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Rachel Hawley-Thomas rachel.gabsbitesizeblogs@gmail.com School holiday can be filled with fun and laughter, but for mums it can also be filled with guilt. I have been a mum for 18 years now and every year that has gone by I have had mum guilt for not being able to spend every day of the school holidays out of the house, taking my kids on holidays or even just days out. But one thing that lessens the mum guilt is hearing my children happy, even if that means they aren't spendi

Gabrielle Hammond gabsbitesizeblogs@gmail.com It's lights out and away we go... What a race we had for the Dutch Grand Prix, and perfectly so, as it will be the last time it'll be on the F1 calendar. Plus, the first race back from summer break. With Kimi Antonelli on top- can he keep it up the second half of the season? We all sat down to watch as the first race unfolded... Lando Norris in the McLaren was on pole position, with George Russell in the Mercedes 2nd which meant a

Alexandra Oliver alex.gabsbitesizeblogs@gmail.com Motivation Does anyone else lack motivation day to day for mundane tasks, or is it just me?! You work all week, for me that is 8:30 to 5, so I'm leaving the house at 7:55am, unless I'm on public transport then it's even earlier, and I'm getting home at 5:40ish depending on traffic and again even later than that if I'm not getting a lift, so by the time I get in it's a chore to even just cook dinner let alone do anything else.

Caitlyn Woodbury caitlyn.gabsbitesizeblogs@gmail.com So, you’ve watched some sort of superhero media and want to read that character’s comics? But, you have no clue where to start? You research the best stories to read, but get loads of different phrases thrown at you, such as “single issue” or “omnibus”. This can be overwhelming and can often lead people to not read comics. So, here is a summary of some of the different formats to make it a little less overwhelming. Single I

Gabrielle Hammond gabsbitesizeblogs@gmail.com Hey all. Travel time is here once more. Today I will be carrying on my adventure from the cruise and talking more in depth about the port of Malaga and what we got up to. Come join me in my travels... We stopped here on our third stop. The last two ports (La Coruna and Cadiz) we just walked aimlessly around, just soaking up the surroundings and finding little shops, but in Malaga we decided to do something touristy. We made our wa

JC Aqueen Quick disclaimer from the team that there will be language that others may find offensive through this due to some of the Drag Queens names. So, it’s that time of year where we are introduced to the next cast of RuPaul’s Drag Race UK. So, I thought why don't I share my thoughts on the queens and my predictions on the season? I do have to say that this is not my first reaction as I did film a video of my YouTube channel reviewing the cast. But somethings are better

Stacey Page stacey.gabsbitesizeblogs@gmail.com 2 girls 1 wasp So, wait for it. This is actually a review of our brunch we had today but going by the title I'm sure you've guessed it wasn't all it was cracked up to be. Now don't get me wrong, the food was delish but I would like to take you on the journey of two best friends and a typical saturday brunch. It started as an idea to go to town and have a bit of lunch, nothing special just a good old catch up (even though we see e

Caitlyn Woodbury & Gabrielle Hammond caitlyn.gabsbitesizeblogs@gmail.com gabsbitesizeblogs@gmail.com D23 Roundup: Hello everyone, welcome to mine and Caitlyn's first ever JOINT blog. Rare occurrence this but when D23 happens that means that both our special interests are combined and we can joint blog for you! D23 is an official fan club for the Walt Disney Company where exclusive news and updates gets shared about all things Disney (including Marvel, Star Wars, Disney studio

Gabrielle Hammond gabsbitesizeblogs@gmail.com I am here again to give you a little run down of my time in Gibraltar, of which I visited on my recent cruise (see my previous Travel Tuesday for an overview of the MSC cruise). We knew Gibraltar would be an interesting place to visit and so we were really excited for our penultimate stop of the cruise. In a nutshell it did not disappoint! We got up bright and early, as we had the aim to climb the Rock and that would take a fe

Jude Woods jude.gabsbitesizeblogs@gmail.com Hello there! Welcome back to my blogs; today I’m going to talk about my favourite trilogy of all time... LORD OF THE RINGS. I Hope you enjoy. The trilogy first came out on July 29th 1954 in book form by J.R.R Tolkien- it was called Lord of the Rings: Fellowship of the Ring followed by the Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers in 1954 and Lord of the Rings: Return of the King on October 20th 1955. I have always loved and been hooked to L

