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Maltesers Teasers vs Cadbury Mint Twirl – the choc-off

Maltesers Teasers vs Cadbury Mint Twirl – the choc-off

I quit chocolate last year. For a year. And HOORAY FOR ME!, because it was hard. I've reintroduced chocolate to my life, and I've done it just in time. Just in time to welcome two very new, but very dear friends to my life. Meet Teasers and ...

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Some things you should know about me

Some things you should know about me

I've been blogging for so long, doing my thing day in day out, week in week out, that I only recently realised that many of you probably don't know me that well. I also realised that my About me page was way out of date. WAY out of date. WAAAY out ...

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Em versus chocolate

Em versus chocolate

I quit chocolate last month.That's probably a nothing sentence for a lot of people. For most people.Not for me.I'd been thinking about quitting for a while. My habit had crept back up to a block a day. Any block - if it was the 350g ...

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I would do anything for chocolate

I would do anything for chocolate

I've gone a bit cuh-razy with chocolate lately.Those of you who know me (or who follow me on Facebook, Twitter or Instagram) will already be rolling your eyes. Yeah, okay, so what else is new? The sky is blue? Greeeaaat.But I'm even worse ...

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An open letter to Mr Cadbury

An open letter to Mr Cadbury

Dear Mr Cadbury, Life's been a bit unspectacular lately. And I do mean a bit, and I'm not writing to you to complain about life.I'm writing to you to complain about you.LOOK AT YOU. HOW COULD I COMPLAIN?See, I love your ...

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Christmas wishlist reflection

Christmas wishlist reflection

Back in December, the beautiful Jess from EssentiallyJess invited me to share my Christmas wishlist.I'd done so the year before, asking for what I thought were ridiculously outrageous things, only to have the whole list delivered. (Or as close to ...

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Five signs you’re a chocoholic

Five signs you’re a chocoholic

Giving up chocolate is such a big deal to you that you write a blog post about it.Giving up chocolate is such a big deal that you write a SERIES of blog posts about it.One of those posts is titled 'A true chocoholic can justify any chocolate ...

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10 (more) signs you’re a parent of young’uns

Oh, how life has changed since having children.Our CD player now longer blasts rock tunes. In fact, it no longer blasts at all. All music is kid-friendly and of a moderate decibel level.Our television no longer screens violence and swearing. In fact, ...

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Quirky writer’s habits

Quirky writer’s habits

I've been asked if I have any quirky writer's habits. And I have to say (chomp) that I absolutely (crunch, munch) positively (gulp, yum) don't have any. Sorry about that. You don't mind if I eat eight Freddo Frogs while I write this post, do ...

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10 things about me

10 things about me

1. I love chocolate. (There, I finally said it!)2. My favourite book is April Fool's Day. (Have you read it?)3. I play the piano and I like to sing.4. I really hate losing. At ANYTHING.5. That's why I don't really like Pictionary.I also ...

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I parent. I write. I blog. I play with words and numbers in my head. Constantly. It's crowded in there.

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