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East Midlands Blogger Meetup

Aug 18

I went to the East Midlands Blogger Meetup on Saturday in Leicester and had the best time. I met so many lovely bloggers and left feeling more inspired to write than ever! The event was held at Manhatten 34, not too far from the train station and was a perfect fit for the event. The whole theme and decor of it was perfect for a blogger meet up (everything was so nice to photograph?!) and fit all 40 bloggers inside well without being too crowded!

Before going to the event, I met up with some bloggers at Leicester train station and we all walked to Bru together for a pre-meetup! After living in Leicester for a year, I have always walked past Bru and thought I really must go there.

A Day Out in Brighton

Aug 9

Last weekend, me and my friends all travelled down south to spend a few days together and on Saturday we went to Brighton! I have always wanted to visit Brighton and I am so happy that we finally went. It was such a lovely day; exploring all of the independent shops down the Lanes and walking along the seafront (just to find beach huts). I took my camera and have so many photos, I just had to write a post and share them with you in an A Day Out in Brighton post!

Note: This post will probably end up being more of a photo diary than an actual post, so I apologise haha!

Sheffield Vegan Festival 2017

Jul 24

Yesterday I attended the first Sheffield Vegan Festival held at Cutler’s Hall in Sheffield city centre. I met up with the lovely Vicki and we had an amazing day out! We had a lot of fun exploring the different stores and sampling vegan beauty, food and discovering many new vegan brands too.

I have been on a vegetarian diet for nearly two and a half years now which isn’t something I’ve mentioned on my blog before! Going vegetarian was honestly one of the best things that I’ve done for myself. I stopped eating a lot of things which I had come to hate and completely removed meat from my diet. More and more I have been researching the benefits of removing dairy too and I am so excited to do it! I thought what better way to continue my research than to attend the first Sheffield Vegan Festival.

Moving to Self Hosted WordPress

Jun 22

Notice anything different around here? I’ve just moved from WordPress.com to WordPress.org and I LOVE the look of my new blog. I probably spent too much time on my laptop during this process and I definitely didn’t give my boyfriend much attention, but YAY. Moving to Self Hosted WordPress was something I have wanted to do ever since I learnt what self-hosted WordPress was and I finally got around to it.

A few people have been asking me questions about moving to self hosted WordPress so I thought writing a post about it would be a good idea! The process sounds so much more complicated than what it is but I promise you that it’s not. Saying that, you will stress a little and have a shout at your laptop but that’s normal! There’s nothing in the process that is difficult to get around once you have highlighted the problem.

Meet Leanne: Q&A 2016

Mar 18

It’s a bit of a chatty post today! The lovely Martha tagged me in her post to do this Q&A and it’s been a while since I’ve done a post that isn’t beauty related. I’ve had a short blogging break recently but I feel a lot happier and caught up with life again now so keep a look out for more regular posts again soon!

Ninety Six Degrees Leicester

Feb 5

First post of the month! I hope February is being kind to you so far. Recently I went to a lovely coffee shop in Leicester called Ninety Six Degrees and it was SO good! I had my camera with me at the time, so I thought I would take a few photos to show just how lovely everything was. I ordered a Caramel Frappé for £2.90 (it was an extra 30p for coffee!) and it was so delicious.

Holly’s Coffee Shop in Leicester Review

Jan 18

So today was Blue Monday – what better way to keep the spirits high than to go for a coffee with your friends, right? For my social media module at university we have to participate in a social activity and Tweet about it; post photos on Instagram; set up a Facebook page; a Pinterest board etc. to encourage others to do the activity as well. We happily chose the topic ‘Afternoon Tea’ – drinking tea and eating cake for work? Yes please.

We decided to go to Holly’s Coffee Shop and Sandwich Bar in Leicester, mainly because it’s a short walk from campus but also because I’ve walked past it so many times and I’m ALWAYS glancing inside. It’s located on The Lanes and is also a short walk from the city centre.