tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-61738533749012763662024-02-19T08:19:25.489+00:00As A Blonde.A UK Lifestyle blog As A Blondehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02635123086090839866noreply@blogger.comBlogger178125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6173853374901276366.post-39242993293492518872018-03-18T10:30:00.000+00:002018-03-18T10:30:06.000+00:00I Have A Thing For... Statement Earrings<div style="text-align: justify;">
When I was little, I begged my Mum to let me get my ears pireced. When I was eight, that became a reality thanks to my cousin getting married and me being a bridesmaid. Since then I have always loved playing around with the earrings that I've worn but since my uni years I've kind of stuck with plain old studs. Cue tassle earrings being less Pat Butcher and more boho chic and I am a woman obsessed with statement earrings. A bit like last month's '<a href="http://www.asablonde.com/2018/02/i-have-thing-for-zara-tops.html" target="_blank">I Have A Thing For...</a>' post, I ended up buying the tassel earrings from H&M in two colours and have a least 3 more on my 'want list'...</div>
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As A Blondehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02635123086090839866noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6173853374901276366.post-73949955460051397932018-03-12T22:25:00.000+00:002018-03-12T22:25:28.669+00:00Prague Photo Diary...<div style="text-align: justify;">
#HunsOnTour strike again! This weekend has to be one of the most fun weekends I've had in a long time. On Wednesday, me and three of my oldest friends jetted (well as much as you can jet off on an EasyJet flight...) to Prague for a long weekend. After visiting <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/BaORK6aFEUc/?taken-by=sophie_alice91" target="_blank">Ljubljana in October</a>, we got the bug for Central Europe and I couldn't be happier that we chose Prague. Beautiful architecture, delicious food (my sweet tooth was well and truly satisfied by Trdlo) and tasty beer - I can now officially say I like beer - it was the perfect girly get away. As usual, I had my camera in hand so here's a selection that didn't make it onto my <a href="https://www.instagram.com/sophie_alice91/" target="_blank">Instagram</a> account...<br />
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It's monthly favourite time <a href="http://www.asablonde.com/2018/01/january-favourites.html" target="_blank">again</a> and after what felt like the longest January in the history of time, I can't believe how quickly February went. Emotionally it was an <a href="http://www.asablonde.com/2018/02/fake-it-til-you-make-it.html" target="_blank">odd month</a> and being on a self-imposed spending ban means that Feb's faves are a little thin on the ground.</div>
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If you couldn't already tell, I've somewhat recently come out of a long-term relationship so <a href="https://twitter.com/sophie_alice/status/962267397552947200" target="_blank">I was slightly hesitant</a> to read Giovanna Fletcher's latest book. The tale of Lizzy who's boyfriend dumps her after 10 years rather than proposing was actually the perfect book to read. There were so many passages that resonated with me and despite it being fictional a little part of me felt hope that things do get better when you don't get the happy ever after you imagined. Aside from the personal/emotional connection, I love the world's that Giovanna creates and this one was no different! </div>
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Anyone else in some desperate need for some sunshine? I'm pale at the best of times so, in Winter, I start to resemble Casper the Friendly Ghost. I'm not that adventurous when it comes to make up, when I find something I like, I stick to it. For years I've been using Nars Laguna Bronzer but when I was in Liberty earlier this month, I couldn't resist stopping by the Hourglass counter. I picked up Luminous Bronze Light and so far have been loving it. I do use it very sparingly as it is very warm toned and can go on a bit heavy if I'm not careful but in general I\m enjoying switching up my daily products. I've even used this as an eyeshadow on days that I'm feeling bold!<br />
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<u>New Hair</u><br />
I used to be the person who hated going to the hairdressers, I'd go twice a year and that felt like too much. About a year and a half ago I decided to try George Northwood after seeing someone post about it on Instagram and boy am I glad I did. I am now a woman obsessed. I can't get enough - if I could go every month I would! I popped back in a couple of week's ago and of course popped the new do up on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/BfTqJALFo3t/?taken-by=sophie_alice91" target="_blank">Insta</a>. </div>
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<u>Tap</u><br />
