In December, Henry and I booked a staycation in Bath, Somerset. I'd been once as a youngun' and always wanted to go back and discover a new place, that I secretly knew I'd undoubtedly fall in love with. We arrived and checked-in to our AirBnB on the Friday and left around midday Sunday, so we had a good few days to explore.
We stayed in the most incredible (but affordable!) AirBnB called 'Beautiful Bathwick'. Modern, light, airy and full of colour. There fresh flowers in the kitchen and bedroom, a personalised typed message on the typewriter and a fresh loaf of bread with jams and a glass bottle of milk in the fridge. Our hosts, Daniel and Anna could not have been more helpful meeting us on arrival and leaving a huge list of recommendations on the table for us to browse. It was a 5-7 minute walk in to the centre of town, so location was perfect. Kitted out with all the basics, there was also a speaker to play your music, Netflix on the TV and a collection of classic books if you felt like having a good read! 
If you're looking for beaut pizza, head straight to The Stable. (The cheesy garlic bread will blow your mind, just fyi) They do cider tastings, with over 80 ciders to try and the vibe is awesome. Perf for a fun Friday night.
Hunter & Sons
A banging breakfast spot. A hidden, but well known gem in Milsom Place. You can get your fix of good coffee and they serve brunch until 4pm, which is great if you've been snoozing all morning. I definitely recommend the poached eggs (I've never seen such a perfectly poached egg in my life), bacon and avocado on sourdough.
The Dark Horse
The best discovery of our trip. An underground, dark and mysterious bar with the most divine cocktail menu. The menu is changed seasonally to ensure the freshest ingredients, which are all foraged in and around Bath. The bar-tender was an absolute babe and made me two 'off-menu' cocktails completely to my own taste, they were insanely good. With no standing about allowed, it's capped to the amount of chairs they have, which makes it feel exclusive and extra special. We were lucky to get a walk-in, but I'd recommend booking.
Koh Thai
If you like Thai food and love the idea of sharing small plates to get a taste of everything, Koh Thai is the place. Hen and I often go out for Thai and we both agreed it was one of the nicest meals we'd had. We had small plates to share for starters, but opted to have a curry each for mains (sliiight issue with sharing when you're an absolute spice wimp...) The Massamann Chicken Curry and Papaya Salad were delicious.
There are plenty of interesting sights to see including The Royal Crescent (pictured below), Roman Baths, Bath Abbey but we didn't particularly plan, we just wanted to see what we stumbled upon. With the town being a mix of your favourite high-street shops and quaint independent store there's a little something for everyone - Check out Liv Purvis' post here for the hot spots to shop. (Liv also stayed in the other AirBnb owned by Daniel and Anna - another beautiful place)
It was the happiest weekend and I've definitely got a little soft spot for Bath now.
Where your favourite places? We'll definitely be heading back!
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It's that time of the year when you've got your results, you've had your big night out to celebrate and now some of you will be heading off to university this September! I'm going into my third year at uni. It's going so quickly but I'm having the most amazing time with the most wonderful people, so although it seems daunting, please don't worry about a thing!
This is obviously my way of raising a glass to you. Well done! A-levels are officially over. It's Uni Time!
Before I went to university, there was a substantial lack of videos about it on YouTube. So I thought I'd make some advice videos myself!
Last year I covered:
This Year I'm Talking About:
You can head over to my channel & watch my University Videos on a Playlist by clicking here or on the links above. Or watch my new ones below!
So if you're off in September, I wish you the best of luck and hope you have a fantastic time! If I have helped at least one of you with my tips, that'd be amazing.
Please share these videos with your friends if you find them helpful!
I've just finished my second year at university and one thing I realised this term was how tricky it was to keep juggling all the different things I want to do in life. Something had to be put on the back burner and in this case it was my blog. I didn't neglect it, but if I had to be writing an essay on market research, I couldn't be writing a blog post about my new shoes. I also had to put going to the gym on the back burner as I just felt guilty if I wasn't at home writing essays and revising. I've put together a few tips on keeping on top of things when you're busy.
- Top Tips -
Don't push yourself.
If you have to get an essay done, revise for an exam or write up a report for work then make time for it and if you have to put other things on hold, that is okay. Your health is the most important things, a blog post can wait. Make the time to get the things you really need to get done, done and then if you're too tired to do the extra things, don't push yourself to do them.
Do what works for you.
If you friend can spend all day working and you have to have breaks, that's fine. Everybody works differently so don't compare yourself to others, just do what works for you. If your break means taking an hour out to shoot some photos and write a post then do it, if it means going out for some fresh air and taking time out, that do that.
