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  • How To Give Yourself The Space To Figure Out What You Want

    We live in a noisy world. No matter where we turn we’re forced to deal with messages, news, advertisements, other people’s opinions, judgements, and so on coming at us from every direction. We carry around these devices that are constantly making noise – both literal and metaphysical – and with every tone we take in Read more

  • 5 Things To Do Before 2020 | Getting Prepared (Skill Level: Easy)

    There’s been a lot of talk about the new year and fresh starts on this blog recently, as I’m feeling really motivated for the future right now and thought I could put it to good use. I feel like now is the perfect time to get yourself sorted for 2020. Taking some time out now Read more

  • Planning The Perfect Day | Personal Self – Care

    I’ve talked about self-care a lot on this blog because it genuinely is a topic that means so much to me. Only a few years ago we didn’t even have a sufficient term for being kind to ourselves, which made talking about this topic pretty tricky. Thanks to other wonderful bloggers, influencers and social media Read more

  • “I’ll Just Do It Tomorrow” How You’re Holding Yourself Back | A Pep Talk

    Procrastination. We’ve all fallen victim to it haven’t we? Whether you need to get on with an essay, some revision or even your own personal projects it can be really difficult to get started. I know your struggle! Whenever I go to sit at my desk to get on with some work – either professionally Read more

  • Why You Should Mix Up Your Mentors | Successful Self – Care

    In this age of social media and constant connection 24/7, it’s not difficult to find a mentor for yourself. mentor (noun) an experienced or trusted adviser Regardless of what field you’re interested in, or what particular element of life you’re struggling with right now, chances are there’s someone out there that you can look up to. Read more

  • Five Signs To Dump A Friend | Toxic Friendship Masterclass

    If you’ve stumbled across this little blog before, you might have noticed that I am majorly into self-care, self-development and all of that wonderful stuff. I mean we spend more time with ourselves then anyone else so we might as well make sure we’re in a good place, right? However, as much as we can Read more

  • How To Look After Yourself During Autumn/Winter

    This is my absolute favourite time of the year. The dark nights and colder weather makes everyone just want to huddle up, drink hot drinks and spend a lot of time indoors and considering this is how I like to spend all of my time, there is no surprise that autumn /winter is when I’m Read more

  • Dealing With A Bad Mental Health Day At Work

    For the past few months my mental health hasn’t been in the best of places. With dealing with my graduation and impending ‘adult life’; starting a new job and some illnesses and issues within my family, things have gotten on top of me a bit and it’s been evident to everyone around me. Including my Read more

  • How To Get Out Of A Reading Slump

    I love reading. It’s been a hobby of mine for as long as I can remember and I love nothing more than getting lost in another world built by someone’s words. It’s something I even talk about occasionally on here too. If you’re also a lover of books then you’ll understand the upset and torment Read more

  • 10 Steps To Refresh and Reboot Your Body

    Do you know those days where you just feel a bit ‘meh’? For some reason you just don’t feel 100% and it’s getting in the way of everything you’re trying to do. Well, here are 10 little steps you can take to feeling refreshed, rebooted and ready to tackle that to-do list once again: Take Read more

  • How To: NOT Stress Out!

    It’s that time of year again. When the rest of the world is preparing for Christmas and all that madness, students everywhere are surrounded by deadlines and exam preparation. How are we to cope? First things first, get some sleep. If you’re stressing over something your sleep pattern will be effected. It’s just when you’re Read more