For anyone who has actually looked at my '<a href="http://www.asablonde.com/p/about-me_19.html" target="_blank">Behind The Blonde</a>' page, you'll know that I did a Dance degree. Since graduating in 2013 (god that makes me feel old), I haven't taken any dance classes. Over Christmas, I decided that it was time to get back to what I loved doing for so many years and low and behold, I joined a Tap Company. I've been going since January and it's become a highlight of my week! The steps came flooding back after 8 years off tapping, now for my brain to catch up...</div>
As A Blondehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02635123086090839866noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6173853374901276366.post-82914299476269044272018-02-18T10:00:00.000+00:002018-02-18T10:00:55.684+00:00Fake It Til You Make It...<div style="text-align: justify;">
For the last two years, I've used Instagram as a platform for trying to express my creativity rather than a general social media site that I randomly upload to. Where possible I try to plan the content I'm going to upload so that I can post every other day. In some ways, it's fake as rarely do I post photos in the moment. </div>
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The day that I posted the above image on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/Be57zRhlTjR/?taken-by=sophie_alice91" target="_blank">my Instagram</a> I was actually feeling like a giant pile of crap. I'd done the thing that apparently a lot of single people do, check their ex's social media accounts despite knowing it would only make me feel bad. And low and behold I saw something that did make me feel shit and in a moment of anger text my ex. What followed was a day of extreme mixed emotions but what I certainly didn't feel like was the laughing girl in the image I posted on Instagram that evening. Yet I still posted it anyway. </div>
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Does this make me a fake person or am I supposed to 'fake it until I make it,' in this case fake the laughter and happiness and hope that it will eventually be true? I'm never going to be the person that posts doom and gloom on my IG - <strike>apparently I save that for this blog</strike> - but is it detrimental to not be 'authentic'? I'm not sure I know the answer and maybe I'll re-read this post in a few days/weeks and take it down for being melodramatic but a little part of me feels better for writing this all down so maybe faking it does work...</div>
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What happens when you're a true hopeless romantic but you find yourself alone on Valentine's Day after spending the last seven with the same person... This is the predicament I will find myself in this Wednesday when the 14th February inevitably rolls around. It's no secret that I'm a romantic at heart - <strike>why does it not happen like in the movies?</strike> - but after what I can safely say was a pretty shocking 2017 I've found myself predictably not really feeling the love vibes. Without wanting to sound like a debbie-downer, I thought it was an apt time to document some of the things I've observed.<br />
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Things that you suddenly notice when you're single:</div>
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<li>You're guaranteed to spot at least one engagement ring on every tube journey that you take (now these were probably there before but for some reason, they jump out and mock my singleness)</li>
<li>Similarly, every other post on my Instagram explore page is a stranger getting engaged</li>
<li>Your brain likes to remind you of things that happened six years ago at the most inconvenient times. Hello 5AM, nice to see you!</li>
<li>A least three times a week you'll wonder if you'll be the girl who never finds 'The One' and ends up a cat-lady despite hating cats </li>
<li>You find yourself in situations you would never have been in and meeting people who bring something to your life that enriches it and makes you have faith that there will be a day when you look back on everything and are glad it happened</li>
<li>You'll also realise that the people you chose as your 'group' more than a decade ago really are the greatest thing a girl could ask for </li>
<li>You start to wonder if guys like Ansel Elgort (who are ALL about the <a href="https://www.teenvogue.com/story/ansel-elgorts-comments-violetta-komyshans-instagram" target="_blank">IG PDAs</a>) exist in real life and if they do, WHERE CAN I FIND ONE?!</li>
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I’ve decided to start a new style series called ‘I Have A Thing For...’ Now I am by no means a fashion blogger but this is my attempt at documenting the fades and phases I go through. I’ve got a bit of an obsessive personality, especially when it comes to clothing and accessories, and it seems when I find something I love I then have to go out and buy said thing in every colour it comes in... anyone else? No - just me then.</div>
