5 Reasons to fall in love with Tapas

If it was feasibly possible we would all just eat out every night, wouldn't we? or that just me?! I love every aspect of going out for food, from the social interactions to the delicious food itself, or maybe I just have a thing for being waited on. The most sociable meal I believe you can go out for is Tapas. Spanish food is positively delicious and the fact it's not frowned upon to order multiple dishes is a winner in my eyes. The hubby and I have loved Tapas for years, ever since we started dating it has been one of our go-to choices for a meal out and we are very rarely disappointed. Weirdly Tapas is the one meal that we always seem to have our deepest life/relationship conversations, is it the romantic setting and sharing of food? or just lots of red wine, who knows. 

How to Survive a Breakup

It doesn't matter if you are 15 or 50, whether you have been together 2 months or 20 years, breakups are hard and they are personal to everyone. The old cliché of "time is a great healer" is fantastic, however, what the hell are you meant to do while that time is passing?§

So after a few conversations with my girlfriends, we have put together a few survival tips that we wish people had said to us when we have gone through breakups over the years. Remember though that breakups are not an exact science.

St Lucia - Travel Diary

With its vast rainforest and stunning mountains, St Lucia competes very highly as one of the most beautiful islands in the Caribbean. Along with its lush forests and mountains, St Lucia boasts volcanic beaches, luxury hotel resorts and fantastic reef diving opportunities. If you have never been to the Caribbean before St Lucia is the perfect island to start with, and this travel diary of our trip might spark the adventurer in you and give you a helping hand when deciding on your next holiday.

Written by Kelly Hurst

10 Great TV Shows to Binge this Weekend

With the huge uprising of streaming services and catch up TV, it seems long gone are the days of watching an episode of your favourite show once a week. Since our new favourite shows are now all released at the same time or gathered together in one place it makes it so easy to say "just one more episode" and before you know it you have binged the whole season and you can't keep your eyes open at work. I have gathered together some of my favourites to give you some ideas if you are stuck with what to watch next.
The best things to look out for when picking a TV show to binge-watch is how many seasons there are? The last thing you want is to get addicted to something that has 10 seasons with 22 episodes each, you still need to function in the real world and eat food! Binging shorter shows has greater satisfaction when you finish them or even devastation that there are no more. Also, shorter seasons means you get to watch more shows and keep up to date with the water cooler conversations or however people interact these days (I'm always in the house binge-watching TV so I never talk to other humans!)

Written by Kelly Hurst

The Alchemist Newcastle - You Will Be in Your Element

Newcastle city centre has had a major facelift in the last 5 years. I have always loved my city but for a long time it seemed very dated, and even though Newcastle has always been known as a great party/night out city, no big interesting brands had opened here in a long time. However we have noticed some incredible bars and fashion brands slowly popping up in the city centre in recent times, especially around the Grey's Monument area of town. The renovation of Monument Mall was the start of this renaissance, with the introduction of The Botanist cocktail bar, The White Company, Molton Brown, Hugo Boss and many more. Over the last few months, the entire Monument side of Eldon Square was revamped and opened as an amazing hub of restaurants and eateries. The newest and most anticipated addition to this is The Alchemist

Written by Kelly Hurst

The Simplest Way to Change Your Name After Getting Married

When I got married in June I don't think I actually thought about the whole name changing element. Obviously, I knew I was going to change my name but the work involved never crossed my mind until I actually started doing it. I started writing a list of everything I could think of that had my name on and that list started getting longer and longer; so I thought maybe Thom could just change his name instead, that way he can do the work and not me! Unfortunately, he wasn't up for this idea.

Sunday Dinner in Newcastle - Revolution Bar

This really shouldn't be something I admit to, but I have never been in Revolution sober. I realised this when I walked into Revolution in Newcastle last Sunday and couldn't believe how beautiful the building was, this photo really doesn't do it justice. The architecture is incredible, however, this isn't something you really look at when you have had a few too many gins and you are fighting your way to the bar for a shot roulette! As much as I know you would all love to hear about my drunken escapades this post isn't about that; it is all about one of my favourite things in life, the infamous Sunday Dinner.

Foreo Luna Mini 2 - Strange Gadget or Skincare Game Changer?

I have a problem when it comes to gadgets, as soon as I see one I just have to have it. If an advertiser tells me it will change my life or make mundane tasks quicker I am SOLD. However, they are usually 10 times out of 10 a total waste of money (I am still getting over the slap chop incident of 2009) anyway my failed attempted at chopped veg is not the point of this post, let me proceed.

7th Heaven £1 Face Masks

If you are like me, you may have seen these face masks in the shops but just overlooked them or wondered what they would be like but never actually purchased them. Well, I gave these 7th Heaven masks a try and I was really surprised with the results.

Unique Save the Date Ideas

I think Save the Dates have only been a big thing over here in the last few years, the idea has somehow crept its way across the pond from America. When we got engaged I was so excited about sending out Save the Dates as our wedding was two and a half years away when we first booked it. Designing Save the Dates was a good excuse to start a wedding project when everything else was so far off from needing to be sorted.

Granted we now have them sitting in a cupboard 9 months after getting them as I decided to give them out to my little sisters wedding which will be 14 months before our wedding. 

(time is flying by, it's so scary!)