August Non-Beauty Favourites


To make the most of the bank holiday weekend and a few days off work, me and my partner are making the 300 mile trip up to Sunderland to visit his parents. Taking the best part of 6 hours to drive from one end of the country to the other, it’s not the most exciting…
This Christmas I’m really into burning festive smelling candles. In fact, I sat burning a few, watching Christmas films whilst I did all my Christmas wrapping. I’ve always been a bit of a scented candle addict, but there’s a few that I’ve found very fitting for this time of year. As I have a few favorites this year…
Every year I usually buy myself a new diary for the upcoming year. Usually one with a space to write on each day with things I’m up to, upcoming birthdays and other important dates. This year I decided to be a bit different and instead of just buying a years dairy, I would buy myself…
It’s been a busy couple of weeks with Christmas parties, visiting family, and of course the big day it’s self. Now that the festive season is well and truly over, and my Christmas tree is packed away, it’s time to get back into a routine. Tomorrow is my first day back to work after a…
Remember many many many months ago I wrote about buying our first home? Well nothing happened for quite a while. Initially everything happened really quickly, our solicitor did the survey checks, we had our mortgage offer approved, were told we’d be moving in April, and then nothing. For a good two months we didn’t hear anything else about our…
January’s not the best time of year for many of us in the UK. It’s cold outside and all those lovely summer evenings where we met our friends down at the pub after work seem like a distant memory. The excitement of the build-up to Christmas and New Year and the socialising around the festive…