Chapter Seven - Turning 30

Festive Season Butterflies: Finding peace at the busiest time of the year 🎄

This morning was meant to be a slow morning. Yesterday was spent running in and out of shops getting the last of our Christmas presents and then putting our tree up, before flopping in front of the Strictly Come Dancing final with a glass of red. When we eventually flopped, I felt so happy at… Continue reading Festive Season Butterflies: Finding peace at the busiest time of the year 🎄

Chapter Seven - Turning 30

Life doesn’t stop because you’re house hunting 🏘️

Dave and I's first day of house viewings was a little disheartening, but the second day (crammed full of twice as many viewings) was much more promising. We've not found our future home yet, but we have gotten to a point where we're much more clued up on what our actual deal breakers are and… Continue reading Life doesn’t stop because you’re house hunting 🏘️

Chapter Two: Graduate Life

Let her sleep for when she wakes she will move mountains

Today is my grandad's and my sister's birthday. Waking up this morning and jumping out of bed to give them my birthday wishes made me so happy. I've been at work for most of the afternoon so I'm now feasting on left over birthday cake and drinking the last of the red wine. I did… Continue reading Let her sleep for when she wakes she will move mountains

Chapter One - University

There’s no place like home

It felt like the entirety of my weekend at home had been nothing more than a dream when I woke up this morning; the horribly stressful journey back to Cardiff being the disastrous ending that finally woke me up. It feels like I went to sleep after the Halloween party last Thursday and I've been asleep ever since. A big part of me wants to curl up and go back to dreaming of home so I don't have to face today. Today is my first day at work and the day of my first rehearsal for my first concert of the semester. Today is terrifying.