So we all want to be successful, it's a given. Some would argue that if you want to work in particular industries, you're best off living where it's all happening. For example, if you want to be an astronomical scientist, I don't suspect you'll get very far living in a semi-detached in a village in the Midlands; some would also argue that, if you want to make it big in...

Living in a city means that, for me, it's important to take time out once in while in nature, fresh air, and calm. In and around Newcastle, there are parks everywhere to fulfil this need for tranquillity and these are my 3 current favourites. 1. Jesmond Dene This had to be in here; it wouldn't be a post about Newcastle if I didn't mention the wonderful Jesmond Dene. The area...

*This blog post contains gifted items but opinions are 100% my own and honest. Rewind to March when these products dropped through my letterbox and I finally got the chance to try out skincare made for my skin. Oy! - otherwise known as 'Organic Young' - is a skincare range produced by Green People and is specifically tailored for young skin like my own. As the name mentions,...

For as long as I can remember, I've wanted to be thinner. Even when I was underweight, I wanted to lose weight. I was repeatedly joining gyms and quitting when life got too busy or the novelty wore off, every summer I started 'being good' to lose pounds before my holiday, and sometimes I would stare at myself in the mirror, countlessly picking out parts of me that I didn't...

It's a been a while since I popped a goals post up on the blog, perhaps because for the past few Uni-filled months I've either been plodding along getting whatever needs doing whenever it needs doing or because I haven't had a pretty minute to even think about what I wanted to achieve. Now, though, Uni has finished for summer so hopefully, I can pay a lot more love and attention...