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
Yes, we love this time of year because of everything it offers. We love it for the mulled wine, crunchy leaves beneath our feet, fresh mornings and festive fun. We love it for Christmas dinners and socialising with friends, for cozy nights in and big baggy jumpers. But, one fundamental reason we love this time...Read More
As I had purposely kept myself at arm’s length from spoilers I knew nothing of Mockingjay part 2, so as I walked into the auditorium excited for another epic conclusion of a fantastic franchise, I was oblivious to the pain and heartache that would await. In true Hunger Games fashion there is no mercy and...Read More
When I was sixteen, I went on a class trip to a war museum in Manchester. It was a better option than a day at school, of course. I liked the unusual design of the building. It was a twisted maze of black marble, thick walls growing out of the floor to form little corridors...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
Life is our biggest teacher, testing us all the time. Sometimes we pass and other times we fail miserably, but that’s when we often learn the most about who we are, what we want and (equally as important) what we don’t want. Those lessons are blessings in disguise. Love, career, wants and needs, it can...Read More
Do you ever arrive at work to hear the cringe-inducing words “you look tired today”? We’ve all been there. That next episode of Pretty Little Liars last night was just too good to miss, and now all of a sudden you’ve only had about 4 hours of sleep. The bags under your eyes are punishing...Read More
There’s a fantasy I have, which I think I share with many, that one day I’ll win the lottery and be freed from any obligation to build a stable life for myself. It would be like cutting the string that holds me down, floating up and off to freedom. I am twenty-three years old and back...Read More
At Jigsaw they believe that “fashion is temporary but style is permanent” and they have certainly earned themselves a permanent place on the British high street. With timeless, elegant design-led collections, it is easy to see why they are one of our high street heroes. Since first opening their doors in Hampstead, London back in 1972,...Read More
For anyone who doesn’t live in the London bubble, a trip to the capital is quite an adventure for a country bumpkin like myself. Of course I’ve visited many times in my life and now feel like somewhat of a professional, being able to mingle with the natives without sticking out like a sore thumb....Read More
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