We finally got married A little more about our small and simple wedding at Wollaton Hall in August, third times a charm… Just over four months ago, we finally got married after two cancelled dates and a whole host of worry and uncertainty. I would have loved to write this post and say that all those worries and uncertainties for people trying to get married at the moment have faded away but unfortunately, things seem more uncertain than ever with the new covid variant. I truly feel for people trying to plan their special day right now and have been for the past two years, it zapped away all e ..read more

Why I Stopped Being A Full Time Blogger An honest chat about my time as a full time blogger and why I decided it was no longer for me… Part of me thought mentioning that I’d stopped blogging as my full-time job on Instagram and briefly in a few blog posts was enough but then the question kept on coming up and I realised maybe the subject did deserve a post explaining why. Last year, things changed a lot for me as I imagine they did for everyone when the pandemic hit and it made me face some uncomfortable truths that I’d been hiding from for a little too long so here is an honest conversation ..read more

The Start Of A New Chapter Third times a charm… Last week, Tuesday the 24th of August we *finally* got married and it truly was the happiest day of my life. We both got to breathe a huge sigh of relief that it was happening and we didn’t have to think about what if we had to move it again or anything else going wrong. After moving it twice we were very ready to say I do and move onto the next chapter of our lives. I'm going to write a small series of blog posts about our wedding as after sharing my life through these posts for the last 10 years. It only seems natural to want to share such a b ..read more

How I'm Keeping My Mental Health In Check Right Now February bought a lot of snow and general unease as we approached March, the month that marks one year of various stages of lockdown life. It’s somewhat obvious to say that every single one of us has felt the strain on our mental health somehow. Some more than others, but a year of not seeing our loved ones, feeling their warm embrace, or going anywhere other than the supermarket has been tough. Now we are in March, the government has announced our roadmap out of lockdown and some sense of what we once knew as normal life should resume in a ..read more

Everything I loved in Autumn With everything that is going on in the world right now, it’s hard to believe that we’ve only been officially in the winter season for a few weeks. Autumn was a season of two halves, the first being generally quite normal, well whatever that means right now, and then the second half was spent in a month-long lockdown. There were a few things I purchased and discovered in autumn that soon became firm favourites and have continued to be of great use even in the coldest weather so I thought I’d share with them you today! FINISTERRE JUMPER I kept seeing this speckled ..read more

Hello 2021 Happy New Year Wishing a happy new year has never felt so strange. We’re finally out of 2020, a tumultuous year to put it lightly, and right now things aren’t set to improve anytime soon which is beyond heartbreaking. World events this year have weighed every on my mind every single day which has been portrayed with how infrequently this blog has been updated. I don’t think I’ve ever been so quiet on this corner of the internet in almost a decade of blogging. I truly hope that will change in the New Year but for once, I don’t have any lofty resolutions or high expectations and in s ..read more

Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas Just a quick little post from me to you to wish you all a safe and wonderful Christmas and a thank you for all of your continued support this year. It's undoubtedly been one of the hardest years I’ve ever faced and I truly don't know what the next year will hold. Things in the world are extremely stressful and we’re all feeling some sort of heartache right now, we’re so far away from any sense of normality, and its mentally draining on us all. The festive period can be a challenging period for so many under normal circumstances let alone with everything ..read more

Let’s Catch Up It’s been a couple of months since I’ve sat and opened my laptop raring to write a blog post, there’s been a few reasons for this which I won’t bore you with but I’m hoping that posts won’t be so sparse from now on. The last time I wrote a post I was full of plans for autumn but things quickly took a turn in the UK and right now we’re back in lockdown measures. Which certainly didn’t come as a shock but it’s come with its own set of worries and dread none the less. The lockdown was also leaked to the press the day before we were due to leave for Scotland which meant the holiday ..read more

An Autumn To-Do List For once, I’m truly ready for summer to be over which is not something that I ever thought I’d say as I’ve been a summer lover for my entire life. Maybe it’s because this year has been so terrible in so many different ways that I’m looking to autumn like a little bit of a fresh start even though in reality nothing is really changing for me. September has always lit a fire within me to get organised and my productivity switches on like a light and despite the current circumstances this is the most motivated I’ve felt in a good couple of months and these are my plans for au ..read more

What Self Care Truly Means To Me|ad -this post is a paid partnership with Dove- Self-care is one of those phrases that turned into a little bit of a buzz word a few years ago. It seemed to be a little bit of a trend, but there should be nothing trendy about taking good care of yourself so you can pour from a full cup into all the aspects of your life. Over the years, I’ve realised that for me self-care looks like a lot of things rather than just one big act and I’m excited to share with you today what self-care truly means to me.  nature As I work from home something that's incredibly i ..read more