What happened in 2025?

We kicked off December with a Christmas market trip to Prague with my parents. We also visited the Castle and the Natural History Museum. We ate a lot and even visited some Absinthe bars. The Christmas market was busy but a great way to kick off the festivities for Christmas. It was lovely to get away from home for a bit. It was James' sister, Lucy's, birthday when we got back and we had a chilled night at ours with a takeaway pizza and we watched Paul. A simple and comforti

November has had it's highs and lows. I turned 29, it's officially the final year of my 20's. I had a pretty low key birthday. I always combine it with halloween so it's not "all about me" I like it that way. Mum had James and I and my grandparents over for a roast dinner and it was a lovely chilled evening. Of course, there's another celebration around my birthday, Bonfire Night! So, we went to some local fireworks at my old junior school with Imogen and Ed and they were act

It's officially soup season. I've brought out my trusty slow cooker for various soups and some slow-cooked dinners, and I'm here for the easy, hearty meals. The autumn months also mean sickness for someone with a chronic illness, and I've had my share this month. We've been getting the vegetables for the soup and other meals from a farm shop down the road from where we live. It's also the best local place for PYO pumpkins at £3 per pumpkin, whatever size you pick. The vegetab

I have quite a plot twist this month. This year is crazy! I've been offered a new job! It has been a tough decision though, as I have loved working with the company I am in now. It's hard to not feel guilty for leaving such a lovely team. However, if I've learned anything in business, it's that you need to do what's best for your personal career. I am working a 3-month notice period, so will be starting my new role in December. It's an exciting step up in my career and I'm re

August has been one of the busiest months of this year. We started the month at one of my absolute favourite events, The Loxwood Joust. I have been 5 of the 10 years that it's been running and it has definitely transformed from a quaint little step back in time to almost Renfaire vibes. Imogen and I dressed up and we did crossbow shooting too. The weather wasn't too hot which was a godsend because we had to queue a while for food. I was a little sad that they'd got rid of my

Italy was incredible. It's hard to believe we did all of this within one week. Even harder to believe that we had only met each other just over three months before this. I apologise in advance for not knowing the names of places we've eaten and some of the experiences we had but I'm writing this at the end of the month. Feel free to send me a message on my social media if you are genuinely interested. Once the plane had landed and we collected the luggage, we headed to the

Italy was incredible! I’ve written a separate blog that runs through our week-long road trip, so I won’t go into detail here, but I returned with a real feeling that I’d actually been on holiday. It wasn’t like I needed a holiday from my holiday at all. I’m currently on a train to London for work. My first train was cancelled and then I had to change a couple of times, so the current train is due to get in around 10 a.m. I left my house at 6:45 a.m. and I don’t think I’ve rea

Big news, I got the keys to my house! It all went through so quickly, contracts were signed and exchanged and within 2 weeks the keys were handed over to me. On the day I got the keys, my parents spent a good amount of time cleaning the house and then after work James and I and my brother went round and helped before ordering pizza and eating it on the carpet in my new empty house. There was something really special about this moment and I'll never forget it. I feel instan

I went to a Tim Burton Exhibition at the Design Museum in london on the last day it was running! Tim Burton is my favourite director. I just have this pull to all of his movies and tv shows. So, when James found out there was a Tim Burton Exhibition he jumped to book us tickets. It was so much better than I expected. His art, his poetry and the film props and more was scattered across the three or four rooms. I was in awe. I don't really like crowds of people so we did get th

I won the 100 day challenge! I came joint first with my cousin so we split the money but I am impressed with myself for not missing a day of exercise in 100. The gym has been going well too I hit two PB's. I benched 32kg and squatted 68kg which has given me confidence to push myself a little more. Work has been busy lately but I'm enjoying it still. Working from home has been such a career driver for me, especially when navigating illness but I do sometimes feel lonely being

I can't even think of how to begin summarising this past month. April brought me some crazy and ultimately life changing developments. I didn't write half way through the month like with my other blogs so this is harder to summarise too. I bought a house! Well, I put an offer in and it was accepted. So, now I'm looking for a solicitor and just trying to get the ball rolling on everything that needs to be done to secure this. It's a beautiful little home within this area and a

Shock, I'm writing this on another plane. My carbon footprint is not the best right now. This flight is to Atlanta for work, so I can't really help it. I've lucked out with a full row to myself as the guy on the isle seat moved to sit with his family. I've got 8 and a half hours in this plane. Snacks have already come round and we get lunch and an "afternoon tea" as well. It's not business class but I haven't paid a penny, I can't complain. Bucharest was great, we spent a day

I'm currently on another plane. This time, a holiday with friends. March has brought brighter days and great news....I got a permanent position at my Job!!! I'm so happy, I got emotional on the call with my manager. It's like everything was going downhill and then the universe decided to cut me some slack. Janara and I started this month with a trip to the cinema to watch the latest Bridget Jones movie. It came out in perfect timing and honestly made me realise that life is s

Navigating heartbreak for the last two weeks of February has been so tough. I have absolutely no resentment. I have a lot of trust in the universe and know that I did absolutely everything I could whilst showing myself enough respect to let go. Plus, I've been talking to ChatGPT and it's given me a different perspective. For now, all I can do is stay in my lane. Focus solely on doing what makes me happy and allow myself to feel through the lows. It's okay to feel how I feel r

I'm not too sure where to start. I'm sad. 3 days ago, G and I broke up. There's so much more to it but I've decided that it's not important for this blog. I started this blog to show my-future-self the highlights of my life and to focus on the present, so that's how it will continue. What is important for me now is that I continue to work on myself as I had planned to this year. I am so so grateful that I had already made a start on this, it's definitely helping me pick mysel

So, it's the end of January and this month hasn't been my favourite. I think everyone is feeling the January blues this year. We've had storm Eowyn battering our windows and the sky has generally been overcast and grey most days. When I got back from my skiing holiday, my cars MOT was due. Knowing the tyres were low, I got those seen to beforehand and 4 new tyres were needed. My bank account was not happy but it passed the MOT with a couple of advisories, so I can't complain

I'm on yet another flight back from Schiphol to Southampton. I've just been on a skiing holiday with G and his parents. It was so wholesome. We even bumped into our friend from the travel group we met through and also an old colleague of mine. They both complemented how happy I seem. This made me stop to appreciate that, actually, everything I have right now is exactly what makes me happy. Nothing is perfect but it's just how it should be. Yes, my house may be a rental and su