I am 30
Turning 30 feels quite surreal. If you had asked me what my 30s looked like in my late teens/ early twenties, I wouldn’t have been able to tell you as I honestly didn’t think I would make it to my 30s. I entered my 20s by reporting my uncle for sexually abusing me as a…
November 2023 Goals
At the start of a new month, it’s a good time to reassess goals and set new ones. For this month, I have established the following objectives which are mainly focused on improving my health and fitness. The goals I have set for November 2023 are: 1. Read 10 books. I understand that this may…
October 2023 Goal Review
October seemed to pass by in a blur. At the beginning of the month, I had set some really good goals for myself, as I usually do. But as the month progressed, various life events took over, and my attention shifted to other things. Although I did not achieve everything I had aimed for, I…
November 2023 Playlist
Knowing that we are going into the final stretch of 2023 is crazy! November is my favourite time of the year. The colours are changing outside into golden oranges and browns. The landscape changes with the leaves falling off the trees. The weather gets colder and everything feels cosier as you need to wrap up…
October 2023 Goals
In my last blog post I reviewed my 2023 goals which has opened my eyes with where I am currently compared to where I need to be in order to ensure I achieve my goals this year. As a result of reviewing my goals for the year these are the goals I have set for…
2023 Goal Review
Now we are entering the final quarter of the year I thought it would be the best time to review my goals of the year, where I am at and what I need to do over the next 3 months to achieve my goals. My 2023 Goal Progress Career: Creative: Personal Development Skills: Relationship: Health…
October 2023 Playlist
I feel as though September flew by at a million miles per hour. I can’t believe we are in the final quarter of the year! This last stretch of the year always ends up being the busiest part of the year. It is also my favourite part of the year as I love how cosy…
September 2023 Playlist
I cannot believe summer is ‘over’… Although here in the UK it feels as though summer has just started with the weather we are having at the moment! As it is a new month it means that it is time for a new playlist. September’s playlist includes 42 songs and is 2 hours and 23…
August 2023 Goals
I mentioned in the previous post how I keep getting caught up in everyday life which results in me neglecting/forgetting about the goals I have set for the month until it is too late. This month I am trying something different and have adapted a notion template to break down my goals throughout the month…
July 2023 Goal Review
I will be completely honest, I start every month really excited to work towards my goals each month and then I end up getting caught up in every day life which results in me forgetting about them until right at the end of the month. I am determined to ensure August (this month) is going…
August 2023 Playlist
Considering we are meant to be in the middle of summer here in the UK it definitely doesn’t feel like it with all of this rain. That being said we are over half way through the year and 2023 is flying by! This second half of the year always ends up being the busiest time…
July 2023 Goals
I have spent quite a bit of time mulling over what I want to work on this month. I have finally decided on the following goals: 1. Finish all my currently reading I have the following books to finish reading: The 12 Week Year by Brian P Moran & Michael Lennington One Million Followers by…
Mid Year Goal Review
It is halfway through the year. I can’t believe it, can you? That being said, it is time to reflect on the goals I set at the beginning of the year. The goals I am trying to achieve this year are: Career: 1. 10000 blog views 2. 500 YouTube subscribers 3. Achieve a minimum of…
June 2023 Playlist
A playlist for this month containing all my favourite songs to listen to this month.
May 2023 Playlist
It is the start of another month so here is another playlist! This month my playlist includes music from Demi Lee Moore, Kane Brown, Andy Grammer and Luke Combs among others. I hope you enjoy it. Don’t forget if you have any recommendations for music I should listen to please let me know!
April 2023 Playlist
We are a quarter of the way through the year already! This months playlist includes music from Lucy Spraggan, Demi Lovato, Mimi Webb and Brett Young along with many others. I hope you enjoy it!
March 2023 Playlist
As a new month begins it is time for a new monthly playlist so if you enjoyed my February playlist here is this month’s playlist. If you have any suggestions for music to include in future playlists then please contact me as I am always looking for new music to listen to!
