A Weekend Exploring The Cotswolds

This weekend, we packed up the car, complete with fur baby and toddler, waved goodbye to Wales, and crossed the border for a weekend in the Cotswolds! I’ll admit, it was a bit of a last minute trip, but with thanks to Airbnb, I found the perfect little retreat, just outside of Burford, to whisk…

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Book Review : Ask Me His Name

Today I will be sharing with you my full and honest review of Elle Wright’s ‘Ask Me His Name’. When I started my blog you may remember my reluctance to set a theme, and declaration to refrain from following any ‘rules’. Well, I guess I’ve stayed true to myself in that sense, with my pretty…

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30 by 30 To-do List

So today is quite an exciting day for me! It’s one whole year since I started my blogging journey as Balanced Fit Mama Bird, and what a year it has been! For the latter part, I’ve been a bit naff at blogging, but I’m back to it now, and creating exciting new content. Any who,…

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Weathering The Storm – My #MisCourage Story

Grab yourself a cuppa, get your feet up and make yourself comfortable, because things are about to get pretty deep; this is going to be a long one.(my longest yet!) In order to give the topic the respect it deserves and needs, I’ve decided to throw myself into this one, and be as open and…

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A Medal A Month – My 2019 Running Journey

So, as some of you my know, I have laced up the old running shoes, and hit the trail (and occasionally the road), on several occasions this year. This post is a little write up of my year long journey to my #MedalAMonth

The Ultimate Valentines Day Playlist

Love is in the air, everywhere I look around.. No, seriously. The shops are all out going for it, boasting their valentines tack, and if I’m being completely honest, I even saw a pair of ducks ‘doing the dirty’ in the river last week! It is the season of luuuurve. So let’s embrace it! It’s…

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Monday Mantra’s To Get You Past Those Monday Blues

Hello! It’s Monday 21st January 2019, which you may Well have heard, has also been dubbed, Blue Monday. According to experts, today is statistically the most depressing day of the year. Well, isn’t that cheery. There’s no two ways about it; January. Is. A. Struggle. I swear we’ve already reached the 1,00th day of the…

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New Year, New Tan.. Tanya Whitebits! Thank

My Love For Tanning I’m a big fan of tanning. Always have been. Life is better with a tan. Do you feel me? It just is. January blues getting you down? Go get a spray tan. Feeling bloated? Whack some tan on. A bottle of mouse, and a mitt, have picked me up on countless…

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Bloggers Secret Santa 2018

This year I was fortune enough to have the opportunity to take part in a bloggers secret Santa, thoughtfully orchestrated by the loveliness that is Casey, who you can find over at – http://casestreetx.blogspot.com/ . Casey is a wonderfully kind, and beautifully hearted, mental health blogger. We started following each other on twitter earlier this…

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