Five Books I Can't Wait to Read in the New Year

Last year, I told myself I would read more. Unfortunately, it didn't happen... life just got in the way. But this year, I'm going to make a conscious effort to reach for a book instead of my phone, so that I can try and rekindle that love of reading I used to pride myself on. In an attempt to hold myself to this, I've set myself a Goodreads target of 24 books (you can follow me on Goodreads here), and I thought I'd make a list of five books that I'd really like to get to sooner rather than later this year. Fingers crossed it works...

2018 - 2019

As a new year begins, I love looking back at what happened in the year, and then thinking ahead to the new year. 2018 was a pretty good year for me, with more highs than lows thankfully. I'm hoping that 2019 will be just as good - I've got high hopes.

2018 Beauty Favourites

One of my favourite things about coming to the end of a year is looking back at the makeup I've used throughout the year and compiling a list of my absolute favourites. This year, I've done my fair share of hunting out some new beauty bits and rediscovering some of those forgotten things that somehow found their way to the bottom of my makeup bag.

Shrek the Musical | Mayflower Theatre

There is something about going to see a stage production of a story you are familiar with. Shrek the Musical was that sort of show for me. Having grown up watching the Dreamworks film, I know that story like the back of my hand. It was a big part of my childhood, and I couldn't wait to head to the Mayflower Theatre with the Southampton Bloggers to review the story reimagined as a musical*.