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autumn is the best season

October 25, 2025 Katie

Easily my favourite season – still warm enough to spend time outside, crisp enough to need your best layers, inside it’s time to snuggle up and get cosy. Unfortunately, this year I’m cutting it short to go to Australia in … Continue reading autumn is the best season

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Composite image with glimpses at the new bedroom design

bedroom renovation

July 31, 2025July 31, 2025 Katie

We’re back again with the next DIY update, and this is one I was really looking forward to doing. Before, my bedroom was very stark with scuffed white walls, big black square furniture and red curtains that didn’t do a … Continue reading bedroom renovation

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A few pictures of my new shower and bathroom

bathroom renovation

February 28, 2025July 31, 2025 Katie

Here I am, back with another home renovation update to summarise last year’s major project: my bathroom! It’s a tiny skinny space so it’s quite a challenge to make it feel as spacious as possible while having enough storage space … Continue reading bathroom renovation

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A grand palace building

4 days in Vienna

November 7, 2023 Katie

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

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Waves rolling in towards a beach with hills in the background

4 west coast islands | Roadtripping Scotland

July 23, 2023July 31, 2025 Katie

I’m on a mission to visit all of Scotland’s islands (eventually), especially now that I live on the west coast and they’re all so close. Before this year, I had only visited Orkney but this spring/summer I’ve managed to tick … Continue reading 4 west coast islands | Roadtripping Scotland

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Home cooking with the Sidekick recipe packs app | Sorted Food

November 25, 2022November 25, 2022 Katie

I am here to once again profess my love for Sorted’s Sidekick recipe packs app. I had written about it before the update and rebrand (when it was still called Meal Packs and gave you a free credit each week), … Continue reading Home cooking with the Sidekick recipe packs app | Sorted Food

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A brown horse called Chilli looks at the camera surrounded by trees, a field and fences

The 10 best things I did in Melbourne (this time around)

October 24, 2022 Katie

I recently took my first trip to Australia to visit my brother and see him marry my beautiful new sister-in-law. It was an all too brief trip, packed to the brim with plans but had lots of quality time in … Continue reading The 10 best things I did in Melbourne (this time around)

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An image of Paris and the Eiffel Tower taken from the Arc de Triomphe

4 days in Paris

September 18, 2022December 29, 2023 Katie

What’s better than a long weekend in Paris with your bestie? We had such a good time stretching out the last of our summer with days of wandering around in the sunshine, drinking wine, eating good food and looking at … Continue reading 4 days in Paris

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Living la dolce vita

May 23, 2022May 22, 2023 Katie

Earlier this month I went on the absolute dream holiday! I’ve wanted to visit Italy for as long as I can remember and, finally, the time came. It was the most beautiful week and had a wonderful mix of chilled … Continue reading Living la dolce vita

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A lovely April

April 30, 2022April 30, 2022 Katie

This month has been such a good time. I was trying to take it easier knowing what’s coming up this summer (you’ll see in future blog posts) but still ended up doing quite a few lovely things. Here’s the rundown… … Continue reading A lovely April

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