A few weeks ago I asked my six closest friends to be my bridesmaids, and it was such a special moment for me! I had sent each of them a bridesmaid proposal box, and I detail everything I put in their boxes in this blog post. (I fell in love…
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Featuring necklaces from Michael Hill I was sooo excited to propose to my girls! My girl friends mean so much to me, so I wanted to make them feel really special, and to welcome them into my bridal party in the most beautiful way. I started to gather things for…
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…And how I nursed my blonde hair back to health, after half of it was melted off by bleach! 😱 I haven’t always had bleached hair – my natural hair colour is auburn (reddish-brown) but I’ve been blonde for about seven years now. When I was young I had ringlets,…
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Here’s a fun dinner recipe for you: spaghetti squash lasagne boats! We make ours vegetarian or vegan, but you can switch the veggie mince to turkey or beef mince if that’s what you prefer. My favourite veggie mince is CauliCrumble Veggie Grounds – it’s sooo tasty! This recipe is for…
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How Paddy proposed: Involving a 28km hike, the most beautiful views we’d ever seen, a possible cougar, and the potential for my fiancé to slip off a cliff edge as he got down on one knee! Wow, it’s only recently sunk in: Paddy and I are engaged!! Our proposal story…
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Your travel guide to spending a couple of days in the Naramata region of the Okanagan Valley – aka “wine country” – and surrounding areas. One of the positives to come out of this crazy year, has been the opportunity to travel around more of our local province of British…
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Here’s why I’m taking my Personal Trainer certification, and why I chose Infofit! I’ve always loved the fitness industry. I worked on the front desk at two of my universities’ gyms, first in Calgary, Canada, and then in Nottingham, UK, while I studied. I had so much fun in those…
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…and how they helped me to build a happy new relationship. Oooooh, it’s a long and very open one! I recently shared an Instagram post about my mental wellbeing during lockdown, and how I had been reflecting on my previous relationship. I received so many messages that I thought it…
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Paddy and I have been making these two ingredient pancakes for a few years now, but they are always a brunch favourite! Although these are famous in some circles, I thought I’d share the recipe here for easy reference, for those who have never tried them, or for anyone who…
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At times, we can find that living together as a couple doesn’t always necessarily mean we’re spending quality time together. And having had chats with friends, we know we’re not alone. You can be sat in the same home, but one of you is browsing the web on your laptop,…
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