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15/12/2015

Food Cleanse Day – oh who am I kidding.

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December 2015, DISCUSS., Food, Paywall, TV

baobab powder, cleanse, Deliciously Ella, diet cleanse, Indifferent Ignorance, The Apprentice
14/12/2015

Food (and caffeine) Cleanse Day 1/3

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(All Hail) Creation, December 2015, Food, Paywall

cleanses, Headspace, Indifferent Ignorance, vegan diet
17/02/2015

Spring is Springing… or limping towards us, at any rate.

How was everyone’s Valentine’s Day? I hung out with my friends and ate chili, which was more of an event-that-happened-to-be-on-Valentine’s than an actual celebration. It was probably a lot more fun than some people’s though… imagine you proposed and the person said no? Imagine you turned up at their house to surprise them and they… Continue reading

February 2015, Food, Holidays, Movies

‘Guardians of the Galaxy’ GIFs, chocolate, Dancing Groot, spring cleaning, springtime, Valentine’s Day
02/05/2014

The Ten O’Clock News: Living Below the Line

I never thought I’d do the news about an article on Glamour magazine’s website, but I also thought this pose was exclusive to professional gymnasts, so if you’ve got proof UKIP’s not full of shit now would be a good time to let me know. (Please don’t let me try that outside of my Pilates class.)… Continue reading

Food, May 2014, The Ten O’Clock News

‘Glamour’ magazine, ‘The Economist’, Amanda Abbington, Below the Line, Hilary Duff’s marriage, India, Indifferent Ignorance, poverty, statistics, The Ten O’Clock News

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When I began this blog in 2009, I was a teenager. That’s why you’ll find some posts have been hidden behind a paywall. I was an incredibly different, less eloquent person when I was a teen, so if you want to read the thoughts of that teenager, you can join the No. 1 Readers’ Club for access.

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This blog continues to evolve with me. My favourite topics are books and reading, travel adventures, the extensive works of up and coming rock band My Chemical Romance and the occasional update about my life and work as an author and scriptwriter. I’m also interested in digital minimalism, how we can solve environmental issues and why it’s probably a better idea to make a cup of tea than it is to shout at people you disagree with.

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Food

Food Cleanse Day – oh who am I kidding.

Food (and caffeine) Cleanse Day 1/3

Spring is Springing… or limping towards us, at any rate.

The Ten O’Clock News: Living Below the Line