February 2023 Goals
My February goals are a little more focused than the January Goals were. I put a lot more thought into these goals in order to try and set myself up to be more successful in achieving them compared to my January goals. My February 2023 Goals
January 2023 Goal Review
January 2023 Goals At the beginning of the year I set my overall goals for 2023 and from there I decided on some goals for January 2023. The goals I set were: How did I do? Overall, it wasn’t a very successful month. Unfortunately the time seemed to just disappear away from me and I…
February 2023 Playlist
I feel as though January has flown by and as though it was only just yesterday I was posting my January 2023 playlist! This month there is quite a bit of a mix of music on my February playlist. As always if you have any recommendations for music to be included in future playlists please…
January 2023 Blog Post Recap
I have decided to bring back a monthly blog post recap at the end of each month as it will help me to stay accountable with posting content here. I haven’t been able to post as much as I would have liked and still have a few drafts which will now end up being posted…
Meet Bailey
A lot of things have changed for us over the last year and I will talk about all of them here over the coming weeks. However this week I am going to introduce the newest member of our family, Bailey. Bailey is a tri colour border terrier cross patterdale terrier (we believe) although we think…
January 2023 Goals
I have already introduced you to my overall goals for the year in my 2023 Goals post. In that post I discussed how in 2022 I hadn’t achieved my goals and how I wanted to change that in 2023. One of the ways I hope to achieve my goals in 2023 is by breaking them…
2023 Goals
It took me quite some time to actually decide on what my goals would be for 2023. In fact it was only during this week that I revisited the goals I was setting. This was due to the fact that when I was carrying out my 2022 goal review I had realised I wasn’t specific…
2022 Goal Review
2023 was a strange year when it came to my goals. Whilst I feel as though I achieved many things throughout the year, most of them were not on my list of goals. My 2022 Goals My Successes I know I haven’t fully achieved any of these goals particularly however I can say that I…
Book Review: Five Survive by Holly Jackson
Book Details: Title: Five Survive Author: Holly Jackson Genre: Young Adult / Mystery/ Thriller / Fiction Published on: 8th December 2022 Publisher: Electric Monkey Pages: 400 Author Details: Name: Holly Jackson Twitter: https://twitter.com/HoJay92 Instagram: https://instagram.com/hojay92 Good reads: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/18229614.Holly_Jackson Bio: Holly Jackson was born in 1992. She grew up in Buckinghamshire and started writing stories from…
January 2023 Playlist
It is hard to believe that 2022 is already over and we are kicking 2023 off already! The last year has been a very busy one for me, with quite a lot of change. However now that life has settled down (I have a lot to catch this blog up on!) and I have more…
December 2022 Playlist
I can’t believe this is the last playlist of 2022 – this year has been an interesting one! I am sure that the last month of the year will live up to how the rest of 2022 will be and I am looking forward to listening to more music in 2023, it is crazy to…
October 2022 Playlist
We have entered the final quarter of the year! Autumn has arrived which also means it is the start of my favourite time of the year. I actually haven’t posted anything since my September playlist, I was very conscious that I have a lot of ideas for this blog but I haven’t been getting a…
September 2022 Playlist
Welcome to September! As it is a new month it is time for a new playlist! This months playlist includes music from Fletcher, Knox, New Rules and many others. In fact this playlist includes 44 songs. As always if there is other songs you think I should include or some artists you think I should…
August 2022 Goals
After losing my focus and letting things slip in July I have set myself some new goals for the month which I am planning to achieve. 1. Lose 5kg I had planned to kickstart my health kick last month but it didn’t last very long however I didn’t gain any weight I also didn’t lose…
July 2022 Goal Review
At the beginning of July I set myself some goals for the month, these were: Finish reading: Run Rose Run, Not A Diet Book and Write It All Down Write 5 blog posts Publish 4 YouTube Videos Lose 4kg I think I was a little bit ambitious in setting these goals last month as well…
August 2022 Playlist