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To kick off this series, here is my latest obsession; the <a href="https://www.zara.com/uk/en/high-neck-top-p05039020.html?v1=5679558&v2=401009" target="_blank">Zara high neck top</a>. You may have spotted this pop up on my <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/BekL0dQFumB/?taken-by=sophie_alice91" target="_blank">Insta</a> but I am OBSESSED. I bought the red and the black version at the same time and I'm seriously considering getting the white one because buying the same top in three colours is normal behaviour...<br />
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This year I want to take note of all the small things that bring me joy so low and behold, here are my January favourites. </div>
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<u>The Greatest Showman</u></div>
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Technically not a January favourite as I saw it in December but I've had the soundtrack on repeat ever since. There's something about the music in the film I find beautiful. Normally I like musicals for the dance element and have never really been that fussed by the music but I love every song on this soundtrack! It's funny how a film or music can come along at a particular time in your life and feel magical.</div>
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<u>Beats Studio3</u><br />
Having to squeeze onto the Northern Line every morning has a lot of downsides and one of the most annoying has to be having your headphones yanked out of your ears everytime someone in the 'packed in like sardines' carriage moves. Hello wireless headphones, you are my saviour! Aside from saving my poor ears from whiplash, these bad boys come with sound cancelling technology so I can now listen to podcasts (my new found love) without it being drowned out by the background tube hum. </div>
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<u>Glossier Milky Jelly Cleanser</u><br />
I've had Glossier on my 'to buy' list for as long as I can remember. When they're pop up came back to London in November and couldn't <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/Bbr8eWhlKKh/?taken-by=sophie_alice91" target="_blank">resist stopping by</a> and may have accidently ended up coming away with both of the Phase 1 & 2 set... My favourite product by far is the Milky Jelly Cleanser. I have super sensitive eyes, even micellar water makes me teary but this cleanser is like a dream. I'm no beauty blogger - <strike>talk about obvious</strike> - but this is definitely a 'holy grail' product for me. </div>
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<u>&Other Stories sale</u><br />
Anyone else feel like January has been going on for an eternity?! To make up for this it appears that my spending has become uncontrolable. As mentioned a few weeks back in my <a href="http://www.asablonde.com/2018/01/teddy-bears-leopards.html" target="_blank">Teddy Bears & Leopard... post</a>, &Other Stories opened up pretty much underneath my work recently and I couldn't resist the sale one lunch break. I ended up getting a velvet jumper with 70% off so that doesn't really count does it?</div>
As A Blondehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02635123086090839866noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6173853374901276366.post-15041644451075187312018-01-14T18:55:00.000+00:002018-01-14T18:55:53.038+00:00Teddy Bears & Leopards...<div style="text-align: justify;">
Talk to any of my friends and they'll tell you that I have a thing for leopard print, it's my guilty pleaseure. Skirt - check. Dress - check. Top - check. And now, boots - check. When & Other Stories opened underneath my work recently I knew it was going to be bad for bank balance... And during the sales I couldn't resist adding to my boot collection. Hello new favourite shoes!!<br />
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It seems that animal-themed fashion is a thing for me as I am now the proud owner of a Teddy Bear coat. Having seen so many pop up on my Instagram feed, it was inevitable that one was going to make its way onto my wardrobe and Topshop didn't dissapoint! Now the only question is; how make days in a row is it acceptable to wear the same boot and coat combo?<br />
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Anyone else fed up of January's grey skies? It's been a week of work and I'm already dreaming of time off in the sunshine. Seeing as there's been somewhat of a hiatus on here (<strike>stupid life</strike>) and to help ease some of the January blues, I thought I'd share some pictures from last summer's adventure to Corsica with my family. Now to get my arse in gear and book the next getaway...<br />
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So 2017 definitely didn't go how I thought it would. In fact, it probably went the complete opposite of the way I thought it was going to. As a result, things on here took an inevitable back seat. For 2018 I've decided not to make any resolutions which is hard for someone like me. Someone who is an endless list maker, someone who thought their they had their life planned out.<br />
