It’s been just over a year since my PhD viva, how mad is that?! It was an interesting experience and a lot of people gave me a lot of advice in the run up to the big day. To take that muddle out of…
There’s nothing more frustrating than spending time searching the Internet for a dairy free chocolate cookie recipe. After some chatting with friends, it turns out Double Chocolate Shortbread was the way to go. I found a lot of dairy free cookie recipes include nuts, weird…
Hello! Back again today with a 5 Happy Things update. We’ve had a very topsy turvy fortnight and I’ve found myself turing to the positives to keep me going. #1- Scotland holiday We booked our holiday all the way back in February last year!…
Dr W turns 30 this week, and the only way to celebrate this is by embracing a sickening amount of chocolate and caramel. (Well his way). After making these I thought I couldn’t not share my Salted Caramel Brownies recipe with you. These Salted Caramel…
Now it’s been a while since I went for my PhD interviews, but given its that time of year I thought I would share some of my tips for PhD interview survival. I had quite a lot of PhD interviews, I know some people…
Today I’m sharing a simple Salmon Stir Fry recipe, that I can get done in about twenty minutes and offers very little washing up. I’m all for simple, healthy and easy dinners. Especially mid week, when we’ve both been for a run or I’ve…
Hello Monday! Back to the grind and a whole working week ahead of us. After a 3 day week last week, this s really full tilt back into full time Adulting. According to Urban Dictionary… Adulting means to do grown up things and hold responsibilities…
Today I’m back with another 5 Happy Things. I had a restful Christmas break, which was much needed. After some rubbish news prior to Christmas, I found writing this post really helpful. Reminding myself of the positives as well as joining in with #TodayImGrateful on…
Hello, Happy New Year and Welcome Back to regular posts. Today I’m sharing a recipe in celebration of my blog’s third birthday, Burleighs Gin and Tonic Jelly! I can’t believe how much has happened in three years of blogging. Last year I shared a little…
I wasn’t going to write one of these at all, and given my mini breakdown over all things blogging, I wasn’t even sure if I’d even start again, this year or next…. Then I remembered, after reading a few 2016 round up posts for…
