Newbridge on Usk – Hotel Review

Last Sunday we decided to treat ourselves to a night away at the gorgeous Newbridge on Usk hotel for my birthday! Newbridge on Usk is part of the Celtic Manor group who do a brilliant Sunday rollover offer which includes a night at one of their hotels, a three course meal at any of their …

Healthy Eating on the Go Made Simple: Snacks

I absolutely love a snack. Although I eat 3 meals a day I’m always busy at work, I aim to get plenty of steps in and if I have time I try to squeeze a workout in too! All that activity means that between meals there is a real potential for me to get hangry. …

Healthy Eating on the Go Made Simple: Breakfast

Breakfast is my favourite meal of the day! At the weekend I spend ages planning extravagant brunches but during the week I just want something quick and easy but still delicious which will keep my stomach from rumbling until lunch. My go to breakfasts are: Breakfast burrito – this is my current fave! I mash …

Healthy Eating on the Go Made Simple: An Introduction

Hello! I’m trying something different on the blog for the next few posts; I’m going to be doing a mini-series. I’ve had an idea for a number of handy posts on healthy eating for busy people for quite a while now so I thought I’d turn it into a mini-series and link them all together. …

Simple swaps for a more sustainable life

Sustainability is something we should all be taking steps towards in our lives. We’re surrounded by documentaries and campaigns outlining the damage that our current way of living is doing to the planet but making changes can feel overwhelming and scary! It’s easy to feel intimidated by the people you see online or in the …

How to Conquer Food Guilt

Having just come to the end of a glorious 4 day Easter weekend I thought there was no better time than now to share my thoughts on food guilt. It’s holidays like Easter, Christmas, birthdays or even just bank holiday weekends that can often lead to people feeling as if they have overindulged and then …

Gnocchi and sausage bake

For absolutely years I’ve hated gnocchi (probably not the sentence you were expecting to see at the start of this post!) I tried it once about 5 years ago, wasn’t keen, so refused to try it again – until now. A few weeks ago while I was having some time off before starting my new …

Self-care tips – my favourite ways to put myself first

Self-care is a pretty hot topic at the moment so what is it and why do we need it? To me, self-care is anything I do where I take a step back from all of the pressures of my day to day life and spend some time focusing on me. I’m sure most people know …

Meet the blogger – 20 questions

I’ve only recently discovered these posts but I’m obsessed with reading them at the moment so I thought I’d join in and do my own. What’s your favourite book? I have so many I don’t know where to start! I’ll try to narrow it down to just a few – Harry Potter and the Prisoner …

Hello Fresh review

I absolutely love to cook! I know for some people it’s the biggest stress of the day but for me after being busy at work I find it so relaxing to come home and spend time preparing something delicious for dinner. Just because I love cooking doesn’t mean I always feel creative and sometimes I …