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The only thing I'm deciding for 2018 is to live each day as it comes. Say yes to the new things that will come my way. Embrace the lonely days and know they will pass. Learn that no matter how settled I thought I was, life isn't like it is in the fairytales but that doesn't have to be a bad thing. Now to spend 2018 surrounded by those who have got me through the dark times and who I know will be there for me no matter what.<br />
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Back in <a href="http://www.asablonde.com/2017/01/happy-2017.html" target="_blank">January</a> I wrote about not putting pressure on myself to blog and that still stands but, I'm hoping to go back to getting a post up every Sunday. Heck, I may even stick to my original <a href="http://www.asablonde.com/2017/01/finding-confidence.html" target="_blank">2017 goal</a> of getting more 'style' posts on here... watch this space! </div>
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I'm the first to say how much I love living in England and how much I love London in particular. But is there anything better than being in a country where you can lie on the beach soaking up some well needed vitamin D in April?! This Easter I went on holiday to <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/BS1U_yFFxYj/?taken-by=sophie_alice91" target="_blank">Ferragudo</a> in Portugal and with this morning's artic weather (hello? May? Are you there?) I'm definitely wishing England had a better climate...<br />
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The week can only be described as perfect. Sun - check. Sea - check. Waterpark - check. Seafood - check. Looking less like Casper the Friendly Ghost? - check! Now I'm on the countdown to August's holiday which seeing how England's weather is going will probably be the next time I see sunshine and warm weather. </div>
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I have a thing for pineapples. Which is funny as I don't actually like the fruit, but anyway... I've currently got a pineapple phone case, top, dress and now shoes! As soon as I spied these beauties on Instagram, I knew I had to have them. I'm currently on a spending ban (hello Excel spreadsheet so that I don't hit my overdraft 👋) but my credit card may have accidentally bought them for me. What can I say, I needed these shoes. Velvet - check. Comfort - check. Pineapple embroidery - check. Value for money - double check as I managed to bag these in the Zara mid season sale for £14.99. It's love!<br />
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When I was 10, I was given a calligraphy set that I fell in love with the first time I used it. No matter what I was writing, I'd use my new set. I'd sit there for hours changing the nibs and coloured inks, writing random words over and over. So when calligraphy workshops started popping up in recent years, I was desperate to book onto one. This Friday, that all became a reality when after work I jumped on the Northern line to Angel and to one of <a href="https://quilllondon.com/collections/workshops" target="_blank">Quill London's</a> beginner classes. </div>
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As A Blondehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02635123086090839866noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6173853374901276366.post-13495227333651274702017-02-19T18:33:00.000+00:002017-02-19T18:33:39.352+00:00Columbia Road Flower Market...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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One of the things I love most about living in London is being able to wake up at the weekend with no plans but having the ability to jump on the tube and do something spontaneously. Today was one of those days!</div>
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As we were up early, we decided to head East and pop along to Columbia Road Flower Market. It's been about <a href="http://www.asablonde.com/2015/03/columbia-road-flower-market_22.html" target="_blank">two years</a> since we last went - which is bad on our part, especially as we've lived half an hour away for the last year... With the weather warming up and beautiful blooms on display, it really felt like Spring, something that I for one can't wait for as Winter seems to have been never ending! </div>
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After an hour of trying to decide which flowers to take home, <strike>we</strike> I opted for some pretty pink tulips and three succulents. Hopefully these ones won't die due to lack of attention (only I could kill something as low maintenance as a succulent). We ended the morning with a much needed coffee before heading back to the reality of housework. </div>
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As A Blondehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02635123086090839866noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6173853374901276366.post-7634889601971625642017-02-05T15:46:00.001+00:002017-02-05T15:46:35.734+00:00Morzine: Skiing Photo Diary...<div style="text-align: justify;">
