It’s my birthday next week, which means this coming Monday marks the start of #shannonsbirthdayweek. To those that haven’t been following me for very long – welcome to the best week of the year. There’s no doubt that the week in the run up to #shannonsbirthdayweek is usually a turbulent one. This year, however, I’ve gained weight. Let’s analyse this …

For the last few weeks, I’ve been down in the dumps. It seemed everything that I wanted to do was impossible. I hit a block when it came to my creativity, I felt as though my freelance career was all over the place and my personal life was a hot mess. I knew I needed a holiday, but the financial …

I like to spend 90% of my life in bed. It is therefore not surprising that I like to spend 90% of my life in my pyjamas. And thus, not surprising that I also have a larger than average pyjama collection. As a matter of fact, I feel quite strongly about nightwear. Seeing people in old t-shirts and tracksuit bottoms …

Growing up in a seaside town, I got a bit ‘funny’ when Tom suggested we go to Margate for the day. When I visit other seaside towns, I feel like I’m cheating on Bournemouth. But, having heard that it seems to be the hot new place to move if you’re bored AF of living in London (we’re all feeling it …

My relationship with books has previously been a bit of a love/hate one. I’d go through stages of reading book after book and then hit a dry patch. The reality is that of course I never really stop reading. Whether it’s blogs, online content or even Insta stories, I’m always reading in some way. This year, however, I have made …

Welcome to my brand spanking new website. As you can tell by the name, everything here is about ME. I’m kidding. Kind of. It’s been years and years since I had a blog, and I thought it was about time I got back into the game. But properly this time. I want this site to be a place where I …