I decided a few months ago that for my 33rd birthday, instead of travelling outside of the UK to celebrate alone, (which is what I normally tend to do) I would spend it somewhere in the country surrounded by nature and wildlife and all that jazz. As much as I’m a City girl, I do […]

“You’re gonna be the age Jesus was when he died. Wild. Happy Birthday tho.” My Mum I’m shaft-deep into this whole ‘being in my thirties’ thing now and so far, it’s been alright. I didn’t really know what to expect when I initially turned thirty, as mentally I still felt like a teenager. Not in […]

Picture the scene. It’s 2013 and you’ve just come home from work. After having your dinner and chilling out (or in my case, during my lunch break at work), you pop on the kettle, break open the web browser and proceed to open a plethora of blog site tabs ranging from beauty and skincare to […]

I’ve always abhorred Love, Actually. The Notebook? An abysmal piece of cinema. When Harry Met Sally? Never heard of her. I’ve always been vehemently opposed to any kind of content involving romance, love and all the other corny narratives surrounding dating and relationships, and I would dismiss it under the guise of me thinking it’s […]

I believe it was Samuel Johnson who said “when a man is tired of London, he is tired of life”. Well, call me Melatonin Mary, because I absolutely decided to take the first opportunity to leave the city last week in search of fresher pastures for the day. Upon browsing the magnificent scenery of Ellenborough […]

We may be out of lockdown, but leisure and athleisure still reign supreme for me! As much as I miss dressing up to the nines to meet up with friends or attend events, I do miss the whole ‘popping to Tesco in joggers’ look when going to work or going home to see family, but […]