My 7 Day Dubai Diary - The things NOT to miss! | Travel & Style

As highly requested via Instastory (and you were all pretty much unanimous on your decision of what to read!) after some seriously hard graft, gathering my memories together, searching for all my receipts (yes thats how in-depth I am!) and getting my head ‘in the zone’ as it were, my Dubai blog is finally here!

This is my day by day diary to one of the most glitz and glamour clad areas of the middle east, and one of THE places on my travel Hitlist that I've wanted to visit, plus I was luckily enough for this to be coupled with seeing 2 very good friends of mine that I only get to see once a year which made the trip even more special.

So without further ado get ready for sun, styling, brunches, clubbing, ladies nights, food and oh yeah more brunches as I show you around the dizzying heights of Dubai!

Casual outfits that stand out from the crowd - Interview with lookvine.com | Style

Casual looks are always something I think every fashionista around the world love as they're the easiest way to dress up and be yourself. Dressing up for an event, weddings or work can be fun but sometimes there are too many rules attached. Theres nothing more invigorating than a bucket load of variety, flexibility and experimentation from combining ANYTHING together that your heart desires and seeing what outfit comes of it. 

5 Ways to Combat Commuter Stress | Opinion

As every big city rush hour commuter will know (and my case getting to and from Central London 5 days a week, and have done for the past 8 years), commuting is just a nightmare from start to finish. And unless you wake up hours before your body has had enough sleep or even properly switched on its power button and is still walking around zombified in flight mode, to rush in for a 7am start JUST to miss the peak rush (and for those people who do that, I admire your insanity!), those rush hour armpit to face blood boiling scenarios are something we have to encounter more often than we'd like. 

Giving the green light for Spitalfields on New Years Eve | Secret Eats & Style

Lets be honest from here on in. NYE in London if you're planning to go out is always HELL. From finding a venue, to rounding people up to make a joint decision, to then find all the tickets for said event having sold out, and THEN having to go through the post-sell out struggle to find another acceptable venue (UGH and don't talk to me about the post early bird price ramp up 🙄).

WIN WIN WIN! - FREE Giveaways and Life Goals with The Body Jewellery Shop* | Style & Life

So why a free giveaway you ask?

One of the goals I set for myself at the end of 2017 was to make a comeback to the blogging industry after being AWOL for just over a year. I'm really proud to say in November 2017 I did just that!.. But it hasn't come without its challenges.

My 'Cannot Go Without' 3 Step Guide to Port de Pollença, Majorca | Secret Travels

I absolutely LOVE Majorca and Spain generally, I never get bored of it when I visit. It has the perfect mix of rich cultural history, breathtaking landscape, great weather and a wholly relaxed vibe that's always felt like my home away from home.

Last May I visited Port de Pollença, a northern town in Majorca surrounded by mountainous landscape, pretty coves and small cobbled streets. It has the perfect mix of boutique shopping, beautiful Spanish food, sea and cosy beach areas alongside the great outdoors. So if you're looking for a quiet place to get away and relax this Spring when Europe starts to get a tad warmer, then hopefully my little compilation of must see's sways you into taking a trip to this beautiful little island.

The January Blues Bottomless Brunch that won't let you down | Galvin at The Athenaeum Hotel | OOTD & Secret Eats

Feeling the January Blues? You know the ones with the 5am starts lugging yourself back in the gym full of potatoes and cake post Christmas, then into the office with a slightly sad looking salad surrounded by overwhelming amounts of brand new projects and that un-shakeable tiredness that chains itself to your eyelids, to then be finally greeted by the weekend.. filled with laundry and dirty pans up to the eyeballs. Yeah, thought you recognised it.

So as much as people are head first into diets and dry January, if you are in the mood for treating yourself and manage to step away from that ever growing pile of laundry and pans to spend some time with your loved one, then look no further!

3 Stressless Holiday Tips I'll never do Christmas without | Life & Opinion

As I've already said in posts previous to this one, Christmas can be quite an unnecessarily stressful holiday. From finding the time and inclination to wrap loads of gifts, to worrying whether you're getting the right ones, to getting all the right food components ready and then rushing around hosting all the family and having to complete 8 dishwasher loads before you can even contemplate about going to bed (and don't get me started on those slowly leering January Blues). Its easy to say that for some, especially the hosts, it can all get a little too much.

So although it might be a little early (considering its all but 11 months away), I wanted to share 3 tips I'm taking with me to Christmas 2018 that my family and I did this year that took the pressure out of the holidays. 

Black Friday Haul 2017 - My £2,500 Blowout! | Style

So yeah as you can tell from the title I may have got a tad carried away in November... 
but It was definitely all worth it I swear!