Schedule. Schedule. Schedule.
If you do set some time aside to write up some blog posts, write a few if you can, then schedule them to go up throughout that week. This way your blog won't fall behind but you don't have to keep thinking about it. You can even schedule tweets about your posts too, with apps such as TweetDeck.
Don't stress.
We are all human and understand people have busy lives, your readers won't mind if you don't have the time to write new posts when you have deadlines or are very busy at work/ You blog because you love it, don't make it something that worries you.
If you have to get an essay done, revise for an exam or write up a report for work then make time for it and if you have to put other things on hold, that is okay. Your health is the most important things, a blog post can wait. Make the time to get the things you really need to get done, done and then if you're too tired to do the extra things, don't push yourself to do them.
Do what works for you.
If you friend can spend all day working and you have to have breaks, that's fine. Everybody works differently so don't compare yourself to others, just do what works for you. If your break means taking an hour out to shoot some photos and write a post then do it, if it means going out for some fresh air and taking time out, that do that.
Schedule. Schedule. Schedule.
If you do set some time aside to write up some blog posts, write a few if you can, then schedule them to go up throughout that week. This way your blog won't fall behind but you don't have to keep thinking about it. You can even schedule tweets about your posts too, with apps such as TweetDeck.
Don't stress.
We are all human and understand people have busy lives, your readers won't mind if you don't have the time to write new posts when you have deadlines or are very busy at work/ You blog because you love it, don't make it something that worries you.
Although I'm insisting I'm twenteen, not twenty... here's 10 things I've learnt being a teenager. I am officially an adult now, scary scary scary...
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1. Things Do Change.
Friendships start. Some friendships will end. Fights will happen. Tears will be shed. Lots of laugh will be roared. People might leave. People might return again. But, things do change, and although at the time it might be hard to deal with, I like to believe that everything happens for a reason. You get used to change, it becomes the norm.
2. If you're happy & doing what you love, what people think of you really doesn't matter.
There were people in my life who I was scared to be myself in front of. Those people were clearly not my best friends, so why did I care what they thought? If people judge you for doing what you love, that's their problem! This one takes time, I still tell myself it all this time!
3. Don't tell everyone who you fancy.
You tell a few people, then suddenly the whole school knows. It gets embarrassing. Reaaaaal embarrassing. Also, don't think you'll never be kissed or you'll be single forever... you won't!
4. Every girl is different.
Not one girl is the same and although us girls can talk for hours about everything we have in common and everything we share, we do differ. You might have smaller boobs, you might start your period later than others or you might be really tiny and shadowed by giants, whatever it is, it will happen, just give it time!
5. Save those memories.
I will never ever tire of looking back at old diaries, notes, photos and books from school. So many laughs to be had. It's never not funny reading your 'Good' and 'Bad' lists of friends or 'Hot To Not' lists of boys...
6. Tears, Work & No Sleep.
Those nights were your crying your eyes out at 1am, surrounded by books, paper, pens and notes, just try not to stress. I was the worst on these kind of evenings. But believe me, the tears do not help, just try and stay calm and do your best. Your teacher will not kill you if you've tried your best. Looking back now, school was not as scary or as difficult as I thought it was at the time.
7. If you don't want to do something, don't.
I'm not talking if you don't want to run Cross Country, start a war with your PE teachers and say no. We have to do things like that, they suck, but we've all done it! I'm talking boundaries. Drugs, drinking, sex, peer pressure, anything. If you're not comfortable, please don't feel you have to go along with things, just to fit in or look 'cool'. True and best friends will completely understand.
8. Saying that, Don't forget to live a little.
I wrote this post 'Live a Little' a few months ago. Don't be boring, do new things, say yes to things, don't wallow in sadness, get yourself out of it!
9. Get a Saturday Job.
The summers where I had that little bit of extra money were great. The feeling of asking Mum and Dad for a tenner every few days isn't great for either of you! Get a little bit of independence and earn some money!
10. Do some exercise, get a hobby!
I always hated exercise (I still do...) but I used to dance as a hobby at least three times a week. I never saw it as 'a workout', it was one of my favourite things to do, I met one of my best friends for life there and it gets you doing things in your spare time! I actually miss dancing now and is something I definitely want to do again!
Just a few things I've learnt in the last 7 years of being a teen! I could go on forever and probably give advice for days, but I'll leave it there.
Are you in your twenties? What would your top tips be?
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