One Girl and a Van
The joys of chilled food...
Yes, at last I have a fridge! After over a year of trying to keep my milk cold and preventing food growing legs and walking out of the...
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One Girl and a Van
Aug 19, 20207 min read
Happy Anniversary...
Happy Anniversary to Buttercup and me! Yes, it's been a year already that I have officially been living in Buttercup full time. I can't...
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One Girl and a Van
Jul 30, 20203 min read
Let's Go Swimming... wild that is!
I LOVE WATER! I think in another life I was either a crazy Labrador or a mermaid; to be honest, I'm happy with either!! With lockdown...
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One Girl and a Van
Jul 22, 20208 min read
40 Books in a Year...
Just before I turned 40, I decided to create a 40 @ 40 challenge. One of the items on the list was to read 40 books throughout the year....
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One Girl and a Van
Jun 3, 20202 min read
Adventure is out there...but it looks a little different
It may feel that after weeks of 'lockdown', that summer, and in turn the joy of adventure, is a distant dream. But as restrictions start...
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One Girl and a Van
Apr 28, 20203 min read
Spend a Penny...
'So, where do you go to the loo?'. This must be the most often asked question of any vanlifer! So I wrote a little poem to answer the...
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One Girl and a Van
Apr 28, 20205 min read
Converting a van to a tiny home... Part 3: Furnishing
After all my Pinterest surfing, I had decided I wanted my little home to reflect me and my style and not end up like any other van...
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One Girl and a Van
Apr 24, 20205 min read
Things to do in lockdown...
Once upon a time there was a middle aged girl named Emma who loved to go on adventures with her trusty van Buttercup and cheeky, yet...
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One Girl and a Van
Apr 23, 20208 min read
Quest for the perfect man
A short story by Emma Milford (that's me!).... Janet Evanovich wrote, ‘Men are like shoes. Some fit better than others. And sometimes you...
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One Girl and a Van
Apr 23, 20206 min read
40@40... Turning middle aged
Last May I turned 40... It seemed to creep up on me from nowhere. I mean it felt like only a year or two ago that I was boarding a plane...
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One Girl and a Van
Apr 14, 20204 min read
Converting a van to a tiny home... Part 2: The first fix
So, design number 201; time to crack on... OK it wasn't quite that number of designs but there had been a few and it was time to get...
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One Girl and a Van
Apr 14, 20203 min read
Converting a van to a tiny home... Part 1: Prep, prep, prep
Who doesn't love Pinterest?! When I first got my van, I lost days of my life scrolling social media, watching YouTube videos, drawing...
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One Girl and a Van
Apr 3, 20202 min read
My first time
Everyone remembers their first time, right? It’s always special and holds a magical place in your heart… I was pretty late to the party;...
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One Girl and a Van
Apr 3, 202012 min read
Choosing your new home on wheels
So, you've decided you want a little piece of heaven on wheels... congratulations! Now you've made the best decision of your life, it's...
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One Girl and a Van
Apr 3, 20203 min read
…a little story about me
The first thing people ask is, ‘what do you do about the loo’, the second thing is, ‘why vanlife’? So, here’s my story. Just over a year...
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