Jess In Retrospect

My Blogging Hiatus | Where I've been

If you are (or were - no hard feelings ;) ) a somewhat regular reader of this little blog of mine you might have noticed that I kind of fell off the end of the world blogging wise this year. I thought long and hard about whether I wanted to write this post, explaining my reasons and for a long time I thought "nah.. I'm not even sure myself.. I guess I kinda just fell out of love with it a bit", but I realised that's not all it, far from it. And sometimes it just feels good to write it all down and therefore be able to make sense of it yourself. At least that's how I feel about it.

Saturday, July 29, 2017
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Healthy Homemade Bounty Bars | The Healthy Life

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I have recently tried to get my fitness and healthy eating back on track with meal planning, a workout schedule and well, most importantly my own homemade healthy sweet treats. Because let's be real here I wouldn't go through with this if I had to completely cut out all treats - my sweet tooth wouldn't have it! So I came across this awesome recipe for homemade bounty bars that are 100% free of any nasties and so much healthier than the shop bought ones.

Saturday, July 22, 2017
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The Ireland Diaries | Inchydoney Beach Birthday, Clonakilty Shopping & Skibbereen Farmer's Markets

Ireland

Hello and welcome to the last part of my Ireland Diaries. I know it took me quite a while to get them all up but what with all the recent life changes blogging just didn't come that easy. Anyways, I'm here to tell you about my last couple of days on the island.

Monday, June 05, 2017
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The Ireland Diaries | Visiting the Cliffs of Moher

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Number one on my list of places to visit in Ireland was the Cliffs of Moher. I wanted to go there for the longest time so I was really really excited to finally get the chance and hop on a bus on Thursday to drive up to County Clare and see them "in the flesh". It also meant I had quite an early start on Thursday with my friend going back to work that day and me catching the bus at Patrick's Quay.

Tuesday, May 23, 2017
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The Ireland Diaries | Kinsale, Cobh & Cork

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On Tuesday, right after our usual breakfast of porridge and tea, we started our day with a walk down to the sea in Clonakilty. We climbed over rocks and enjoyed the sun being out to warm our faces. There were sea gulls crying, tiny waves rolling to shore and fishermen fishing - I wish I could start every day like that.. After our long walk we had more tea and some relaxation before packing our bags and getting into the car to head east along the coast to Kinsale.

Saturday, May 06, 2017
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The Ireland Diaries | Coastal Views, Gougane Barra & Lakes of Killarney

Ireland

So over the Easter break I spent a lovely week in Ireland, visiting my friend Audrey. I had never been to Ireland before but had planned to visit for the longest time so naturally I came with a long list of places I wanted to see. I had the best time travelling around West Cork and up the West Coast, looking at cliffs and marvelling at the beauty of the Irish coastline, looking at tiny fishing villages and colourful artsy houses all the time accompanied by the best native tour guide a girl could wish for!

Thursday, April 27, 2017
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Candle Love ♥ | RITUALS light the way candle

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I've been meaning to blog about this candle for the longest time now! It was literally the scent of December for me this one. I've been burning it in the weeks leading up to Christmas and I'm still lighting it every evening I'm home in my flat now. I came across it at Rituals one day when Christmas shopping in town and I fell in love immediately! It's from their rituals of light range, which was a special Christmas edition in 2016 and smells heavenly of oranges and cinnamon and a touch of vanilla, all the good things basically!