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Carotid Artery Dissection my 10 Month Update

I decided to do a 10 month update of my Carotid Artery Dissection progress. If you are new to my blog you can read about my diagnosis and su...

Cliona Kelliher 17 Apr, 2016 9

Amy Shumer , body positive , feminism

Amy Shumer and the Plus Size Controversy

Headlines about this have caught my eye over the last week - I paid attention because I love Amy Shumer as a comedian and admire her as a fe...

Cliona Kelliher 10 Apr, 2016 17

Aungier Danger , Cookies , Cupcake Bloke

Top Three Dublin Sweet Treat Spots

Not so long ago, a colleague made the very inspired suggestion that we get some donuts as a Friday afternoon treat. It has since become a re...

Cliona Kelliher 2 Apr, 2016 9

Birr , Birr Castle , Birr Telescope

Birr Castle at Easter

One of my favourite things is to head out at the weekend and visit somewhere with a nice walk (and preferably a nice coffee shop too!). Che...

Cliona Kelliher 28 Mar, 2016 10

Baking , Baking for Food Allergy , Easter

Eggless Mocha Cupcakes and Easter baking

I'm planning to do a blog soon about my favourite sweet treat spots in Dublin so keep an eye out for that! In the meantime I wanted to s...

Cliona Kelliher 26 Mar, 2016 10

business , candles , creativity

Purity Belle Candles and the Importance of Creative Renewal

A post about candles for a change:) Although I set up this blog mostly for my candle business, the process of writing has been so healing an...

Cliona Kelliher 21 Mar, 2016 9

ideas , Lifestyle , reflections

Shyness. Why it's perfectly ok to be shy.

This topic is one I have been considering lately for various reasons and I was inspired to write about it after seeing a pic on Instagram fr...

Cliona Kelliher 11 Mar, 2016 16

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