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I know I've done various lifestyle stuff over the years as well as the plus size fashion, but living in a rented property has meant I've always struggled to see myself doing real interiors stuff, because after all, it's not my house is it? But one way I have always tried to make my make on the places I live is with wall art. As you can probably see I'm a big fan of mid-century modern style decor, even though it doesn't exactly suit the style of my home. When I’m moving into a new property, I look at the existing colour scheme, my own furniture and try and devise a vision of how I’m going to dress the room, what the accent colours are going to be and how I can incorporate my pieces into the room/s.

sand-free towel from Tesalate falls into the first category as something super useful. I either want a gift to be super useful, or super indulgent, something that person would never dream buying for themselves. I have seen these towels doing the rounds on social media and wondered if they really lived up to the hype, so when I got the chance to work with Tesalate I was excited to see if it was really any different to your bog-standard beach towel. Pick up some cute and hand-luggage friendly minis (nothing over 100ml if you're using hand luggage and not hold luggage).

When I found out I'd got the job, I promised myself I would treat myself to aI had been eyeing up on the Well as it turns out, the wonderful Adele at Pickle and Polish beat me to it, and very kindly sent me the very necklace The great news is that because it's handmade, you can choose a chain length that suits you too. Pickle and Polish carry an extensive range of women's, men's and children's jewellery, all handmade, meaning each piece is just a little bit unique. And what's best of all, for me at least, is that Pickle and Polish are local to me, so when I inevitably treat myself to some more of Adele's jewellery

laser cut cards that the wonderful folk at Pogofandango sent me. With International Women's Day just passed, and Mother's Day at the end of the month, I thought these two cards were great for celebrating the women in our life