Earlier this year, Sunderland was named the best city in the UK for independent restaurants and it honestly comes as no surprise. We’re so lucky to have so many wonderful eateries in the area and one that we visited recently is Marcellos!
September has been a relatively quiet month which is quite nice considering how busy the rest of the year has been! A lot of chill time with family and friends, visits to various foodie spots and nights in curled up in front of the telly. It’s been pretty perfect. Let me tell you all about it!
Continue readingHappy Autumn everyone!
My favourite season is finally here and I’m ready to embrace the darker nights, the big jumpers and the pumpkin spice!
Like a lot of people, I feel a real spiritual connection to Autumn. It feels like the perfect time to reflect on the year so far, to let go of any negative feelings and to find balance in all aspects of life. I always like to make a bucket list for the season and to keep myself busy, so here’s my list for 2023.
Well goodness me it has been a hot minute since we last caught up hasn’t it?! Seriously, since the wedding it has just been non-stop…I can’t actually wait for Autumn to hibernate! Jokes aside we’ve had such a fun summer – here’s what we’ve been up to!
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Married life has honestly been a whirlwind so far – we’ve been loving it and had so many adventures – hence why, yet again, these debriefs are coming at you a little late and lumped together. Ooops! May and June were both filled with fun and you can read aaaaaall about it below.
Continue readingWe’re a little way through June now, finally starting to get the good weather and I can’t wait for the summer to fully begin, but let me tell you – I absolutely LOVED the month of May! It was full of fun and full of bank holidays. I could definitely get used to having 3 of them a month…
On May 7th, we were invited along to Tyne Bank Brewery for their bank holiday Sunday sesh with The Cuban Brothers and let me tell you, it’s not a night I’ll be forgetting anytime soon.
Absolutely shocking that I’m merging March and April into one debrief post here but I’ve been kindaaa busy… WE GOT MARRIED! So there’s been a lot of planning/running around/sorting etc happening the past few weeks especially. Anyway, there’ll be more about the wedding another time – but here’s what I’ve been up to.
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Well first of all – APOLOGIES! Can’t believe March is nearly over and I’m just writing my February debrief now. I know I always say life is busy but getting this close to the wedding (less than 5 weeks now!!) I don’t know whether I’ve been coming or going and totally forgot to write this post. Anyway, let’s just get straaaaight into it.
Continue readingIf you’re ever contemplating changing your diet to plant-based, Veganuary is often the best time to do it. Veganuary is an annual challenge that encourages people to follow a vegan lifestyle for the first month of the year but of course, you can dip your toe into the vegan lifestyle any time that suits you!
Now I’m a big food lover and, predominantly, a meat eater but with having friends who are vegetarian and vegan, I’ve started to broaden my horizons a little more and dabble in plant-based cooking but hadn’t really taken the plunge to eat vegan whilst eating out.
Back in January I teamed up with This Is Durham to visit five of the best restaurants that Durham City has to offer and check out the vegan options they had available and let me tell you – they didn’t disappoint!
Can’t quite believe we’re already a month (and a bit!) into 2023 – where is the time going? January has been a busy month for us, and if I’m being honest it’s also been a little tough. January blues have most certainly been a thing and my mental health has taken a bit of a blow – I think February calls for a lot of self care and chill time. Anyway, here’s my debrief on the first month of the new year…let’s take a look what I’ve been up to!
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Alex Burgess 