Eerste verjaardag in Nederland!

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As many of you will know, my husband and I recently celebrated our very first wedding anniversary! To really celebrate this wonderful milestone in our lives, we decided to take a trip to Amsterdam. We were also invited to stay with some of Nick's relatives in Wassenaar (South Holland) for a few days too, so we made a good holiday out of it.

We started with a super short flight from Newcastle to Schiphol, an even shorter (accidental first class...) train ride to the city centre and a shorter yet stroll along to our wonderful boutique hotel.

#brightandshiny: August

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I hope you've all had a wonderful summer.

I've had a tumultuous August! I've been making so much progress at work I've been busy beyond belief, as well as looking after my husband and animals, getting the house ready for a new floor going down and getting ready for going on holiday for our anniversary. The last week of the month running up to the bank holiday was the busiest of all, as I had my first ever training workshops at work. All the hard work and effort put in was worth it though, as they were a total success and I loved every moment! Hopefully there will be more and more happy training stories to tell in the coming months...

Garnier Skincare Trio: Summer

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 I hope you've all had a lovely weekend, I've certainly been enjoying some down time after another busy week.

Today I'm going to review three new products I purchased last weekend:

#brightandshiny: July

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I couldn't even begin to describe how busy I've been the last couple of months. As you can probably tell from my blog, I've been somewhat absent, and haven't done a #brightandshiny update in ages. Things have started to settle down a bit for now, so I'm making the most of my time to do an update for July, seeing as it was particularly spectacular month!

All I can really say is that I freakin' LOVE my job!!

I Want To Talk About Body Shaming

I want to talk about body shaming.

The Colour Diaries | Limited Collection Makeup Brushes

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Welcome to the first of my new series of themed posts - The Colour Diaries - all based on beautiful things that I have bought, or already own, that I adore simply because of the colour, which to be honest, is pretty much everything in my home...

I'm starting this series with a beautiful spring product that I bought weeks and weeks ago, and have been waiting for new makeup to use.

Take a look at these stunning Limited Collection Makeup Brushes from Marks and Spencer:

#brightandshiny: April

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I hope you've all enjoyed your bank holiday weekend, I know I have. Lots of family fun and relaxation, great food and all prepped for another week ahead.

April was another steady month for us Holvasts. We've been working incredibly hard and making massive amounts of effort to keep our daily and weekly routines as seamless as possible. Obviously, something always comes up, but we seem to be in a much better place now to handle whatever comes our way.