hello, happy spring!!!

We’ve survived the gloomiest of months, with long balmy evenings on the horizon. I’d like to say I’m living in a bubble of pure happiness but unfortunately, I’d be lying. The burnout has struck me like a dagger to the chest and I am EXHAUSTED.

Silver linings: somehow I’ve been scraping through my full-time master’s degree and still functioning — yippee!

So without further ado…

doing & watching 📺

watching narcos mexico - The Mexico hyper-fixation is still going strong, but now I’ve moved onto watching the popular Netflix series. Might have to re-watch the original Narcos next, we’ll screen how my screen time is looking.

visiting lisbon - the main exciting thing from this month was me and my sister’s trip to lisboa! The city has been on my list for a while now; it felt like everyone and their nan was visiting a few years back. Anyway, it was sunny, colourful and all-around charming. My full guide is landing soooooooon

new haim song - Babe! Wake Up! Dump your boyfriend! It’s almost summer and a new haim song has dropped.

spending 💸

trusted house sitters - It came back around to the time of year when I had to decide if I wanted to renew my membership. This year alone I have spent a week cat-sitting in North London, allowing me to stay in the city for free without having to crash on my sister’s sofa - so safe to say if I use it, it is a solid return on investment. I need to also try and do another sit further afield this year, I’d love to travel to Scotland in the summertime.

hair cut - There are a few things which I’ve realised are non-negotiable expenditures for remaining sane as an adult woman. Regular haircuts, new trainers and perfume are my top three. If I leave it too long between haircuts I end up reverting to a scruffy teenager, which isn’t a good look when you’re nearer 30 than 20.

reading 📚

Love in the Time of Cholera, Novel by Gabriel García Márquez

That is all for now, see you at the end of April xx

If you liked this then you might also enjoy:

• amsterdam get-away: destination guide

• analogue romance: why i travel with a film camera

• 48 hrs in london: destination guide