SONGS FOR WINDING DOWN

It goes without saying that I'm a huge music lover, so it only felt right that this had some place on my blog. I spend far too much time scrolling Spotify and creating playlists! 

The playlist below is one of my favourites at the moment; it's perfect for the end of the day when you just need some relaxation time. 

I hope you enjoy this playlist as much as I do! Let me know what your favourites are and whether you have any tracks you think would fit in well with this playlist. Xx

THE EMBROIDERY EDIT

Unless you've been living under a rock for the past month or so, you'll probably have noticed that shops have been taken over by rails upon rails of beautiful embroidered garments and accessories. Is this a bad thing? Definitely not in my eyes! I'm yet to invest in any embroidered pieces but wanted to put together a post sharing my favourite embroidered clothes, shoes and accessories from a range of different shops. So, if you're a fellow fan of embroidery in fashion, then carry on reading...

MY WEEKLY 123 GOALS

On Thursday, the day finally came around to leave France after spending a lovely 3 weeks with my boyfriend. It was so difficult, especially considering that I won't be able to see him again until July.

As you can probably imagine, it's always a really emotional time for me, but I always try to put a positive spin on things by giving myself new goals to work towards in the time that we're apart. For me, having something to work towards is a massive motivator and I find that without this, I feel very lost and almost as if I have no purpose.

On my flight home I was thinking of simple goals that I could set myself each week that would improve both my physical and mental health. Enter 123 Goals: I have no idea if this is already an existing thing, but if it is I haven't ever heard of anything like it before. It basically means that I'm going to set myself three different activities that I will do once, twice or three times a week. I'm hoping that this will be a manageable way for me to try new things without getting too overwhelmed.

Here are the three goals that I've set myself for each week...

9 BEAUTY PRODUCTS THAT I'LL ALWAYS REPURCHASE

 I have a rather large collection of make-up and other beauty items, but sadly a lot of it doesn't get used very often as I tend to stick to the same items on a day-to-day basis. Because of this, there's a lot of products that I have grown to love and that I feel I'm ever so slightly attached to - here are 9 beauty products that I'll always repurchase...

LOSING MOMENTUM AND GAINING INSPIRATION

Dear Reader, I have a terrible confession to make. I forgot I had a blog.

GOODBYE 2016, HELLO 2017

I've seen a lot of these types of posts and I love reading them myself, so I decided it was about time I did a bit of my own reflecting on 2016.

It’s odd to look back on this year, as whilst it was probably one of the worst years of my life, it was also without a doubt the best. I struggled a lot with my health during the first 6 months of the year and I really was at my lowest point. However, things really started to pick up later in the year and it’s been an amazing year for me for so many reasons. I wanted to write a short (read: probably quite long) post about the things I’m really proud about and also touch on what I hope 2017 will be like for me!

CHRISTMAS GIFT GUIDE: GIFTS UNDER £15

As someone who spends far much time scouring the lengths of the internet to find the best possible Christmas gifts every year, I've come across lots of lovely present ideas, therefore I thought it was only right that I shared them with the rest of you! In this post, I've included some of my favourite gifts under £15 -  I will probably write a separate post for all things beauty related, as there's far too many to put into this post! I've organised them by shop and included all the prices and links... Happy Christmas shopping!