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Yorkshire Blog Directory

Here, in no particular order, are some of my favourite Yorkshire blogs! – If you’re a Yorkshire blogger & you’d like to be added to the Yorkshire Blog Directory just let me know!

Thank you to The Yorkshire Press for featuring me in their 30 Yorkshire Bloggers You Should be Following article!

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September 6, 2017/9 Comments/by Izzy

Life, Lists, Yorkshire Explorer

Alphabetical Date Ideas – Yorkshire

Alphabetical dates are such a lovely idea, not only is it a great way to schedule time together, but it is also a great way to try out new things, get creative and break away from your usual routine.

How Do Alphabetical Dates Work?

Basically, you reserve a day or evening a week, or fortnight (or whenever is convenient for you), and on those days or nights, you do activities beginning with every letter of the alphabet. So 26 letters = 26 date nights! Here are some ideas of things to do at home and around Yorkshire with your loved one!

A

Go abseiling at How Stean Gorge
Try your hand at archery
Get in touch with nature at The Yorkshire Arboretum
Play at the arcade

The Yorkshire Arboretum

B

Take Ballroom dancing lessons at Yorkshire Dance
Rent a boat in York
Go to the beach
Go to a Build-a-Bear Workshop
Explore Brimham Rocks

C

Take cooking lessons
Make candles
Play Crash Bandicoot
Visit the National Coal Mining Museum
Drop into Ilkley’s Clip n Climb
Go to Ilkley Cinema
Eat cheese at The Courtyard Dairy

D

Dine at your favourite restaurant
Play a game of dominoes
Go to The Deep Aquarium
Eat Domino’s Pizza

the deep

E

Learn all the lyrics to an Eminem song
Watch an educational documentary together

F

Have a film night
Make a duvet fort
Explore Fountains Abbey
Eat french fries
Watch funny films
Go to a football match together

G

Sip Slingsby Gin
Play your favourite board games
Walk around Gledhow Valley Woods
Go for a gamble at Grosvenor

slingsby gin

H

Go on a hike
Ride in a hot air balloon
Go horse riding
Plan a holiday

I

Eat Italian food
Make ice cream
Walk the Ingleton Waterfalls Trail
Go ice skating

J

Get healthy at a juice bar
Listen to Jazz at Leeds Jazz Club
Have jelly & ice cream
Play Jenga
Tell each other jokes

jenga

K

Walk around Kirkstall Abbey
Play laser tag at Kirkstall’s Cardigan Fields

L

Learn something new at the Science & Media Museum
Walk around Lake Semerwater.
Play with the Nidderdale Llamas

M

Play Monopoly
Listen to music
Take a stroll around Malham Tarn
Learn something new at a museum
Go mountain biking on Ilkley Moor

mountain biking ilkley moor

N

Go for a night out in Harrogate
Snuggle up for a night in

O

Eat chocolate orange ?
Go orienteering

P

Play a game of pool
Go paintballing
See a play at The Grand
Go on a picnic

the grand

Q

Eat Quavers
Go quad-biking

R

Make rocky road
Go roller skating
Rock climbing

S

Enjoy sausage sandwiches
Go swimming
Try out scuba diving or snorkelling
Play snooker
Go strawberry picking

strawberry picking

T

Write ten things you love about each other
Go ten pin bowling
Relax at the Turkish Baths
Watch Tom Hardy films
Get a takeaway
Play tennis
Dine at the Trinity Kitchen

U

Play Uno
Kiss under a bridge
Explore underground caves
Make an upside down cake

V

Make Viennese Whirls
Make a vegetarian meal
Volunteer in your local community

lovely viennese whirls

W

Go for a walk
Skim stones across water
Go to Wetherspoons
White water rafting
Eat cheese at the Wensleydale Creamery

X

Share a kiss ? (x)
Dine at Pizza Express
Have fun at Xscape
Watch X-men

Y

Eat at Yo-Sushi
Explore Yorkshire Sculpture Park
Play with yo-yos
Admire the animals at Yorkshire Wildlife Park

yorkshire wildlife park

Z

Go zip-lining at Aerial Extreme

Hope you’ve found this list of date ideas in Yorkshire helpful! If you’ve got any suggestions of activities I should add, please let me know.

