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  • Pregnancy,  Uncategorised

    Butterflies In My Tummy or Something Else?

    15th June 2020 /

    You may have seen my social media announcement a few weeks ago, that I am indeed pregnant again!!! I’ve been trying to keep that secret for weeks now. I’ve known since week 3! It felt like forever. At the start, I became obsessed, we bought ovulation sticks and pregnancy testing cassettes from Amazon and nothing was happening… so I ditched those in November, and by the end of January, we were expecting!! It all took 6 months and I couldn’t be any happier. At the start, I didn’t touch my ‘What to Expect’ book, I didn’t get too excited, to mentally protect myself in the case of another miscarriage, which…

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    My Miscarriage Story

    7th June 2019

    A Little Good News

    11th June 2019

    I’m back! Sorry it’s been so long.

    20th February 2020
  • Dieting,  food,  Lifestyle,  Uncategorised

    Coconut Date Balls

    20th February 2020 /

    So as I mentioned, I’ve been giving my body a little love, lately. Making lots of delicious home made treats with nourishing ingredients. A wonderful neighbour of mine, brought over some chocolate and delicious Medjool Dates for after we had lunch together in my kitchen. We were too full to eat the dates after gorging on black bean chilli. We’d arranged to go for a morning beach swim in Meaghermore in 4ºC weather the following week so what better opportunity to turn them into a delicious treat for when we (they, I paddled ?) got out of the water. It was too early to bring soup so I brought these…

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    My success with the Dukan Diet|HOW to do ‘The Dukan’ successfully.

    19th May 2016

    Dieting: The Dukan -“The Doctor Will See You Now!”

    31st January 2014

    Warming Asian Chicken Soup

    11th February 2016
  • Lifestyle,  Pregnancy,  Uncategorised,  Update

    I’m back! Sorry it’s been so long.

    20th February 2020 /

    After suffering a traumatic miscarriage, I had to pull myself out of a dark place, I selfishly hated life and everything in it. Learning how to heal was the best thing I ever did.

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    Wedding Guest Etiquette: What every guest should know..

    4th February 2016

    Review: Marcel’s Of Merrion Row, Dublin

    22nd February 2016

    Killruddery House: Inside The Orangerie

    12th July 2017
  • Lifestyle,  Reviews,  travel,  Uncategorised

    Beyond The Border: Two Days in Belfast

    29th January 2019 /

    Belfast, the second largest city on our beautiful green island and home to much conflict over the centuries. I took a couple of days away to this fabulous city where you’re guaranteed to have some fun! Situated 165km from Dublin, it’s just a two hour train ride on the Enterprise train which leaves you at Lanyon Station (formerly Belfast Central). The city centre is walking distance but if you show your train ticket to the driver, the bus into the heart of the city is free. I went with my Mum as we haven’t been away together in six years. We stayed at the Belfast Hampton by Hilton hotel on…

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    Alex and Ani: Bridal Collection Launch

    4th April 2017

    The Etiquette Of An Afternoon Tea

    26th July 2016

    The Women’s Mini Marathon 2018

    5th March 2018
  • Entertaining,  food,  Home,  Lifestyle,  Reviews,  Style,  Uncategorised

    To The Hosts: Let Tesco Help You Make The Perfect Christmas

    12th December 2016 /

    It’s definitely starting to feel like.. C H R I S T M A S! The festive feeling kicked off for me earlier last month when I was invited to the Tesco Christmas Press Launch in 25 Fitzwilliam Place, hosted by the beautiful former Pussycat Doll, Kimberly Wyatt.   Kimberly began the day with a cooking demo of her favourite holiday treats and the evening continued at the Fitzwilliam Place venue afterwards. When I say Tesco went all out, I mean they went ALL out! The door was dressed with a beautiful wreath, garlands and glistening lanterns and as you arrived the host and hostess welcomed you in, took your…

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    Newbridge Silverware MOSI: Princess Diana Wedding Gown & Afternoon Tea Review

    16th August 2017

    40th Birthday Party: Tapas and Heatwaves

    12th July 2017

    Recipe: Ryan’s Chocolate Chili -The Ultimate Comfort Food

    14th February 2016
  • Dieting,  Lifestyle,  Uncategorised

    Weight Loss: The mental switch to make it happen and the perpetual struggle, on a personal level.

