Get out there

I’m not what you’d call a natural sportsperson. When I was a teenager, I was much happier in the library than in the gym, and only attended PE lessons at High School for the first year, after which I realised that if you didn’t turn up to the first class of term to...

Write it out

The first lockdown was really hard on us all. One of the key things that helped get me through it was journaling. It can sound a little “teenager” and many people don’t know where to start with it, so I thought I’d share how I was doing it in lockdown. Writing at a...

Eat more plants

Growing up, I was one of those hippy kids who already knew what hummus even though it was still the 80s. I’d go to a birthday party at McDonald’s and order a cheeseburger, not understanding that there would be a piece of meat under my cheese. When offered lasagne for...

Happy New Year!

Happy New Year! I hope that you had an amazing festive period and are starting the year on a high! January is typically a time when lots of us reassess our lives and set ourselves some new goals. What goals have you got for this year, and how do your new year’s...

Happy Birthday to Me!

It’s almost my birthday. 37. Late 30s. Almost 40. Those statements should sound scarier than they do. I feel very lucky to have found so much joy in my life and to feel so settled before I’m 40. I’ve done all the usual milestones: marriage, mortgage, motherhood,...

Merry Christmas!

Merry Christmas to all of my followers! I hope that you have the most wonderful Christmas ever, and I hope that it is boringly normal after two Christmases lost to the pandemic! I absolutely adore Christmas, family and friends all coming together in their sparkliest...