I feel as though I have blinked and missed July! The time seems to have flown by which has meant I haven’t accomplished half of the things I have wanted to as I have put things off for ‘tomorrow’ which seems to never come. I am planning to be more conscious this month of the…
July 2022 Goals
I have decided to continue setting myself monthly goals to try and keep myself focused and working towards my goals for 2022. I started this in June and felt that it was quite successful so here are my goals for this month. 1. Finish reading: Run Rose Run, Not A Diet Book and Write It…
June 2022 Goal Review
Last month I set myself seven goals to try and get myself back on track with my 2022 goals. In this post I am going to look back over them and see how I did. 1. Finish reading: Run Rose Run, Happy Sexy Millionaire, Write It All Down, Keep Going: 10 Ways to Stay Creative…
July 2022 Playlist
I feel as though I have blinked and missed June! But seeing as we are now starting a new month it is time for another new playlist, so here is my July 2022 playlist. You will be able to find a variety of different music in this playlist include music from Jamie Miller, Thomas Rhett,…
Mid Year 2022 Goal Review
Seeing as we are half way through the year (it seems to be flying by yet again!), I thought I should probably take the opportunity to assess where I am with my 2022 Goals. Goals for 2022 Read 22 Books Blog Consistently Publish YouTube videos consistently Be more aware of what I eat Exercise more…
The First Visit To Our South African Wedding Venue
Thursday 12th May 2022 Marysia started the day with a 10km jog with her Dad whilst I had a bit of a lay in. The main thing on the agenda was for Marysia and I to visit our wedding venue, Wolfkloof, for the first time! We had seen a lot of photos and videos which…
South Africa Wedding Preparations
Originally visiting South Africa was going to be a holiday and a chance to spend some time with Marysia’s parents. However due to the pandemic our original trip was delayed, then our new dates included our wedding although this also ended up being postponed until now. This meant the first week of our three week…
Film Review: Marry Me (2022)
Trailer Storyline Marry Me is a romantic comedy starring Jennifer Lopez and Owen Wilson which is directed by Kat Coiro. The film has a run time of 1 hour and 52 minutes with a rating of 12A and was released in 2022. Music superstars Kat Valdez and Bastian are getting married before a global audience…
Travel Day UK to South Africa ✈️
Monday 9th May 2022: UK to Dubai Woke up at 3am to have my tablets in plenty of time before leaving for the coach station as they can sometimes make me feel a bit sick I wanted to make sure if that happened it passed before we started travelling. I Showered and got dressed before…
June 2022 Goals
I mentioned in my June 2022 playlist post that I finally feel as though I have some get up and go back in me and some motivation to get back doing the things I enjoy doing. I have spent a bit of time since we arrived back from South Africa reassessing my goals for the…
June 2022 Playlist
I finally feel as though I have some motivation and get up and go in me! I have a lot of new content coming on this blog over the next few weeks. Visiting South Africa has been amazing! Plus it has given me the break I have needed from everything after all the various health…
South Africa Here We Come!
The suitcase is packed, online check in completed, forms filled in – we are ready! It feels as though this has been a very long time coming as Covid caused us to delay this trip multiple times. But we are finally setting off on our journey and will be landing in South Africa tomorrow! This…
May 2022 Playlist
This is a little bit later than I like my playlists to be published here but it has been a crazy few weeks! This months playlists is quite a bit longer than my usual monthly playlist mainly because it is the one I will be downloading for whilst we travel to South Africa. This also…
The Road To Recovery – Coeliac Disease
It is important for me to write this post as honestly as possible so that I will be able to reflect upon it in the future. Ever since I have had covid my physical health has not been what it was before. Slowly but surely it has been getting worse which has resulted in it…
April 2022 Playlist
I have really struggled to get going with my blog posts over the last few months due to everything else going on in my life. I feel as though now things are settling down and I can refocus my energy on different things I can begging to change my priorities again. The best way to…
Weekly Diary: 7th -13th March 2022, I am ill…. AGAIN