August 5, 2017/0 Comments/by Izzy

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8 Alternative Uses for Airport Security Bags

Most airports have a vast supply of those little plastic bags available before you go through security, and if you happen to accidentally take a couple of extra ones with you, do not throw them out!! Here are some great things that they are extremely useful for!

Food Smuggling

These bags are also very useful for carrying food around with you. If you’re staying half-board, you can make the most of the breakfast buffet by snaffling some pastries or making up some sandwiches. If you put one of these bags inside your handbag you can swipe as much as possible without your handbag getting filled with crumbs.
Toothbrush/Razor Quarantine

So you’re packing up your suitcase ready to head home. You brush your teeth, then realise that the wet toothbrush is going to have to go in to your sponge bag and get everything else wet (or if you don’t have a sponge bag it is just going to have to roll about in your suitcase). So the airport bag fits in a toothbrush perfectly. The same thing goes for your razor.
Prep for Next Flight

Make sure you take at least one bag back home with you for the next time you fly. Then you can completely avoid the worry that you’ll have too many liquids to fit in the bag, and you can pack it before you even leave home. Then you can just breeze through security and whip out your pre-packed bag and nothing will have to get thrown away! (Each liquid should be in a container of no more than 100ml, and the bag has to be able to seal). If you’re lucky enough to frequently go on mini-breaks, you could leave a pre-packed plastic airport bag in your holiday bag.
Kids Toys

If you are with a child who likes to carry a lot of toys about, or likes to get them from the toy machines, then you stuff loads in your airport bag, and they can carry it themselves using the little handle!
Carrying Dog Treats

When you are training your dog, you don’t want her to be distracted by the rustling of treat bags. You can buy expensive silent treat bags, however, I find the airport bags work just as well! They are big enough to hold a good variety of treats, you can see what’s in there, and you can easily carry it with you on your walk. Also – perfect if you don’t want to carry a slobbery tennis ball, you can just shove it in there too!
Leaky Bottles

If you’re packing something you don’t quite trust, just stick it in the airport bag, then if it leaks there is much less mess to sort out!
Tiny Bits & Bobs

Hair clips, hair bobbles, earrings, necklaces, rings… put all of your important little bits and bobs in here to keep them safe and stop them getting lost in your suitcase.
Travel Documents

This is so sensible, and I feel like it is the sort of organised thing a parent would do. When you are packing your hand luggage ready to set off on your travels, put your boarding passes, insurance docs, passports e.t.c into the plastic bag and seal it. This way, even if something leaks in your bag, your important docs will be safe! Not that anything should leak, because anything potentially leaky should already be bagged – see number 6!

So I suppose you can tell that I really love the little airport bags! Have you got any other uses for them? I’d love to know if there is anyone else out there who loves them as much as me! The main thing I want to share from this is do not throw away your plastic airport bags – Reduce, Reuse, Recycle!

If this has got you feeling inspired to travel, why not check out this interview about what its like living in Queenstown!

July 22, 2017/0 Comments/by Izzy

Dogs, Lists

11 Things That Happen When You Become a Dog-Owner

Since adopting my little Romanian rescue dog, my life has changed greatly, and if you’re thinking of getting a dog, here’s a glimpse into what the future could hold for you! And if you are trying to decide between adopting or buying from a breeder, choose adoption!

You quickly learn the name of every dog living in a 10-mile radius of you.
You’ll swap your handbag for a rucksack because you suddenly need to always have leads, harness, blanket, treats, poo bags, dog coat and human coat on you at all time!
When anyone suggests going anywhere your first thought is always ‘is it dog friendly?… can my dog come’?
You stop buying yourself anything, and all the time you used to spend online shopping is now spent hanging out in Pets at Home or browsing online dog accessory shops.
Whenever anyone asks what you want for your birthday or Christmas you instantly ask for things for the dog.
You stop meeting up with friends in bars and instead ask them to join you on a dog walk.
When you’re not with them you wish you could text them to see how they are.
You spend more time arranging play dates for them than you do arranging your own social calendar.
When you go on holiday without them you spend your whole time away asking whoever is looking after them how they are, and every time you pass a dog you have to stroke it and think about how much you wish your dog was there. If you can’t bear to leave your dog-child behind then you can find information about travelling with your dog here! 🙂
If someone doesn’t like your dog then you know you’ll never be friends. But if someone is nice to your dog you’ll love them forever!
When your dog is happy, you are happy! ?❤️

Hope you’ve enjoyed reading this list! If you want more cute dog pictures, check out my review of Otley’s wonderful dog-friendly cafe!

