4 days in Lisbon
What a bloody brilliant trip this was. (Now technically, it wasn’t really 4 full days but we have a little series going on here so let’s roll with it.) Visiting Lisbon was well overdue for me, having been great friends … Continue reading 4 days in Lisbon
2023 in books
What a big ol’ bookish year this has been – I ended up reading the most I ever have (at least according to the years I’ve been tracking my reading)! As ever, I’ll be sharing some of my reading and … Continue reading 2023 in books
2023: the year of balance
It’s that reflective end of year time and the word that comes to me for 2023 is balance, or more accurately how I’ve been attempting to feel balanced throughout the year. I came out of 2022 feeling pretty darn exhausted … Continue reading 2023: the year of balance
4 days in Vienna
At the end of October, I took a wee trip over to Austria. It was a long overdue birthday present from back in 2020, so Vienna does indeed wait for me. It was a beautiful city to spend a few … Continue reading 4 days in Vienna
Moving and shaking
Life update: I moved again. This time back to lovely Edinburgh! The move was prompted by an exciting new job but I’m equally as thrilled to be back ‘home’ in my favourite city and closer to many friends and fun … Continue reading Moving and shaking
The perfect London weekend
If you were going to ask me what my perfect weekend away would look like, last weekend was pretty darn close. I spent the weekend in London with one of my oldest friends browsing in gorgeous bookshops, eating some lovely … Continue reading The perfect London weekend
Fun times at the Edinburgh festivals 2023
Another year down which has left me equally joyful and exhausted. Over the course of 3 weekends, I managed to catch 24 different shows during the Edinburgh festivals. More important than the shows, however, were the experiences I got to … Continue reading Fun times at the Edinburgh festivals 2023
4 days in Annecy
I’m just back from the most amazing long weekend in Annecy so putting down all my thoughts while they’re still alpine fresh! Annecy is a wee town situated on Lake Annecy in the French Alps. We flew into Geneva then … Continue reading 4 days in Annecy
United by music in Liverpool | Eurovision 2023
We’ve done it again! And by ‘it’, I mean getting our butts back into the Eurovision bubble and it was the absolute best time. Last year going to Turin felt like a one-off once-in-a-lifetime opportunity but then the UK got … Continue reading United by music in Liverpool | Eurovision 2023
A full circle story
Warning: this post is really quite earnest, proceed with caution! When I was in secondary school, English was my favourite subject. No more so than in my final year when there were only 4 of us in our Advanced Higher … Continue reading A full circle story