Jess In Retrospect

Healthy And Colourful Couscous Salad

Today I thought I'd share with you a little recipe I absolutely love to make because it's quick and easy and basically works with whatever you got in the fridge. And it's healthy and filling at the same time - what's not to like? So let's get started!

Thursday, January 15, 2015
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Books I Read In 2014

Books

Hello there you lovely lot and a very happy new year to you all! I have been thinking about my first post of the new year for quite a while unsure weather to write the almost -it seems - obligatory "My Resolutions For The New Year" post or the just as commonly posted "A Look Back At My 2014" but I decided against both of these. Simply because I don't think 2014 has been a year of particularly amazing and interesting things to look back on (don't get me wrong it wasn't boring or anything but it was just your average year of being a student - nothing new) and also because I didn't make any resolutions for the new year. I didn't want to study more, work out more, eat more healthily, drink more water or anything of the kind simply because - and there you have it - I'm scared of the year ahead and I'm currently thinking in very small steps. There's exams coming up soon (the reason for the shortage of new posts on here) which (as always) I'm terrified of. Also if everything goes to plan I should be finishing uni this year which I couldn't be more happy about but which also scares me shitless. I mean I have no idea what I'll be doing by the end of this year (and I'm a planner I like to know what I'll be doing and when) so making resolutions for a year this unpredictable seemed somewhat crazy. So what I decided to do instead, was share my 2014 reads with you! It's a relatively short list as I haven't gotten round to reading a lot this last year and therefore only features 17 books. Maybe there's a resolution right there and I should sign up for a goodreads challenge or something to get me to read a bit more in 2015? Well anyways, enough rambling, here's my 2014 reads in chronological order ;-) :

Thursday, January 08, 2015
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Life Lately #4

First Snow

I thought it was high time I did another picture heavy Life Lately post seeing that the last one's gone up in September and I finally got my brand spanking new DSLR which means I've been snapping away A LOT! Also I think blog photography will improve quite a bit with my new camera friend here so look forward to more HD in my photos from now on :-) Enough rambling, here's a couple of snaps from a nice and frosty winter walk in the countryside with my family on Boxing Day:

Sunday, December 28, 2014
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Merry Christmas, Happy Boxing Day!

Boxing Day

Hello you lovely lot! It's boxing day today so you're either engrossed in all your presents or busy with the Christmas sales.. however I wanted to take this (rather late) opportunity to wish you all a merry Christmas! I hope you all had an amazing couple of days with your family and friends eating loads and loads of good food and getting tipsy on all the Christmas cocktails.

Friday, December 26, 2014
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NEW IN WoodWick Evening Bonfire Scented Candle

Candles

Recently I missed my train home from uni by about 2 minutes which meant I had some time to kill at the station. Obviously I went straight to the book shop but instead of leaving with a new book I bought the most awesome scented candle ever!! (My mum would disagree with me on that - but beauty is in the eye of the beholder right?)

Thursday, December 18, 2014
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Warming Chicken Soup With An Asian Twist

Chicken Soup

When you are feeling a bit low or are battling a nasty cold there is nothing better than a warming soup to lift your spirits. As a little twist on the ever so famous chicken noodle soup I decided to share my favourite Asian inspired chicken soup with you today, just to spice things up a little.

Thursday, December 11, 2014
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First Christmas Baking: Gingerbread Men & Women

baking with jess

For the first advent last Sunday I decided to finally do some Christmas baking and make my first batch of biscuits. I decided to follow a German recipe for Pfefferkuchen or Lebkuchen so I ventured out to get some biscuit cutters in the form of a gingerbread man and a Christmas tree and all the other ingredients I needed and got my bake on!