Welcome back friends and happy 2020! Look, I know that January can be a painful experience what with the long nights, grey days and post-Christmas comedown. That’s why I’m excited to be hosting another January giveaway this year and this time I’ve pulled together an array of prizes to help you kickstart 2020 in the most positive way possible.
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Over the last few years I’ve changed my life in every conceivable way. I moved to the other side of the planet for a start. Then I found myself reading self help books, going vegetarian, shopping less, meditating more and having conversations with my old t-shirts in a Kon Marie declutter of epic proportions. But, for all that, I still feel like I’m trapped in the quicksand of consumerism. I still don’t feel like I’m in control. So my New Year’s Resolution for 2020 is to take on a no buy year.
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Christmas shopping can be stressful (think Arnold Schwarzenegger risking life, limb and sanity in Jingle All The Way). And Secret Santa shopping is even more stressful once you factor in the spending caps and the fact that you might get stuck buying for that weird guy in the office you’ve never actually spoken to. But fear not because there are plenty of genuinely wonderful Secret Santa gift ideas under £20.
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Deck the halls and blast Mariah Carey for all to hear; the festive season is finally upon us! I’ve been patiently waiting to get into full Christmas mode since the first week of November and, now that it’s finally socially acceptable, I’m going to kick off December with a Christmas bucket list.
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I’ll admit, picking my Halloween pumpkin from a pumpkin patch seemed like a bizarre addition to my 30 Before 30 list. But Halloween is my favourite time of year and I’ve always wanted to visit one of those sprawling pumpkin patches you see all over Instagram at this time of year. When I lived in the UK I’d pick my pumpkin out of a plastic crate at Asda and in Bahrain the one and only pumpkin I could find fit snugly in the palm of my hand. Not exactly the most exciting pumpkin picking experiences.
So, since I’m spending Halloween stateside this year, Cody, some friends and I decided to visit the Bates Nut Farm pumpkin patch near San Diego to make my pumpkin picking dreams come true.
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