Wow, 2020. What a shit storm, eh? I haven’t been on a single plane, I haven’t been home to Orkney since April 2019, we haven’t seen Ash’s parents in over a year. Who saw any of this coming? A year ago, we were celebrating what was undoubtedly going to be the best year of our …
Finally, after the absolute riot that 2020 has been, something good happened in our lives. We bought a house! An actual, real, brick house. It’s kind of scary after years of travel and seasonal jobs, to be finally settling down in a place we’re going to call a permanent home. Settling down? What’s that?! Does …
Everything has been changing so quickly recently. The flowers and trees look different every time I leave the house. Last weekend, I went for a beautiful walk across the centre of Edinburgh, and my stroll was filled with purpose and positivity. Where we had been reeling first from cancelling our dream trip to Japan, to …
A hell of a lot has changed this week, huh? We’ve gone from most-things-as-normal to everybody-stay-at-home in the space of a few days. Any other time, any other year, I wouldn’t have really minded. As of yesterday, pubs and restaurants are shut in the UK, but I can live with that. Working from home? Fine …
Ten years ago, I was a fresh-faced 20-year-old with a hell of a lot ahead of me. In some ways, it feels like that was a lifetime ago; in others, I can’t believe it’s been a decade. There’s no denying that a lot has changed in the past ten years. I’ve learned a lot about …
Today, I leave my crazy 20’s behind and embark on my next adventure of being 30. It sounded scary for a while, approaching the realm of true adulthood (sorry – what’s that again?), but as it got closer, I knew that it would be like turning 18, or 21: it doesn’t really feel any different. …
I can never really decide if I want to do a year in review post until it gets to Christmas and I suddenly realise the year’s almost over and start looking back at what I’ve done, what’s happened and thinking about what’s going to happen. 2018 has been a really strange year for me. I …
I’m going through a dilemma right now. It sounds ridiculous, and for me it feels like the biggest first world problem I’ve ever had, but I’m getting stressed out and cannot for the life of me decide what to do – or where to go – next. I never had my heart set on living …
2017 has been a funny one for me. I spent 10 months doing less travelling than I’ve done since I began travelling, but exploring lots of my own home and the UK, before suddenly visiting 3 countries in less than a month. But although travel hasn’t been my number one priority this year, I’ve kept …
Hope you all had a wonderful Christmas! It’s been a tough time for a few of my friends, so my thoughts have been with those who struggled over the season, and those who are no longer here to enjoy it. I was thoroughly spoilt this year – Ash bought me a new laptop!! It’s a …
