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  • Three Things Bringing Peace Into My Life Right Now | Ft. A Little Catch Up

    Life can be overwhelming, but these three simple things can help you find peace once more Read more

  • Umbrella – May, Myself And I #9

    May 9: Umbrella What an appropriate day to write this post! It is so cold, grey and rainy here in the North East that if I venture outside I will certainly need an umbrella. I’m very unlucky with umbrellas – I’ve lost count of the number of brollies that have broken, bent inside out or Read more

  • Remembering Loved Ones At Christmas | Festive Thoughts #6

    Now I get that Christmas is meant to be ‘the most wonderful time of the year’ and I don’t want to take that away from anyone. But I do, and have been trying throughout this little series, want to highlight that it’s not like that for everyone. A big thing about Christmas and this time Read more

  • Last Minute Christmas Gifts: A Gift Guide Inspo | Festive Thoughts #4

    Buying Christmas presents, in my opinion, can either be a wonderful experience or the worst thing ever. There’s no in between. With the pressure of making sure the people actually like it, some money issues and the deadline, Christmas shopping can be a nightmare sometimes. If this is how you’re feeling right now and you’re really Read more

  • How To Look After Yourself During Autumn/Winter

    This is my absolute favourite time of the year. The dark nights and colder weather makes everyone just want to huddle up, drink hot drinks and spend a lot of time indoors and considering this is how I like to spend all of my time, there is no surprise that autumn /winter is when I’m Read more

  • The Perfect Night In: Five Creepy Films For People Who Hate Gore

    Halloween isn’t really a holiday that I celebrate (hence the lack of posts around it) but as I mentioned in my last film guide, there is just something about this time of year that makes me want to huddle up and watch films all day long. Now Halloween can be a difficult time for people, Read more

  • Six Movies For A Family – Friendly Halloween

    Alright, so I know that most people have been out this weekend celebrating all things spooky, meaning this post may seem a little late and irrelevant now but Halloween still hasn’t arrived. And maybe it’s just me, but there’s something about this whole season with it’s dark nights and cold weather, that makes me want Read more

  • 11 Small Things To Do This Festive Season

    Whether you celebrate Christmas or not, it’s hard to escape this festive feeling that’s floating around right now.This month, whether you like it or not, is all about being merry and loving- which are wonderful things to be and something we can all strive to have more of in our everyday lives.  But it can Read more

  • Five Christmas Films You Should Watch This Season

    While trying to get into the Christmas spirit, I know many of us turn to our favourite festive movies. With happy stories about family, love and Santa there’s no better way to get yourself ready for Christmas! Here are my top five Christmas films that I’ll be watching this season and I think you should Read more

  • The Scrooge Guide: Reasons To be Happy This Festive Season 

    There’s no escaping Christmas now, no matter how hard you try. This is a wonderful time of the year but it’s not everyone’s cup of tea. And I get that. Christmas can be a magical and fun time, if you celebrate it. But for some it’s just another month in the year. This post is Read more

  • Things I’ve Been Loving: November

    Okay so I know I’ve just posted a monthly, wrap-up style post (if you missed that then you can check it out here) but November’s been a busy month for me and I have more things to say! This time round I want to focus on the small products that have kept me going and Read more

  • Cool Things I Did In November (Alternatively Titled: How To Escape)

    I know I said this in my last monthly post (read here) but it’s just been another weird month. I think with the end of the year approaching, workload picking up and the general state of the world (*cough* Trump) it’s understandable that a lot of us are feeling a bit shit right now. I’m, Read more

  • Things I’ve Been Loving: October

    October was a frigging long month wasn’t it? Unlike previous months, which seemed to fly by, I thought it would never end. Now winter is basically here, Christmas  is coming and we can all breathe a sigh of relief that this weird year is coming to a close. October was an odd month for me Read more

  • Becoming Unstuck: How To Get Out of A Rut

    It’s so easy to get stuck into a rut and feel like there is no way out. For those of you unfamiliar with the term, being ‘stuck in a rut’ describes those times when you feel like you’re trapped. When things aren’t going quite as you’d like but you can’t find any way to resolve Read more