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At this very point in the year, we tend to always hear this phrase ‘New Year, New Me’ or ’20xx is gonna be my year’ ewwww I, (like many others) like to take time at the end of the year to reflect on whats been, checking back on what goals I had set myself the year before. I am definitely in a better space with the blog and want to be much more consistent this year. My main goal for the New Year is to be happy, wholeheartedly.

This post had been saved in my drafts for ages because I almost felt how can I post something that I myself do not truly believe about myself? I, like many others have off days, when my hair won’t style the way I want it to or my outfit doesn’t bang how I imagined it would in my head, or my skin is doing higgy jiggy looking a hot mess or better still – all three! But in all seriousness, sometimes we have down days and the devil that I call social media doesn’t always help. Let me know what tips you have to constantly Slay in Your Lane in the comments below.

With the days getting darker and the air getting cooler, that can only mean that Autumn is finally here. Autumn is the perfect season for fashion in my opinion as you can often reintroduce timeless pieces such as chunky knits, blanket scarfs, thigh high boots and cosy outerwear into your wardrobe whilst looking chic

We decided to venture out to the beach nearby as we stayed in Kuta for the majority of the holiday. We wanted to tour Ubud but tailor the tour to places we actually wanted to visit rather than the set places outlined with the tour operators. We had to book accommodation once we arrived and managed to find a clean bungalow close to the beach for 300,000 Rupiah a night which was around £15. We went to Nusa Dua beach within our time there along with visiting the Gili Islands including Gili Air and Gili Meno where we went snorkelling in the day.