The Best Christmas Movies | Blogmas Day 20

Ahh, one of the best parts of Christmas... the films! I don't have many memories of watching Christmas movies when I was younger but as I got older, I got really into them. By mid-November onwards, if you find me watching a film it's most definitely a Christmas one. And don't even get me started …

The Best Board Games for Christmas | Blogmas Day 18

Is there anything better than a board game at Christmas!? In the evening on Christmas Day when everyone is full of Christmas dinner and the drinks are flowing. On Boxing Day when there's leftovers everywhere and everyone is relaxed. And every so often to fill the gaps of the 'Chrimbo Limbo'. It's very very rare …

8 Ways to Do Christmas on a Budget This Year | Blogmas Day 7

If there's one thing I've learned over the last few years, it's to not get into debt over Christmas. It's just not worth it. I think there's such a massive amount of pressure on everyone to get the best presents, the best food, the best everything, so you can have the very best Christmas day. …

Secret Santa Gift Guide 2020 | Blogmas Day 4

Welcome to Day 4 of Blogmas! Today, I'm bringing you my Secret Santa gift guide. I have to admit, I'm a lover of a Secret Santa raffle on one condition: it's amongst friends I know and love. When I was in high school, I had a pretty big group of girl friends and we decided …

Birthday Books Haul

My birthday was over a month ago now but I've been meaning to do a birthday books haul for a while now! If you're anything like me, when your birthday comes around and you're asked for some present ideas, the list I create is pretty much just my reading wish list. This year was absolutely …

8 Books You HAVE to Read: Books I’ve Read In 2020 (so far…)

Something I promised myself I'd do more this year was read. After uni, being able to read for pleasure was such an amazing prospect for me. It's most definitely my favourite past-time but I just couldn't find the space for it in my life at uni. I felt guilty for reading anything that wasn't a …

This is Going to Hurt by Adam Kay | Book Review

Synopsis "97-hour weeks. Life and death decisions. A constant tsunami of bodily fluids. And the hospital parking meter earns more than you. Welcome to the life of a junior doctor. Scribbled in secret after endless days, sleepless nights and missed weekends, Adam Kay's diaries provide a no-holds-barred account of his time on the NHS front …

The Ultimate Guide to Lockdown TV: My Top 5 Picks

Like most people, since lockdown was announced, I've turned to TV for entertainment, comfort and distraction. Whether it's keeping up with the escapades of Kourtney, Khloe and Kim, tuning in to watch other people watching TV on Channel 4 or singing along to the Friends theme tune, it's provided such a good distraction from the …

7 Books You Should Read: My TBR Pile

Luckily for me, just before lockdown was announced, I'd got my hands on quite a few of the books I'd been meaning to read. With leftover Christmas money and handy Amazon vouchers, I built up a hefty stack and now have a plenty of time to get through them! If you're like me and love …

My Disney + Picks | Is it worth it?

I was umm-ing and ah-ing about getting Disney + as I was never really a Disney princess kid; I was much more interested in the cartoons or animal based Disney films so I didn't think I would get much out of it. I had Netflix and felt like that was enough! However, now I'm stuck …