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Frango and chips! Have eaten allllll the chips today... this chicken is probably Porto’s most famous place to eat chicken, Pedro Dos Frangos, and it was good. 10 Euros for the whole bird and homemade chips. It’s nothing like Nandos as it isn’t remotely spicy but, as the Mother put it, it’s like “a really excellent, moist, slow-cooked roast chicken”. She’s right. Don’t expect anything fancy, service is bordering on hilarious although with my limited Portuguese, I won over the three grumpy but actually quite friendly waiters (my low cut top may have had a thing or two to do with that) but it was really good and even though we got a bollocking for over-ordering, I’d go back because it has bags of character and is affordable and tasty. #porto #frango #portugal #chips #chicken

Well... they were just made for me, obviously. My Mama bought them for me because she said I deserved them (!!!!) These stunning gold leafed, stirling silver pomegranate earrings designed by local designer @stones_manuelaandrade and I think those stones are garnets which happen to be my birth stone to boot. Believe me, she had so many other pieces that I wanted including some beautiful turquoise earrings with gold coral design and some aquamarine studs with tree of life design... but hey, that’s life and one set at a time. #local #porto #portugal #design

It may just look like steak and chips but this is one of the most popular meals in Portugal. Flank steak (bife da vazia) reminds me of when I was a teenager and my Portuguese friends and their families took me to O Fado (used to be in Stockwell, London) on Saturday nights for music, dancing and lots of steak and chips... all my favourite things combined and I was in heaven. This brings back those memories so vividly. It’s funny how food (and music) can so effectively take you back to a specific moment in your life when you can instantly remember sights, sounds, smells and how you felt at that exact time. Today is a public holiday here and so we are taking it easy and just doing a stack of unnecessary shopping for clothes and shoes. I’m not your typical girly girl as I hate shopping but evidently today, I may be flirting with the notion of being who I used to be, remembering life when I didn’t have a care in the world and could do anything I wanted. Good times. #Porto #Oporto #Portugal

I know one shouldn’t eat in bed but SCREW THAT... you know me, enfant terribles, total rule breaker but if I’m honest, this **may** be my last one. I’ve had 4 so far and already I feel like it’s one too many. The downside of stress (as you may all know) is that you eat erratically too and recently I’ve found I’m beating myself up mentally for SO MANY THINGS for no reason but I only catch myself once I’ve already given myself a load of flack and the damage is done. I’m beginning to realise what I’m doing and it really scares me. Believe me, nobody could find a worse or more severe enemy in life than your own self. Some of the things I say (or think) to myself are shocking and so I ask myself, would I allow anyone to bollock my friends or loved ones or talk down to them in that way? The answer is NO. Why do we punish ourselves like this? Well, I’m not having it! Pattern INTERCEPTED and I’m going to deal with one thing at a time in life... right now? That’s work. So the other concerns will have to take a back seat and I won’t punish myself for not being able to tend to them right now. I’m only human, only one person, just like you, juggling a dozen things at once and feeling overwhelmed. DON’T DO IT TO YOURSELVES MY LOVELIES. Catch yourselves, break the habit and cut yourself some slack and show yourself a little love and patience. You are only human... but you are pretty remarkable, no matter what. Goodnight my beauties, sleep well and have a wonderful sun-filled week ahead ☀️ #BeGoodToYou