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  • Kindness – May, Myself And I #23

    May 23: Kindness Now I know how important kindness is, but I don’t think I’d ever consider it to be strength of mine. Kindness is something that is normally associated with women, but it’s something that we can all offer and experience. I know that I have experienced kindness so many times in my life… Read more

  • Black + White – May, Myself And I #15

    May 15: Black + White As I am a Geordie and very proud of where I come from, there really is no other topic that I can talk about today. I’m from a city in the North East of England called Newcastle Upon Tyne. We’re quite a famous city and most people know us for… Read more

  • Eggs – May, Myself And I #5

    May 5: Eggs My puppy loves eggs. Before getting a dog I couldn’t even imagine that a sentence like that would even make sense, but it’s true. We were very blessed towards the end of last year and Ceaser came into our lives, despite the fact that my family “would never have a dog” (Dad, literally… Read more

  • Never Been Heartbroken…? | Love + Life Lessons

    What a statement, eh?! Imagine never feeling heartbroken. I don’t think there’s a person alive right now who hasn’t felt this feeling at least once. My first true heartbreak was probably when the pop-sensation band Steps split up in the early noughties, and this pain continued as every band I loved through my childhood took… Read more

  • Twenty Two Lessons In 22 Years | Birthday Reflections

    It’s my birthday tomorrow, so how else would a wannabe blogger celebrate than writing a cliche post? I actually love these kind of posts – I wrote one for my birthday last year and found it to be a great experience. I love this positive yet reflective state I get in around this time of… Read more

  • Remembering Loved Ones At Christmas | Festive Thoughts #6

    Now I get that Christmas is meant to be ‘the most wonderful time of the year’ and I don’t want to take that away from anyone. But I do, and have been trying throughout this little series, want to highlight that it’s not like that for everyone. A big thing about Christmas and this time… Read more

  • The Current State of Affairs (Ft. Votes & Protests)

    With the current states of affairs, it’s not difficult to feel as though all hope is lost. It can sometimes feel like to world is ending, with no one understanding the actions of their peers; with protests to battle against decisions already made and with fear being a common emotion among any old enough to… Read more

  • Important Things To Remember This Festive Season

    This season is meant to be the happiest of them all. I mean the month of Christmas and all the other festivities; a time when we’re supposed to be surrounded by friends, family and wonderful food, what’s not to love? But for many people it’s just another month in the year. Or for some, even… Read more

  • Five Christmas Films You Should Watch This Season

    While trying to get into the Christmas spirit, I know many of us turn to our favourite festive movies. With happy stories about family, love and Santa there’s no better way to get yourself ready for Christmas! Here are my top five Christmas films that I’ll be watching this season and I think you should… Read more

  • Things I’ve Been Loving: October

    October was a frigging long month wasn’t it? Unlike previous months, which seemed to fly by, I thought it would never end. Now winter is basically here, Christmas  is coming and we can all breathe a sigh of relief that this weird year is coming to a close. October was an odd month for me… Read more

  • What Is Self Care Anyway?

    Following Mental Health Day this week (Monday 10th October, FYI) I’ve been thinking a lot about this whole ‘self-care’ thing. It’s become somewhat of a trend on social media and we’re often surrounded by images of Lush products and bubble baths. Which of course is a part of it, but it isn’t always pretty and… Read more

  • Five Tips For Becoming More Body Positive

    Body image is a topic that takes up a lot of my time. Not only, like every other person on the planet, is it something I have struggled with since my preteen days but it is also a something that interests me greatly as a subject. I understand how difficult it can be when you’re… Read more