-this post is sponsored by Rosemood Atelier -

Do you know those little things that you always mean to do but never get round to actually doing? For me, that's getting my photographs printed because I have thousands on my iPhone and hundreds of thousands on my computer and even though they’re backed up. Technology can always fail us, social media platforms can be shut down and if I ever lost all my photographs I’d be devastated. So getting the opportunity to make my own photo books seemed like the perfect chance to finally get some of my most loved images all in one place. I also created one for the dogs to have a place for some of their puppy photographs and that is such a joy to flick through.

Running your own business is always a subject of interest online, typically how wonderful it is. And it is incredible, having the opportunity to work on my own terms and have no limit on my income is something that I feel grateful for every single day. But, just like any job, there are some serious downsides but as being your own boss and being a #girlboss is so often seen as the dream I thought I’d share some of the issues I face daily that I wish I saw spoken about more online.

I love to sleep, I also love talking about sleep and at the moment the conversation revolves around not getting enough of the good stuff. I track my sleep using my FitBit Alta and I’ve not been getting more than 6 hours for weeks, and let me tell you, I do not cope well with so little sleep nor do I think anyone does. In reality, there is absolutely no reason why I shouldn’t be getting 7-8 hours so this is how I’m currently trying to make sure I get a really good nights sleep.

Did you know Josie, that leggy, pointy nosed black hound you see in the photograph above has been in my life for nearly 2 years and her little sister followed along 11 months later. The time has absolutely flown by and my life has changed an extraordinary amount since having dogs of my own, even though I lived with Bella (the westie) for 7 years being entirely responsible for a living being is so different. And there are so many things that I wish I’d known before welcoming a dog into my life as it’s certainly not as easy at the films like to make out. I know this post is a little niche but I often get lovely messages from people who are thinking about welcoming a long-legged hound into their lives so this might be handy if you're having similar thoughts.

Over the past couple of years, I’ve really tried to work on my spending habits, which when you’ve been a serial emotional shopper like myself isn’t always the easiest thing in the world. I often write about the things that I’m hoping to invest in clothes wise but in general, I don’t speak about the things I’ve been buying all that much. Well, that is until now and today I’m going to divulge the details on what I’ve been buying and some of the thoughts that go into my purchases.

Happy Friday! And happy first week of May too, I was hoping that we’d welcome the month in with some warm weather but alas it looks like we’re in for a few more rainy days yet. Which means the upcoming Bank Holiday might not be as glorious as the last one so here are a few things to keep you occupied over the next few days.

May is probably my favourite month out of the year, but I have a feeling most people love their birth month, right? And even though the weather is still somewhat temperamental you can usually count on May to be pretty nice and I’m ridiculously excited to be able to pull out my pretty summer dresses and hopefully ditch my winter coat for the next few months. I’ve mentioned before that I’m trying to set myself monthly goals rather than yearly ones as not only do I find them a little easier to achieve but it also keeps my goals relative and this is what is on my to-do list for the month of May.