swindon designer outlet.

The only time I've spent in Swindon has been limited to the train station, so when I was invited along to the Designer Outlet to have a look around and find my perfect Christmas party outfit, I thought I'd give it a chance and see what the old train warehouse had to offer me.

raspberry & chocolate chip muffins.

Soooo it turns out I made a similar kind of thing about a year ago, but these are about a million times better. A couple of people even said they're the best muffins they've ever had...

Read on for the recipe! 

a leap of faith.

"if you never do anything, you never become anyone"

A quote that's been rattling around in my head quite a lot lately. I've always played it safe, ever since my confusing shyness as a little kid. Sometimes though, you need to take risks if you're ever going to get anywhere in life. 

christmas wishlist!

What do you do when you're bed-ridden with a bug? Obviously trawl the internet for lovely things that you might like Father Christmas to pop under your Christmas tree, of course!

colour in winter.

When the days and nights get colder, it always feels like the easy option to reach for the black and grey layers.. I'm a sucker for black, and I don't think that's necessarily a bad thing - all black outfits can look really classy if they're done right - but sometimes I feel the need to inject a bit of colour into a grey day. 

tgi friday's new menu.

Wanna know something weird? I'd never been to TGI Friday's before a couple of weeks ago. I know, right! So when they invited me down to try their new menu, I jumped at the chance. Plus, it was a good excuse to hang out with three of my favourite Bristol bloggers - Lily, Hayley & SJ.

next ss15.

I love a good Next press day, and the SS15 showcase last week certainly didn't disappoint! I especially loved that they had cookie versions of my favourite piece from the collection, that Ella, Jazz, Kristabel and I munched on while we all had a good catch up! 

dublin.

In case you didn't realise, I've been in super awesome Dublin for the past few days! Here are some of my favourite places that I discovered while I was there. 

appletiser pomegranate cocktails.

Appletiser have just launched a new flavour - apple & pomegranate - and asked me to try it for myself, as well as share a few quick and easy cocktail recipes! I grabbed a few of my favourite ingredients and got shakin'...

split / hvar / zadar.

We left rainy Plitvice behind and were told that once we got to the other side of the mountains, the weather would be totally different. That certainly was no lie! 

#ULDadventure with uniqlo.

What would you do if you had £500 to spend on a UK adventure?

I've been enjoying the possibilities of adventuring in the UK lately, and if you've been thinking the same, this new competition from Uniqlo could be perfect for you...

plitvice lakes national park.

Due to the nightmare we had getting out of Budapest, we were running a bit behind schedule. We had to stay overnight in Zagreb as we got there so late. However, all we saw of it was some rainy dark streets, and the inside of our hostel room, as we were there for less than 12 hours! 

In the morning we hopped on to our coach and headed to Plitvice Lakes National Park. The journey was beautiful - huge mountains in the distance, driving through rolling hills and lots and lots of trees. We even went through a town that had waterfalls coming out from underneath houses (see above!)

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