Every year I give myself a limit on how much I will spend at Christmas. Every year I go over it. I do really enjoy buying Christmas presents for people. I love surprising my loved ones and exceeding their expectations. That’s not always showering them with lavish gifts. This year I think one of the...Read More
Every year I fall into the same trap. As I’m browsing through gift ideas, I see one so perfect for one particular family member that I can’t not buy it for them. Unfortunately, I already have a present for that family member, so now they’re getting two presents. Then I have to get two presents...Read More
Approximately six months ago my boyfriend Cameron dropped a bombshell on me. He decided he was going to become a vegetarian. Now while this might not sound something worthy of bombshell proportions, let me explain. Cam is, or was, a carnivore. He ate his steak blue, he would never cut the fat off anything and...Read More
Today I woke up in my childhood bedroom for the very last time. The walls were bare, all of my possessions were boxed up and as I collected the last of my bits and pieces, ready to move out of my family home and into my very own place with my boyfriend Cam, I looked...Read More
My friend had her first baby six years ago and, as a way of saying thank you for a gift that I gave her, she handmade me a personalised Thank You card. I loved it. I still have it to this day and it means as much to me now as it did then. A...Read More
I admit it, I’m a misanthrope. My social skills are next to none, and I constantly worry whether I’m making a fool of myself in front of people I talk to. The anxiety is something I’m working on, something I had to confront on my recent trip to Oslo if I wanted to go anywhere...Read More
This is quite a bittersweet post for me to write this week as it is going to be my last for Semple for a while. After blogging for Semple for over three years I am sad to be giving it up but am extremely excited about the next adventure ahead of me as I am about...Read More
Dear Daughter, I was thinking about you today and what you might be like. See, you don’t even exist yet. For now you are but an idea – a beautiful idea that I will, god willing, one day have the chance to make a reality. I’ve written this in preparation of that moment and I did...Read More
You leave to see the world, to move past your comfort zone and away from the familiar. To explore and try new things. To find out something about yourself you never knew before. You meet amazing people, fall in love with distant places and discover the wonder of different cultures and then with a snap...Read More
It’s often hard to buy a wedding gift that’s inspiring, unique and personal – most of us trawl the internet stressing out with a hundred different tabs open and not one item in your basket. Revolutionary gifting sites such as Buy a Gift and Not on the High Street have been our go-to for years, but...Read More
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