We all want buttery baby soft skin so that only the sparsest of make up is required, don’t we? Well I do. The better condition my skin is in the less I have to faff around with concealer and tinted moisturiser. Hurrah!

It started when I was nine, yes NINE! I was the only girl in my primary school who had her period at the time and I couldn’t leave the house because I was incapable of managing it. Traumatic and isolating to…

I thought it might never happen but six months after spotting this dreamy 3 bed cottage on the internet we’re finally able to call it home. We’ve given up 250 sq ft, a drive, a garage, a garden, a dedicated…

I once bought an entire collection of makeup brushes because a girl on YouTube told me they were ‘life changing’. You know how this story goes don’t you? They weren’t life changing and I hardly ever used…

I’m no stranger to heartbreak. Boyfriend after boyfriend they all let me down. They cheated, told me I wasn’t quite right for them, effortlessly explained they didn’t love me anymore and even pretended to have…

I know clutter is bad for me. I know this to be true. I’ve lived with clutter and I’ve lived without it. I know the difference. I know how much better I feel in a spacious home that’s free from meaningless junk I kept just…

It’s not that I hate Christmas, I just don’t love it. I do, however hate what it’s become. Christmas is like a wolf in sheep’s clothing. It’s portrayed as the happiest time of the year filled with gifts, cards, endless get…

d a theory for some time now that the minimalism movement favours men. If it’s a topic you’re interested in, you’ll have no doubt noticed that the vast majority of leaders in the field are men. Being the type…

What on earth is slow travel? It’s a question I get asked and one I realise I’ve never explicitly answered in a blog post before. I write about slow travel because it’s had such a positive impact on my…

Learning to say no hasn’t been easy but it has given me more time, and in a lot of cases more money, to do the things I really want to do. That tiny two letter word NO is one of the smallest, yet most…

Take a look at my Instagram and you’ll see that I love to travel. This is nothing new, I’ve always suffered from the desire to wander but lately, what I take with me has changed significantly. I take so much less…

The benefits of living a clutter free life are well documented; better health, more freedom and less stress to name a few. I’m a huge fan of decluttering and still do it on a regular basis. The thing with clutter is…

We’re led to believe that successful people are the ones who have it all. They earn high salaries, own big houses, have a million Instagram followers and holiday in 5 star hotels. But what about happiness…

Three years ago my home (and life) was filled with all the things I thought it should be; ornaments, sentimental keepsakes, wardrobes full of clothes, drawers full of makeup, furniture to fill the space in…