Uptown Oracle

Seasonal

  • Mid Year Freak Out Tag

    So as it’s halfway through the year it’s time for the Mid Year Freak Out Tag!   Best book you’ve read so far in 2018. I would have to say To Kill a Kingdom by Alexandra Christo, although Onyx and Ivory by Mindee Arnett and The Waking Land by Callie Bates come close as well.…

  • 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…

  • Natural Skincare Bodycare Gift Guide | 20 Amazing Natural Products To Give To Friends and Family!

        Saaf Enriching Hair Oil – £19.99 – Fight the dry hair this winter with a wonderful hair oil. Neal’s Yard Remedies Frankincense Intense Lift Serum – £75.00  – Fight the winter blues with this relaxing and lifting serum. Organic Shop Body Scrub Brazilian Coffee – £2.99 – Pamper with a coffee twist. Jasmine…

  • 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…

  • One Year Blogiversary

    I’ve officially been blogging for one whole year. It seems like a lifetime ago that I started Uptown Oracle, but this year seems to have flown by so fast. What have I learnt? Over the year I’ve realised what I do and don’t enjoy writing about. I enjoy writing book reviews, my thoughts on make-up…