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This year marks 10 years since I started this blog – pre-social media, pre-smart phones, pre-adult life! and although I wasn’t blogging over the past year, I created a one-second-everyday video instead. At the same time I didn’t want to be inauthentic, so instead just stopped blogging and focussed all energy into the little quarter-life crisis that was going on over here… The past year has been focussed on getting settled back in Melbourne, building a home with Alex again, reconnecting with old friends here, and doing my best to stay in touch with loved ones back home.

I am getting so excited about the weather (slowly, very slowly) warming up in London so thought I’d put together a little Spring/Summer bucket list to fully embrace this season. It’s so easy in London to just potter around the area you live in as it’s such a big city, but I’d like to make more of an effort to get out and about in London properly this summer. I’ve wanted to do this since I got back last year, though I’m definitely a fair weather swimmer! but I’d like to trek up there one summer evening to enjoy some alfresco food and drinks and soak up the atmosphere.

I feel Easter always deserves an indulgent breakfast – after a ton of chocolate has been consumed of course, that’s breakfast number one. It’s the easiest ‘recipe’ I can hardly call it a recipe because the fruity, cinnamon spiced hot cross bun (bought from the supermarket of your choice! ) does all the work for you. Heat up a bit of butter/oil and fry the hot cross buns on a medium heat until they are browned on both sides. The White Company sent me these gorgeous bowls and plates from the Artisan collection from their beautiful Kitchen Accessories range, and I’m in love with them.

Yesterday I was reading Tania’s post on how blogging has changed in the last few years and it prompted me to share more random photos/posts, because I too miss this about blogging. My favourite posts to look back at over the years are these musings, capturing the small moments of different seasons of life that are so easily forgotten. Reading // I’ve actually just finished a book called Everything I Never Told You by Celeste Ng and absolutely loved it. It’s a little bit creepy, a little bit confusing, and very addictive.