Linden Hall Golf & Country Club Hotel, Northumberland

Linden Hall Golf & Country Club Hotel, Northumberland

Linden Hall Golf & Country Club is part of the Macdonald chain of hotels and it’s home to one of our favourite hotels, the Holyrood in Edinburgh. Unfortunately (or fortunately) I worked away from home for almost a year and stayed in some pretty great 4 & 5* hotels so my own personal standards of hotels is pretty high. This was my first visit to Linden Hall but Mr Tramp has been several times before for corporate events.

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What Katie Did #16

What Katie Did #16

Hello Lovelies,

Hope you are all having a lovely long weekend. I know I am! Nice to be away from the day job for that extra day!

Had a great but busy week. Lots of client work, the Simply Be opening at the Metro Centre, some great cross country 5k runs and even closer to my birthday which means holiday time! Woo!

On with the fancy schmancy pictures lay out!



An in-joke Barbie tshirt from Primark | Posing at work | Indiana Jones Husband| Swan and babies | Deer on my run | Date night at Escobars with @daniellablogs | Letting husband draw my eyebrows in | Boycat 1 loves Helm | Boycat 2 loves inside of Helm | Boycat 2 has run in with red lipstick | Not what you want to see at the end of a 5k cross country run | The view from the country park in Gateshead I run in | The husband and I. <3 

I hope you have all had a lovely weekend – and don’t forget to enter the Grosvenor Casinos search for a top UK model!



Love you all…..

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Grosvenor Search For A Model

Grosvenor Search For A Model

Hello Lovelies,

Now, I know each and every single follower of my blog is beautiful. Not just beautiful but down right gorgeous!



So why not take your sexy little selves on over to a model competition? I’m actively encouraging each and every single one of you to enter, whether you think you’re too fat, thin, short, ugly, whatever. You’re not, your beautiful so enter! 


Grosvenor Casinos have launched a nationwide hunt to a top new model. Not only will you win a 1 year modelling contract with a top London agency, you’ll bag your hot self £1,000 to boot!

Lesley Goring, one of the top judges of the competition raised an interesting point about finding new talent. I personally whole heartedly agree. Should I be that way inclined, i’d much rather enter a comp like this than try to get myself on ANTM or BNTM.

“I have been committed to nurturing young talent throughout my career, working alongside the UK’s leading fashion colleges and with TV programmes such as ‘Britain’s Next Top Model’. This competition is another avenue for me to strengthen my ties with the upcoming stars of the future and I am looking forward to seeing the variety of talent that we discover on this competition journey.”

I’ll be honest with you, I love casinos. They remind me of my honeymoon in Las Vegas and I like to pretend i’m a big roller… while playing on the 50p slot machines with my little plastic cup and free lemonade. See ladies, I’m a PLAYA! And yes, my tongue is firmly in cheek here but I do love casinos and I always end up getting dressed up as I clearly do think they’re a bit of an adventure!

To enter Grosvenors competition, which I hope you all will, toddle on over to the entry page – http://www.grosvenorsearchforamodel.com/ and enter. SIMPLES!

There will be 19 heats around the country culminating at the final in Coventry.

Regional Heats will take place on the following:


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I will be at the Newcastle Heat cheering on all the stunning North East ladies and at the Coventry finals to see the winner be chosen. Exciting times!!

Enter or pass this on to as many people as you think will be interested. More diverse people entering = more diversity in modelling (I hope!)

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What Katie Did #15

What Katie Did #15

Hello Lovelies,

Another week and the month of April is almost over! I love May as it usually means 2 bank holidays and my birthday. I’m really looking forward to turning 29 this year, I don’t know why!

On with the pictures!



20 minute daily jog | Tastiest Cheese ever and 50p | Maxi dress & sequins | Trying on session | Fringe benefits | New Pencil dress | Sweety tree at an event | Chilled Fruit | Cocktails & Millennium Bridge opening at an event | Armani Eyes to Kill | YSL splurges | My awesome artwork for @kathroooon | Chinese supermarket oddities | Murderdolls & glossy magazine | Finally trying Double Wear | Jessica GELeration



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What Katie Did #14

What Katie Did #14

Hello Lovelies,

Have you all had a good week? I’ve been busy as usual, no rest for the wicked they say! I’ve taken on a couple of new clients this week so it means i’ll be busier for the short term but it’s all good isn’t it!

Friday saw myself and Kathryn of Miss Kathryns Miss takes being whisked over to be VIP guests of Jacamo at their store launch in Gateshead where we got to meet the ever so lovely Freddie Flintoff and Steve Harmison who are both top notch cricket players. As usual with these kind of events we had a great opportunity to view the store and meet the wonderful staff who work behind the scenes and of course the branch staff who were all so sweet. Of course it wouldn’t have been a trip to a shop without spending some pennies and this time the very lucky Mr Tramp for a bag full of new shirts. Mr Tramp probably isn’t in the Jacamo main demographic but he is long in the body so I am very pleased to be able to buy him M/L shirts in longer length!

Saturday then saw me zooming down the motorway to Middlesbrough with Daniella to visit the girls at the new Benefit counter in Debenhams and be their guest for the day. We had a grand old time with them all, it was a great concession stand and I hope they did well in trying to beat their world record of most waxes done in one day across the whole Benefit company. 

Not only did we go on a little car adventure to see Benefit, we were also lucky enough to have our brows tackled. My pathetic blonde eyebrows were waxed, tweezed and dyed to within an inch of their life and after having our make up re-done we left the store feeling like the best looking ladies in the Boro!

Nice quiet week ahead of me thankfully. Just as well as i’m smashing on with my C25K journey and it’s going well!

On with the pictures!

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
My new slinky small top, I can definitely see a dramatic loss now | My Benefit Brows | Miss Kathryn & I | I’m 5ft 9, shouldn’t look that short | Guide books ready for summer | Mr Tramps ” special place” | The goodies the Benefit ladies used
 
  

If you missed it this week, I reviewed a Taillissime Blazer, I changed the ways you can follow me, reviewed some lovely Hairtrade Hair Extensions as well as MUA’s fantastic new Lip Booms.

Have a lovely week ahead of you and I will catch you all next Sunday. 

 

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