For me, like many others, April to June usually passes in a flurry of sticky notes and coloured pens in a desperate attempt to remember everything I’ve learnt in the past year. For the past 5 years, May and June have meant exams for me. …
Happy International Women’s Day! Like many others, I showed my support for the day by posting a photo to instagram (the photo included in this post). I scoured the internet to find the perfect quote, presented perfectly. I found this and thought it summed up …
To any Welsh readers out there; Dydd Gwyl Dewi Hapus! For any non-Welsh readers out there; here’s an explanation to ‘what even is St David’s Day?’ In Wales March 1st is St David’s Day, a day when we celebrate Wales in every way …
Although I am definitely a fan of going all out when it comes to make up for certain occasions, for my every day makeup routine I’m fairly low maintenance. I do wear makeup every day (unless I’m not likely to leave the house and it …
As students go, I like to think I’m pretty good with money. I know how much my rent and bills cost each month and I can predict roughly how much I spend on food and generally I don’t get myself into any issues. That being …
If you follow me on instagram you might have seen this pretty good attempt at a rainbow cake that I made earlier this week with my boyfriend. ‘Normal’ couples go on romantic walks or go out for dinner on Valentine’s Day, we, however, baked a …
Yes, you should celebrate and appreciate the people you love every day of the year and yes, Valentine’s Day is so highly commercialized now that its kind of lost its true meaning, but that doesn’t mean its not still a good excuse to take …
It was my Grandad’s birthday last week and I took the occasion as an excuse to try a cupcake recipe that I might not necessarily jump to when baking for myself. Being neither a lover of Guinness or super strong chocolate cake I was skeptical, …
When I think back to my favourite gigs over the last year, almost all of them are labelled ‘Perk Acoustic’. My first gig in Reading was at Perk Acoustic back when it was still in Mojos bar in Reading University Student’s Union and I have …
Whilst January this year for me has, as usual, involved a fair few new discoveries, its also seen me rediscovering some things I used to love but had just forgotten about. Whilst I don’t really try enough new products to do a monthly favourites post …