Autumn is upon us: the mornings are getting colder, the evenings are getting darker and Christmas decorations are already in the shops. This year is completely flying by - soon it will be New Years and we'll be welcoming in 2015. But enough of that.

THINGS I'D TELL MY YOUNGER SELF

Me aged 5, 16 and 22

Be open to new adventures 

You're scared of being away from home, of going to university and starting a new life away from the comfort of your parents. You're going to cry when you move to Southampton. You're going to sit in KFC on move in day and cry to your parents, begging them to bring you back to London so you can go to Queen Mary's instead. But they won't let you leave and it will be the best thing they ever did for you. 

THE HUNT FOR BIKINIS IN AUTUMN | HAUL AND WISHLIST FT. RIVER ISLAND, NEXT AND TRIANGL

As I'm going on holiday in October, I've been feverishly looking around for a few bikinis to get me through the week. I work in retail so I know how hard it is to actually find swimwear during the colder months.

Top tip for you all: if you want a bikini it's best to look in Spring, or any other time before Summer, because when the weather gets hotter they are snapped up so quickly. The amount of times I've embarrassingly told a customer that we don't have any bikinis, and yes I do realise it's Summer, is pretty frequent.

When I went to Dorset I really struggled to find anything in shops, with the exception of the sale bikinis in bigger sizes and no matching sets. Now, you might know about my love of River Island from my recent post about their Summer prints. I looked on their website and quickly found two gorgeous bikinis that I just had to buy.

LIFE LATELY

To condense all that's been going on in my life lately is a bit ambitious, especially considering I didn't write a single post throughout August. I guess I was taking a much needed break. I needed some time to reflect on my blog and how I want it to be. I love writing about fashion and beauty but I feel like I want to spend a lot more time on lifestyle posts, as those are the ones I enjoy writing, and reading about, the most.

However, I'm not promising my content will be consistent. Sadly, I can't churn out posts every day or even every week but that's ok because it's about quality over quantity - at least I hope so.

So, I'm finally writing again after my August hiatus and here's just a little insight into what I've been getting up to: