Top Tips for Girls Who Hate Cars (But Still Have to Drive!)

As much as I’m all for being strong independent women and all that there’s one thing that I’m pretty useless at. Cars. Simply put, I’m not bothered. It can get me from A to B and I probably won’t wash it or clean it out (gross) until it’s literally awful. This was what I was like with my first car, I loved him, don’t get me wrong but he served a purpose and was pretty minging by the end. Read More

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Autumn Blooms with Blossoming Gifts + 33% Off Bouquets!

Blossoming Gifts is a great place to get cheap flowers that are still in beautiful bouquets and perfect for presents! They kindly send me the Autumn Haze bouquet to review as a ‘welcome to autumn’ gift. It’s really nice now the leaves are crunchy and it’s not too chilly but tights are a welcome wardrobe addition. I really like autumn, summer isn’t my favourite because I always get too hot and the winter is just too cold! Read More

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Kellogg’s Breakfast Club Awards; WIN £1,500 For Your School

This is a great little guest post from Kellogg’s all about their Breakfast Clubs and how schools could win £1,500 for their own clubs. I took advantage of these great clubs when I was tiny and I think every school should have a breakfast club! Thanks, Kellogg’s!

Schools could win up to £1,500 and other great prizes for their pre-school club by entering the national Breakfast Club Awards. 85% of schools in the UK have a Breakfast Club which gives schoolchildren the opportunity to get something to eat in the morning so they go into the classroom with a full tummy and ready to learn. Read More

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How Much Does a Dream Home Really Cost?

This is a really interesting and helpful guest post from Chill Insurance – helping you manage your money and still get the house of your dreams! As a young person who will undoubtedly be getting on the property ladder in a few years, I think it’s really important to know these things.

How much can you really afford to spend on your dream home? Read More

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Travels to Dismaland

After a five and a half hour wait, we finally got our little silver wristbands from a grubby port-a-cabin and strolled into Dismaland, Banksy’s newest release into the art world. We loved it, I don’t want to give too much away but you can probably see everything on Instagram under the hashtag #dismaland or on YouTube anyway but we loved it! Here are a few of my favourite snaps from the day. Read More

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3 Amazing Prosecco Cocktail Recipes

Prosecco shortage or not (is that still a thing?), me and my girls love a glass or two. Between you and me, Champagne can do one! In my opinion prosecco tastes much nicer and I also think it’s super versatile. You can’t put a lot with Champagne which doesn’t get overpowered by it’s bitterness, I think, ick. But, prosecco, on the other hand is the perfect base for some party-worthy cocktails. Read More

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Want To Save 33% On Fresh Flowers?

There’s nothing like having fresh flowers at home, I love having daffodils in the spring and try to have some sort of plant like cacti (be it real or artificial) in every room. I just think it brightens things up and adds another element to interior design. I’m always drawn to yellow flowers as they go with the interiors in my bedroom and living room so when I spied this ‘Summer Coulis’ bouquet from Appleyard Flowers I thought they’d be perfect for on top of the chest of drawers. It’s so easy to get flowers delivered these days, too so you don’t have to worry about them getting crushed in the car on the way home from the shops.

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Stuck for a gift idea, why not send flowers? I’ve got a 33% off discount code for you to save on luxury bouquets. Although it excludes the ‘Flowers by Post’ section there are so many other amazing gift ideas. Plus you can get next day delivery which is perfect for those last minute gifts. Simply use the discount code BLOG33 to get your discount!
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For The Love Of Branding

Since studying Fashion Marketing & Branding at uni, I’ve loved both of those elements of business and I’ve notice more and more things about branding that I appreciate over the years. I found this cool infographic from FireLabel all about the basics of branding and I wanted to share it with you guys. Read More

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5 Tips For Improving Your Life

I think it’s important to look for ways to enrich and improve life, you only get one after all! Here are a few suggestions for changes you could make that can help you on the way to transforming your life for the better.

I’ve just picked up ‘I Know How She Does It – How Successful Women Make The Most Of Their Time’ by Laura Vanderkam and I’m reading ‘Zero Waste Home’ by Bea Johnson again. Both books are designed to inspire you to improve your life by managing your time more efficiently and de-cluttering your surroundings. Read More

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Sleep; The Key For Fitness

We all know that getting enough sleep is important for our health and wellbeing in general, but have you ever thought about how your nocturnal habits might impact on your fitness regime? You may not realise it, but the amount and quality of shuteye you get can have a big impact on your ability to stay in shape. Here are just some of the ways that getting enough kip can help you to keep to your exercise plan. Read More

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