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An Update on My ‘30 before 30’ Challenge

24/07/2019
Louise is sitting down in the middle of a deserted road in America. There are is desert either side of her and a blue sky above. It's a traditional 'American road trip' photo.

With just five months to go until I hit the big 30, I thought it might be time to re-visit my ‘30 Before 30‘ aims and see where I’m at! I created this list recently for a bit of fun but with some genuine important/adult-like resolutions thrown in – although I don’t think I have much chance of completing the whole list before Christmas! Still, the important thing…

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5 Travel Apps I Found Super Useful When Travelling America’s West Coast

18/06/2019
A flat lay of travel related objects on my bed. As well as my passport, there is some american dollars, a small yellow bottle of hair spray/protector and a small travel book opened on a huge photo of some snowy mountains. The quote on the page reads 'travel is more than the seeing of sights. It is a change that goes on deep and permanent, in the ideas of living'. Louise is using this book to plan her upcoming trip to America.

Despite wanting to switch off from technology when travelling around America, I found lots of apps really useful. Here are which travel apps I found most useful. Oh yes, I’m still talking about America! I’m still not over it, clearly. When I spent two weeks travelling around America’s West Coast, I just wanted to just ‘switch off’ from social media and technology. I wanted to just enjoy the…

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3 ‘Horror’ Things on My to Binge List Right Now

11/06/2019
A white ASUS laptop displaying "The First Degree: The True Crime Podcast That You Might End Up On" screen sits on a patterned fabric. Pink Fisher headphones rest on the laptop. In front, there is a dark-themed card featuring Zak Bagans' Haunted Museum, the Dybbuk Box, and an aura of horror.

A podcast, a documentary and a TV series: three disturbing and horror-themed things I’m desperate to check out right now! I write about entertainment a fair bit on this blog, usually sharing my recommendations for what I’ve been watching or any games I’ve discovered lately. Today, however, I thought it would be interesting to write about some ‘horror’ things I’m desperate to get into but haven’t had time…

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Lifestyle | Hello June

05/06/2019
A flat lay image featuring a letter board displaying "HELLO JUNE FORMIDABLE JOY UK LIFESTYLE BLOG". Surrounding the board are two photos, a book, two bracelets, a necklace, a llama-shaped container, and a small box with ornate design, all placed on a patterned surface.

June is here! It’s practically summer…and that’s all I have to say on that, thank you very much. This year is going by far too quickly for my liking! Here’s what I’m looking forward to this month. THE SHOWThe Handmaid’s Tale returns this month with season three. I have to admit, the last season disappointed me when – SPOILER ALERT – Offred decides not to continue with her…