Yorkshire folk are notorious for being fiercely proud of our heritage, our home and our traditions. Myself included. I am proud to be a Yorkshire girl! You can go anywhere else in the U.K, but once you’ve lived in Yorkshire, you quickly realise that nowhere else is quite the same. I’ve lived and explored a…
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The Best Dresses To Make An Impact When You’re A Wedding Guest
Read moreAll of my friends are getting engaged and I’m constantly looking forward to the prospect of a day soaking up all the love in the room… and soaking up as much prosecco as humanly possible! Attending weddings used to be pretty much the only time you would see me in a dress. I was a…
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Luxury Gifts From A Gift From The Gods
Read moreIt is one week until I’m speaking at the Harrogate Home and Gift Event 2019 and I am both super excited… and just a tad nervous! Fun fact! 3 years ago, I was working the doors at the Harrogate Home And Gift Event, signing people in and printing off their name badges. Isn’t it crazy…
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How To Change Your Life Without Ruining It First
Read moreI’m sure you’ve heard the phrase ‘you have to reach rock bottom to know that something needs to change’ over and over. And there’s a reason – because it’s true! But also, ‘rock bottom became the solid foundation on which I rebuilt my life,’ is the more important side of the quote. Don’t think of…
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OPENING NIGHT REVIEW: My Fair Lady, Harrogate Theatre
Read moreFun fact: My Fair Lady was the first musical theatre production I was ever a part of. At the ripe age of 12-years-old, I tied my apron strings and sang about ‘poor Professor Higgins’ as a couple of sixth formers ran around the stage yelling vowel sounds at each other. If that sentence confuses you,…
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The Best Brunch Spots in Harrogate
Read moreHi, my name’s Elisha and I’m a brunchaholic. Hiiiiii Elisha. It’s a serious condition. I’m constantly on the lookout for where I’ll get my next fix of eggs and mimosas. Most of my money is spent on these luxurious meals. I don’t care about going out for dinner. I want to go out for brunch.…
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The 5 Life Lessons I Learned In 2018
Read more2018 has been one heck of a year. I can’t say that it was a bad year because there were plenty of fun things that happened in it. But it was a year that came with plenty of heartbreak and life-changing lessons. As the new year fast approaches, it seems only fitting to look back…
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My Christmas Gift Guide With Infinity & Co Jewellery
Read moreBuying Christmas presents every year can be difficult. It’s especially difficult when the person you’re buying for doesn’t give you any clues what they would like. I have to admit, I am totally guilty of doing that. This year, everyone has asked me what I would like for Christmas and my answer has pretty much…
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A Night Of Prosecco And Christmas Shopping With Harrogate Tribe
Read moreIt’s exactly a month till Christmas! Well, just under now actually… So we all know what that means… Cue the mad dash to Boots to buy everyone’s last minute gifts. Every year I say that I’m going to gradually buy everyone’s gifts gradually so that I don’t leave it last minute and have no money…
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Fun In The Sun At Birchfield Ice Cream Farm
Read moreIt’s bank holiday weekend and the sun is out! *cue everybody running to the nearest beer garden* We have a beautiful 3-day weekend of 25℃ weather and us poor pasty Brits are praising the heavens for shining down on us. To make the most of this glorious weather, staying outside as much as possible has…
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Give Me Caffeine | The Best Café’s In Knaresborough
Read moreWhen my grandma asked me what the high street in Knaresborough was like these days, my response was simple. “If you need your hair doing, a cup of tea or a new filter for your vape, then Knaresborough’s got it covered.” And while my observation is pretty spot on, Knaresborough is especially good for relaxing…
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Cocktails In The Sun | The Ivy Harrogate Garden Terrace
Read moreIt may be only 5 degrees, but at least the sun is out this morning, so QUICK! RUN FOR A BEER GARDEN! We all got teased with the promise of a nice spring and summer with 27 degree weather last week, but it was washed away by rain as quickly as it appeared. So obviously,…
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Gin Night At The White Hart Hotel
Read moreGin has recently been growing on me, adding another alcohol to my list of favourite bevvies. I don’t drink fizzy drinks but I sure drink alcohol… Don’t even get me started on Slingsby’s rhubarb gin – mixed with elderflower tonic, it is possibly the tastiest drink around… and therefore possibly the most dangerous! So give…
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How To Enjoy The Last Weekend of Summer
Read moreIt’s the last weekend of the summer holidays for most people – aka, school kids, parents, teachers… (Although did summer ever actually arrive this year? Old, grumpy sun worshipper, me.) Before the humdrum of going back to school again, send the summer holidays out with a bang, or a nice day out! Here are some…
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A Week Of Fun For Less Than £10 A Day!
Read moreAs someone who enjoys the ‘funemployed’ life, (and is also going on holiday very soon), it can be hard to enjoy the finer things in life when you have bare-all money… In case you’re wondering what ‘funemployed’ is – it is what most actors are. Unemployed in what you want to be doing, but working…
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Tips For A Perfect Walk By Knaresborough Riverside
Read moreIt is well known that the moment the sun comes out in Britain, so do the crop tops, shirtless men and ‘Jesus sandles’. And in Knaresborough, North Yorkshire, you will find most of these people congregated by the riverside. Including myself. The reason why Knaresborough riverside is the perfect place to spend a sunny afternoon…
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40 Days Til Home-Time
Read moreDon’t get me wrong, I’m loving my time working abroad and wouldn’t change a thing, but now that it’s only 40 days until I come home, the countdown is officially on and I’m already getting excited for all the things I’ve missed, and can’t wait to do! It was at the end of my last…
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READ MY LATEST POSTS
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Christmas Gift Guide For People Who Love The Theatre
December 1, 2019
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The Life Lesson I Learnt Whilst Travelling Solo
September 26, 2019
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New Places To Eat In Harrogate That You Have To Try Out
September 15, 2019
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To The Person Struggling To Hold It Together, I See You.
September 4, 2019
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The Reason Why I'm Going Travelling On My Own
August 4, 2019