People sitting on a field surrounded by festival stalls, watching a stage

An afternoon at Beats and Eats Southampton

September 20, 2021September 20, 2021Leave a comment

AD - Press ticket | I was invited along to Beats and Eats Southampton, run by The Village Popup, who work to bring events like this to us lot in the south of the UK. It promised a day of great food accompanied by great music – a winning combination!

A black and white photo of two seagulls perched on a post, with a seascape behind them. you can see the cranes in the port, and a boart.

A little life update

July 26, 2021July 26, 2021Leave a comment

Three months. I think this is the longest I’ve gone without posting on this here blog since I started it in 2017.

The bars are open, and I’m so hungover: the emotional fallout of post-lockdown socialising

April 26, 2021April 26, 20211 Comment

I’m talking about the kind you get after socialising with gusto. The hangover that leaves you emotionally and physically drained, without the need for one too many daiquiris the night before (though the two do often come in hand in hand).

A love letter to less-than-perfect homes

January 31, 2021January 31, 20212 Comments

While we’re all seeing more of the inside of each other’s homes on our screens, it’s more important than ever to be honest, accepting and non-judgemental about the places we live in.

A simple birthday cake with five candles in the dark, on a table.

Turning thirty in a pandemic: why I’m grateful for my isolation celebration

November 17, 2020November 17, 20203 Comments

Not only was it the start of a new decade, but I would be entering it in entirely alien circumstances. While a year ago I would have imagined a good old family ‘do’, a large gathering, a night out with friends, a fancy meal, or a city break abroad, I would instead be spending the day mostly on my own, in the confines of my one-bedroom flat, as many others will have experienced this year.

Monthly Muses | August 2020

September 23, 2020September 23, 2020Leave a comment

Though I'm not quite back up to the busyness of the months before COVID-19, I have been much busier, and therefore finally have some things to share with you that I've enjoyed in the month of August.