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  • easy crafts for beginners (who want to spend more time offline)

    Hello! After a year of lockdown after lockdown (after lockdown), everyone’s coped in their own way – whether it’s fitness, writing quizzes or a new hobby. I’ve seen more people learning to craft than I ever would have expected –… Continue reading

    easy crafts for beginners (who want to spend more time offline)
  • Have yourself a Tier 4 Christmas…

    Hello! After a post about how we’re all facing a different Christmas, the British Government went ahead and put another spanner in the works with six days until Christmas! I don’t think I can explain the whole tier system to… Continue reading

    Have yourself a Tier 4 Christmas…
  • a different Christmas

    Hello! With the ongoing pandemic and an astonishing amount of people that seem to find it impossible to remember the face mask goes over your nose (if they wear one at all), this Christmas is going to be looking very different.… Continue reading

    a different Christmas
  • mental health in a pandemic – 6 months on

    Hello! Writing about mental health is always incredibly subjective – there’s such a broad spectrum of symptoms and each person who lives with mental illness handles it in incredibly different ways that often contradict each other, so bear in mind… Continue reading

    mental health in a pandemic – 6 months on
  • aspects of ‘normal’

    Hello! Having been on a little family holiday with my Dad last week, visiting local attractions like my favourite indie bookstore (book haul post here), a manmade reservoir which is beautiful on a sunny day (not when it’s raining and… Continue reading

    aspects of ‘normal’
  • we FINALLY moved!

    Hello! I wanted to post this on the day we moved but it turns out even when you’re not doing a ‘full move’ (i.e. it’s just a couple of car loads of stuff, the rest of our things are coming… Continue reading

    we FINALLY moved!
  • making more local travel plans

    Hello! One of my goals for this year was to take a little trip somewhere new with my boyfriend every month – this hasn’t worked out because I prioritised life things like saving to upgrade my car and now saving… Continue reading

    making more local travel plans
  • a night in Cambridge | travel

    Hello! I can’t believe it’s May and I’m about to start talking about New Year’s Resolutions but I had three resolutions that I wanted to complete every month – read a book, do a ‘one square every day’ drawing and… Continue reading

    a night in Cambridge | travel
  • so no one told ya (post-grad) life was gonna be this way…

    Hello! I thought today I’d have a little rambly chat about what’s going on re life post graduation! It’s been nearly a year since I finished my degree and 9 months since I officially graduated and if anyone wants any… Continue reading

    so no one told ya (post-grad) life was gonna be this way…
  • 5 tips for packing a weekend bag | Travel

    Hello! Remember when I used to write about travel on this blog? Well she’s bringing it back lads – between having a few trips planned this year and wanting to travel more, I want to write about it more too!… Continue reading

    5 tips for packing a weekend bag | Travel