Monday 7th March 2022 I have such a bad cold, my nose will not stop running and the pressure in my head is insane! I managed to get some sleep last night which has helped a bit. I am hoping that work flies past so that I can crawl back into bed as soon as…
Weekly Diary Reset
I mentioned in my march monthly playlist post how I have struggled to keep up with posting on my blog recently. As a result of this my weekly diary has fallen behind and has done a few times, therefore I have decided that I am going to draw a line under the posts that I…
March 2022 Playlist
I have been slacking with creating my monthly playlists – I think that is probably because I haven’t been using Spotify as much. The reason for that is because I have been slacking on my exercise and self-care along with every other aspect of my life whilst my body has a melt down. I am…
Weekly Diary: 7th – 13th February 2022, Marysia’s Birthday Weekend
Monday 7th February 2022 I woke up when my alarm went off but didn’t get up straight away and so I ended up falling back to sleep. I think that sums up what the rest of the day ended up like. I just felt so tired and groggy. After a cups of tea I decided…
Book Review: All My Friends Are Invisible by Jonathan Joly
Disclaimer: I was provided this book for free by Netgalley for an honest review. Blurb A mesmeric, harrowing and uplifting childhood memoir that will open up much-needed conversations about identity and mental health* ‘This will blow you away’- Stylist’ An extraordinary and thought-provoking memoir’ – Belfast Telegraph ‘Gives hope and community for all those who have ever…
Weekly Diary: 31st January – 6th February 2022, Work and Walks
Monday 31st January 2022 I was NOT ready to wake up this morning – It took me a long while before I felt with it. After taking my tablets and having my cups of tea I got dressed before taking Boris for a walk. When I got back I had some jam on toast before…
February 2022 Playlist
As we enter a new month it is time to update my playlist. There isn’t as many songs on it as usual but I may end up adding some more songs to it throughout the month.
Weekly Diary: 24th – 30th January 2022
Monday 24th January 2022 What a day! I have spent most the day stressed out over the charging issue with my work laptop. Hopefully it seems to be resolved now. I helped my Mum to set up her new exercise machine. I also went for a walk this evening via the shop to get some…
Video: February 2020
I am slowly but surely trying to get caught up on editing all of my videos from the last couple of years. Here is the latest one I have put together.. Yes it is from February 2020 – there is a LONG way to go before I get caught up again!
Film Review: Don’t Look Up (2021)
Trailer Storyline Kate Dibiasky (Jennifer Lawrence), an astronomy grad student, and her professor Dr. Randall Mindy (Leonardo DiCaprio) make an astounding discovery of a comet orbiting within the solar system. The problem – it’s on a direct collision course with Earth. The other problem? No one really seems to care. Turns out warning mankind about…
Weekly Diary: 17th – 23rd January 2022, Covid Recovery Continues
Monday 17th January 2022 I woke up very groggy as my legs were very restless and itchy during the night. I took my first magnesium supplement today so I am hoping they start to work over the next few days! Most of the day was spent laying on the sofa watching telly/YouTube and playing with…
Book Review: Manage Your Money Like a F*cking Grown-Up by Sam Beckbessinger
Blurb You’re going to earn plenty of money over your lifetime. Are you going to waste it on stupid crap that doesn’t make you happy, or let it buy your freedom and your most audacious dreams? We never get an instruction manual about how money works. Most of what we learn about money comes from…
Weekly Diary: 10th – 16th January 2022, Out of Isolation
Monday 10th January 2022 I didn’t get a lot of sleep last night at all. I was coughing throughout the night and kept going freezing cold. Not to mention the pain down my left hip! I took everything really slowly and had a show to try and feel a little bit more human. I was…
Weekly Diary: 3rd – 9th January 2022, Covid Round 2
Monday 3rd January 2022 I am on a roll with keeping up with my journal. I am absolutely cream crackered this evening! I planned to get up early this morning, but that didn’t happen – probably because I woke up in the middle of the night and struggled to get back to sleep. Once I…
Weekly Diary: 28th December 2021 – 2nd January 2022
Monday 27th December 2021 It is my last day off work today so have tried to have a very chilled out day! Marysia and I went to Tesco as we ran out of milk and whilst we were there I remembered we needed to get some rolls for our burgers tonight. Once we got back…
Weekly Diary: 20th – 26th December 2021, ITS CHRISTMAAAASS!!
