2022

  • every book I read in 2022

    Hello! Although I didn’t read as much as I did in 2021, I still hit my 2022 reading goal and I’m proud of everything I did read – I started my tbr jar (‘to be read’ – a list of… Continue reading

    every book I read in 2022
  • Goals for 2023

    Hello! It’s that time of year again and honestly, I’m not as excited for setting my 2023 goals as I usually would be – looking back on my goals for last year is actually pretty depressing, with 2 of my… Continue reading

    Goals for 2023
  • looking back on 2022

    Hello! As Christmas approaches and the New Year is looming, everyone is sharing their Spotify Wrapped, photo dumps from the year and their achievements of 2022 and whilst sometimes it feels a bit intimidating to be inundated with the most… Continue reading

    looking back on 2022
  • getting started with my Cricut!

    Hello! My husband (still getting used to that!) bought me my cricut for my birthday in 2021 and honestly, it sat untouched for over a year before we decided together to figure it out and use it for some crafts… Continue reading

    getting started with my Cricut!
  • things that make me smile – Christmas Edition

    Hello! I haven’t done one of these for a while and things are a bit… bleak in my brain at the moment so I thought I’d write a list of all the things that have brought me joy in the… Continue reading

    things that make me smile – Christmas Edition
  • I won NaNoWriMo!

    Hello! My first attempt at the NaNoWriMo writing challenge (National Novel Writing Month – 50,000 words in the 30 days of November) was in 2011 – it was for a novel idea which I’d called ‘On The Flipside’ (which I… Continue reading

    I won NaNoWriMo!
  • 3 Weddings Ideas That REALLY Worked!

    Hello! Yes, I am going to be talking about my wedding for a quite a while (we just got the pro photos back and I. Am. Obsessed) and whilst the whole day was perfect from start to finish, here are… Continue reading

    3 Weddings Ideas That REALLY Worked!
  • I’m back and I’m a WIFE!

    Hello there! I was so optimistic about having a post scheduled for my wedding day and writing another one when we got back from our mini-moon when I should have just not bothered putting that much pressure on myself! I… Continue reading

    I’m back and I’m a WIFE!
  • my wedding is next week!

    Hello! From a random night in bed deciding our wedding date in January 2020… to seven days to go. In six days I’ll be a wife. I’ll have a husband, I’ll have a new surname and I’ll be legally bound… Continue reading

    my wedding is next week!
  • how I got out of my reading slump (this time)

    Hello! I feel like there is no reader on the planet who is 100% consistently reading all the time – this year alone, I’ve had a couple of months where I’ve read 5 or 6 books and months where I’ve… Continue reading

    how I got out of my reading slump (this time)