    11th May 2016 /

    A few months ago I posted a self motivational post on the blog Facebook page, I’d decided to start losing weight again. I have posted in the past and about my diet of choice, The Dukan Diet, a ketogenic diet based around French cooking.  I am a self confessed carb’  lover and Italian food makes me want to weep at the thought, I love it! Bread, pasta, PIZZA even… How do Italian women stay so thin?!!! I was bullied in school for my weight too,I went to school in Galway and little did my classmates know, I had almost died one year from an issue caused by my thyroid and…

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    Coconut Date Balls

    20th February 2020

    Leaves Pure Food: HEALTHY PASTA! AT LAST!

    17th September 2015

    Shaping Up To Ship Out: Asian Style Red cabbage salad

    19th April 2018
  • Uncategorised

    Exciting Things Coming!

    18th April 2016 /

    Exciting news! As you will have seen, I have introduced an etiquette tab in addition to growing topics in general! With my passion for party planning and playing hostess, I’m bringing in a party fashion tab! I will cover topics from weddings and equestrian events, parties and evening wear, covering shapes  and cuts to suit all shapes of women. I’m really looking forward to this and looking forward to hearing your opinions and feedback! Lots of beautiful and exciting things in store! Watch this space as the first posts will arrive before the weekend!        

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    A Fun Day In Front Of The Camera: Closet Clearout on Xpose

    12th March 2015

    Beyond The Border: Two Days in Belfast

    29th January 2019

    Winter Soups A Small Selection Of Delicious Favourites!

    24th January 2015
  • Events,  Lifestyle,  Uncategorised

    Wedding Guest Etiquette: What every guest should know..

    4th February 2016 /

    Now wedding season is fast approaching, it’s time to start the first in my Etiquette series, on that theme. There are so many rules, unspoken or otherwise, for people to adhere to, that sometimes it gets a little…confusing?? The Invitation & RSVP: For an engaged couple, this can be rather an expensive side to the wedding, it’s not cheap to have invitations printed out and every bride wants to make an impression, after all, the invitation is the first taster of the wedding for the guests… Then there’s the cost of stamps, if you have 200 guests, that’s 200 postage stamps, and then there’s the included response cards which have…

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    Late At Pichet Launch

    7th September 2016

    The ‘Humble Crumble’ Apple Crumble Bars I Entered Into The Happy Pear’s Apple Festival Bake Off!

    26th October 2016

    40th Birthday Party: Tapas and Heatwaves

    12th July 2017
  • food,  Uncategorised

    Halloumi Cheese – How to eat the stuff..

    2nd February 2016 /

    Halloumi Cheese always seems to be the black sheep of the cheese world, nobody seems quite the right way to use it. It’s rubbery non-melting texture makes it a bit of an odd ball.. A couple of years ago, I was at a friends house for pre-Christmas drinks Now this girl is like myself, loves to cook and make things and she made some fried Halloumi with Garlic, it was GORGEOUS! I have to say I LOVE Halloumi, I love it with a barbeque in the summer, warmed, charred with a coleslaw and salad and in the winter, mostly, I roast it with root vegetables…never thought of making it as…

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    Raspberry Yogurt Muffins

    29th January 2014

    Late At Pichet Launch

    7th September 2016

    Review: The Witchery Restaurant, Edinburgh

    11th November 2015
  • Uncategorised

    #BloggerConf 2015 at the Marker hotel

    27th November 2015 /

    #BloggerConf 2015 -Blogger Conference Recently I attended the first ever #BloggerConf  (Blogger Conference ) at The Marker Hotel,  what a fabulous venue too I might add!! It was all organised by the wonderful Emma O’Farrell of EOF|media. Somebody has to congratulate this girl, because this is the best blogger event I have ever attended, rather than hearing all about the success of others, which is great to hear but I wanted more for my buck!! #Bloggerconf was essentially a finishing school for bloggers, literally everything you needed to know, whether you are an established blogger or just considering starting  blog. Our MC for the afternoon was James Butler aka JUS…

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    Edible Gifts For The Holidays: Sugary Treats

    17th November 2014

    Vanilla Pod’s Chicken Salad

    1st September 2015

    Spider Season: Eight Legged Freaks!!!

