Articles by Lucy Hawthorne

Self-Love Isn’t Selfish.

Self love isn’t selfish. What does that mean? I never really understood the concept of self-love growing up. I guess it was just not something that was trending in the 90’s.

Jokes apart, I grew up in a family that valued giving more than receiving, even if that meant giving away everything you have, even your own sanity and wellbeing.

It took me years to learn that self-love and putting my own wellbeing first is not selfish, it’s actually an act of love.

In this post we will discuss a little bit of this beautiful topic with you.

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Easy Bath Scrub Recipe: DIY Honey Almond Sugar Scrub

It’s important to take care of your skin, especially in these Winter months when dry skin can be a problem. Take some time out to put together this simple bath scrub recipe which uses just five inexpensive ingredients to create a delicious, moisturizing body scrub that will leave your skin feeling soft and smooth.

homemade bath scrub recipe diy honey almond sugar scrub

Supplies For Your Homemade Bath Scrub Recipe

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Homemade Bar Soap Recipe -Cinnamon Apple Soap Bars

It’s not as difficult as you might think to make your own natural soap at home. This gorgeous apple cinnamon bar soap is pretty simple to make even for soap making beginners, and would make a thoughtful gift when beautifully wrapped. Try this easy homemade bar soap recipe, to create these beautiful Autumnal soap bars that you are going to love!

Cinnamon and apple are delicious scents for the Autumn and Fall season, so this bar soap recipe is perfect for this time of year.

home made bar soap recipe apple and cinnamon

This easy bar soap recipe makes 6 bars of this lovely soap if you are using the same silicone mold for your soap as shown in our soap pictures.

The prep time for this handmade soap is only 10 minutes with an additional time of 2 hours for your soap to set in the mold.

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46 Beautiful Maya Angelou Quotes to Inspire Self Love

We have gathered together some of the best Maya Angelou quotes. These beautiful words of wisdom from Civil rights activist, Dr. Maya Angelou have a deeper meaning to contemplate and ponder in our lives.

Maya Angelou is a huge inspiration to so many of us. Her words have stayed with me since I first read her books at around 14 or 15 years old, and her wisdom stays relevant from generation to generation.

Here are some of our favorite Maya Angelou quotes, split into themes to make it easy to find the words you need.

Ultimately all of these themes come back to self love in different forms, from overcoming hardships and giving yourself credit for the things you learned along the way, to maintaining boundaries and excepting and accepting the best from others.

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Maya Angelou on Self Love

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Cheetah Print Tattoo Meaning Symbolism and Inspiration

Let’s run through the meaning and symbolism behind the leopard print tattoo, or cheetah print design. Every tattoo has it’s own special meaning and significance, so what’s the deal with getting a cheetah-print tattoo inked?

Plan your design and consult with your tattoo artist to create a unique piece that will be the perfect choice for your body art.

Meaning of Cheetah Print Tattoo Designs

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Huge Summer Prize Giveaway

Summer is here and to help you have the best summer ever, we’ve put together a bundle of brilliant summer prizes for the whole family. Summer is my favorite season of the year, so I am so excited to share this fantastic bundle of prizes. 

One lucky winner will be able to snag a new hot tub, a bundle of outdoor toys and games for the kids in your life, a citronella and lemongrass spray set to keep the bugs away and some new in ear headphones to listen to your favorite summer play list.

I know I love my hot tub! So I’m sure the lucky winner is going to love their brand new hot tub just as much. 

Check out details of all these amazing prizes below and enter via the Rafflecopter widget at the end of this blog post, running until August 14th

Good luck!

Summer Prize Giveaway

Over 50 top UK bloggers have come together to offer one lucky winner an amazing prize package to ensure your summer will be spectacular! We have an MSpa Hot Tub with £100 towards running cost as well as some other lovely prizes for one lucky winner…read on to find out more!

The Prizes

An MSpa Aurora Hot Tub with £100 to go towards running costs

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Speaking Things into Existence with the Law of Attraction (3 Simple Exercises)

These 3 Law of Attraction exercises will help you achieve whatever it is you really want.

What is the Law of Attraction?

what is the law of attraction

The law of attraction is based on the principal of “Like attracts like” so positive thoughts will bring positive experiences and negative thoughts will bring negative experiences.

The energy you send out, affects the energy you attract.

By surrounding yourself with certain thoughts, certain energy, and operating on a certain level – the universe will reciprocate that and match your energy.

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26 Beautiful Flowers with Meanings of Self Love

Whether you want to celebrate yourself, or just to remind yourself that you’re beautiful no matter what, these flowers will help you feel good about your self.

Connect with these surprising flower meanings to tell yourself how much you love yourself, in the language of flowers.

flowers happiness blooms from within

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DIY Lavender Candles

Candles are my weakness. I believe that your home is your temple and you have to create an atmosphere that matches your mind and fills your soul with peace and happiness.

These beautiful DIY lavender candles are, without a doubt, going to add a subtle touch of sophistication to any room.

If you are like me and obsessed with candles, read on to learn this super simple and lavender candle recipe. Just looking at these pictures makes me so excited.

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