Monday 20th December 2021 My day started by taking Boris for a walk which felt so nice to get out in the fresh air as I am working the late shift today so will be stuck behind my computer screen until 11pm. Tuesday 21st December 2021 I took Boris for his morning walk before I…
Weekly Diary: 13th – 19th December 2021, The Christmas Food Shop
Monday 13th December 2021 I was so motivated this morning for getting things done and being back in work. It didn’t all go to plan! I snoozed pretty much every alarm that I had set but somehow still managed to wake up in time to ring the doctors bang on 8am to try and make…
Weekly Diary: 6th – 12th December 2021, The Curse of the Bad Hip
Monday 6th December 2021 Today started off like most days – with a nice hot cups of tea. There was an update released for the game Marysia plays so I spent most of the day cwtched up with Boris on the sofa and playing with him. We also went out for a walk and got…
Weekly Diary: 29th November – 5th December 2021
Monday 29th November 2021 I went for a bit of walk today and my sister’s Christmas presents arrived. Tuesday 30th November 2021 I started my day with a walk to Aldi to pick up a few bits and pieces that I needed to get. I then spent most of the day doing some tidying up…
Goals for 2022
I had thought about what goals I wanted to set for this year for a little while. I think I have driven Marysia crazy with the endless YouTube videos I have watched about goal setting! Here are my goals for 2022 – hopefully I will be more successful than I was last year! 1. Read…
January 2022 Playlist
Not only is it a new month but it is also a new year! Which can only mean one thing – time for a new playlist. Here is my January 2022 playlist. If you have any recommendations for any songs I should include in future playlists make sure you get in touch!
Goodbye 2021 (Goal Review)
Back at the beginning of the year, when there was hope of Covid disappearing, I set my goals for the year. Seeing as we are at the end of the year I thought it would be a good time to sit down and reflect on how they went before setting some new goals for 2022.…
What I Got For Christmas 2021
On Christmas day I filmed what I got for Christmas this year as I enjoy watching these kinds of videos. It took a little while to get edited but I am glad to have finally got something uploaded to my YouTube channel again!
Merry Christmas
I wanted to take this chance to pop a quick message here to wish all the readers of my blog a very Merry Christmas! I know that this last year has been difficult for many people so I hope that you all have a great day today and that the new year is a much…
Christmas 2021 Playlist
I cannot believe that we are so close until Christmas! It is my favourite time of the year and I love see all of the decorations. I have had my Christmas playlist on for a while and I find it is one of the best ways to get into the Christmas spirit, so I thought…
Weekly Diary: 22nd – 28th November 2021, Back to Cardiff & Lucy Spraggan
Monday 22nd November 2021 It has been a pretty slow day today which has consisted of plenty of cups of tea, watching my Mum feed the birds and laughing at Barney watching himself in the fire – he is a very handsome boy! Tuesday 23rd November 2021 After working from 7 till 10 am I…
Weekly Diary: 15th – 21st November 2021, Gabrielle & Christmas Dinner
Monday 15th November 2021 Today consisted of being a family day as we spent the morning helping my Uncle Ivan to move his boat. It was a bit of a challenge but between all of us we managed to get it done! I also made a new friend! This cat was really friendly and kept…
Weekly Diary: 8th – 14th November 2021
Monday 8th November 2021 Today I really enjoyed taking Boris out for his daily walks and hunting down a coffee for Marysia which meant I could try another festive hot chocolate. Although Marysia was joking that we ended up in Tesco’s after trying almost every other coffee shop which seemed to be REALLY busy! However,…
Weekly Diary: 1st – 7th November 2021 – Rugby Autumn International
Monday 1st November 2021 It was my sisters birthday today so I rang her and wished her a happy birthday at the beginning of the day before I had work. I then had a little bit of time to do a bit of studying before I started work at 10 am. The day went by…
Film Review: A Boy Called Christmas (2021)
Trailer Storyline An ordinary young boy called Nikolas sets out on an extraordinary adventure into the snowy north in search of his father who is on a quest to discover the fabled village of the elves, Elfhelm. Taking with him a headstrong reindeer called Blitzen and a loyal pet mouse, Nikolas soon meets his destiny…
Film Review: A Castle for Christmas (2021)
Trailer Storyline A Castle for Christmas is a Christmas rom-com with a total run time of 1 hour 38 minutes which was released in 2021. The film is directed by Mary Lambert featuring Brooke Shields, Cary Elwes among others. The story follows a famed American author, Sophie, who travels to Scotland and finds herself wanting…
December 2021 Playlist
The countdown to Christmas is officially on! This year feels as though it has flown by however I feel as though I have done a lot with it. I am looking forward to some quality time over Christmas with Marysia as this time of year is always very busy for us with work and we…
Weekly Diary: 25th – 31st October 2021, I’m Back!
