Getting Our Home Christmas Ready with Dobbies

November was such a busy month for me with so much going on over the weekends and after work.  But December has been a little bit more chilled luckily which has meant that I’ve been fully embracing the festive period, and I spent 1st December getting our home ready for Christmas! I thought it was …

Christmas Gifts for the Whole Family

With less than one month until the big day, if you haven’t started your Christmas shopping yet, then now’s the time to get organised! Whether it’s for your mum, sister, partner or friend, the pressure is on to find the perfect gifts for your loved ones. With so many options out there, check out my …

Review: The Black Horse, Great Linford

Last month I was invited to The Black Horse in Great Linford, Milton Keynes to take an exclusive first look at their newly refurbished restaurant and stunning new interior. The Black Horse (probably one of the most well known pubs in MK) is a premium pub, bar, and restaurant located in an idyllic waterside setting next …

Christmas Gift Guide For Her 2018

The festive adverts are on TV and the shops are full of pressies which can only mean one thing.. it’s time for my annual Christmas Gift Guide! This year I will be showcasing some of my favourite Christmas gift ideas ‘For Her’ which I hope will give you a little inspiration when present shopping for …

Travel: Exploring the Island of Malta

At the end of September we enjoyed a short holiday to the tiny Mediterranean island of Malta! I visited Malta a lot as a child as my Mum is Maltese, so we used to go every couple of years to visit family and soak up a bit of Mums culture. I hadn’t been for almost …

DIY: Paint Your Own Pumpkins

Following on from my pumpkin picking blog post I thought I’d show you what I did with my pumpkins! I wanted to decorate them but not in the usual spooky Halloween way. I wanted them to be pretty and sparkly! I had an idea in my mind that I wanted them to be inspired by …

Pumpkin Picking at The Pop Up Farm

Last weekend we decided to make the most of the gorgeous autumnal day and took a little day trip to St Albans, which is about a 45 minute drive from Milton Keynes. St Albans is a small English Cathedral city in Hertfordshire with a nice high street full of upmarket shops and restaurants plus some …

6 Ways to Beat the Winter Blues

Sometimes when you’re feeling a little bit down, or the dread of winter leaves you feeling blue, you need a little pick me up. There are loads of little things that cheer me up instantly; a new lipstick, a cuddle with my cat, a catch up with a girlfriend, and I think it’s important to …

Review: Flat Iron, Shoreditch

During our recent trip to London we decided to try Flat Iron in Shoreditch; a popular steak restaurant known for selling their signature steaks for only £11. Gav and I love ordering steak whenever we go out for dinner so we were excited to visit Flat Iron and see what all the fuss was about! …