Billy Elliot!
Okay so I FINALLY did it and saw Billy Elliot in person after being obsessed with the soundtrack, watching the stage DVD and spending the last few weeks working in the same building as the show happening except I never seen or heard any of it from behind the bar! As a dancer and musical theatre fanatic, Billy Elliot is obviously a musical that is going to appeal to me. I have read the book, seen the film and now seen the show! I wasn’t particularly surprised by anything that happened because I know what actually happens but what did surprise me … Continue reading Billy Elliot!
Back to Edinburgh!
Thankfully summer ended (gosh, I never thought I’d say that) so I was able to move back down to Edinburgh and prepare myself for my second year of studying Festival & Events and Marketing Management. After a summer of full … Continue reading Back to Edinburgh!
Book Review: Room by Emma Donoghue
Room by Emma Donoghue is such an incredible and compelling story and a really great read. Initially, it takes a wee minute to warm up to because of the syntax of our narrator Jack and for the action to start … Continue reading Book Review: Room by Emma Donoghue
My Edinburgh Festival Highlights!
Okay so the Festival may have ended two weeks ago, but I feel like that is the right amount of time to recover, sleep and be in the right mental place to reflect on the craziest month of the year! … Continue reading My Edinburgh Festival Highlights!
Best place to eat in Aberdeenshire | The Kilmarnock Arms
So out in Aberdeenshire we’re kind of in the middle of nowhere with nothing to do and have to make the journey into Aberdeen for any sort of activity. Especially in the north east of the ‘shire, all we seem … Continue reading Best place to eat in Aberdeenshire | The Kilmarnock Arms
Word on the Water | The best bookshop ever
So the story of how I discovered this bookshop all begins with, funnily enough, a book. The Little Paris Bookshop by Nina George is a read that I could not recommend enough. I read it last summer and it is honestly the … Continue reading Word on the Water | The best bookshop ever
Donating my hair to Little Princess Trust!
The Little Princess Trust is a registered charity that provide real hair wigs, free of charge, to boys and girls across the UK and Ireland that have lost their own hair through cancer treatment. Obviously this is a great cause. I … Continue reading Donating my hair to Little Princess Trust!
What is Rock Challenge?
I speak about this little thing called Rock Challenge A LOT, so I feel like it would be helpful to explain what exactly this craziness is! Originally started in Australia the competition has taken place in many countries across the world … Continue reading What is Rock Challenge?
Home Ain’t So Bad
I live in a small fishing town called Peterhead. It is right on the most north-easternly corner of Scotland.. right about here: It’s the kind of place where everyone says they’d like to leave but few do. I would like … Continue reading Home Ain’t So Bad