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I wanna see your tree!πŸŽ„

Hey Patreon! I need your help!

I'd love to do a "reacting to your Christmas tree" video later in the month, but I need to see your trees! If you'd like to include your Christmas tree photo for a Patreon-Only video, please email it to me at: adventuresandnaps@gmail.com

Thank youuuuu!

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Book Club Pick for December!

Hi everyone!

For December, I'll be reading The Reading List by Sara Nisha Adams (linked on Amazon here if you want to read it, too) This one was sent to the PO Box by Tushar so thank you very much for the gift!!

Like always, I never read what the book is about - but by the sounds of it, this seems to be a "heartwarming" type vibe which I'm very excited about!

If you're reading something else thi...

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November Book Club REVIEW - Super sweet!

This month I read Olive, Mabel and Me (sent to the PO Box by Steve, huge shoutout for the gift!) I really enjoyed it!

There were a few bits that I skipped - like the origins of Labradors.. BUT the way he talks about Olive and Mabel is so completely adorable and extremely relatable. I wasn't sure how much I'd like the book since I know very little (if anything) about Andrew Cotter, but I really liked it a lot. Plus it was ni...

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Patreon Only - It's Christmas tree time!!!!

Hey Patreon!!

Yes. I put up my Christmas tree, and I feel no shame! πŸ˜‚

Hope you have a great rest of your weekend!! And make sure to send me a photo of your Christmas tree!

ps - I actually ended up buying a tree topper after filming this! It hasn't arrived yet, but I'll keep you posted...

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Patreon Only - Afternoon Tea Sandies

Hey Patreon! This week I made my very-own afternoon tea finger sandwiches!! Never had them before so was excited to try!

Let me know your favourite and I hope you have a great weekend!

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Patreon Only - Future of A+N (cryptic) & PO Box (less cryptic!!)

Hi everyone!!

This video is a ~bit~ of a mess but thank you for letting me ramble! I've not been doing that great and wanted to be honest about it, but I'm pretty excited about the future, too.

Also - huge shout out to the PO Box surprises, they are wonderful πŸ’›

Like I mention in the video, if you'd like to take an A+N "get to know you" quiz, 2022-11-12 10:01:00 +0000 UTC View Post

Patreon Only - MORE School Dinners!

Who's (still) hungry??? Check out these extra school dinners!! I had so much fun filming these two videos - I hope you like them, too!

ps: send help, I'm so full lol

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November Book Club!

For November, I'll be reading Olive, Mabel & Me: Life and Adventures with Two Very Good Dogs (you can buy it here if you'd like to read along!) Big shoutout to Steve who sent this to the PO Box! πŸ•

If you're reading something else this month, make sure to leave it in the comments!

What is Book Club?

My goal is to read more - so I started Book Club! Each month, I’ll post ...

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Patreon Only - I’ve never seen a Banoffee pie

Good morning, Patreon! Guess what? I've never seen a Banoffee pie, so I decided to make one lol

Hope you like the video!

If you'd like to try this out yourself, I used this recipe. Good luck!! πŸ‘©β€πŸ³πŸ₯§

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October Book Club - REVIEW!

There was loads of reading this month! Some months it's hard to get into a book - and some months I read three!

Where the Crawdads Sing - I really enjoyed this! I didn't know what to expect, but I liked it. At times it felt like not much was ~happening~ but it's very good at ambience and setting the scene. I could definitely picture everything in my mind! Not totally sure it's worth all the insane hype late...

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Patreon Only - Spooky PO Box!

Hi everyone!

Hope you're having a great Spooky Month so far! πŸŽƒ This week I got loads of cool stuff to the PO Box and filmed a bit of my week behind the scenes!

If you ever want to send stuff to the PO Box, the address is below - Just make sure it's sent with Royal Mail as other couriers won't know how to forward it on to us.

Alanna Naps
PO Box 302
FAVERSHAM
ME13 3DR
GB

Hope you guys have a great weekend!

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Patreon Only - I honestly thought I was stuck lol

Join me for another weird craft!! This time we're molding our hands lol

If you want to give it a try, you can find it here.

Happy Saturday, everyone!!

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Patreon Only - 3 Days

Happy Saturday, everyone!! Today's video is 3 days from my week - hope you had a good week, too!

(Here's my gym playlist in case you're looking for some music-inspiration)

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October Book Club Choices!

Hi everyone! Happy October!

This month I have 2 very different Book Club choices!

Where the Crawdads Sing is basically on everyone's book list - which is kind of why I was avoiding it! Hearing about it so much was really annoying lol BUT one of my friends who's an avid reading said it's pretty good, so that's enough for me.

The Locked Door is a book...

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Patreon Only - 4 Years!!!

WOW!! Thank you all SO MUCH for 4 years on Patreon!! I really never though we'd be here and I'm so grateful for your support πŸ™πŸ»

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Book Club REWIEW - Pretty good!

For September, I read my first ever Witcher-series books, The Last Wish (you can get it here if you want to try it). I thought it was good! It's been awhile since I've read something that's proper fantasy, which monsters and everything 

I definitely think it's a great introduction to the characters if you're interested in reading the actual series. I have a hard time committing to a multi-book series a...

