality, not quantity. I work in Marketing and have good knowledge of social media, I know that in order to blog successfully you need to post often and accumulate lots of readers. But I don't want this blog to become all about filling empty pages with vapid photos and meaningless copy.</div>
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If you like what I write and we share similar interests then I hope you'll stick around, even if I don't post three or four times times a week. But I promise you it'll be honest, authentic and from the heart.</div>
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Today I'm going to give you a little recipe post. At the moment I am not eating carbs in the evenings as part of my health and fitness kick. Sometimes it's hard, I love bread, pasta and potatoes and tend to feel unsatisfied if my evening meal doesn't contain one of these foods! However the bonus is that I can eat more protein and veggies to make up for missing out on the carbs.</div>
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As a result I have been trying to think of meals to cook in the evenings that won't leave me feeling hungry. I know stuffed aubergines isn't a new, cutting edge recipe but they are quick and easy to make, you can get a lot of variety out of the ingredients you use for the stuffing, they're generally pretty healthy and best of all, they taste damn good!!</div>
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2 large aubergines</div>
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parmigiano reggiano</div>
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First start by cutting your aubergines in half lengthways then scooping out all the flesh from them so you're left with the shells of them.</div>
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This meal is delicious as a vegetarian option, but if like me you need some extra protein then add your turkey mince to the pan and brown it off.</div>
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Next grab your aubergine shells, brush them with a little olive oil and pop under the grill for about 10 minutes at 180 degrees.</div>
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Grate approx 100g of parmigiano reggiano and divide equally between your aubergines.</div>
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I think the title of this post is quite apt. I don't know about you guys but here in the Home Counties we had atrocious weather over the weekend - quite a departure from the glorious heat and sunshine of the Bank Holiday. In fact, whilst driving over to my Sister's house for dinner on Saturday night we were treated to an incredibly dramatic hail storm, complete with thunder and lightening!!<br />
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I saw a tempest of a different kind over the weekend too. I have been lucky enough to have had a few cultured days out recently, what with my trip to 'Pick Me Up' at Somerset House previously and yesterday I went to see The Tempest performed by the RSC at The Globe Theatre.<br />
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As a lifelong Shakespeare fan I was super excited, so without further ado (about nothing. Ha ha.) I'll show you some photos that I snapped on my day out.<br />
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After watching the play we wandered along the South Bank to the Tate Modern as we had tickets for the Lictenstein exhibition. There are definitely no photos of this I'm afraid as the security guards at the Tate were enforcing a no photography policy throughout the exhibit so I didn't dare even try!! Sorry!</div>
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The exhibition was interesting but not being the biggest fan of Lichtenstein or Pop Art in general I think I preferred the play!</div>
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I bought Elle for the train journey home and couldn't resist a far less healthy snack of Tangfastics. I'm ashamed to say I snaffled the lot as well!! I got my 'just desserts' though, I felt really sick for about an hour afterwards.</div>
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And finally 'Mister Whatlisawrote' enjoying his eye of newt flavoured lollipop that I bought for him from the Globe gift shop.</div>
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I hope you all had an absolutely wonderful bank holiday weekend. The weather was just sublime - I am a massive sun-worshipper so a dose of the shiny hot yellow thing was certainly not unwelcome!!</div>
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Saturday was uneventful but productive - I got a lot done around the house and sorted out a LOT of paperwork. </div>
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On Sunday afternoon we headed into Camden for our friend Eli's birthday.</div>
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We were greeted with plenty of delicious food and drink which we proceeded to devour before heading out to play bingo!!</div>
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Camden is one of my favourite places in London, it's so vibrant and cosmopolitan - I love the hippy vibe mixed with goth and street culture.</div>
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We also completed a little DIY project over the weekend, my parents gave me an old pine chest of drawers and bedside tables when we moved into our flat. I'm not keen on pine, it's too plain for me. So we sanded down the chest of drawers over the weekend, gave it a couple of coats primer and a few licks of 'Dove Grey' emulsion and it looks totally different and much nicer now!!</div>
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I'm really pleased with it.</div>
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Today the weather is also surprisingly lovely, I had thought it was going to be miserable. Apparently the rest of the week isn't looking too promising.</div>
