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You would think that being lactose intolerant means that I hate Easter, but actually I love it. I think part of the reason is due to the fact that my family always made a big effort to make it still fun, even without the traditional chocolate giving. Now you can buy an abundance of dark chocolate and even dairy-free Easter eggs but, when I was little, it wasn't the case. Instead we would get little Easter themed toys or new books.  ...

I can't tell you how excited I was when I found out that Rumble in the Jumble was happening again this year. The Oxfam Get Together event, hosted by Radio 1's Gemma Cairney and friends, celebrated its second birthday on Saturday 26th January.  I went along last year as part of my final major project and this year I was lucky enough to go as an Oxfam Fashion blogger. Gemma Cairney, Grace Woodward, Cherry Healey,...

It's fair to say that January is my least favourite month…  I love Christmas so much that the minute the decorations have been taken down and the last mince pie is eaten, I just want to hibernate until February! For me, January is spent finding ways to pass the time as quickly as possible, which generally means lots of organising and de-cluttering ready for the year ahead. It's also a long month of trying to be good and getting...

A friend sent me a touching email the other day, saying that instead of sending out Christmas cards from now on she was going to donate the money she would spend on buying and posting them to a different charity each Christmas. It's such a lovely idea, but I really do enjoy the process of sending cards, and I couldn't imagine not doing it each Christmas!  So I decided to try and save money by making my own cards! I'd...

Rewind back to May of this year and I was a student completing the final year of my degree. I was at the end of a long nine-month period during which I had compiled a hefty amount of research for my final major project, which surrounded ethical and ecological issues within the fashion industry. The result was 'A Touch of Green,' the pilot issue of an online magazine that I hoped would celebrate both creativity and sustainability.  ...

Photo credit: Dan Medhurst, with thanks A short while later I was introduced to Lucy. I first heard her beautiful music back in August, when my boyfriend dragged me into a tent at a local festival saying 'I just heard this girl and I think you're going to love her, she's got an amazing voice.' He was right; I was an instant fan and eagerly awaited the release of her debut album 'Like I Used To,' which came just...

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