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I’m definitely not a sustainability expert or the best eco warrior out there but it’s hard not to ignore that we are heading towards an environmental crisis point. I am making changes and becoming a more conscious consumer and as cliche as it might sound we need to be the change we want to see in the world

I’m writing my hopes and dreams for 2019 rather than new year resolutions this year. I’ve never felt the way I feel at the moment at the start of a year, I feel like I want 2019 to be the best year yet! I would say I’ve been coasting for the last few years; my friends and family would disagree and I’m not denying that I’ve achieved some incredible things, I’ve ran and hosted retreats around the world, bought a flat, travelled to so many new places but I’m a Capricorn and I’m me and I’m going to be starting with a distant learning course with the Open University which allows me up to 16 years to finish the degree but I’m going to give myself 4!

It’s much more about quality time with family, catching up with friends, long wintery walks, cosy Christmas films and spending a lot of time in the kitchen. Christmas can be a nostalgic time for me, some of my best memories and happiest times were at my nanny and grandads house this time of year. It would also make such a lovely gift when giving somewhere they homemade cookies they can keep and use it at home and maybe inspire them to get in the kitchen too or just stock with digestive biscuits but either way you never know when a tradition is starting or that usually the simplest things like my grandad’s biscuit tin would have a lasting effect. Pecans feel like a christmassy nut to me so they had to go in, my dad (who never usually likes my homemade vegan gluten free bakes FYI) loved this but did request that next time I add more pecans so they must make a great addition.

Fort Lauderdale, 7 girls, 100 bikinis, sunrise yoga, sunset wine, a whole lot of exploring and most importantly the best sushi of my life. We were outdoors as often as we could be from kayaking to meandering through the Everglades spotting alligators to snorkelling, beach runs, alfresco dining and lighthouse climbing we sure did make the most of the outdoorsy life Fort Lauderdale has to offer. The lovely man who took us kayaking, which was so epic by the way, had grown up and lived in Fort Lauderdale his whole life and only left the state twice. Going back to the first night, we headed to a full of life pizzeria, Louie Bossi’s, in Las Olas which is the main strip in Fort Lauderdale.