Something new that I'm going to try and do every month on this blog is share everything that I used the most, did and generally loved in those 30 days. I'm not somebody who has ever properly partaken in the whole monthly favourites trend in blogging as I don't change up things that often and I never want to force things for the sake of content so this format works way better for me and my creature of habit ways. March was an unusual month for me as I took a few weeks away from my somewhat normal routine so I got to do a few things that I don't typically do and here is everything I enjoyed in March. 

This was a topic that cropped up when I did my little Q&A a few weeks ago and I thought it was a fascinating subject. I've been blogging nearly 7 years now so of course, during those years I've undoubtedly wished that I could have gone back and done things differently. But then another part of me thinks that this is all just part of the learning process of being a blogger and without those things, I wouldn't be where I am today, and I really love where I am right now. So it's a catch 22 situation but here are all the things that I wish I'd known at the beginning of my blogging journey.

It's probably no secret considering this blog used to be predominantly about beauty products that I'm very much into consumerism. But the way that I consume material items has changed so much over the years and something that I'm on the quest to do is not only buy less but buy more from small & independent businesses and second hand so I'm not feeding into the fast fashion way of spending. So I thought today I would share some of my most loved small businesses that feel really good to support as you get to see where your money is going and what it can mean for a business. 

So, I'm back! And it's safe to say I've really missed my little corner of the internet far more than I anticipated but I thoroughly enjoyed my break. I absolutely loved taking time off and feel really rested and ready to get back into the swing of things. Even though I've still been online and updating my Instagram and Twitter regularly not sitting down and writing a post has been strange. For so long I've always had a place to put my thoughts and musings without being limited to 280 characters so forgive me if I am a little rusty at writing paragraphs right now. When I decided to take my little hiatus I was seriously burnt out and taking that step back has lit a serious fire in my belly and I'm itching to create content. So, to get back into the swing of things I thought I would share what I've been up to in the last few weeks.

I'm not typically one to post big announcements but this one felt pretty important to share. I'm going to be taking a few weeks away from posting here in order to feel a little more like a functioning human and be able to produce content that I really do feel happy with. For a good few months I've been battling a serious burnout, I constantly teeter on the edge of it and as of right now whilst I'm able to afford myself this time I'm going to make a very important choice to not run myself completely in the ground. 

Believe it or not these photographs were actually only taken a couple of days ago. The snow has disappeared now, thankfully and I'm hoping spring isn't too far away but March certainly feels pretty dreary right now. That being said it's always one of my favourite months of the year, everything starts to feel a little easier after the hard slog that is winter and I'm hoping that 2018 is no different. It's been a while since I've sat and written about my monthly plans but here is everything I want to do this March.