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<b><u>Harry Potter and The Cursed Child</u></b></div>
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Don't worry, there's no spoilers here. All I will say is I'm a huge Potter fan (ask anyone and they'll probs tell you how annoying my talking along to the film is) and I loved the play. Despite reading a spoiler - damn newspapers - I wasn't disappointed. Yes the plot wasn't my favourite but the staging and magic were incredible. I nearly shed a tear at the end which says a lot as I never cry. I now have a new favourite HP character and wanted to see the play again before Part 1 had even finished. I might be biased being somewhat of an HP geek but I think Cursed Child is the perfect follow on to a series that is so intertwined with my childhood.</div>
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I'm a stationery lover. I have countless notebooks that I jot things down in and this year I wanted to try and keep that to one book. I've seen videos and posts on bullet journals before so decided to give it a go this year. Setting my bullet journal up took a little time and I'm still not 100% on how I want the layout to flow but I'm enjoying this new system so far. At the moment I'm only using it for personal things but I think I'll start doing it for work too! If you're looking for a new form of keeping ideas and want the freedom to create something pretty visually pleasing, I'd definitely recommend trying bullet journalling. </div>
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There's nothing like a bit of holiday planning to brighten up January! As this post goes live, I'll have touched down in the French Alps and I CANNOT wait! Being in snow covered mountains is my happy place and I'm so excited to spend a week back in my favourite place with my favourite person. *Warning: my <a href="https://www.instagram.com/sophie_alice91/" target="_blank">Instagram</a> feed is likely to be full of all things Alpine*</div>
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I got my Instax Mini 8 last Christmas but haven't used it all that much since then. The film is pricey so I only got it out on special occasions. This year I've decided to start a new traditional, well two new traditions. One; taking a polaroid of Ben and I on New Year's Eve and two; taking a polaroid every month for the rest of the year. I'm hoping to have 12 snaps of 12 memorable moments from 2017 that I can always look back on.</div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 13.3333px;">During a very boring external hard drive tidy up yesterday, I got lost in my mound of holiday snaps from last year. Several hours later and suffering from a severe case of wanderlust, I realised that as </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 13.3333px;">I was on a bit of a blog hiatus during the last half of 2016 these never made it onto the blog. So, here's some of my </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 13.3333px;">faves from my family trip to Las Vegas & New York back in October!</span></div>
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<a href="http://i1341.photobucket.com/albums/o741/sophiewarner91/Blog/ONE_zpssztty7dp.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://i1341.photobucket.com/albums/o741/sophiewarner91/Blog/ONE_zpssztty7dp.jpg" /></a>Queue the cliche, but at 25, I feel like I'm now actually reaching the stage where I truly feel that I'm starting not to care what other people think. I've mentioned on here before that I'm a people-pleaser and hate to be disliked. There's been numerous times where I've recounted conversation I've had with colleagues, friends, friends of friends and thought "why the hell did I say that?! They're going to think I'm strange..." Now at the ripe old age of 25, I feel the tides turning and so what if people don't like me? So what if people stare when I ask the boyfriend to take photos of me in public for my blog? </div>
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I'm not saying that magically overnight I've suddenly become a completely new version of myself but, this weekend I actually had the confidence to stand in the street with my boyfriend and <u>attempt</u> to shoot a 'style' post of sorts. For me this is a big deal. I'm not the most comfortable in front of the camera (put me behind it any day of the week!) and I'm my own harshest critic when it comes to looking at photos of myself. But, this weekend I managed to push past the feelings of embarrassment and pose in the road for half an hour. I might not be 100% happy with how I look *note to self, get back to the gym* but I'm confident enough to put these images up on here as a start to <strike>the new me </strike> my new outlook on life...</div>
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Happy 2017! So this post may bring on a sense of deja-vu as this time <a href="http://www.asablonde.com/2016/01/hello-2016.html" target="_blank">last year</a> I was writing pretty much writing the same thing I'm about to now... but, here goes nonetheless! </div>
