48 HOURS IN OSLO
Oslo stole my heart – here’s how I spent a couple of days getting to know Norway’s capital city. After a week in the mountains, skiing across frozen lakes, snowshoeing through deep powder, watching the sky turn green night after … Continued
A VERY NORWEGIAN CHRISTMAS | My Norwegian Christmas 3
My Norwegian Christmas Adventure Part 3: a very Norwegian Christmas: dog sledding, saunas, sleigh bells, and the friendships that made it all shine. When I booked this trip to Norway, I knew I needed December to feel different. I needed … Continued
BEING SPORTY ON SNOW | My Norwegian Christmas Adventure 2
My Norwegian Christmas Adventure Part 2: doing my best to be sporty on snow – cross-country ski touring, snowshoeing, and the absolute magic of the Northern Lights. This post is about what happened once I’d found my place in the … Continued
FINDING MY FEET IN NORWAY | My Norwegian Christmas Adventure 1
My Norwegian Christmas Adventure Part 1: arriving in Norway, first impressions of Gutsy Girls and Venabu, and the early steps to learning to cross‑country ski. My Norwegian Christmas Adventure was all about needing Christmas to look and feel different. Not … Continued
FLO WELLBEING | Sauna Stories
Sauna Stories: A restorative wild‑swim and sauna session at FLO Wellbeing on the edge of Stowe in Oxfordshire. Sauna Stories continues – and this time we’re much closer to home than the last episode… What began as a gentle nudge … Continued
OSLO FLOATING SAUNA | Sauna Stories
Sauna Stories: Experiencing the Oslo Floating Sauna life at Oslo Badstuforening Langkaia. This is the one that made me realise I’m a convert. Sauna Stories continues, and this time, we’re in Oslo, where heat and cold aren’t a novelty or … Continued
JUST KEEP DOING | Episode 181
Caught between the quiet weight of grief and the comfort of staying busy, February became a month of movement, company, and noticing the world in all its grey and bright moments. February has felt like a month lived with a … Continued
THE WILD SAUNA | Sauna Stories
Sauna Stories: My sauna and cold-plunge experience at The Wild Sauna at Whichford Mill in the Cotswolds. If you’ve been following My Norwegian Christmas Adventure daily vlog series (and if not, why not…?!), or my monthly journals here on Splodz … Continued
PANCAKE DAY AND THE RANDOM THINGS THAT BREAK YOU
A reflection on how grief can spill out of the smallest things, even pancake day. Today is Shrove Tuesday – pancake day – the small, sweet hinge between ordinary time and Lent. Traditionally, it’s the last day before the fasting … Continued
CURRENTLY LOVING | February 2026
Sharing my latest currently loving favourites: ten things that are adding colour, comfort and connection to my winter. There’s something nice about pausing to notice what’s bringing a little joy into life right now. And that’s what my regular currently … Continued