July 9, 2017/0 Comments/by Izzy

Lists

Favourite Adverts Roundup

There are so many rubbish adverts these days, so seeing a really great one, which managed to successfully promote the brand whilst being memorable is pretty special.

You can see my favourites below, a mixture of old and new 🙂

AA – Singing Baby

Three – Dancing Pony

Aldi – I like Gin

Specsavers – Sloth

Whats your favourite advert? Let me know in the comments below.

June 4, 2017/0 Comments/by Izzy

Lists

Kayla Itsines BBG

Have you heard of the Kayla Itsines Bikini Body Guide? Of course you have! If you scroll through Instagram you’ll see plenty of motivated ladies sharing their journeys using #BBG.

I wanted to see what all the fuss was about, so I downloaded the Sweat with Kayla app a couple of weeks ago, I love it! And I am not the only one. I’ve done plenty of home workouts before, but there seems to be something about this one. Here is why I think Kayla Itsines has become so popular;

The workouts are achievable, at only 30 mins long, it is hard to make excuses not to just do it.
Even if you are a novice, the app has 4 weeks worth of beginner training to ensure that you are fit enough to complete the BBG without injuring yourself.
You don’t really need much equipment, and most things you can substitute for household items.
The workouts really do make you sweat, so much so that a hairwashing shower is required, meaning that you feel like you’ve really achieved something.
The app even has a food diary to let you know what you should be eating, and it caters for different dietary options, even vegan!
Kayla actually seems like a lovely person, she started out as a personal trainer, sharing the success of her clients on her Instagram page, she is inspirational, and a reminder that you can do anything if you put your mind to it!
You are encouraged to go walking, running or cycling for 40 minutes a few times a week, which some people may not incorporate into a workout, but it is a good way to remind you to just do more exercise.
The main reason for Kayla’s success is surely the incredible community! I joined the BBG Support Group on Facebook, which has almost 40,000 members, and I was amazed. The love and support these women give each other is overwhelming, and in this world, women supporting each other is so crucial.

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Home workouts are perfect for getting back into fitness when you’ve had one too many takeaways and feel like you can’t quite face going for a jog!

March 19, 2017/0 Comments/by Izzy

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9 Ethical Gift Ideas

Words to Live By

Sometimes in life we get so caught up going from one thing to the next, we don’t give ourselves the time we need to reflect. I think it is important to have a few key ideas to live by. These may be film quotes, song lyrics, or even an inspirational quote with a meaningful background on Instagram.

Yes, it’s cheesy.. but I tend to find most things are better with a sprinkling of cheese!

This way, if you are ever unsure about what to do, you can look to these words for guidance.

These have helped me so far;

tree

If you are unhappy, do something about it. If something isn’t right, then fix it! You only get one chance at life, so crack on! Don’t waste years being unhappy. Believe in yourself and get what you want. If you’re in a depressing job that you hate then quit, if you’re in a relationship that doesn’t fill you with joy then leave. It can seem scary, and maybe you’re worried about the consequences, but don’t worry, because things can only get better! Stand up for yourself, future you will thank you for it.

river

We’re all so busy waiting for the next stage in our lives that its easy to forget to appreciate what we already have.

If you keep waiting for happiness it may never come. Live for the moment, and be grateful for what you do have.

November 25, 2016/0 Comments/by Izzy

Further Afield, Lists

Dream Travel List

In my job I am often coming across amazing places, so I started compiling a list of awesome things I want to do and places I want to explore (and animals I want to see in their natural habitats).

This list is growing all the time, and if you have any suggestions please do let me know! ?