Whilst I’m not a fan of the whole ‘new year new me’ philosophy I do have so many goals for the next year of my life. However, a lot of them are out of my control. Therefore, I’ve compiled six goals which I believe are (mostly) in my control. Here they are: Become healthier/ happier. … Continue reading My Top 6 Goals for 2019
My Best Bits of 2018
At the end of the year I have the tendency to focus on what I haven’t achieved. There will inevitably be a few days where I feel down and locked into thinking about what didn’t go right this year. On paper I’ve gone back several places in 2018 and it kinda sucks when it comes … Continue reading My Best Bits of 2018
Mental Health at Christmas
Speaking from behind the filters has always been my goal with this blog and Christmas is one of the most filtered times of the year. Wherever we look people are celebrating with friends in idyllic settings, buying designer goods for their multitude of gorgeous friends, and attending perfectly Dickensian markets. But that's not reality for … Continue reading Mental Health at Christmas
My Best Books of 2018
Owing to my career choice I read many more books than your average Joe. Most of them are YA because I write YA, which figures. As I read so much, though, I like to make a little list of my favourites to keep track. Thus, in no particular order, here are my best books of … Continue reading My Best Books of 2018
10 Very Budget Gift Ideas
I’ve been looking at Christmas gift guides now for a while, trying to figure out how to make my measly budget go the furthest, but all the ‘budget’ lists I find aren’t really budget at all. That or they’re filled with tat no-one would realistically use. So, I decided to compile some very budget Christmas … Continue reading 10 Very Budget Gift Ideas
My Disconnected Week
I didn’t write last week because I took a week-long social media break to enjoy my holiday in Belgium. As soon as I boarded the ferry I stuck my phone on aeroplane mode and used it solely as a camera for six gloriously days. No texts, no likes, no DMs, no calls (I only get … Continue reading My Disconnected Week
How to be Sustainable on a Budget
Let’s face it, we all care about the environment, but most of the ways for being more sustainable are EXPENSIVE. When you don’t have a lot of money at the best of times spending £120 on a jumper, as opposed to £20 from a non-sustainable brand, is impossible. Good intentions or no, money still doesn’t … Continue reading How to be Sustainable on a Budget
My Introvert’s Guide to Halloween
Halloween can seem scary for more than the obvious reasons when you’re an introvert (parties, ah!), but I believe Halloween was made for us. So, to help you get through this spooktacular season here’s my introvert’s guide to Halloween. Wear a costume! As an introvert I think there’s nothing better than being a whole new … Continue reading My Introvert’s Guide to Halloween
5 Millennial Winter Essentials
There are a lot of haul blogs at the moment listing items you can't survive the winter without. Usually things like high end lipstick in an ‘winter’ shade make an appearance. (God forbid you spend the winter with pink lips not the cool blue of the recently risen—the disaster of such a thing would be … Continue reading 5 Millennial Winter Essentials
My Top 5 Strong Independent Women in Fiction
To round up this week of shunning the patriarchy I thought I’d give you my top 5 strong independent women in fiction. Please leave more in the comments below (I want to read all the strong women!!!) and I’ll put links down south if you fancy reading my suggestions. Hermione Granger Duh. She was always … Continue reading My Top 5 Strong Independent Women in Fiction
