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March 11th is a rather special day in the calendar this year. Mother’s Day; It’s a day that invites us to say thank you to our mothers, grandmothers and even the mother-in-law for all the help, love and guidance they have provided us with. While, much like Valentine’s Day, we shouldn’t need a date to...
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Mother’s Day is the day to show the number one woman in your life just how much you care. Whether that’s cooking her breakfast or buying the perfect gift, we’ve got some ideas to inspire you ahead of the big day…  Biscuiteers  Biscuiteers is a bespoke biscuit boutique with beautiful shops based in both Notting Hill and Battersea....
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You can’t Botox your ovaries; it’s a sentence I read the other day that has stuck with me. It’s been playing on my mind and I can’t shake it. The article itself focused on the argument that women should consider starting a family soon after graduating from uni in order to diminish the risk of tackling...
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She’s your best friend. The one person that is there through thick and thin and as such should be celebrating accordingly on Mothering Sunday. But often finding that extra special gift can be tricky when work schedules are frantic and there just doesn’t seem to be enough hours in the day. So step in Semple...
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Just figuring out an outfit to dress in each morning can be challenge enough sometimes but throw in the addition of an ever expanding baby bump and it can get even trickier. Suddenly your favourite go-to items don’t fit anymore, your body shape is changing and your hormones are making your emotions run riot. Basically...
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“We think that we are invincible because we are.” Of all the words I heard around the time of my grandmother’s passing six years ago, these were the only ones that eased my pain. At 15 years old the loss of someone I loved so dearly was unbearable; innocent, immature and above all unprepared I...
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It’s the most wonderful time of the year…and normally the most stressful too! Shopping goes from a pleasurable way to spend a few hours with your girlfriends to a cutthroat, hostile war zone. So let Semple take some of the stress out of your Christmas shopping with our Christmas gift guide: Husband/Boyfriend/It’s Complicated Picking a...
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Hopefully by now you will already be planning to spoil your mum rotten this Mother’s day; yes, we should appreciate them throughout the year but it is a good opportunity to reflect on how much our mum’s do for us and the huge impact they have on who we eventually become. Whether you are a...
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One wardrobe can be so limiting, don’t you think? You can never fit everything in, it’s always got the same old stuff in it and budget always dictates its size. But why limit yourself? Open up your wardrobe and never spend a penny. How? Practise the art of borrowing. Here at MSL we are big...
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As a person who’s not or has never been pregnant, this post may strike you as odd. As an aunty of 7 however, and having spent countless hours being dragged around maternity shops, I’m somewhat accustomed to the baby world. Since the announcement of the Royal Baby, it seems it’s not only me who has...
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