I’m back! Between staying at my parents and coming down with a bit of a bug I completely lost track of time and before I knew it my journal had fallen behind! Monday 25th October 2021 Seeing as I fell asleep so quickly last night and stayed asleep I was ready to get up when…
November 2021 Playlist
It is my birthday month and I am very excited to celebrate my birthday and spend some time with Marysia and my family this month. I also have quite a bit of time off from work so I am hoping to be able to get stuck into my studying and bits and pieces for this…
Weekly Diary: 4th – 10th October 2021, Cardiff Memory Walk
Monday 4th October 2021 I knew I had to get up with my alarm this morning despite it being my day off and I was not ready for it. I dragged myself out of bed and threw on some clothes before heading out for a walk. I made a cup of tea and some toast…
Weekly Diary: 27th September – 3rd October 2021
Monday 27th September 2021 I have been kind of productive today which has been good. My day started with a cups of tea followed by a walk to wake me up. I made progress with both of my courses and read a little bit. Tuesday 28th September 2021 I struggled to get out of bed…
October 2021 Playlist
It is officially my favourite time of the year! I love the end of the year. The changing colours, cosy evenings watching films, listening to the rain – I ABSOLUTELY LOVE IT. But we can’t officially start a new month without a new playlist. So here it is, my October 2021 playlist.
Book Review: The Ops Room Girls by Vicki Beeby
This post contains affiliate links Blurb Even as Evie’s dreams come crashing down she’s determined to make something of herself. It’s 1939 and working class Evie has received a scholarship to study mathematics at Oxford when tragedy turns her life on its head. Seeking a new future for herself, she joins the Women’s Auxiliary Air…
Weekly Diary: 20th – 26th September 2021, Getting back into a routine
Monday 20th September 2021 It was one of those days where my bed was super comfy and I didn’t want to get up, luckily I didn’t start work until 10am so didn’t have to rush out of bed. I had a bit of a chilled morning drinking my tea before getting ready for work. The…
Weekly Diary: 13th – 19th September 2021,Garden Centres and Birthday Celebrations
Full disclaimer – I haven’t journaled at all this week. I have fund it really difficult to find time to sit down and write each day as my whole routine has been thrown off. My days off this week were Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. On Wednesday we went to the garden centre as my Mum…
Book Review: As Good As Dead by Holly Jackson
This post contains affiliate links Blurb DEAD GIRL WALKING Pip Fitz-Amobi is haunted by her last investigation. But soon a new case finder he and this time it’s all about Pip. She has a stalker, one who keeps asking: Who will look for you when you’re the one who disappears? Pip soon discovers a connection…
Weekly Diary: 6th – 12th September 2021, Journal Fail!
I had a bit of a fail this week when it came to writing my journal. I only made one entry on Monday and then it never seemed to happen again! I have decided that I will put the photos I have taken throughout the week at the end of the post to give you…
Book Review: Ship It by Britta Lundin
This post contains affiliate links Blurb Claire is a sixteen-year-old fangirl obsessed with the shown Demon Heart. Forest is an actor on Demon Heart who dreams of bigger roles. When the two meet as a local Comic-Con panel, it’s a dream come true for Claire. Until the Q&A, that is, when Forest laughs off Claire’s…
Weekly Diary: 30th August – 5th September 2021, Back To Cambridge
Monday 30th August 2021 (Bank Holiday) Today has been a very slow day and not having Boris rushing me out of bed for his morning walk meant I really struggled to get up. In fact I didn’t get out of bed until after 8am which is the longest I have stayed in bed for a…
September 2021 Goals
I feel like I don’t really change my goals up very much, this should probably give me a little bit of a push to really focus on them and make sure I achieve them! I am hoping that this month I am more successful with achieving my goals than I was in August! I have…
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