02Feb
Beauty, Health & Fitness

How I finally cured my acne

If you used to read my blog back in the day, or if you’ve followed me on twitter for a few years, you’ll know that acne is something that I battled with for most of my twenties. Last year, I finally managed to get it under control, and as I’ve had a few people messaging me on Twitter asking me for updates on my progress, I thought I’d make a blog post out of it to share my journey and what has or hasn’t helped me over the years.
8 mins read
24Nov
Finance

How I Made £750 in Nine Months by Switching Bank Accounts

Switching bank accounts is a really good way to get free money out of the banks, for very little effort at all. I’ve done it myself several times, and it really couldn’t be easier. In a 9 month period, I’ve made £700, and the whole process only took a few hours in total. I’ve put this money towards my emergency fund, and I plan on repeating the process a few more times in the future to make even more. So how can you make the most of these switching deals yourself, and how much could you make? Here’s the low down…
7 mins read
Verena sits looking out across the River Rhine, the Hohenzollern bridge is in the background
07Mar
Travel

48 Hours In Cologne

After spending most of 2017 complaining about how badly I needed a holiday, when my friend messaged me to say she'd found £10 flights to Cologne and should we go, I jumped at the opportunity. I went on a massive road trip round Germany and Europe when I was younger, but I'd never actually been to Cologne so I was excited to explore somewhere new. We decided to go for two nights to minimise time away from work and keep the cost of the trip down, and here's what we got up to!
5 mins read
A cup of coffee on a saucer on a table
12May
Health & Fitness

What it’s like to live with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome/ME

Today is International CFS/ME Awareness Day, and as someone who has been living with the condition for a long long time, I figured it is time I spoke about it on here.

For the most part in this post I’m going to talk about my own experiences with the condition. If  you’re not up for a long read, feel free to skip reading this. If you think you’ll find this post helpful, grab a brew, because you’re about to hear my life story.

15 mins read
Bake avocados with egg and chives
23Aug
Food

Baked Avocado With Egg and Bacon

Avocados are, I am sure we can all agree, one of the greatest things to eat ever. I bloody love guac, then there's the classic avocado on toast (preferably with a poached egg). Recently I decided to try baking one with an egg in, cos I'd seen it all over Instagram. I'd also seen a video on Facebook, where someone baked an avocado wrapped in bacon, and it looked insane, but I wasn't quite up to the challenge as I didn't have enough bacon left. Instead, I decided to just sprinkle with bacon pieces and add some chives. This turned out to be a really yummy lunch, and super easy to do. Baking the avocado slightly changes it's taste. When I thought about it, I had never really had hot avocado before. It takes on an almost smokey taste, but it's still very very nice.
2 mins read
Lacura Caviar Illumination 3 Minute Peel Mask
18Aug
Beauty

Lacura Caviar Illumination 3 Minute Peel Mask

I have suffered with acne for most of my 20s. You can check out a video I made on my acne coverage foundation routine, using drugstore products here. I’m going to do a ‘full story’ post soon, because things are actually a lot better now, and that’s due to a variety of reasons. But today I thought I’d talk about one of the products that has helped me immensely.
2 mins read
My top 5 money saving tips
16Aug
Finance

5 Money Saving Tips For Beginners

I’ve decided to do a mini series on finances, because I went from young, irresponsible and clueless, to paying off £6k of debt in one year. I now consider myself a bit of a Queen when it comes to finances. I clearly used to be awful with them when I was younger, so I’m really proud of how far I’ve come. Hopefully I can help someone in a similar situation, or just anyone looking to save.
3 mins read
Federal Cafe Bar
09Aug
Food

Federal Cafe Bar, NQ Manchester

I'd been meaning to try out Federal for quite a while before I finally made the trip. I am a big fan of brunching, but then again who isn't? I love poached eggs on everything, and I regularly eat breakfast food for my evening meals.  Federal is a little New Zealand/Australian brunch bar nestled in Northern Quarter in Manchester, which does brunch all day, and then cocktails in the evenings. There's no denying that that is a winning combo, so I couldn't wait to try it out.
2 mins read