Right now I’m in peak redecorating mode. The one catch? I live in a rented flat that’s full of furniture hat belongs to the landlord. So, I’ve been getting thrifty and finding ways to make a rental feel like home. It’s so important to have a space that feels more like you, even if you can’t afford to buy anything yet. These are my top five tips to transform a generic rented flat into a home:
The best Edinburgh clothes shops aren’t the River Islands or the H&Ms of Princes St. Edinburgh’s smaller fashion boutiques are infinitely more fun to browse and are owned, operated and curated by locals with an eye for style. Edinburgh’s best local clothes shops are treen, Biscuit, Frontiers and Walker Slater.
Hello everyone, happy April! March was a weird one, wasn’t it? Weirdly, this monthly memo is pretty tame! We started the month with an exciting weekend getaway to Northern Europe. A week after we got back to Edinburgh, we were working from home and in isolation. It’s not that I didn’t see it coming… It’s more that I didn’t expect the UK to take it as seriously as it should (and now kind of has). Here’s what in March, and what my goals are for April.
With all the self isolating and social distancing that’s going on, small businesses have been the first to suffer. So, below you’ll find tips my friend Lina and I put together on how to help small businesses through this. But, step one is to take care of yourself. Try not to panic. Take some deep breaths and time away from the internet, give yourself the space you need to recenter. Then, when you’re ready and want to learn what we can do to support the people we love and their businesses, read below.
For a lot of people, travel has become a game of seeing how many boxes you can check… This is not for me. Slow travel, on the other hand, the conscious opposition of this busy body travel, is right up my alley. It’s about mindfully traveling in a way that lets you tap into the local culture. I didn’t know there was a word for this kind of travel until I perused the Tartan Blanket Co. blog! So, when planning the ultimate slow travel trip to Tallinn, with its medieval old town and colourful cobbled streets, I got in touch with my fav people at TBCo. Slow travel and the colsie TBCo. ethos go hand in hand. We partnered up to bring you the best tips for slow travel. Plus, their products look amazing against the pastel Tallinn cityscape! You’ll see a lot of fabulous woolly products in these photos, these were borrowed from TBCo.
Here are my top tips for slow travel in Tallinn (and most places!). If you’ve been looking for ways to slow down and really enjoy your holiday in a new way, this is for you.
Well, well, well… here we are again for another monthly memo. This one goes out to everyone who is nosy and invested in personal lives (like me!). Lucky for you, February was a massive month for me! I got engaged, I went cat sitting, I quit my job! All equally big things. Here’s what happened in February, and what’s coming in March.
In honour of Valentine’s Day, I asked my dear sweet boyfriend, fiance, life partner, to make a list of the most romantic things to do in Edinburgh. These are dates we’ve been on, some of our favourite places to visit, things we do on an average Sunday, and things we do on special occaisions. It takes you from otter spotting to hill climbing. From museum hopping, to the pizza wars of Dalry Rd, to vintage cinemas: these are the most romantic things to do in Edinburgh…