If you’re anything like me, you keep your car until it runs out of gas. Why mess with what works? But then there is a point when the car is still perfectly fine, it is just looking a little tired. Paint is good, engine is great, but those stock wheels have been on there since day one and they are showing it.
There are certain periods in life when everything seems to happen at once. The school run needs organising, work messages keep appearing on your phone, the house somehow becomes messy five minutes after you have tidied it, and the list of things you promised yourself you would get around to keeps getting longer.
There is something special about having a little corner of the garden that feels completely yours. Somewhere to sit with a cup of tea, read a few pages of a book, enjoy the sunshine or simply switch off for half an hour.
Somewhere I have wanted to go for the longest time is Quarry Walk Park. If you know me well, you will know I have screenshots of this place from ages ago. I am a screenshot girly: books, places, restaurants, random things I want to buy, screenshot that for later!
A UK staycation comes with its own packing list. We all know how unpredictable the British weather can be, and even though you might only be travelling a couple of hours from home, there is still plenty to think about if you want the trip to run smoothly.
If your evening routine currently involves a cosy blanket, a fresh cuppa, and losing three hours to the dark, twisty world of Netflix, you aren’t alone. True crime dramatisation has gripped us all once again with Ryan Murphy’s latest anthology instalment, Monster: The Lizzie Borden Story.
After our first ever trip to Butlin’s Minehead this summer, I can officially confirm one thing: you are not going to be bored. We booked five nights pretty last minute, and I honestly didn’t realise quite how much there would be to do once we got there. Between the shows, swimming, parks, arcades, rides and all the extra activities you can book, our days were absolutely packed.
