hellobeautifulcreatures

Want to turn your bathroom into an easy oasis? Try this. So maybe you have a wonderfully green thumb and houseplants thrive under your care. Or maybe you don't. Like me. And in desperation, you put your sad houseplants in the bathroom because you're at your wit's end. And then against all odds – they explode with happy shiny leaves and start taking over your shower! Brown thumb? Pshhh. I just needed to keep plants in the bathroom. I never stopped to think about whether this was a thing or not a thing; it's just that my plants became thrilled upon moving to the bathroom. And in turn, I became thrilled upon taking a shower beneath a lush canopy of greenery – my own little cloud forest. Now it turns out that "shower plants" – because everything in Internetland has to have a cute name – are a indeed a thing. And since I invented them (JK), I thought I should write about them. It actually makes perfect sense . Most plants like moisture; most bathrooms have moistu...

For the best views in London you need to visit The Shard.  Stay at the Shangri-La Hotel for the ultimate room with a view. There is something extra indulgent about a night in a luxury hotel in your own city.  All too often I rush from meeting to meeting and never appreciate my own home town. So the option of being a tourist for the day in London always gives me a new perspective on my city and makes me fall in love with it all over again. The ultimate for me is a view – whenever I go somewhere I try and get as much as a bird’s eye view as I can – my love of high vantage points is possibly why I am currently coveting a drone! The London skyline is constantly evolving and currently some of the best views are from the Shard – and of course the Shangri-La Hotel that occupies the 34 – 52 floors of the building. We visited for their Summer in the City offer to; belatedly, celebrate Ed’s birthday, and enjoyed a night in City View room , with a room service champagne afternoon tea followed b...