As I enter the final year of my 30s, I thought I s As I enter the final year of my 30s, I thought I share with you some pictures of mine at 9 months, 9 years, 19 years, 29 years  to today 39 years old of age. Looking back at each decade, I feel both ‘older’ and ‘younger’, I see the change in my features, the change in my way of life, the change in my personality and the experience itched on my face. I am grateful for the life I have lived thus far and excited for the life I am yet to live. 
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2026 - 39, (Home, England), I am ready for this final year before my 40s but also ready for this next decade. 
2016 - 29, (Oslo, Norway), this decade was about self discovery and building the life I dreamt about. The life that I am super proud of and truly grateful to be living. This decade, I built my financial life and in later years choose to heal from the trauma gained in the last decade and now I feel well equipped for the future. 
2006 - 19, (Glasgow, Scotland), I thought I was grown (look at the cheekbones 🤣🤣) and ready for the world, chiiiild was I wrong, let’s just say, I am still resolving the trauma the decade brought me but I am grateful because I met my best friends and made decisions for the future I wanted to have. (Spoiler alert - I did better than I dreamed). 
1996 - 9, (Home, Zambia) this was my birthday but my little sister insisted she had to be the one in the middle. The only way we knew whose birthday it was, was by standing in the middle but this year I remember baby sister crying her eyes out and refusing 🤨
1988 - 9 months, (Chililabombwe, Zambia) although my mother looks tired and traumatised😟, I know I was loved and happy. 
#happybirthday #happybirthday❤️ #newera #39
Attended #ascotraces for the second year running a Attended #ascotraces for the second year running and I am glad to have experienced the ‘Village enclosure’ this year, whilst I loved ‘Windsor enclosure’ last year, it’s not for me. Next year, I want Queen Anne’s enclosure. 💕 #girlsdayout #girlslikeus #ascotfashion
How I missed you my love 🥰🥰🥰 #hertripsabroad #bla How I missed you my love 🥰🥰🥰

#hertripsabroad #blackgirlstraveltoo #maldives #neverstopexploring #welltravelled
Tried being a #touristforaday and we chose #london Tried being a #touristforaday and we chose #london because why not. My feet still hurt from the thought of how much walking we did, the fact that we walked from #bigben to #buckinghampalace is still fresh on my mind. 

#neverstopexploring
🖤🖤MARCH PHOTO/VIDEO DUMP🖤🖤 So much happened and 🖤🖤MARCH PHOTO/VIDEO DUMP🖤🖤 

So much happened and yet I can’t find the words.
It has been an amazing week here, definitely recom It has been an amazing week here, definitely recommend @iberostar in Agadir. 
#neverstopexploring #wanderlust #welltravelled #lifeofadventure #hertripsabroad
I spent a week in #dohaqatar and had the most rela I spent a week in #dohaqatar and had the most relaxing and fulfilling time of my life. Sometimes taking it slow and living in the moment is what the soul needs. 🥰🥰🥰
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 #hertripsabroad #solotravel #solotravelingisfun 
#blackgirlstraveltoo
I had such an amazing week in Doha, Qatar after no I had such an amazing week in Doha, Qatar after not visiting for almost 8years. 📍

#qatar #doha #qatarphotoinstagram  #solo travel #travelbug bestvacations igtravel travelpic travelblog beautifuldestinations tlpicks instatravel roamtheplanet traveldeeper travelgram travelinspo wanderlust instapassport exploretheworld travelpics travelmore passionpassport travelawesome lonelyplanet travelblogger travelphotography traveltheworld worldtraveler
Happy New Year, happy 2026 #firstpicture of the ye Happy New Year, happy 2026 #firstpicture of the year.
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Guest Post · October 14, 2016

Getting Free Stuff – For Newbies

There happens to be a wealth of free stuff that is available online, which is all up for grabs. This includes tangible items as well as free perfume, free baby stuff and lots more. Companies are always gearing up to give away quality samples of their products. So if you are willing to give up some of your time to request these free goods. You will start to see items showing up in your mail box on a regular basis.

When you are thinking of getting started, it is best that you read this as it will give you lots of valuable information on freebies for newbies.

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While checking wowfreestuff.co.uk, you will see that we are completely family friendly, meaning that your security and safety will always be our number one priority. Everything that you find has been completely checked before hand to ensure that it is legit and we will never send out any unsolicited emails to our visitors. You will not even have to put in an email address prior to entry, all you have to do is surf your way in!

Think about setting up a free, secondary email address.

