The living room in our new house is more of a 'formal' living room, as we have an open plan kitchen/diner/living space at the back of the house where our old sofa now resides.So we practically started from scratch in this room - we had no furniture for it whatsoever - just four rather sad and blank looking walls to work with.

Since I posted about my experience at kaliyoga last year, I've had an influx of intrigued messages regarding what a 'yoga retreat' consists of...Do you have to go with someone else?Do you have to be a super fit, flexible and twice-weekly class yogi?Will I get hungry?Or will I have to sneak in food?

As glamorous as it often looks on Instagram, travel isn't solely defined by the activity of dutifully ticking desired destinations off our bucket lists.You have your stay-cations, where you explore cities in your own home country and see more of your immediate surroundings.And you also have your obli-cations. Those real travel experiences, centred around obliged travel - such as weddings, christenings, family get-togethers and seeing your football team's away game.

Wellness has been the buzz-word for the past five years, with a drastic rise in individuals seeking life balance, mindfulness techniques, nutrition advice, organic foods, plant-based diets, BPA-free tableware and natural supplements.And this shift of getting to know our bodies more is undeniably a good thing. We're doing our own research and taking our health into our own hands. Whereas 'wellness' used to be something people sought after a health-scare, these days we are taking the mantra 'prevention is the best medicine' as literally as we possibly can.

I can't quite believe I haven't even properly 'announced' this on my blog, but we've MOVED HOUSE!In mid-December, David and I bought our first home together and moved in to a very blank canvas.If I'm totally honest, the move all happened very quickly and we managed to secure a deal on a house that was much larger than we were expecting. We capitalised on the relatively slow market in our area and put in an offer that was much lower than the asking price.After many back and forth negotiations, we got the house - and in we moved.

Yep, I can't quite believe I've just typed that - but all my Christmasses have come at once, my dreams have come true - I've written a book. A real life book with a cover, a spine and 60,000 words. Anyone who knows me personally will know that it's been my ultimate goal to publish a book. In fact, it was my very love for writing that originally inspired me to start this blog. And look at it now!

The Instagram algorithm.Those three little words rattle around the blogosphere constantly and confuse even the most seasoned user of the photo sharing platform. Since Instagram launched in 2010, it has changed its newsfeed from a chronological format (where each post displays in time order) in favour of its infamous algorithm, which claims to organise users feeds based on what it thinks will be of interest.The premise of the algorithm is actually a pretty good idea. A personalised newsfeed of all the photos you'll probably like most, based on what type of content you tend you engage with, which profiles you spend the longest looking at and commenting on and what's popular with other users.