The Definitive Ranking of Easter Chocolate

By: Mary Kate
Holidays, Lifestyle, Seasonal, Spring, , , , , , , , , , 1 Comment on The Definitive Ranking of Easter Chocolate

Hello everyone! One of the things I miss about the UK around this time of year is the huge selection of Easter chocolate (which usually starts appearing in the shops several months before anyone is even thinking about Easter.) Despite Mexico being extremely Catholic and taking Easter very seriously, there seems to be surprisingly little…

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Why It’s Okay Not to Stick to a Niche

By: Mary Kate
Lifestyle, , , , , , , , 7 Comments on Why It’s Okay Not to Stick to a Niche

Hey everyone! If you’ve been following this blog since the beginning, you’ll know I originally intended to stick to themes of beauty and fashion. Now, almost a year later, I have absolutely not done that. I sometimes feel a bit weird and almost guilty about not fitting neatly into a genre and I worry that…

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February: New Job, New Projects, New Challenges

By: Mary Kate
Lifestyle, , , , , , 3 Comments on February: New Job, New Projects, New Challenges

Hello everyone! Long time no see. So…in case you haven’t noticed, I haven’t blogged for about 3 weeks. THREE. WEEKS. I’ve heard a lot of people saying it, but how is it possible that January lasted about 3 months and February was over in about 3 minutes?! I realised about a week ago that I’d just lost…

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Spring Skincare Wishlist

By: Mary Kate
Beauty, Skincare, , , , 6 Comments on Spring Skincare Wishlist

Good morning! January is finally over! Does anyone else think that that month seemed to last forever? I know that February isn’t usually much more pleasant, but let’s look on the bright side – Spring is on the way! Here in Mexico, it’s still chillier than I would like but the sun is shining (usually)…

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“30 Before 30” Bucket List

By: Mary Kate
Lifestyle, , , , , , 18 Comments on “30 Before 30” Bucket List

Hello everyone! Does anyone else feel like we live in an age where everyone is supposed to be ‘successful’ by the time they are 25? And if you haven’t ‘made it’ and got all your ducks in a row before that quarter-of-a-century mark, you’ve automatically failed at everything and it’s now too late to make…

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Things I Wish I’d Known Before Starting University

By: Mary Kate
Lifestyle, study, , , , , , , 7 Comments on Things I Wish I’d Known Before Starting University

Hey folks, It’s actually been a really long time since I started university, and even longer since I was tearing my hair out deciding what A Levels to take and if I even wanted to go to uni at all. It sounds silly, but when I was 17 I was working in Costa Coffee and…

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The Insomniac Diaries

By: Mary Kate
Lifestyle, , , , , , 2 Comments on The Insomniac Diaries

Hello again everyone, I challenge you to find me someone who doesn’t love sleeping. Adults only (long gone are the days of being a kid and not wanting to go to bed, ever.) I’m afraid I’ve got a bit of a reputation for being the sleepiest girl EVER, but here’s my excuse: for a good…

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The Hardest Things About Blogging

By: Mary Kate
Lifestyle, , , , , , 20 Comments on The Hardest Things About Blogging

Hello everyone, Let me get serious for a moment. This blogging lark is hard. work. I’m seriously enjoying every second of it; this is what I love doing and where I see my career going, but today I want to post about some of the things I’m struggling with as a fairly new blogger. Firstly,…

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6 Little Ways to Help the Environment

By: Mary Kate
Lifestyle, , , , , 2 Comments on 6 Little Ways to Help the Environment

Hello everyone! After another hectic few weeks (I say hectic, but what I really mean is I was trying to make the most of my time chilling at home…) I’m back in Mexico with A LOT of time on my hands to finally get my sh*t together and produce A LOT of content. So, without…

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Last Year’s Favourites

By: Mary Kate
Beauty, Lifestyle, Winter, , , , , , , 2 Comments on Last Year’s Favourites

Hello everyone! And a very Happy New Year! 2018, the year we’ve all been waiting for, has finally arrived. I personally didn’t find 2017 as painful as 2016 (a historically awful year by anybody’s standards) but that doesn’t mean I’m any less excited to get on with the New Year. It might be a bit…

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