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So, I spectacularly failed at sicking to my 2016 resolution of blogging at least once a week. I just fell completely out of love with it. Half way through the year it felt like I forgot how to string sentences together and no mater how hard I tried, I just couldn't find any words to go with the pictures I was capturing. Rather than force out blog posts I decided to give in and leave it until I felt like writing again. (Instead I ploughed my creative juices into <a href="https://www.instagram.com/sophie_alice91/" target="_blank">Instagram</a> and successfully posted every other day in 2016). </div>
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For anyone returning (which I highly doubt is the case #worldsworstblogger), you may notice that things have changed a little thanks to the wonderful guys at <a href="https://www.pipdig.co/" target="_blank">Pipdig</a>. Part of the reason I think I stopped enjoying As A Blonde last year was because I stopped liking the look and feel of it. Now with a sparkly new design, I'm hoping the urge to write will come flooding back - fingers crossed!</div>
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Unlike last year I'm not going to pressure myself wth any targets. What will be will be. I want this space to go back to being me writing about things I love. If that means I have a gap of a month without any posts then that's what this space will be. </div>
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So, here's to 2017 and all that the next 365 days will bring! </div>
As A Blondehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02635123086090839866noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6173853374901276366.post-72300884195879612092016-07-19T08:43:00.001+01:002017-01-01T14:34:25.040+00:00Flexible Working...<div style="text-align: justify;">
<i>One of the things I like most about blogging is that it's an escape from my everyday life; it gets me out the house </i><i>exploring new things. Working full time and writing my blog as a hobby means that I fit taking photos and writing around my busy schedule. </i><i>When <a href="https://www.powwownow.co.uk/" target="_blank">PowWowNow</a> got in touch asking if I wanted to contribute to their <a href="https://www.powwownow.co.uk/smarter-working/guide-flexible-working-employees" target="_blank">Flexible Working Guide</a>, it got me thinking about the best bits of being free to blog from wherever I want to...</i></div>
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<i>T</i><i>he best part about having flexibility and being free to choose where I blog from </i><i>has to be getting to eat my way round local cake/coffee shops! Besides from being able to keep my sweet tooth satisfied, working from independent coffee shops means I get to explore London whilst getting work done. As long as I have my laptop, wifi and cake, I'm sorted!</i></div>
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<i>Interested in flexible working tips and locations? PowWowNow has a handy guide <a href="https://www.powwownow.co.uk/smarter-working/guide-flexible-working-employees" target="_blank">here</a> (you may even spot yours truly somewhere towards the back..!). </i></div>
As A Blondehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02635123086090839866noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6173853374901276366.post-54798853452753751012016-06-19T17:04:00.001+01:002017-01-01T14:37:12.269+00:00A Weekend in Amsterdam...<div style="text-align: justify;">
<i>For the last May bank holiday, Ben and I made a last minute decision to jump on the Eurostar and spent a fab weekend in Amsterdam! We got some tips from work colleagues, packed our bags and spent an incredible 4 days in the amazing city. We got really lucky with the weather so spent most of the time exploring the city on bikes. My favourite day was definitely the Saturday, biking round Vondelpark and lazing in the sunshine.</i><br />
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<li><i>Vondelpark</i></li>
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<i>We're already thinking of where we want to head to next! Have you been on any great city breaks you'd recommend?</i><br />
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<i>This weekend Ben and I spent a wonderful weekend in Warwickshire. I thought we were heading to Brighton for a day trip on Saturday but Ben has secretly planned a little getaway to Stratford-Upon-Avon! We stayed in beautiful Farmhouse Cottage he found on Airbnb, if the accommodation wasn't beautiful enough, it even had a hot tub overlooking the incredible Costwolds landscape! Naturally I had my camera in hand and to plenty of <a href="https://www.instagram.com/sophie_alice91/" target="_blank">pictures</a> so here's a our weekend in Warwickshire photo diary! </i></div>
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