Last weekend I was very kindly invited on a overnight stay by Travelodge, we had our pick from a variety of different cities to choose from but in the end we decided to opt for Birmingham. Considering it's a mere hours drive away from Nottingham it's a city I really haven't explored much of having only visited once or twice back when some of my pals were studying there at uni. We stayed at the ...
How to Spend 24 Hours in Birmingham
Forgetting How to Spend Time Alone
A couple of weeks ago I ended up having a whole weekend to myself which is pretty unheard of these days as I often like to keep busy and have a pretty full diary. Now I could have chosen to make plans with friends or family but for once I thought I'd have a chilled weekend at home to rest and recharge my batteries after after a couple of hectic weeks. I also kinda felt like I needed to spend some ...
Celebrating National Burger Day with Byron
Happy National Burger Day! Yes that is a thing and yes it does mean you now have an excuse to go out and eat a burger today so cancel your dinner plans and get down to your nearest Byron Burger! When Byron got in touch and asked if I wanted to come along and celebrate their 10th birthday AND National Burger day in style at their Intu Derby branch I jumped at the chance as, shock horror I ...
I’ve Signed up for a Half Marathon!
If you've been keeping up to date with my latest posts then you'll have seen that the past month has been a really difficult time for me, I lost my Grandma quite suddenly which you could read more about here. In the days that followed my brother, cousin and I were talking about doing something in our Grandma's memory and to help raise money for The Stroke Association which is a charity very close ...
7 Places to Eat & Drink in Mykonos
Reminiscing on our trip to Mykonos is always such a pleasure so today I thought I'd share some of our favourite restaurants and bars that we visited on our trip. We did quite a bit of research both before and during our time away and came up with quite an extensive list of places we wanted to try. From past experience we've found that it can be quite overwhelming wandering around a new place where ...
5 Things to do When You’re Not Feeling Like Yourself
Whether you've been through a breakup, suffered a loss or are simply going through a bit of a rough patch it can be extremely difficult to get on with your normal day-to-day when you're not not quite feeling your usual self. If you've been keeping up to date with my most recent posts you might have seen that my Grandma passed away last month so it's been a tricky time for me. To be honest I've ...
5 Things You Simply Have to do in Mykonos
So it feels like an actual lifetime since we were back in Mykonos, sipping on cocktails and enjoying the sunshine but I've been dying to share what we got up to over our amazing seven days! There were some serious highlights which I think completely made our trip so if you're heading to Mykonos anytime soon you'd better pop these on your to-do list! Visit the Cine Manto Our first ...
Saying Goodbye
The past two weeks have undoubtedly been the hardest of my life so far, I had to say goodbye to my beloved Grandma who has been such an integral part of my upbringing not to mention one of the kindest, most warm hearted and special people I've ever had the pleasure of knowing. This is the first time I've lost someone close to me so grief is a very new emotion that I'm struggling to understand ...
5 Beauty Products I’m Loving for Summer
The arrival of summer often means a more simplified beauty routine, I mean who wants to be piling on the products when the temperature outside is rising? This usually means that less is more so you want the products you do choose to really do their job! I've been trying out a couple of new products recently which have been perfect for summer so I thought I'd share the things I've been ...
Delicious Desserts at Griddle & Shake, Nottingham
Griddle & Shake 9 Fletcher Gate Nottingham NG1 1QQ Griddle & Shake has been somewhere that's intrigued me ever since I saw it pop up late last year, being a BIG Five Guys fan I was excited to see how the competition matched up. We were invited down to try out the new dessert menu but obviously couldn't pass up testing out a burger or two either... Situated on Fletcher Gate, ...