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Hannah Marie Brankley
Life In My 30's
  • Image is a collage of a small selection of the many great toys that are available for Christmas 2024. Toys featured are listed underneath the image.
    2024 | Christmas | Gift Guides

    Top Toys 2024

    Hours 11 November 202411 November 2024

    Another year, another ‘Top Toys’ list. Is it just me, or are the top toy lists getting bigger? I used to work in a toy…

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  • On The Third Week Of Christmas…
    2023 | Christmas | Lifestyle

    On The Third Week Of Christmas…

    Hours 23 December 20232 November 2024

    Things calmed down for the third week of Christmas but I still found myself checking things off the list each day! Everything Is Wrapped✔️ And…

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  • On The Second Week Of Christmas…
    2023 | Christmas | Lifestyle

    On The Second Week Of Christmas…

    Hours 15 December 20232 November 2024

    The Second Week of Christmas was a busy one yet again, but we have finally got the Christmas tree up! I am also mostly sorted…

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  • On The First Week Of Christmas…
    2023 | Christmas | Lifestyle

    On The First Week Of Christmas…

    Hours 8 December 20232 November 2024

    The first week of Christmas has come and gone! Can you believe it is the 8th December already? It’s been a hectic week, so much…

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  • Elf On The Shelf in a box of baubles
    2017 | Christmas

    Elf On The Shelf Ideas #2

    Hours 1 December 20172 November 2024

    Last year, I introduced some Elf On The Shelf Ideas in version #1 and I’m back again with Elf On The Shelf Ideas #2. I…

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  • Elf On The Shelf Ideas #1
    2016 | Christmas

    Elf On The Shelf Ideas #1

    Hours 1 December 201628 October 2024

    Written by Carol Aebersold and daughter, Chanda Bell, with illustrations by Coë Steinwart, the story of Elf On The Shelf is a very American concept. The…

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Hannah Marie
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Today marks my 12th year recognising World IBD Day Today marks my 12th year recognising World IBD Day whilst living with IBD… but this year, I found myself asking a question I never thought I would.

Do I actually still have IBD?

After 3 surgeries, having everything from the ileum down removed and now living with a stoma, my Ulcerative Colitis is no longer active. There’s nowhere left for the disease to flare in the way it once did… so where does that leave me?

Am I someone who had IBD? Or am I still someone living with it?

In today’s blog post, I wanted to explore that question because IBD is so much more than just a bowel disease. Even without active disease, I still live with the effects it left behind.

A stoma gave me my quality of life back after years of immense pain and failed treatments, but it isn’t a cure. It’s a management route with its own ups and downs.

I’d love to know if anyone else with a stoma has ever questioned where they fit within the IBD community now 💜

Link: https://hannahmariebrankley.com/world-ibd-day-2026-do-i-still-have-ibd/

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Lovely meal out last night with loved ones to cele Lovely meal out last night with loved ones to celebrate my brother and I’s birthday at @casabiancausk 🥰

Highly recommend the spaghetti carbonara! 😋

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From winter to spring 🌸 #2026 #LifeRecently From winter to spring 🌸

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Nothing quite like getting into bed and reading ✨ Nothing quite like getting into bed and reading ✨ Murder By The Book by M. R. G. Davies is my latest read and I’m very ready for a cosy mystery evening!

Day 141 of 365 Days of Prompts: Read a book that you bought because of the cover

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My book cart is very full 👀 Day 140 of 365 Days o My book cart is very full 👀

Day 140 of 365 Days of Prompts: Read a book featuring letters

I like that this could work for both fiction and non-fiction ✨

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It came! *Happy Dancing* 🥰 I was gutted not to ma It came! *Happy Dancing* 🥰

I was gutted not to make the event night for this, but I’m so happy my copy arrived so quickly! Proud of you, @wrenjameswriter 💖

Day 139 of 365 Days of Prompts: Read a book with a bird on the cover 

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I have officially run out of space… so I’ve become I have officially run out of space… so I’ve become a Kindle girlie 😂💁‍♀️

Day 138 of 365 Days of Prompts: Read a book with a 5-word title 

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