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Life In My 30's
  • A red holiday-style advent calendar box open or displayed, featuring multiple small beauty items surrounding it—likely including perfume, skincare, and makeup products. The red packaging suggests a festive, gift-themed presentation typical of seasonal advent calendars.
    2025 | Calendar Countdown

    LOOKFANTASTIC The Beauty Advent Calendar

    Hours 9 September 20259 September 2025

    LOOKFANTASTIC The Beauty Advent Calendar – RRP £105.00 What does the brand say about it? LOOKFANTASTIC says; “The countdown 10 years in the making. It’s…

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  • Glossybox 2025 Advent Calendar – a large white box with four pastel drawers in pink, purple, and blue swirls. The front reads ‘Advent Calendar sent with love x, including 27 products’ and a pink badge shows ‘Worth over £624’. Elegant and festive design.
    2025 | Calendar Countdown

    GLOSSYBOX Advent Calendar

    Hours 8 September 20258 September 2025

    GLOSSYBOX Advent Calendar – RRP £90.00 What does the brand say about it? GLOSSYBOX says; “Worth over £624, our Advent Calendar is the ultimate treat…

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    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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  • Bright sunshine-yellow tiered box styled like an advent calendar, with its compartments pulled open to reveal an assortment of beauty and skincare products, including a pink-tube Murad cleanser, a small pink Laneige lip mask jar, a Lashify packet, glass perfume and serum bottles, a white-packaged body cleanser, a copper-tone spray bottle, a blush compact, and a 'Selfridges Beauty Concierge' card—arranged on three layered pull-out trays, with the top flap flipped open showing a mirror inside.
    2025 | Calendar Countdown

    Selfridges Beauty Advent Calendar

    Hours 5 September 20255 September 2025

    Selfridges Beauty Advent Calendar – RRP £250.00 What does the brand say about it? Selfridges says; “Beauty aficionados, assemble. It’s that time of the year…

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Picture is of myself. A white woman, with long brown hair, brown eyes and wearing a blue floral pattern dress.

Hannah Marie
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Content Creator | Digital Storyteller | Disability Rights Advocate

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Happy New Year 🎊 With 2025 coming to an end, I c Happy New Year 🎊 

With 2025 coming to an end, I couldn’t resist joining this trend again. It’s made me realise how important it is to document the good moments. 

Even the quiet ones 📸

2025 was a year of growth, connection, and learning what a steadier life can look like. When I look back through my photos and memories, I can see just how much has changed. Gently, but meaningfully.

This year I…

💼 Started a new job that I love.
📚 Grew within the book community, joined some fantastic readathons, and made so many lovely book friends.
🎟️ Went to my very first book event.
✨ Met the wonderful Lucy Jane Wood.
☀️ Spent more sunny days reading in the hammock.
💻 Had my most productive year yet with my blog and content creation.
🍽️ Enjoyed more time with friends and many more meals out.
🚗 Travelled better and further than I have in years.
❤️‍🩹 Took part in more bowel and stoma-related events online and met some truly amazing people.
🧬 Uncovered new ancestors and family records.
🎃 Said hello to even more trick or treaters this year.
🔥 Went through my first full year with no flare-ups.
🏋🏻‍♀️ Joined the gym (it didn’t last as long as planned, but I’m hopeful for the year ahead).
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Reconnected with family I hadn’t seen in a long time.

But, as with life, there were lows too.

We said goodbye to our beloved girl, Gwen, after 15 years 🤍 Losing her has been the biggest change to daily life since my stoma surgery. And not one I’ve adjusted to quickly. She is missed every single day.

2025 wasn’t perfect, but I’m ending the year proud, grateful, and hopeful.

Here’s to 2026 🥂

#Goodbye2025 #Hello2026 #BloggingCommunity #BookCommunity #DisabilityCommunity
Merry Christmas!! 🎅🏻🎄 I hope everyone has an ama Merry Christmas!! 🎅🏻🎄 

I hope everyone has an amazing day ❤️

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Christmas sweet table - Done ✅ #Christmas #Christ Christmas sweet table - Done ✅

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Some festive shopping the last couple of weeks 🛍️🎄 Some festive shopping the last couple of weeks 🛍️🎄

Of course, there were books…

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And the stack has multiplied… still with nowhere t And the stack has multiplied… still with nowhere to home them 📚😂

Day 104 of 365 Days of Prompts: Read a book that starts with ‘The’ ✨

A little opposite / switcharoo 👀

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I feel like everyone and their aunt has read this I feel like everyone and their aunt has read this book, so it’s going on the TBR for the month 📚👀

And in a playful counter example of tonight’s prompt…

Day 103 of 365 Days of Prompts: Read a book that does not start with ‘the’ ✨

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It’s an early night with an anticipated read!! 🌙📖 It’s an early night with an anticipated read!! 🌙📖

Day 102 of 365 Days of Prompts: Read a book where the main character’s name is in the title

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My manga haul finally came! 📦 I may get through a My manga haul finally came! 📦 I may get through a few of these in one sitting… SO excited! 😍

Day 101 of 365 Days of Prompts: Read a book set in the Cotswolds 🌿📖

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