Hinton Ampner | National Trust

Living on the South Coast, I'm very lucky to be surrounded with lots of opportunities to be a UK tourist. During the gorgeous weather of last year, I really started to explore my local area - the New Forest, wildlife parks, National Trust properties - and was surprised at how many different places I found to visit. This year, I thought I'd share some of my UK tourist destinations and share what is fabulous about them.

Book Haul | April 2019

2019 has been my year for reading so far, having already surpassed the halfway point for my reading challenge for the year. I'm so happy to have gotten my reading mojo back and be loving books again. And with a rekindling of my love of books comes a rekindling of my love affair with bookshops. I just can't help myself - Waterstones is my favourite place. And that means some meaty book hauls - enjoy!

Getting Into Reading Non-Fiction

It's not really any secret that I love reading. So far this year, I've read 11 books since the beginning of the year and I'm really enjoying being back into the swing of reading. However, I tend to only read fiction, usually of a romantic nature (I'm a creature of habit, what can I say?). As part of my quest to read more this year, I would also like to branch out of my comfort zone - trying new genres and reading a bit more non-fiction. Non-fiction is never really anything I pick up, but I know there is some fabulous offerings. So to try and spur me on, I've made a list of ten non-fiction books that I would really like to pick up this year.

Jersey Boys | Mayflower Theatre

Oh, what a night! What more can I say?

Jersey Boys has been one of those hit musicals that I'd heard mentioned time and time again, and thought I'd have to get around to watching it at some point. Despite knowing the name of the musical, I had no idea what the show would actually entail. So, when it was announced that the show was coming to the Mayflower Theatre in Southampton, I knew I finally had the chance to see what all the hype was about.