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I Want To Read More This Year!!

I want to read more this year! I want to write and I want to create! But mainly I want to read; time completely ran away from me at the end of last year and throughout January. And its definitely a goal this year to find the perfect balance between all the areas I want my life to be thriving on. Unfortunately I'm not blessed with the mental pragmatism of having one passion in life, my mind thrives on the thoughts of eight, if not more, ideas all at once and I've yet to create the perfect plan to work on all of them equally. But this is the year! So future Chantal I hope you're reading this back and thinking to yourself - YES! I did it! I worked it out! Stay Excellent - Chantal DeHaine

Our Trip to Bronte Country, Yorkshire 2017

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After a taxing 4 hour journey, finally we began to see rolling hills in the distance. Having been lead to the Hewenden Mill Cottages office, the lovely Janet came outside to greet us and the jumped in her car to lead us to where we would be staying. Evidently knowing the narrow and winding roads extremely well, Janet shot up a steep hill and straight round the tightest bend my Mum has ever encountered, from here we could see everything from the viaduct to the cows and sheep (probably 10+ miles away). What goes up must come down and this was no exception - we ventured, slower than Janet, down a set of dainty lanes that lead back down into the valley. A few more tight bends and we were there rolling down a hill in awe of the beauty of the Mill in all its grand velocity. The Viaduct Hewenden Mill Cottages We were given the tour and I have to say I was impressed; the apartment was spotless and smelled lovely. Janet and John had given every thought to the place and ther

Lush Review - Yoga Bath Bomb

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I give you the Yoga Bomb!  Step 1: Run a bath  Step 2: Drop bath bomb  Step 3: Watch  Step 3 and a half: Wait for the bomb to dissolve fully  Step 4: Photograph  Step 5: 'Ooohh' at the newly revealed colours  Step 6: Stare at the new glittery colour your bath water has turned  Step 7: 'Oooohh' some more  Step 8: Relax and indulge So this bath bomb wasn't (in my opinion) anything special. Yes the colours were pretty and the glitter was cool, but as for aroma - there was little to none, so I didn't find it anymore relaxing than a normal bath. Well, except the fact that I was bathing in liquid that was a very impressive pigmented orange colour (I did fear I might step out of the bath and have to scrub off the pigment that had attached itself to my skin; luckily this was not the case.).  On first impressions this bath bomb gave the water an immediate sort of slimey feel which thankfully subsided once the bath bomb h