Weekend Reads

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Happy – The loneliest Elephant in the Bronx

Jamie Oliver is introducing a sugary drinks tax in his restaurants

The perfect way to be notified of a meeting 

AT LAST! Undo send on gmail is now a thing!

WOW. Man Buys 10.000 Undeveloped Negatives At a Local Auction And Discovers One of the Most Important Street Photographers of the Mid 20th Century.

George Takei – How to bend social media to your will.

BEST NEWS EVER. How watching cat videos will make you more productive.

How to eat vegetables like a Californian.

I’ve got to say. I love guacamole and I love peas. I’m kinda excited at them being put together. What do you think?

Super gorgeous Nikolett tells us how to make Ghee!

Want to build brand loyalty? Take a leaf out of RuPaul’s book.

Have a great weekend!

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Happy Easter! I hope that you’re having a wonderfully, relaxing bank holiday weekend.

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Here are some links that I’ve enjoyed reading over the past week…

I LOVE how Gemma Correll is fighting gender stereotypes through her hilarious drawings.

How to Grow Microgreens at Home

‘House of Cards’ Renewed for Season 4 on Netflix  < love, love, love this one!

The 5 Easiest Ways to Give Others (and Yourself) a Happiness Boost

Have you encountered any of these 8 common misconceptions about working from home?

Have you checked out Monica Lewinsky’s TED talk yet?

Negativity online: an essay inspired by 200,000 online comments.

It’s time to stop blaming social media for making you feel like shit.

I’ve been reading Dan Harris 10% Happier: How I Tamed the Voice in My Head, Reduced Stress Without Losing My Edge, and Found Self-Help That Actually Works – A True Story. Brilliant read (honestly, despite the long title). Great if you’re intrigued by the idea of meditation but can’t suss out how to get your mind in to it.

On Loneness and Loneliness.

And finally…how to upcycle your hot cross buns

Enjoy the rest of the weekend x

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I’m planning some BIG changes for this blog. February for me is all about getting centred, getting organised and moving forward with some pretty big plans. Does anyone else use January to mess around a bit before really throwing themselves in to the new year?

Here are some interesting bits and pieces from across the web…

If you like BUTTERED TOAST then you should try a California Chardonnay for more amazing tips for choosing wine then checkout Joanna’s post.

Want to eat less meat? It’s easy with these 16 great vegan recipes from Cookie & Kate.

Homemade pizza, yoga and failure…this girl is right up my street.

The Cosmedic Coach is my hero. She’s working hard to campaign for safety in beauty. Check out her latest post on the great vitamin IV debate.

I have SO much time for Beth Reacher, you ALL need her wise words in your life. This post  on how things have to fall apart so that better things can fall taught is just so spot on at the moment.

Chickens are closely related to dinosaurs, and other insights from the new bird family tree > OK so I was initially drawn to this because of the flamingo pic (I <3 flamingoes) but turns out its a great read too.

There’s been LOADS of talk about Vaginal Steaming lately…Gwyneth suggests on goop.com that women steam-clean their vaginas for extra energy, to rebalance female hormones and for a squeaky clean uterus. This writer in The Guardian explains why that’s a BAD idea.

Meet Mr. Money Mustache, the Personal-Finance Blogger Who Wants You to Spend Like You’re Poor.

and FINALLY…if you’re stuck or procrastinating then you need to read this article by Gary Vaynerchuck. Stop Asking Me About Your Personal Brand, and Start Doing Some Work.

I was having a little look through my flickr photo stream the other day and found this from my visit to New York in May. That squirrel kept going back and back and back for nuts. Clever.

Have a fabulous week x

 

image from my trip to Cornwall last summer.