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Patreon Only - Who wants a Red Vine??

Hey Patreon! Hope you're having a great Saturday! ☺️

Today we're taste testing some American candy I found here in England! I needed to find some root beer for yesterday video and I figured.. while I was there, would be a shame not to... lol

We mainly have British people here on Patreon, but let me know if you have a favourite American sweet!

Hope you like the video and have a great rest of your day!

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Patreon Only - Butler's Kitchen: Ep 5

Hey guys, we're back in Butler's Kitchen! Woooo! I've attached the recipe in case you'd like to try out this ~mystery~ food (and you really should)!πŸ‘©β€πŸ³

Hope you're having a great Saturday - and don't forget! I'll be live for 8 hours on Sunday on Twitch, if case you'd like to join!

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Patreon Only - You call this cider??? (spoiler: kind of)

Happy Saturday, everyone!!

I've been wanting to do a low-alcohol cider taste test... so here it is!! Honestly, all of these are worth a try (but watch out for the sweet-ones if that's not your thing!)

If you have a favourite low-alcohol drink, please let me know! I wanna try it!

Hope you guys have a great rest of your day!

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Sept Book Club Pick! βš”οΈ

Hi everyone! I'm a bit late this month, I feel like September came out of nowhere... this month I'll be reading The Last Wish (you can buy it here if you'd like to read it, too!)

Big shoutout to Aaron for sending this to the PO Box! I've always meant to read them (and play the game... and watch the TV show...) but I've never gotten around to it!

If you'd like to read along this month, I hope you enjoy...

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Patreon Only - Day in the Life Vlog

Hey Patreon, happy Saturday!

Today's video is a bit chaotic lol but I wanted to show you what I've been up to lately! Any plans for this weekend??

Hope you guys like the video and have a great rest of your day!

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August Book Club REVIEW - It was good!!

For August I read An Absolutely Remarkable Thing by Hank Green - and I enjoyed it! It wasn't life-changing or super deep but honestly, it was a fun easy read and I'm nearly done Book 2!

I haven't read a book series that focuses so much on YouTube, Twitter and social media, so that was pretty interesting having experienced it with A+N. 

I would definitely recommend the 2-book series if you're looking for something...

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Patreon Only - Monthly Favourites!

Hi everyone, happy Saturday!

As mentioned in the video, I put links of what I talked about in the Youtube description (so I don't spoil the video here!) BUT this weekend is my livestream marathon on Twitch! Make sure to pop over sometime and say hi! 

**I'll be live today at 12 noon for -potentially- the rest of the day/night!**

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Patreon Only - Trying every flavour of Pot Noodle so you don't have to

Happy Saturday!

I've had this video idea on my spreadsheet for ages... but I was too embarrassed to buy them all lol but no longer! I tried all of the Pot Noodle flavours so you don't have to!

I'd love to know what your go-to flavour is!! rip my stomach!

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Patreon Only - Bits and Bobs!

Happy Saturday! Wooooo!

Today's video I wanted to share some video topics that never made it to Youtube AND I also got some really cool PO Box stuff ahhhh!

Hope you guys are having a great start to your weekend!

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Patreon Only - PO Box Haul & Confusing British Accents!

Happy Saturday, everyone!!

This video was going to be 2 PO Box surprises and then reacting to some British accents... but then you guys were so generous, the PO Box goodies just kept coming!

Thank you SO much for all your support here, across social media AND sending wonderful gifts to the PO Box - it really means a lot!!!

If you'd ever like to send stuff to the PO Box, the address is:

Edenbridge
PO Box 302
FAVERSHAM
ME13 3DR

(we use it for Edenbridge ma...

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Patreon Only - Unusual food time!!

Happy Saturday, everyone!

This week I went to Tesco and browsed the aisles I usually skip! I came home with 5 things I've never tried before.. and honestly, I was pretty surprised! 

Let me know if you'd ever tried these before - or what you would refuse to try!

Hope you have a great rest of your day :)

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Book Club pick for August!!

Hi everyone! Can't believe it's nearly August...!

For August, I'll be reading An Absolutely Remarkable Thing by Hank Green (you can buy it here via Amazon if you'd like to read along!)

I've read a few from Hank Green before so thought I'd give this a try after it was chatted about in chatroom on Discord! It's Book 1 of a 2 book series. I didn't want to read the synopsis (I like to read books blind, if...

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Upcoming A+N Newsletter!

Hi everyone! Hope you're having a great day!

Just wanted to remind everyone that my monthly A+N newsletter is coming out soon! I've been sending out an email the first Sunday of every month - I've really enjoying writing them!

You can sign up via this link. You'll then be emailed to "re-confirm" your subscription. Legally this has to happen so your email provider doesn't think it's Spam. If you don't re-cofirm via the email sent to you, Mailchimp will automatically remove you from...

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July Book Club review - I loved it!

This month I read Say Nothing: A True Story of Murder and Memory in Northern Ireland (you can buy it via Amazon here if you're interested in giving it a go!)

I really enjoyed it!! It looked a bit intimidating as I don't read much (any) political fiction, but I'm really glad I did - big shoutout to Tushar for sending it! 

I went into it knowing absolutely nothing about Northern Ireland an...

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