Bookish Lifestyle

Make Your Weekend Productive

Every weekend is a working weekend when you have a blog. I currently have a full time job, so I’m exhausted when I get home on weekdays. This means that I spend a lot of my weekend downtime working on blog posts, videos and photography. This was a real struggle at first because ‘weekends are…
Working 25 Hours a Day, 9 Days a Week

Learn to manage your workload more efficiently ‘New Year, New Me’ is all well and good when you talk about working harder but sometimes you need to manage your own expectations. Whether you’re working a full time job, part time job or still in school, there’s always a chance of burning out if you don’t…
Setting Goals for 2018

Blog Goals | Twitter | Current: 654 followers Goal: 2000 followers Anyone else feel like a bad blogger when they miss Twitter chats? Every single time I turn up about 40 minutes too late because I’ve forgotten again but hopefully this year I will push myself to use Twitter more. | Instagram | Current: 490…
Dealing with Holiday Stress

It’s that time of year when we have 5 million celebratory events to go to, presents to buy, trains to catch and friends and family to meet up with. Of course, this is often a festive and happy time of year, but sometimes it can get quite stressful. Have you bought everyone’s presents? Can you…
Decorating your Bedroom for Winter

As the nights get colder and darker it’s time to get cosy and festive. Decorating isn’t just about Christmas trees, fairy-lights and tinsel (although these are wonderful) but re-decorating your bedroom helps to transition you into the colder weather as well. Being unhappy with how your room looks will always make you feel slightly unhappy…
Living with the Winter Blues

Although the holiday season is a wonderful time of year, a lot of people feel a lot less jolly than expected around this time of year. I know that as soon as the days start getting shorter and I’m walking home in the dark everyday that I’m feeling a lot moodier, unhappier and just not…
Adulting: Am I Ready?

Today I turn 21 and I remember a whole year ago thinking ‘Now I’m officialy no longer a teenager’. I moved out to go to university and I even lived on my own during second year. But, I just dont feel like I’m being an ‘adult’ properly still, even with my full time work placement.…
Five Fridays: Halloween

It’s four days to Halloween and I’m all ready for the Halloween weekend! With lots of creepiness, the darkness falling before work ends and of course the sweet treats it feels fully autumnal today. I’m ready to snuggle up tonight and binge watch films, have snacks and of course get some reading done. I’m also…
My First Month in Guildford

So it’s already been a whole month since I moved down to Guildford! Time really has flown by as I’ve moved in, started my new job and started to explore the area. As someone who’s from the North, It’s a bit different living in Surrey. The area as a whole seems a lot safer and…