If you follow me outside of this blog at all, you probably know I'm engaged to the love of my life and SO excited about it. Planning a wedding - they say it's one of the most stressful things you...
https://www.thelilacscrapbook.com/2024/04/what-weve-done-so-far-as-2025-brides.html
We have a few little UK trips booked this year, and the first of those was out recent trip to Buxton over the Easter weekend. Unfortunately it rained pretty much the entire time, but I still want...
https://www.thelilacscrapbook.com/2024/04/what-we-did-in-buxton-april-2024.html
I have to say, 2024 has not been the most successful reading year for me so far. I haven't been able to get through as many books as I would have liked, due to work being busy and us doing some s...
https://www.thelilacscrapbook.com/2024/03/my-2024-reads-so-far.html
Before we went to New York, I thought we would eat soooo much - and we spent a lot of time researching, saving and planning across TikTok and Instagram as well as other travel blogs, deciding whe...
https://www.thelilacscrapbook.com/2024/03/everything-we-ate-in-nyc-january-2024.html
Okay, very niche post but I'm sure there will be other people stuck in the same position as me: just been diagnosed with weird allergies, not sure where to go from here, and feeling frustrated. I...
https://www.thelilacscrapbook.com/2024/02/my-mi-free-and-bop-free-make-up-wishlist.html
When it comes to hotels in New York, space is a premium - the bigger the room, the pricier it is to stay there and believe me, the prices shoot up quickly. We booked our NYC trip through LoveHoli...
https://www.thelilacscrapbook.com/2024/02/pod-39-new-york-city-hotel-review.html
If you know me or were around during my frequent beauty blogging days then you might know I am a lifelong eczema sufferer. This year I was finally able to get some allergy patch testing done on t...
https://www.thelilacscrapbook.com/2024/02/my-experience-with-allergy-patch.html
We recently got back from New York City, where we spent 4 days having a blast and cramming as much in as possible. And a lot of what we did was actually completely FREE! We genuinely didn't spend...
https://www.thelilacscrapbook.com/2024/01/the-best-free-things-we-did-in-nyc.html
2023 was a great year for travel, both in the UK and abroad, and I couldn't resist putting together a round up of everywhere we visited - where we stayed, what we'd recommend, and so on! Without ...
https://www.thelilacscrapbook.com/2024/01/everywhere-we-travelled-to-in-2023.html
I recently realised that I never got around to writing about our final day in Copenhagen; we had an evening flight home, so we got pretty much a full day at the end of our trip which was lovely! ...
https://www.thelilacscrapbook.com/2023/12/copenhagen-diaries-day-4.html
Donating to food banks, if you can, is important at any time of year but particularly at Christmas and especially right now during the cost of living crisis we find ourselves in. If you're anythi...
https://www.thelilacscrapbook.com/2023/12/wirral-food-bank-donations-christmas.html
Experiences marked with a * were press/gifted experiences. Our recent staycation to the gorgeous Stratford-upon-Avon was jam packed, and we still could have done more! We really had the best ti...
https://www.thelilacscrapbook.com/2023/12/ad-what-we-got-up-to-in-stratford-upon.html
Christmas is creeping closer and I've been loving sharing my gift guides - and I've got another one for you today! Wicked Uncle are an online toy shop where you can buy gifts for kids of all age...
https://www.thelilacscrapbook.com/2023/12/ad-stocking-fillers-with-wicked-uncle.html
I was invited here as a PR stay, but all words & opinions are my own. If there's one thing you should know about me it's that I absolutely love a weekend away or a little hotel stay, and we rec...
https://www.thelilacscrapbook.com/2023/11/hotel-indigo-stratford-upon-avon-review.html
I've been sharing some incredible Christmas gift ideas here on The Lilac Scrapbook, covering home and beauty so far with more to come. I also wanted to share some other great gift ideas that don'...
https://www.thelilacscrapbook.com/2023/11/christmas-2023-miscellaneous-gifts.html
Gardening is absolutely *not* something I'm good at, but I do love the idea of having a beautiful garden space full of colour and life and nature. Today I'm bringing you a guest post on that very...
https://www.thelilacscrapbook.com/2023/11/harmonious-havens-crafting-garden-that.html
Products marked with a * were sent to me as PR samples. When it comes to gifting as an adult, I always find that home-related gifts are really well received. Having not long moved out myself, I...
https://www.thelilacscrapbook.com/2023/11/christmas-2023-gift-ideas-for-home.html
Our third day in Copenhagen wasn't really a day in Copenhagen at all - we took a day trip across the bridge to Malmö in Sweden! I will start off by saying I had heard that it wasn't worth the t...
https://www.thelilacscrapbook.com/2023/11/copenhagen-diaries-day-3.html
Products marked with a * were sent to me in PR. We all know somebody who lives for all things beauty, and those people are generally pretty easy to buy for - even if it's just a top up of their...
https://www.thelilacscrapbook.com/2023/10/christmas-2023-beauty-gift-ideas.html
On our first full day in Copenhagen we got up nice and early, had breakfast then decided to venture out and see how much we could do on a budget; it's an expensive city so it was nice to explore ...
https://www.thelilacscrapbook.com/2023/10/copenhagen-diaries-day-2.html
We are currently looking to renovate our little back room into a utility room and downstairs bathroom; it's a big job, and we have to make sure it's worth doing before we dive in. Today I'm shari...
https://www.thelilacscrapbook.com/2023/10/ad-3-important-stages-of-justifying.html
I've recently got back from a 4-day trip to Copenhagen, Denmark; we booked through easyJet Holidays, and stayed at the lovely Absalon Hotel. I'm going to share what we got up to in a diary format...
https://www.thelilacscrapbook.com/2023/10/copenhagen-diaries-day-1.html
We recently returned from a 3-night, 4-day break in Copenhagen, Denmark. I booked this trip as a package through easyJet Holidays, as I had a £500 voucher which I won on twitter (?!) - the trip ...
https://www.thelilacscrapbook.com/2023/09/absalon-hotel-copenhagen-review.html
I've had a fairly decent reading month so far in September, and I'm just about on track to read 100 books this year! Here are my 6 recent reads with quickfire, spoiler-free book reviews in case y...
https://www.thelilacscrapbook.com/2023/09/5-recent-reads-september-2023.html
Since getting a Kindle for my birthday, I've been reading even more than normal - and the Kindle hasn't stopped me buying physical books! If you're interested in book hauls, I share them on Insta...
https://www.thelilacscrapbook.com/2023/09/6-recent-reads-august-2023.html