My Sentimental Heart

Final day of the year claxon! We made it! *Confetti drop* It seems odd to be celebrating the passing of time when I feel like all I do sometimes is worry about how fleeting it is, but I'm very glad to have made it through this year in one piece. Having said that, I've never really been one…

2017 hey? What a completely upside down time it's been. I couldn't let the year pass without reflecting on the last twelve months, especially as they've been something of a rollercoaster for me. It's always difficult to put things like this into words without sounding too cryptic, …

Hello from Crimbo Limbo! I hope you all had a lovely Christmas Day and have spent the last few days safely ensconced in front of the television, whether glued to back to back films or binging on a box set or two (I've got The Crown and Game of Thrones waiting for me, hurrah!) As well as enjoyi…

There's no escaping the fact that things tend to turn a little bit starry at this time of the year, whether it's across your Christmas decorations, on cards and across all of your other festive favourites. Needless to say, I'm steadily counting down the minutes until I can pop my out o…

If there's one thing which seems synonymous with this time of the year it is, for me at least, indulging in a new perfume. Whether it's because the telly is choc-a-bloc with adverts for series upon series of scents, or having researched plenty of festive gift options, treating yourself to …

With the weather having been as chilly as it have over the last week or so, I'm sure that I'm not the only one finding it hard to resist the urge to stay hibernating under a pile of blankets at the moment! With the Christmas break within touching distance, this last push towards some time …

One of those everyday gripes which I have to be very careful about, especially at this time of the year, is my super sensitive teeth. Whether it's slurping tea and hot chocolate or having a cold drink over dinner, my poor enamel is often barraged by extreme changes in temperature, and, given t…

There's something about this time of the year which is somehow synonymous with the calming glow of a candle, don't you think? As December is my birthday month, it starts with a bounty of candles on cakes, and as we inch closer to Christmas I'm finding myself contemplating options for t…

The week before last, I found myself heading somewhere completely new for the first time- Birmingham! Making use of a day off of work, I braved Euston (perhaps the most stress-inducing station known to man!) to catch the 10:03 train to Birmingham New Street. The purpose? Other than attempting to c…

Regular perusers of these pages will be well aware of the fact that, on the whole, my day to day wardrobe is more functional than anything else. In short, give me a comfortable pair of jeans and the chances are that I'll find myself living in them. Having said that, it's always lovely to h…

There’s nothing quite like using a special occasion as an excuse to road test a new foodie destination, and, last weekend, in celebration of my birthday myself, Sophie, Michelle and Hannah all headed to a destination which has been on our collective radars for a little while now- Bun House in Soho…

Another month down! Phew! As always, I can't seem to keep track of just how quickly time is passing at the moment, and it's even more mind-boggling that we're almost at the end of another year too. The last month or so has been a pretty busy one, but filled with lots of lovely activiti…

Now that the temperatures have well and truly plummeted, I've hit refresh on my beauty routine, incorporating a selection of essentials which are ideal for combatting the cold as much as possible. As well as ticking all of the right boxes for some of my seasonal skincare concerns, I've als…