Like seemingly everyone else on the internet, I wanted a digital camera. I love the not quite perfect, nostalgic look of digital and film photography, they actually capture the feel of memories rather than sucking the emotion out of the picture like those perfectly crisp smart phone photos that seem to edit themselves even when you don’t want them to. I didn't, however, want to spend a fortune on a camera that I may well lose on a night out or buy something so complicated / e

Perfectionism is often presented as a positive trait. At job interviews people are encouraged to say it is a ‘weakness’ of theirs because, let’s face, it no interviewer is going to say, ‘Oh you like doing perfect work? Well, I can’t hire you.’ I used to think of it as a positive trait too, but upon reflection I would wager that it actually hinders me just as much as it helps me, if not more. I’ve always struggled with needing to do everything perfectly. From needing to pr

Ballet flats have always had a special place in my wardrobe, I had a couple of pairs as a kid that I wore absolutely everywhere and now that they’ve well and truly made their way back into fashion, I’m very happy to see them. They’re easy to slip on, practical, surprisingly hard-wearing and, most importantly, incredibly pretty. There are also so many variations that I genuinely think there’s a ballet flat for almost any occasion, they can make jeans and a simple top feel a li