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I popped out at lunchtime to grab a sandwich, have a stroll and do some more basking in the sun.</div>
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The town I work in really is very pretty.</div>
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If any of you follow me on Instagram you'll know that I feel in love over lunch. With this delightful nautical themed dress from Joules.</div>
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So cute and perfect for the Summer I'm hoping we'll have this year.</div>
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Hi everyone,</div>
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Been so busy lately! And for once not because of work, things have quietened down a bit at my company which has afforded me a much needed work/life balance. I've been able to get to the gym a lot more and plan fun things with friends and family - and actually commit to them!!</div>
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Just a quick photo post to give you a sneak peek into what I've been up to....</div>
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Healthy eating - watercress, spinach & rocket salad with blue cheese, beetroot, cucumber and red pepper & chilli dressing.</div>
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Gymming it up in neon pink.</div>
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Glass of rose in the sunshine on the terrace.</div>
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Big headphones on the train to London.</div>
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I met up with a long lost friend Andrea, we went to Pick Me Up - a graphic arts festival at Somerset House. Separate post to follow on that! It was a great day.</div>
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My Aunt & Uncle bought me a pin up photo shoot for my birthday, I loved the hair and make up!!!</div>
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I was inspired by my photo shoot to try something new with my hair.</div>
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And last night 'Mr Whatlisawrote' and I had a movie night in - we made a fajita feast!!</div>
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Sorry it's been a little while since my last post - I had a pretty busy weekend and work has been hectic too so haven't had much time to post.</div>
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Today's post has the title 'Black & blue' for two reasons. Firstly because as I mentioned in my previous posts I am making one hell of an effort to improve my fitness levels and overhaul my body. It is a sad fact that once you reach a certain age as a woman, you need to work harder at keeping fit if you still want to enjoy good food. I never used to be active when I was younger and was quite over-weight as a result (trust me, there are photos to prove it!) but eventually I got fed up with feeling tired, lethargic and out of breath if I ever had to run for the bus and sad that my clothes didn't fit me the way I wanted them to. So I embarked on a 10 year period of yo-yo dieting which usually left me feeling miserable but helped get rid of the weight.</div>
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Then one day I decided enough was enough, I needed to learn to enjoy exercising then I could eat whatever I wanted (within moderation). Don't get me wrong, I work hard in the gym, in the pool, playing rugby and running and I do this at least 5 times a week so that I can afford myself a couple of treat days where I don't need to worry about what I eat/drink. I also eat as healthily as I can 80% of the time without compromising on quality or flavour.</div>
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This post isn't designed to be a propaganda piece on 'skinny', at a healthy size 12 I am not skinny and nor do I long to be. There are many women out there who aren't secure or confident in their own skin and take being thin for aesthetic reasons to extremes and that is sad and harmful. My motto is strength, my aim is to be toned, lean and muscular - all the better to perform to at my best in my chosen sports. But all this hard work can sometimes leave me feeling like I'm bruised black and blue!!</div>
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I go through periods of being obsessed (literally) with Pinterest then not looking at it for months. Lately I have found it useful for health and fitness inspiration - whether that be fashionable gym wear or mottos and quotes to help keep me focused.</div>
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With the first signs of Spring I love to fill my house with flowers so I bought some daffodils.</div>
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The girls I used to live with came over for dinner on Friday night and bought me some beautiful roses.</div>
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On Saturday night 'Mister Whatlisawrote' and I went for a date night at Wagmamas then the cinema to see Evil Dead.</div>
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On Sunday I went to my parent's house and took my bike out for a 12 miler, it was a fairly relaxed ride as I'm still recovering from a whiplash injury I suffered just over a week ago so I can't go too mad on the exercise front, booooo.</div>
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I spent some quality time with Bertie who was all tired out after playing all morning with the Labrador at the stables my Mum keeps her horses at.</div>
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Dress - H&M</div>
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I hope you're all well and enjoying the first beautiful signs of Spring!! When the weather is nice I long for fresh, bold flavours in my cooking and no longer enjoy heavy, stodgy food. I've also been on a major health & fitness kick lately - I am training for a 10k later this year - and just generally trying to eat smarter after a few weeks recently of waaay too much chocolate (yes Easter, I am looking at you).</div>
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When 'Mister Whatlisawrote' and I went to the <a href="http://www.whatlisawrote.blogspot.co.uk/2013/04/easter-gram.html" target="_blank">Great Missenden food festival</a> we picked up a few packs of delicious sausages from a stall called <a href="http://www.gigglypig.co.uk/" target="_blank">'Giggly Pig'</a> and one of the flavours was Lime & Sweet Chilli. Now, this flavour combination doesn't sound quite right teamed with mash and gravy. Plus I'm trying to eat more healthily. So I figured I'd try and come up with a 'skinny' version of hot dogs, fries and coleslaw. It was a good combo so I'm sharing the recipe with you!!</div>
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1 large sweet potato</div>
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4 submarine rolls (if you want to keep it ultra healthy get wholegrain instead of white)</div>
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Pack of 6 good quality, organic sausages (these will produce much less fat when cooked as they are made from better ingredients, the higher the meat content the nicer and healthier they will be), or veggie sausages - the Quorn ones are delicious!</div>
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First peel your sweet potato and cut it into chips.</div>
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Next arrange in a baking tray, pour over the olive oil and season. Then put in the oven for 45 minutes at 200 degrees.</div>
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While your fries are in the oven, roughly chop your cabbage, onion and carrot in preparation for shredding in your food processor (if you have one). If you don't have a food processor there are nifty little devices called Mandolins that you can buy which cut vegetables into thin strips. I like <a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/Neat-Ideas-Stainless-Mandolin-Slicer/dp/B0052SNGC4/ref=sr_1_3?s=kitchen&ie=UTF8&qid=1366281301&sr=1-3&keywords=mandolin+food+slicer" target="_blank">this one</a>.</div>
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The sun is shining today! Even if it is still blinking freezing. So my thoughts are turning to spring. After months of wearing jeans, leggings, tights and thick sweaters in 'slurry' colours (albeit perfect for dark and dreary days, it lends you an elegant and moody edge, no?) I no longer want to look - as Bridget Jones' Mother puts it - "like I've escaped from Auschwitz" and I'm craving some popping colours in my wardrobe!!</div>
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Chinos always look fresh for Spring - on dry days! I like the turn ups and the slim cut on these ones from H&M.</div>
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<br />Lisa http://www.blogger.com/profile/13976212964143221825noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4129787525146792647.post-30671798834976811092013-04-10T14:30:00.004-07:002013-04-10T14:30:47.778-07:00Grown-up Goth<div style="text-align: center;">
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Since I turned 30 back in February I've realised I'm a lot more relaxed about my style. I'm not so bothered anymore about 'standing out from the crowd' or trying to be too individual. Much as I love and admire my blogging friends who continue to push sartorial boundaries whatever their age, shape or size, I've found that when it comes to my style it's not so much about what I wear, but how I wear it and my confidence in it that gives me my own sense of style.</div>
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When I was younger I was a goth and although I may have evolved past some of the 'dodgier' elements of this particular uniform (I tend not to wear fetish gear in public anymore...) I still find myself adding little gothic touches to many of my outfits, today's is a case in point.</div>
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I like to think that this outfit is sleek, grown-up goth meets sports-luxe, but then I may just be bandying names about....</div>
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It was my father's 60th birthday bash on Saturday night, about 70 people came to help him celebrate this momentous occasion including old friends and family I'd not seen in a while. We drank, we danced, we all had a lovely catch up. All in all it was a great evening and my father was pleased as punch that everyone enjoyed themselves so much.</div>
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The following morning was spent nursing our sore heads in front of Sunday Brunch and procrastinating over doing the housework.</div>
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I knew what was needed, a country walk to the pub for a little 'hair of the dog'. We had a 45 minute cleaning frenzy and once the flat was spick and span we pulled on our trainers, grabbed the Sunday paper and headed out into the fresh Spring sunshine.</div>
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We left our sleepy village behind and trekked through the woods</div>
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Our goal was <a href="http://www.rsoe.co.uk/" target="_blank">The Royal Standard of England</a> at Forty Green, a decent 40 minute walk from our village with a couple of hills thrown in to challenge us!</div>
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I'm really sorry that I haven't posted in my blog or commented in any of yours for ages. Work took over again for a little while and I have been super busy.</div>
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But I'm BACK!! And with a sexy new blog layout. And a follow me on Bloglovin' button! So when the GFC blog reader finally closes you can now all read my blog via Bloglovin' instead.</div>
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So I'm copping out and doing a 'look at what I've been up to lately' post which is mostly centered around my Easter antics, although I'm also treating you to a recipe too! Don't say I never do anything for you ;-)</div>
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On Easter Thursday I dressed up as a bunny in the office....</div>
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And had cuddles with Bertie, who is growing really big now! </div>
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On Easter Saturday we popped to a food festival in Great Missenden. By far the best bit of this was a visit to 'Le Rac Shack' for a filthy alternative to the usual festival fayre of venison burgers etc (not that I'm not partial to those too!).....</div>
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We then walked to Great Missenden High Street which hold a special place in my heart due to our family connection to an incredibly renowned author.</div>
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The estate agents in this picture used to be a hardware store owned by my Nanny and Grandad, the petrol pumps I am posing between were originally green and framed what was the goods entrance to the store.</div>
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These petrol pumps are very famous because they featured in Roald Dahl's book 'The BFG' (one of my favourites as a child!).</div>
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My Grandad used to play pool with Roald Dahl in a local pub in Great Missenden, my Mother played with his daughter Ophelia when they were children and when she was older worked in the hair salon on the high street that Roald Dahl's first wife - the actress Patricia Neal - had her hair done in, sometimes by my Mum!</div>
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Unfortunately I never met the great man himself, although he did sign a couple of books for me which I treasured until they were destroyed in a house fire that happened when I was 16. I'm still saddened by it to this day as they were incredibly valuable to me.</div>
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I used to work in the hardware store every Saturday as a teenager and my Nanny used to send me across the road to Drews the bakery for cream cakes at elevenses, one of the many perks of the job!</div>
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<br />Lisa http://www.blogger.com/profile/13976212964143221825noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4129787525146792647.post-69133354218078034162013-03-20T06:19:00.000-07:002013-03-20T06:19:15.745-07:00'Eye Spy'Hi everyone!<br />
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One of my birthday presents from the lovely Mister 'Whatlisawrote' were tickets for the London Eye. Some people might not think this is particularly exciting but I have lived approx 40 minutes by train outside of London for my whole life and watched in awe at the news reports during the construction and assembly of the eye. Every time I head into town I end up walking nonchalantly beneath its lofty heights with all the other Londoners.<br />
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But I am really a tourist in my own capital city and thought going on that giant ferris wheel looked like the best fun. Luckily my boyfriend listens to me whitter on about these things because he surprised me with tickets!! So the Sunday before last we got wrapped up warm and headed into the 'big smoke'.<br />
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We arrived at the Eye and boarded our 'pod'.</div>
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And slowly we ascended into the skies.</div>
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We were given a handy map of points of interest to look out for, someone decided to study this intently rather than pose for a photo....</div>
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Then headed for lunch at Belgos, one of my favourite places in Covent Garden. I'm sorry, I was too hungry to take any photos of my food. People who live in London are probably familiar with Belgos but it's a great place to spend a cosy hour or two, what with it being Belgian themed and underground. Details <a href="http://www.belgo-restaurants.co.uk/" target="_blank">here</a>.</div>
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Lisa http://www.blogger.com/profile/13976212964143221825noreply@blogger.com22tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4129787525146792647.post-5956656950992018192013-03-18T15:35:00.000-07:002013-03-18T15:43:20.751-07:00Some folk in SuffolkHello there!<br />
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So, in my last blog post I mentioned I had been on holiday. Mister 'Whatlisawrote' and I accompanied his family on a week long trip to Suffolk. I really needed a break after being ill and really busy with work so I was looking forward to some R&R!!<br />
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We started off in Snape Maltings, near Aldeburgh....<br />
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At full industrial use Snape Maltings was one of the largest flat floor maltings in the country. In 1965, after 120 years, the malting of barley ceased and George Gooderham bought the Maltings and began the gradual conversion of the Victorian buildings.</div>
