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Super quick & easy tasty tomato soup | Recipe (Slimming World friendly)

by StaceyUpdated on December 2, 2017December 3, 2017

Now autumn has well & truly made itself shown and winter is on the way, I’ve been eating a lot of soup. I make my soup in bulk, portion it up, and freeze it. I usually have a stock of at least three different soups in there; that way I’m not eating the same kind every day. I take one out in the morning to defrost, then just thoroughly reheat. Voila! This tomato soup is completely syn free, and the tinned ingredients used make it super thick & creamy. It tastes practically like a famous brand of tomato soup too; …

Lifestyle

Simple Things You Can Do to Keep Your Desk Tidy

by StaceyUpdated on November 28, 2017November 22, 2017

Photo by Kari Shea on Unsplash A tidy desk is a tidy mind. When you have a lot of things to do and you need to be absolutely focused to do them, having a clean and well-organised workspace is a must. Even the most challenging tasks will be easier to tackle in a good and positive environment. Keeping your desk tidy may not be so easy, especially considering the number of things we regularly have on our desks. Computer monitor, keyboard and mouse, the cables connecting them, and other stationeries can quickly turn even the most spacious desk into a mess. These next …

Garden

Choosing a Colour Scheme for Your Garden

by Stacey November 21, 2017November 21, 2017

One of the biggest mistakes that people make when it comes to their garden is failing to have a colour scheme. It can be very tempting to simply go colour crazy, adding in every colour of the rainbow. However, when you do this, you end up with a space that looks disorganised and distracting. It will be simply impossible to relax in your garden, which is what a garden is all about, right? With that in mind, let’s look at how you can choose a colour scheme for your garden…

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October Degustabox | Subscription Box Review

by StaceyUpdated on November 20, 2017November 21, 2017

As always, I was looking forward to the October Degustabox arriving and seeing what was inside. This one was themed slightly around Halloween. There were some tasty looking chocolaty treats in there, and also some lovely looking savoury items. Enjoy 10 to 15 surprise products, many are completely new to the market! Receive your Degustabox every month filled with goodies. All for much less than you would pay in the shops! So what was inside the October Degustabox?

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Our October favourites | a birthday, a book signing, and Halloween

by StaceyUpdated on November 16, 2017November 17, 2017

I really can’t believe it’s halfway through November already; it’ll be December before we know it! And then in the next monthly update I can mention the C word 😉 It seems ages since I wrote our September favourites. Before writing this post I was thinking that we didn’t really do much in October; but looking back through photos for our favourites, I realised we actually did have quite a busy month! At the beginning of October it was my birthday, and I had a multi author signing that I attended the day after. Then at the end of the …