Caitlyn Woodbury caitlyn.gabsbitesizeblogs@gmail.com Results Day Reflections: As almost every 17/18 year old across England and Wales knows, today is A-Level results day. This means that it has been a year since my own results day, so, I just wanted to reflect on it. I hope as well that this can give any reassurance to those who worry about their future. I remember the weeks leading up to results day as absolute torture. I was very lucky enough to be able to keep myself busy

Caitlyn Woodbury caitlyn.gabsbitesizeblogs@gmail.com Clacton Election Grab your polling cards- it’s another by-election!! This time we’re heading down to Clacton-on-Sea to watch one of England’s most divisive figures go up against a bin from space. So how did we end up in this mockery of a political system? Well, it started in July with an investigation into Nigel Farage and why a £5 million donation was not declared. Farage states he did nothing wrong and that the donation w

JC Aqueen Who is JC Aqueen? I am JC Aqueen. I am a drag queen based in Ipswich. Drag for myself is a way to express my feminine side without the boundaries of gender or society. It allows me to be creative, confident and explore forms of self- expression while also becoming alternative versions of myself. My style focuses on transform. I aim to create the illusion of a woman with an exaggerated figure. How did I get the name "JC AQUEEN"? We can't just think about the current

Greg Palmer greg.gabsbitesizeblogs@gmail.com Well… what can I say… I mean, I’d seen pictures, I’d read a little about him, but to see it in person. Genuinely, sharp intake of breath, heart flutter… let’s just say, ‘I had a moment’ It is something to behold! Aside from the fact you get to witness the unfinished statues that Michelangelo was commissioned to create for Pope Julius II tomb (until he redirected funds over a long period and ultimately left the statues unfinished!)

Gabrielle Hammond gabsbitesizeblogs@gmail.com Can you be TOO ambitious? Is it a bad thing? Should I slow down? Maybe I need to start thinking realistically? These are questions I think about a lot. I want to talk about ambition, dreams and fulfilments in life with this blog - when do you need to slow down or when do you need to start working towards things? To be honest, I don't think there is a right or wrong answer - it's a personal thing, but I want to dive into it. By

Gabrielle Hammond gabsbitesizeblogs@gmail.com We all have a bucket list. Whether that be for travel or not, whether it be long or short, whether it be realistic goals or unrealistic. However, as it is Travel Tuesday, this blog will be concerned with the travel side of it. I love travelling, but it's scary. Yes, for me, it's scary to travel especially when you're not necessarily going with people you really trust, maybe will have to go on your own, or, have to fly (since going

Jake Turner jake.gabsbitesizeblogs@gmail.com As you all know, there are thousands of games out there, but this blog will be focusing on some of the most popular games available and some of my personal favourites. Growing up, one game specifically stood out to me. Minecraft. This game inspired creativity within children and connected millions of gamers worldwide. Minecraft was made as a small weekend project in May 2009 by Swedish programmer Markus “Notch” Persson. The gam

Lillia Hammond lillia.gabsbitesizeblogs@gmail.com Hello fellow bloggies; it’s been a while!! Today's blog is all about the icon, the legend, the diva, Lily Allen! Hope you like my pun of a title (if you know you know)! Lily Allen is my favourite female artist and has been for a few years. It all started back when I was a child; mother used to play her songs on her iPod and I would sing along. Delving deeper as I got older, I started to listen to more of her lesser known songs

Caitlyn Woodbury caitlyn.gabsbitesizeblogs@gmail.com Hey everyone, look at me still writing about stuff that’s not comics or politics - what is this?? Well, I wanted to talk about long distance relationships this week, as it’s something myself, and many other people go through! It’s very common at university to get into strong relationships - you’re close together on campus, you have no parents dictating when you can see each other, and you could even have a course or socie

Jake Turner jake.gabsbitesizeblogs@gmail.com Hey all! Welcome back to one of my “let's be serious for a moment” blogs. If you enjoyed my last blog, this one's for you! Now, you probably read the title and wondered what I could possibly be talking about in this blog. Well it will make sense shortly. In my last blog “The Marvel Of Life” I explained the concepts of past experiences and how they can affect you. I want to delve into this even more. Everyone has their past experien