October 2010
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An Authentic Italian Experience at La Lupa, Canton
Last Sunday my husband and my dad were competing in the Cardiff Half Marathon so on the Saturday night we decided to go for an Italian to get them both stocked up on carbohydrates. We usually go to Cibos on Pontanna St but unfortunately the last time we went there we were a little disappointed. So we thought we’d try something new and go to La Lupa in Canton, Cardiff.
The Venue
La Lupa...
July 2010
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UNICEF Cardiff
My husband and I have recently set up a UNICEF Cardiff group. The group will work in aid of UNICEF raising money in and around Cardiff for children and young people all around the world but in particular Africa.
When we went on our honeymoon to Kenya last year we were blown away by the poverty and the suffering of the children in Africa and wanted to do our bit to help support these children.
We...
June 2010
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Pulling out of the private sector rat race
I am happy to say that after 3 months of living in Cardiff I have now found full time employment. As mentioned in my previous post I did dabble with the idea of working for the private sector as I was having no luck reentering the NHS. However after the ordeal that I went through with the dreaded Venus Marketing I was somewhat put off. Don’t get me wrong I don’t want to tar the whole...
May 2010
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Practical Driving Test - Third Time Lucky!
On Monday 24th May 2010 at 4.20pm I finally passed my driving test after 2 years of lessons and 2 failed tests. When the examiner said those magic words “I’m happy to tell you you’ve passed” I could have kissed him!
I have to say learning to drive has to be one of the most difficult challenges I have ever had to conquer. I put off learning to drive for years. Most people...
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Carluccio's Cardiff
The Occasion
Last weekend Adair’s parents came to stay for the weekend so on the Saturday night we thought we’d go into town for a meal. As we all agreed we love Italian food the plan was to go to Jamie Oliver’s Italian which Adair and I had been to before and really enjoyed it. Unfortunately as you are unable to book a table there is quite often a small queue outside. This...
April 2010
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Hairdresser Hunt Over
The Salon
Well I have eventually found a hairdressers in Cardiff which is within walking distance from my house and is reasonable in price. In the end I settled for Redds in Pontcanna, they don’t have a website but there contact details are on Google. Its a little salon on Pontcanna street. I was greeted by a very young man who took my coat and made me a cup of coffee. My hairdresser was...
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Venus Marketing - Management Trainee Scam
While browsing the internet job sites lately I came across and this advert on Gumtree for Entry Level Event Marketing, as I am looking for a career change and I have an interest in marketing I thought that this would be a perfect role for me. The advert did not give an awful lot of detail nor did it even say who the job was with but I thought I had nothing to lose so I sent off my CV. Three days...
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Thai Green Curry - The way you want it!
On Saturday night my family and I went to a Thai Restaurant in Cardiff called Thai Edge. I was really looking forward to it because the restaurant looked lovely from the outside and the website gives it great reviews. Overall we were all a bit disappointed. First of all we ordered our drinks on arrival and must have waited at least 20 minutes for them to arrive, this was made worse by the fact...
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Joining the private sector rat race
I’ve worked in the public sector for nearly 5 years and have always imagined that I would stay there. There is a certain sense of security and assurance working in the public sector which you just don’t get in the private sector. The NHS offer a good pension, good sick pay, good annual leave entitlement and you are highly unlikely to be made redundant which is great comfort in the...
March 2010
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Facebook Crash Horror
For the first time ever I have just gone to log into Facebook and to my horror I was faced with an error message saying ‘account temporarily unavailable’. So instead of doing something more productive with my time I turned to my blog for comfort.
Considering I’d never even heard of Facebook about 3 years ago its crazy how much I depend on it. Especially since I have become an...
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Cardiff Hairdresser Hunt
There are a lot of things to do when moving house like changing your address with the bank registering with a power supplier, finding a GP and a dentist etc. These tasks are all reasonably easy. The most difficult and in my opinion one of the most important tasks is finding a good hairdresser which you can trust.
Now living in Cardiff city centre you would think that it would be easy to find a...
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Blogger Virgin
I have never blogged in my life because to be honest I didn’t and still don’t believe that anyone will be interested in reading anything that I have to say but apparently not. My husband Adair is a bit of an internet guru and keeps insisting that I should start blogging.
So why now, I hear you ask? Well Adair and I have recently relocated from North Wales to South Wales as Adair was...