Six Things I'm Looking Forward To This Spring / Summer

Hello everyone, I hope you're all well. Now we're into April, and I'm coming to the end of university, I'm feeling really excited about what I have to look forward to this Spring and Summer. I love writing these reflective type of posts, so I wanted to share with you the six main things I have to look forward to over the next upcoming months.

A Cosy Weekend Away: Darcy Mews - Richmond

Hello everyone, I hope you're all well. Today I wanted to share with you my experience staying at Darcy Mews - Richmond for a weekend away with friends. It was a lovely relaxing weekend, away from our normal lives, in an area with lots of countryside, pubs, and staying in a luxurious, cosy apartment.

My Top Tips For Booking A Holiday

Hello everyone, I hope you're all well. I wanted to sit down and write a different kind of post today, and talk holidays. Me and my boyfriend recently booked up a holiday for June, for seven days of sun and relaxation at resort in Kos. Me, as a student and him a young professional, we made sure we did our research, and took our time in booking our holiday to ensure we found the best possible deal. So, I thought I'd share my top tips for booking a holiday I've learned from booking my own holidays over the past couple of years.

Writing An Undergraduate Dissertation: My Top Tips

Hello everyone, I hope you're all well. With just a couple of weeks left to go until my dissertation deadline, I thought it was the perfect time to share with you my top tips for writing a dissertation, based on what I've learned through my process. My supervision has ended, and I'm now in the final stages of writing, editing, and preparing for the hand in. Writing a dissertation can seem incredibly daunting, but you can get through it, and for me, it wasn't as bad as I expected it to be. So, here are my top tips.

How I Stay Organised

Hello everyone, I hope you're all well. Today I wanted to share my top tips, and the ways I best keep myself organised. Organisation is something we all need in our lives. I've always considered myself an organised person, I love to plan, to keep things in order, and manage my time so I have a good balance. I'm currently in my final few months of university,  so things are pretty hectic at the minute as I write my 10,000 word dissertation, study for my modules, write my blog, and fit in being a functioning person with a social life - so keeping myself organised, and ensuring my time is managed and balanced is key. So, how do I stay organised?

Five Simple Ways To De-Stress

Hello everyone, I hope you're all well. As I'm well into my final Semester of university - yes, the final one. I cannot believe how fast it's gone! But, as you can imagine, my stress levels are pretty high, with a dissertation to write, essays to think about, and a stack of reading and studying to fit into my days alongside trying to stay a functioning adult. So, I thought I'd share with you five of my favourite simple ways to de-stress and unwind. I hope they can be of some help to any of you who may have a lot on your plate too.

Marks and Spencer Christmas Gift Guide

Hello everyone! I'm sure many of you, like me are in the process of Christmas shopping - I like to get it over and done with as quickly as possible, but I do love choosing gifts for my loved ones. I always manage to find some great gifts in Marks and Spencer, so I wanted to put together a gift guide of a few of my favourite picks that I think would make great gifts!

Managing Homesickness at University - My Top Tips

Hello everyone! Gosh it feels like such a long time since I've sat and written a blog post - and that's because it has been a long time. I won't lie to you, being in my third year of university is eating away at my social life, and time for blogging. I've found that this term, more than ever, I've found it hard to get myself into a routine of managing my time strictly, and so my blog has taken a back seat. But I miss it, so I aim to try be more proactive, manage my time better, and get back into blogging. After all, from now to the new year is my favourite few months of the year, and provides plenty of blog post ideas! Today, with the theme of university I wanted to share my top five tips for managing homesickness. Homesickness always hits me the hardest at this time of the semester, when assignments are looming and my schedule is hectic and stressful.

A Weekend In Edinburgh

Hello everyone! Last weekend, me and my boyfriend grabbed our train tickets and travelled up to Edinburgh for the weekend - it was a lovely UK city break as a belated birthday present. It was my first ever time visiting Scotland, so I was really looking forward to it - and what a better place for my first visit than the capital.

Photo Diary - Warner Brothers Studio Tour

Hello everyone - apologies for the recent neglect to my blog, but today I thought I'd bring an exciting post; my photo diary of my recent visit to the Warner Brothers Studio Tour in Watford. I've been to the studio tour once before in 2013, but since then it's expanded, so I enjoyed my second visit even more. I'm a massive Harry Potter fan, if you hadn't sensed, and if you are too this place is somewhere you need to see!

A Week in Cyprus - Photo Diary

Hello everyone - today I'm sharing a photo diary of my recent family holiday to Cyprus - a week of sun, and relaxation which was lovely to say the least. We stayed in the Paphos area, in the Aphrodite Hills complex in a junior villa.

Pack with me: Flight Bag

Hello everyone - it's time for the last of my pack with me series, and since today is the day I go I thought it would be totally fitting to share with you what I'm taking with me in my flight bag. I'd say packing my flight bag is one of the most exciting parts about packing for me and it feels important to me - because these are the select few things I consider as my travelling essentials. So, let's take a look inside...

My three favourite Yankee Candles

Hello everyone - I thought I'd mix it up today and talk about candles. I have an obsession with candles, there's just something I find so comforting about lighting a candle in the evening, whether it's while I watch tv, or whilst having a relaxing bath. Today I'm sharing with you my three favourite Yankee Candles.
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Quick and Easy Red Berry Smoothie Recipe

Hello everyone! I thought I'd put together a different post today and share with you a simple yet delicious red berry smoothie recipe. Now that the weather is getting brighter and sunnier, I'm enjoying smoothies more. This is a great filling and refreshing smoothie, and very easy to make.
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Hello Spring - What I love about Spring

Hello everyone - in light of the new season, I thought I'd put together a post on the main reasons I love spring. It's nice to sit and reflect on the reasons something means to me from time to time. I've been looking forward to spring throughout the past couple of months - I was so over the cold, dark, miserable weather and ready for longer light, more sunshine, and lots to look forward to. So, what do I love about spring?
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How I study at University / My Study Tips

Hello everyone - today I wanted to write a post about something I've never talked about - my study tips, and how I study at university. I can't believe I've got to almost the end of my second year without writing a post like this, but this term I've been feeling very motivated so it inspired me to write this.
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Review: Ask Italian Newcastle Eldon Square

Hello everyone - today it's another restaurant review from me, and today I'm reviewing AskItalian in Newcastle Eldon Square. I knew that I was craving a good pizza before I even booked this, but instead of going somewhere I've been before I wanted to give somewhere new a go - so I booked AskItalian for me and Greg.
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The Fat Hippo - Newcastle

Hello everyone - after putting together my review of Handmade Burger Co I wanted to put together another of my thoughts on The Fat Hippo in Newcastle. This is somewhere that I've wanted to try since being a student up here as so many people I know have raved about it as being an amazing place to get a burger. So, what were my thoughts?
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How I stay Organised/Productive With My Paperchase Organiser

Hello everyone - today I wanted to put the beauty posts and outfit posts on hold, and talk to you about organisation. I'm such an organised person, I always have been - planning my days enables me to feel much more relaxed, on top of things, and helps me make the most out of every day. There's nothing worse than feeling unproductive, right? Ever since I got it as a gift at Christmas, I've been using my Paperchase organiser, day in, day out.
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Review - Handmade Burger Co Newcastle Eldon Square

Hello everyone - to take a little bit of a break from my usual fashion and beauty content, today I wanted to bring you a little restaurant review of Handmade Burger Co, in Newcastle Eldon Square. I've been to Handmade Burger Co quite a few times before - but this particular one has only opened fairly recently so it was on the to-try list.
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