As has been documented dutifully on this very website, the last few years have been a rather treacherous battle with my skin.It's not only dry and sensitive and at times congested, but it's also prone to looking really sullen and dull.Like you know when people return from holiday with that sun-kissed complexion that gives you a healthy glow all over.Yeah, well mine never looked like that.

Renowned for it's upmarket hotels, luxurious sandy beaches and winding costal walks that spiral around the cliffs, Costa Adeje is the perfect destination for the discerning jet-setter.Sunny all year round and still within close reach of the UK, it has steadily increased in popularity and as a result, just last year the Hard Rock group decided to open a five-star hotel in the region.

I've had a fair few hair disasters in my time.There was that year that I decided I wanted to sport a fringe like snazzy Sarah in my Maths class and so rather than venturing to the hairdressers for a hair update, I figured my mum could do just as good a job, without spending any money. Win, win.

For the shopaholics among us, a destination filled with designer shops, boutiques and delicious places for brunch sounds like the ideal day out, right?Well for me, it certainly has because in the past year alone, I've ventured to Bicester Village, in Oxfordshire, just shy of five times.

Life doesn't come with a rule book, which is both exciting and frustrating.Your life is yours to carve, yours to enjoy and yours to create memories.But it can be tricky when there's a stumbling block because more often than not, we have to experience something in order to recognise how to deal with it.