2023

  • January TBR!

    Hello! Brand new year, brand new monthly TBR! I’ve been making what I call a functional TBR (not because I think anyone else’s TBR isn’t functional, but mine has a function therefore…) since about September last year and I only… Continue reading

    January TBR!
  • my 2024 goals ✨

    Hello! How another year has flown by so quickly is honestly baffling to me – I almost feel like my feet have been swept out from under me because I genuinely can’t believe it’s gone so quickly! I don’t normally… Continue reading

    my 2024 goals ✨
  • why I’m making YouTube videos again

    Hello! When I planned to write this blog post, I thought it might be some profound look into finding myself ten years on from when I first uploaded to my YouTube channel and I’d draw some sort of pretentious conclusion… Continue reading

    why I’m making YouTube videos again
  • festive book haul!

    Hello! So I went a little bit crazy on pay day and bought more books than I should have… I’d planned to do No Buy November (which I only broke twice – a full price book which didn’t add to… Continue reading

    festive book haul!
  • November reading wrap-up + December TBR

    Hello! Every month I talk about how quickly the year is passing and how I need to work on being more present to make time feel like it’s going slower, but here we are on the penultimate wrap up of… Continue reading

    November reading wrap-up + December TBR
  • things that make me happy | Nov ’23

    Hello! I used to semi-regularly write these posts about things that had brought me joy which included everything from life events like preparing for my wedding last year to enjoying a good old slice of buttered toast! With lots of… Continue reading

    things that make me happy | Nov ’23
  • planning my 2024 reading journal

    Hello! We’re heading surprisingly quickly towards my favourite time of year – New Years, goal setting and brand new journals. I’ve been bullet journalling since 2017 and whilst my journals look pretty different and I’m no artist, I still love… Continue reading

    planning my 2024 reading journal
  • Reading Stretch Goals for the end of 2023

    Hello! With the end of the year rapidly approaching, and the ’10 before the end’ trend going round tiktok, I figure now’s as good a time as any to look at my reading goals for the year and see what… Continue reading

    Reading Stretch Goals for the end of 2023
  • October wrap up + November tbr 📚

    Hello! I really don’t know how these months keep passing me by and I feel like I’m missing them, but October flew passed and despite having an amazing tbr, I only managed to read 6 of the 9 books on… Continue reading

    October wrap up + November tbr 📚
  • becoming a kindle girlie

    Hello! When I subscribed to Kindle Unlimited as a gift to my husband for Christmas (we have a joint Amazon account so it was one of those presents that also happens to be a gift for me), I didn’t think… Continue reading

    becoming a kindle girlie