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Hannah Marie Brankley
Life In My 30's
  • Are We Consuming Spooky Season Rather Than Experiencing It?
    2026 | Halloween | Lifestyle

    Are We Consuming Spooky Season Rather Than Experiencing It?

    Hours 27 October 202627 October 2026

    October has always felt like an invitation to embrace the spooky. The nights get darker, the pumpkins come out, and suddenly…there’s an excuse to reach…

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  • A festive autumn front porch display set on brick steps leading up to a white door adorned with a twig wreath. Bright orange pumpkins of various sizes are arranged across the steps alongside two dark metallic lanterns containing white pillar candles. Potted chrysanthemums in rich orange and burgundy colors add vibrant fall texture next to a white porch support pillar and reddish-brown shingled siding, with fallen dry leaves scattered around the base of the steps.
    2026 | Halloween | Lifestyle

    Is Halloween Becoming the New Christmas?

    Hours 15 October 202615 October 2026

    With the UK going “code orange” in the middle of summer, and Halloween and autumnal decorations becoming staple ranges across so many brands, is Halloween…

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  • A disorganized pile of dozens of empty aluminum and plastic medication blister packs scattered across a textured, golden-yellow shag carpet. All of the pill compartments have been popped open and emptied.
    2026 | Lifestyle | My IBD Journey

    World IBD Day 2026 // Do I Still Have IBD?

    Hours 19 May 202619 May 2026

    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…

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  • A small round cake inside a white bakery box, decorated with piped beige frosting around the edge and chocolate writing in the centre that reads “Happy New Year!”, with small star-shaped decorations.
    2026 | Lifestyle

    Goodbye 2025, Hello 2026

    Hours 1 January 202631 December 2025

    Another year and we say Goodbye to 2025, and Hello to 2026. I wasn’t sure how I wanted to approach this post. In previous years…

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  • Classic Halloween horror scene with a Ghostface mask and blood-stained knife on grass, symbolising scary movies and the spooky season.
    2025 | Halloween | Lifestyle

    Is Halloween Still About The Scare?

    Hours 9 October 202531 October 2025

    October, where the nights get darker, pumpkins start appearing on doorsteps, and the air feels a little more electric with a potential scare. But lately,…

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  • Image is of the Merry Hill shopping centre
    2025 | Halloween | Lifestyle

    A Day Trip To Merry Hill

    Hours 7 September 20257 September 2025

    Today, I took a trip to Merry Hill shopping centre, and it honestly has everything you could need in one place. From big brands to…

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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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Chapter 34 🎈 #Birthday Chapter 34 🎈

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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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After the disappointment with The Works, I ordered After the disappointment with The Works, I ordered two more books on Amazon.

Day 299 of 365 Days of Prompts: Read a book featuring a trick-or-treating scene 🎃🍬

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I went to The Works to be told (again) the book I I went to The Works to be told (again) the book I was after was out of stock. I am rethinking shopping with The Works now; online ordering / click and collect are no longer available. The situation leads nicely into the next prompt...

Day 298 of 365 Days of Prompts: Read a book where a character makes a deal with the devil 😈

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More books arrived from Amazon. Perfect for the se More books arrived from Amazon. Perfect for the season.

Day 297 of 365 Days of Prompts: Read a book featuring a doppelgänger 👥👀

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I then received my Booksplease order 📦 Day 296 of I then received my Booksplease order 📦

Day 296 of 365 Days of Prompts: Read a book with a grave on the cover 🪦

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