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The first major development was the Concert Hall, part built by Benjamin Britten. This move towards visitors to the Maltings inspired a retail concept. The Craft Shop opened in 1971 bringing together a variety of locally made art and crafts. Over 40 years Snape Maltings has developed a range of offerings, and revitalised the old granaries.</div>
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I found a bizarre tin with poodles on in an antiques shop there.</div>
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We then headed to Aldeburgh for a lovely stroll in the sun on the pebbled beach.</div>
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And stopped off for some delicious fish and chips.</div>
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This amused me when read out of context.</div>
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This place made me laugh too.</div>
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Later on that afternoon we arrived at the house we would be staying at for the week. It was fantastic, we ran around exploring all the rooms like kids in a toy store.</div>
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The rest of our time there was spent relaxing, and keeping ourselves entertained with the many activities on offer at the house.</div>
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We mostly had plenty of sun, even though it was frrrrrrreezing. I still braved the chill for breakfast on the terrace though....</div>
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I had such a wonderful time, was very sad to come home and back to reality.</div>
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If anyone wants to know where I stayed, details <a href="http://www.hoseasons.co.uk/cottages/E5197" target="_blank">here</a>. The place even has its own indoor swimming pool, bliss!</div>
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Lisa http://www.blogger.com/profile/13976212964143221825noreply@blogger.com17tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4129787525146792647.post-12452443733183479532013-03-11T07:04:00.001-07:002013-03-11T07:04:54.024-07:00The Bear, and Bertie, and MeHi everyone,<br />
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I am very sorry for not posting in an absolute age!! Last week I was on holiday (more on that in a separate post) and the week before I was terribly poorly with flu and therefore incapable of doing anything other than going straight to bed when I got home from work.<br />
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For any of you who don't know - I turned 30 on the 25th February. I wanted to do something special to mark the occasion so arranged a decadent birthday lunch with some of my closest friends at a local establishment called The Crazy Bear. There are only 3 locations for this very individual and discerning chain, one in Oxfordshire, one in Covent Garden and one in Beaconsfield, which is a town just down the road from me.<br />
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Designed to harken back to the days of the speakeasies and opulent cabaret clubs, The Crazy Bear is the most exciting and unusual place I know that doesn't involve a trip to a larger town or London.<br />
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We started with cocktails in the bar......<br />
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Everyone happily tucking into their starters.<br />
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For the main course I chose the shoulder of roast lamb with all the trimmings.<br />
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Pudding was iced banana parfait - absolutely delicious.<br />
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Also, my parents have adopted a black lab puppy called Bertie. He is without a doubt the cutest bundle of fur in the world. But then, I am a little biased.</div>
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I was feeling tired all day which I now know was the beginning of my flu, so in the evening Mr 'Whatlisawrote' cooked me a superb dinner of duck breast with red wine and cherry sauce, mash and veggies.</div>
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<br />Lisa http://www.blogger.com/profile/13976212964143221825noreply@blogger.com29tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4129787525146792647.post-49913371857638315472013-02-21T13:41:00.000-08:002013-02-21T13:41:03.484-08:00P-day, V-day and B-dayHi everyone!<br />
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So very sorry for not posting lately, or commenting on any of your blogs. Work has been ridiculously busy so I haven't had time to do an update.<br />
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I will do a proper one soon, for now this is a bit of a 'cop out' photo update from the last couple of weeks - mostly as a reminder to myself that I have had a bit of a life outside of work!<br />
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I baked some cereal bars to have at lunch whilst at work.</div>
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I tried out one of the hairstyles I posted about <a href="http://whatlisawrote.blogspot.co.uk/2013/01/hair-sos-challenge.html" target="_blank">here</a> ( I have tried others but not got any photos yet, post to follow soon!!).</div>
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I'm a bit obsessed with my recent purchase from ASOS - an aviator jacket. I've wanted one for ages.</div>
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Eating aforementioned cereal bar.</div>
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On a horrible rainy day enjoying the rugby, Kettle Chips and a blanket!!</div>
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Our first roast dinner in the new flat. Home made of course.</div>
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We celebrated pancake day - who didn't?!</div>
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It's my birthday next Monday, a new Moda in Pelle has opened around the corner from my offices - I bought myself an early birthday treat in the sales.</div>
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And finally I organised a pre-birthday lash up with a group of lovely friends from rugby before the official festivities kick off this weekend (it's my 30th so I'm milking it!). We went to my new favourite bar in Marlow called Baroosh for dinner and then lots of drinks!!</div>
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I had duck confit for dinner. It was really quite fabulous!</div>
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Everyone got exceptionally drunk....</div>
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Just a quick stop by with some instagram photos of what I've been up to over the last week or so!<br />
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I'm seriously addicted to Instagram, being the incredibly nosy person that I am I love regular insights into other people's lives.<br />
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Home made vegetable tagine that was dinner one evening last week.</div>
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This cheeky neighbourhood cat quite often barges his way past my boyfriend when he opens the front door in the mornings and jumps up on my bed. Because I'm such a soft touch I give him lots of cuddles before reluctantly putting him back outside, before I get accused of 'cat-napping'. Boom boom. Oh dear.</div>
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Trying a new style as mentioned in my previous post <a href="http://whatlisawrote.blogspot.co.uk/2013/01/hair-sos-challenge.html" target="_blank">here</a>. I went for a 'Bardot' half up half down, not very adventurous I know but it was a Saturday and I was being lazy. This is incredibly easy to achieve, just backcomb the top section of your hair, then pull back into a half pony and grip in place. More interesting styles to come soon, I promise!</div>
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Post rugby supper yesterday of a Mediterranean mezze platter.</div>
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Employing my usual credit/debit eating habits today. Surely courgette and lime cake counts towards my five-a-day? No?! Well the apple certainly did.</div>
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<br />Lisa http://www.blogger.com/profile/13976212964143221825noreply@blogger.com33tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4129787525146792647.post-16105296299398183482013-01-31T09:46:00.000-08:002013-01-31T09:46:06.008-08:00Hair SOS - a challenge!Hello there!!<br />
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Just a quick stop here as I am busy busy busy with work today. BUT, I am getting my hair cut and coloured tonight. Looking forward to it as it's been AGES since either has been done so my hair is in a bit of a state!<br />
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At the moment I have really long hair (well, the longest it's been for me since I was about ten years old) but I never do anything with it. If it's clean I wear it loose with a slight natural wave. If it's dirty I'll whack it into a bun or a ponytail. And leave it like that for about three days or until I can be bothered to wash it. Sorry, you're probably all thinking "ewww" as you read this.<br />
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I rarely try new styles and this got me thinking - what's the point in having long hair if I never experiment with different ways of styling it? As someone who is often short on time when it comes to their daily beauty routine (it's difficult enough for me to remember to wear make up, let alone spend time on styling my hair) I need quick, easy styles that maximise my hair but minimise the amount of time I spend looking in the mirror with a mouthful of bobby pins and a scowl!<br />
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So, I will set myself a challenge to try at least <b><u>THREE</u></b> new ways of styling my hair per week. Having had a quick look on various blogs and tumblrs there are a lot of tutorials out there on how to create different hairstyles that are easy and quick. Here's a gallery of some styles I'd like to try:<br />
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A modern 'Bardot' half-up half-down.</div>
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So I've moved house successfully and having a jolly old time getting settled in. I always think the best part of moving house is finding new homes for all your posessions, it's so exciting!! Or maybe that's just me.</div>
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Not having any internet yet in the new place is annoying though, after 3 days of not having looked on here (I was exceptionally busy at work yesterday) I've come to the realisation that you guys post A LOT.</div>
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Anywhoo, I am enjoying my brand new kitchen most in my new home and am having super fun cooking up exciting meals for myself and Mr 'WhatLisaWrote'. I was given Jamie Oliver's 15 Minute Meals cookbook for Christmas and decided to put one of his recipes to the test on Friday night.</div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 18.890625px;"><b>Half to 1 fresh red chilli</b></span></span></div>
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This meal was delicious and pretty healthy. It took us slightly longer than fifteen minutes to cook, probably closer to twenty five, but was fun to make and better for us than a take-away. Plus on a Friday night I like to unwind from a busy week by cooking so I didn't mind!</div>
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Let me know if you give it a try!</div>
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