Setting up this secondary email address will allow you to sign up for all of the freebies and newsletters that you want, without you having all sorts of emails inundating your regular email box. There can be a great deal of promotional information, coupons, newsletters and more that will come from the companies that you are requesting the freebies from. To easily solve this problem, all you have to do is sign up for a secondary account and it will keep your regular email box from getting completely cluttered. It will be well worth it for you to set up the new account and if you happen to enter a lot of contests and sweepstakes, this will be very helpful.

There must be some kind of a catch. How is all of this stuff free?

There is a catch to this, but it is something that is not bothersome in any way. The catch will be that you will usually have to opt in to get information sent to your email box, which will put you on a mass mailer list. If you want to be able to get a real life freebie sent to your home, you will also have to give out your address for delivery of the sample products.

For the most part, people who sign up for a lot of freebies will not have a major issue with getting all sorts of junk mail at their homes after the sign up process. Keep in mind that not all websites are going to be fully safe, even if they say that they are. It is always best that you remain cautious. If an offer looks like it is too good to be true, it probably is.

Will you be getting spammed? Probably not, especially because the websites that we list are vetted before hand and swear off spamming. Spam is basically unsolicited email contact and none of the sites that we list do this.

How long is the wait time? Well, it will depend on what companies are sending out and if they have a set schedule for sending out their free samples. For the most part, you will see that the normal time frame is about 28 days, with some occasions that may call for a bit longer wait time. Some samples will even arrive as early as one week after submission of your request.

There can be some instances where you and someone else that you know signed up for the same samples, yet only one of you received one. This could be due to any number of reasons. Some companies will only have a certain supply of samples to send out. Once they are out, they will not be able to send anything else out, even if they had requests. The key here is to keep trying, as a lot of companies will replenish their supplies and then the freebies will start getting sent once again.

Can I get samples for an event?

Sorry, seeing that we only review and then list samples that come from manufacturers, some freebie sites do not send directly to you. If you are organizing an event, you can think about contacting a company directly to see if they can provide you with samples. Great examples will be companies that offer health and beauty products.

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Comments

  1. MyLifeAsAMummy says

    October 23, 2016 at 8:11 pm

    I gave up trying to get freebies after my email address was passed to what feels like a million other agencies. There’s only so much work my junk filter can do. 🙁

    Laura x x x

    Reply
    • Anosa says

      October 25, 2016 at 12:09 am

      Oh my goodness now aweful, I have one email just for freebies and others are private

  2. Kira L Curtis says

    October 21, 2016 at 10:30 pm

    I have so many email accounts now I’ve lost count, but it really does work if you try 😀

    Reply
    • Anosa says

      October 22, 2016 at 6:49 am

      Hahaha, I had to sit down one day and right them all down with respective passwords that only I understand

  3. Melissa Zia says

    October 21, 2016 at 9:08 pm

    Never thought about looking for freebies before but it sounds like a good idea 🙂

    Reply
    • Anosa says

      October 22, 2016 at 6:49 am

      It’s interesting when you do

  4. Sarah | LavenderLife says

    October 20, 2016 at 9:53 pm

    So glad you mention having a second email address. I have several ones, based on the type of mails/spam I’m expecting to receive, and how secure the websites are that I’m using. I’ll never use my main email address on a website that might spam me or that doesn’t look 200% secure.

    Reply
    • Anosa says

      October 22, 2016 at 6:49 am

      That is so true, I have several email addresses too

  5. Sarah Bear =] says

    October 20, 2016 at 9:31 pm

    I do love a good freebie. ^_^ I used to use Magic Freebies!

    Reply
    • Anosa says

      October 22, 2016 at 6:48 am

      You and me both

  6. Ana De Jesus says

    October 20, 2016 at 9:24 pm

    I am part of quite a few and its little things like tea samples but it makes me happy anyhow!

    Reply
    • Anosa says

      October 22, 2016 at 6:48 am

      Oh wow cool Ana

  7. Ickle Pickle says

    October 20, 2016 at 8:04 pm

    Oh wow – I had no idea you could get stuff like this for free. Kaz x

    Reply
    • Anosa says

      October 20, 2016 at 8:59 pm

      I know right!!

  8. Tara | C&CO. says

    October 20, 2016 at 5:40 pm

    The point about a separate email is so important

    Reply
    • Anosa says

      October 20, 2016 at 8:59 pm

      Absolutely

  9. Rhian Westbury says

    October 20, 2016 at 11:48 am

    I’ve never used sites like this before but they seem really good for samples and things x

    Reply
    • Anosa says

      October 20, 2016 at 8:59 pm

      It was the same for me too

  10. Beautyqueenuk says

    October 19, 2016 at 4:41 pm

    There are so many freebies that you can find online if you look for them x

    Reply
    • Anosa says

      October 20, 2016 at 1:17 am

      I know right, some of us are lazy to search for them but one day I will sit down and do a proper search

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