How insecure have you been feeling lately? How does your social media look? Is there a link? Last week I did a poll on my instagram stories and it turns out 70% of us feel more pressure to appear…

Halfway through the year feels like a good time to reflect on what my word of the year has taught me so far. Every January I choose a word of the year. If this idea is new to you then you can…

My relationship with jewellery has been a rollercoaster. I started taking it seriously after watching Legally Blonde at the age of 15. My silver Tiffany charm bracelet was my pride and joy and made me…

It felt so indulgent, wasteful and the emotional barriers I had to get over to finally create an event in my calendar were frankly ridiculous. Who did I think I was? What was I thinking getting…

I’d been waiting for this trip since I unwrapped an Athens guide book on Christmas morning. It’s been a while since I collected so many photos I love from one place I’ve visited…

Hello, my name is Jessica and I’m an emotional spender. According to habits expert Gretchen Rubin there are two types of people; over-buyers and underbuyers. The over buyers amongst us…

If I’m going to write about living a more meaningful life then I can’t not write about relationships, and not just the relationship we have with ourselves, which yes is an important one, but the…

Your future self will thank you is a phrase we’re all used to hearing and probably rolling our eyes at. It’s intentions are honest enough, to encourage us to forward plan and make sacrifices in the present so…

It wasn’t long after I started this blog that I began dreaming bigger. Doing things that scare you has that effect. Once you conquer one fear and realise you’re capable of things that once frightened you into…

Keeping exercise simple is how I make it happen. When getting dressed for the occasion feels like a chore or makes me feel anxious I’m less likely to do it. Overflowing drawers of random workout …

Last year I bought less than 5 items of new clothing. This wasn’t because I was doing a low buy year or because none of my clothes needed replacing. It was because my mental health was in tatters…

It’s been a year of extremes. One the surface it’s been the most successful year of my life - I not only wrote a book that’s going to be in book shops in two weeks, I also won the…

Here in the UK owning a home is one of those boxes we’re conditioned to want to tick and sadly, home ownership is often seen as a measure of our worth. Anything we identify our self-worth with ramps up the…

Lifestyle movements have a way of sweeping us off our feet. Instagram and Pinterest glorify the much deserving ethical and sustainable fashion movements by making them look oh so beautiful. If you’re a…

My minimalist journey started over five years ago now and writing this book has whisked me right back to the beginning. I’m 28,000 words into writing and I’ve been spending a lot of time with my past self as…

I turned 33 last month. It could’ve been lockdown, it could’ve been the fact this was my first birthday with my estranged dad or it could’ve just been a moment of pure insanity but I found myself uttering the words…

Sustainability is now a household name and we all want in. Our wardrobes are an obvious place we can make a huge difference. Swapping fast fashion for sustainable alternatives is kinder to the…

How was your Christmas and New Year? I hope you got all the rest and nourishment you needed. Mine was very different to the Christmases I’m used to as it with my first Christmas with my dad. I keep joking that..

At the beginning of the year my horoscope assured me I’d never have another year like this one - it was right. Coronavirus aside there will never be another 2020 for me. I will never meet my brother or my…

There’s a reason the time we’re given is the most precious resource we have - it’s finite. Basic economics tells us the less there is of something the more valuable it is and time is no exception. We can…