    7th July 2014
  • Lifestyle,  travel,  Uncategorised

    A Weekend in Edinburgh

    8th November 2015 /

    Spending a Weekend in Edinburgh? I have just come back from an incredibly exciting long weekend in Edinburgh! My  husband has spent the last seven years studying part time whilst working full time,  for a degree with The Open University He graduated in Edinburgh with honors on October 24th, along with Actor, Alan Cumming, who received an honorary Degree! I’ve been to Edinburgh three times now, the first to attend a ‘Most Haunted Live’ event and the second, was a Christmas gift to Ryan, I knew he’d love it there and he did, (which is why he chose it as the location for the Graduation, and to show his parents…

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    Spring Cleaning & Need Storage Ideas?: Why you need to get to this store right now to get your life organised…and for just a few euro’s!.!

    2nd April 2016

    Beyond The Border: Two Days in Belfast

    29th January 2019

    Alex and Ani: Bridal Collection Launch

    4th April 2017
  • Uncategorised

    Days Out: Powerscourt House & Gardens

    7th September 2015 /

    Great Irish Houses: Powerscourt House & Gardens “It was a mistake to think of houses, old houses, as being empty. They were filled with memories, with the faded echoes of voices. Drops of tears, drops of blood, the ring of laughter, the edge of tempers that had ebbed and flowed between the walls, into the walls, over the years. Wasn’t it, after all, a kind of life? And there were houses, he knew it, that breathed. They carried in their wood and stone, their brick and mortar a kind of ego that was nearly, very nearly, human.” ― Nora Roberts, Key of Knowledge” I’ve been writing a lot about old…

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    Liebster Awards: 11, the lucky number

    1st July 2015

    Into The West Blogger Network: First Birthday

    9th May 2015

    SUMMERTIME……and the livin’ is easy!

    22nd March 2015
  • Uncategorised

    Vanilla Pod’s Chicken Salad

    1st September 2015 /

    One of my true favourite places to eat in Dublin, is the Vanilla Pod Eatery in Carrickmines, every day it’s hopping, from brunch until evening and caters for a wide range of appetites. Divided into two, there’s the Vanilla Pod Kitchen, in which resides a large wood fired oven for delicious pizza and breads and the Vanilla Pod Eatery which is delightfully decorated with bright colours, re-purposed wine crates rustic accessories and frames quotes from Julia Child.   Vanilla Pod dishes are delightfully refreshing and their salads feel like they’ve nourished your soul, warm and comforting. I normally order Minestrone soup, with a little parmesan cheese, accompanied by a little…

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    Cream Cakes & The Classic Coffee Slice

    2nd November 2014

    The First Installment of Home Made Christmas Gifts!

    13th November 2014

    Marathon Woman!

    23rd June 2014
  • Uncategorised

    Hatch and Sons Brunch Review

    1st September 2015 /

    I had never heard of Hatch and Sons until it appeared in my Twitter feed last week, it was in the Huffington Post’s Dublin’s 10 Best Breakfasts. I’m a real foodie and seeing as how we were heading into town the morning after the photo of that skillet caught my eye, I had to try it.  The breakfast featured was the double baked eggs with brown soda bread, bacon, sausage and baked tomato. Ugh, I couldn’t get that image out of my head! It’s available all day too! We found Hatch and Sons, literally in the same building as The Little Museum, on the (St.Stephens) Green, just on the Corner…

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    Days Out: Powerscourt House & Gardens

    7th September 2015

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    8th November 2015

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    27th November 2015
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