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I think it was last year the BBC screened a dramatisation of Enid Blyton’s life and immediately my friend phoned to say ‘DO NOT WATCH IT!’  Apparently old Enid didn’t come across too well in the programme and my friend was worried it would dent my pure and bliss filled love for Ms Blyton. I…

Over the last few years as my illness and lack of working out have bulked me up I’ve steered away from trousers and jeans almost altogether. The nearest I get is leggings or the pair of trousers I wore in this post last week, prefering instead dresses and skirts because I can disguise my middle…

I'm an idiot. Really, I am. Despite seeing many a  friend's failed attempts at dying their hair themselves, I naively thought that they must have done something wrong, and surely it would be fine for me. I would follow the instructions to a T, and be the exception, thus reinventing my look. Oh how wrong…

This weekend was going to be an epic one. My and one of my closest friends, Binky, had tickets to see Foo Fighters at Wembley Stadium – an event that we’d been looking forward to for the last 4 years. The last time Foo Fighters did a large UK gig (excluding the odd festival appearance)…

Life’s bizarre. Just one tiny decision in your life can lead you down a completely different path, in a completely different direction. I started this blog because of my interest in, and passion for, tattoos. It goes without saying that my tattoo artist (who has been the same person for the last 5 years) has…

I am on my way to Tattoo Freeze and it’s not freezing at all. It’s glorious sunshine outside and as we fly over the M6’s spaghetti junction, the outline of Birmingham’s gritty, grey figure glistens in the morning sun. I love you, Midlands, I think. Just this month I’ve moved back from living in London to…

Previous client stories have included Lainey & The Bard, and Binky & The Bird. This week, I catch up with tattoo collector Haylie (from Newbury, Berkshire) and hear all about her tattoo journey so far, and how her ink makes her stay sharp. I’m Haylie, 22, I think of myself as a tattoo collector. When…

Don’t you think that having a good conversation with a girl is a difficult task! There are several people out there who would convince you regarding the same. However, this is so not the case! Here are some expert tips that will surely help you have a smooth conversation with any woman without getting all…

Crosby Beach is one of my favourite beaches on earth, it's not a sexy beach in traditional landscape senses but it is a happy beach, an artistic beach and a very handy beach. When Mr Thrifty and I first moved in together (8 years ago this month!) we barely had two brass farthings to rub…

Recently I neared the end of my current perfume Coco Mademoiselle, boo hiss boo. Just as I was about to stump up a small fortune for a big bottle to see me through to Christmas, or investigate new perfumes, I received a text message from my friend which read ‘Did you know Lidl do a…