Family
Family has always been extremely important to me, but sometimes I've felt like I've neglected spending time with my loved ones enough. It's so important to surround yourself with people who love and support you, and spending time with my family makes me happy every day.
Making New Friends
At the start of this year, I decided that 2018 was the year for me to focus on growth and stepping outside of my comfort zone. A huge part of that for me was getting out into the world and creating new relationships with people. I've always found making friends difficult because I'm such an introverted person, but I knew it was time to find people who were on the same journey as I am. Over the past few months I've made some wonderful new friends who I've felt I've known for years, and I'm so excited to see how these friendships progress.
Reading Everything I Know About Love
My friend Lauren mentioned this book to me a couple of weeks ago and I bought it straight away. You know those books that are just completely relevant to your life at that moment? That's the feeling I got when I started to read this book. It'll make you laugh and make you cry, it'll make you reminisce about the days you used to spend on MSN to your first fumbling sexual experience, and all the time in between. I love reading this on a Sunday morning, snuggled up in bed with a cup of coffee. You can buy it here.
Trying New Things and Taking Chances
I never used to want to step out of my comfort zone because I feared rejection and didn't want to go through the embarrassment of failing, however this year that has completely changed.
Fluffy Socks
Sometimes, it's the little things...
A few weeks ago I decided to invest in some new pairs of fluffy socks. It's still freezing in the UK and I'm one of the biggest complainers when it comes to cold weather, so in my opinion you can never have too many pairs of snuggle socks! I got a pair in purple and a pair in black - I can honestly say they're two of my favourite investments of my year so far. They're super soft, warm, snuggly and also perfect to fit into wellies (if you're partical to a walk in the countryside). Being cosy makes me feel comforted and safe. Shop my new socks here.
Me Time
I can't stress how important this has been for my recently. I've been going through a bit of a tough time (hence, the lack of posts recently), and I've really needed to be able to focus on myself. A lot of stuff in my life has changed over the past few months and it's taken a lot of time to adjust to how I live my life now. Simple things like scheduling in a solo date to the cinema or taking myself out for a walk, running a bath or lighting a new candle - however small, doing those little things for yourself can make a huge difference to your mental wellbeing and I couldn't recommend it more.
