rachaelic

mental health

  • Does One Bad Day Ruin Your Entire Week?

    As I’m writing this, it’s a Tuesday which in my book is the second day of the week. For a change, I managed to have a productive and fulfilling Monday (yesterday) with a good balance of work, productivity and relaxation. It was basically the perfect day for me, where I had time to tackle all… Read more

  • Brene Brown Taught This Cold English Girl How To Feel

    You know that iconic scene from Love Actually – one of the best films of all time, don’t fight me on it – about Joni Mitchell? Emma Thompson’s character is listening to Joni Mitchell while wrapping presents, and is explaining to her bastard of a husband (no, I’ll never get over it) played by Alan… Read more

  • Five Small Things That Feel Luxury |#StayHomeStaySafe

    With all the things that are going on in the world right now, we could all do with a little extra self-care. I’ve spoken about self-care a lot on this blog, and for once I’m actually going to be talking about the little and luxurious things that you can do to make yourself feel better.… Read more

  • The Importance Of Female Friendships | A Love Letter To My Girls

    I’m in such a lucky position as I have the best women in my life right now. It seems that the past few years of my life have been dedicated to women and the amazing relationships we can have together – and I couldn’t be more grateful. Friends are important at any time, but especially… Read more

  • Things To Do At Home | Advice On Social Distancing From A Hermit Who Works From Home

    As many people on the internet have said, the world is on fire at the moment and I know you’re all are too aware of it. Without going too far into this topic, because I think we all need a break from it, a lot of people are having to spend more time than they’d… Read more

  • Learning To Take Your Own Advice

    Those who have been to this blog before know that I like to dole out the occasional bit of advice. Whether I’m talking about self-care, mental heath, personal development or even just having a rant I like to try give out some little pieces of wisdom that might be able to help both you and… Read more

  • No Buy Check In : January 2020 | One Month Without Shopping!

    We are finally getting our way to the end of January, which means it’s time for my first ever check-in! If you’ve been here before, then you will know that I’m currently on a year-long no buy throughout 2020. You can read my original post here, but I’m taking time this year to focus on… Read more

  • How Do You Treat Yourself When You’re Overwhelmed? | Stress & Self-Care

    As I mentioned in a recent post, my life is going pretty well at the moment. I’m filling my time with fulfilling work, blossoming friendships, and trying new things in order to replace my previous habits. Things are by no means perfect in my life, let me get that clear, but they are going pretty… Read more

  • Losing Yourself On Instagram (And Finding More Offline)

    I have a love/hate relationship with Instagram. People who have been to this blog before will know that I went through a stage of loving this social media website. I was constantly taking, editing and uploading pictures for it – and I was having a great time. However, something has changed over the past few… Read more

  • 3 Ideas For Self-Care This Week

    Self-care is by no means an innovative topic in the blogosphere – including this website – but it does appear to have changed a little bit. Since the first introduction to social media, self-care has changed it’s definition slightly as we, the audience, started questioning what it actually means. At the beginning, you’d be forgiven… Read more

  • Are You Already Living Your Best Life?

    Those of you who have been to this blog before know that I constantly overthink minor details of my life. In most cases, this behaviour causes unnecessary stress, but there are times when I get something good out of it – and I’m hoping today’s post is the latter. I spoke a little while ago… Read more

  • How To Save Money Without FOMO | Some Ideas For Us All

    If you’ve been to this blog within the past couple of weeks then you will know a big focus of 2020 for me is money. I want to use this year to get back on my feet when it comes to money and ensure that I’m saving more than I spend. Even though it’s only… Read more

  • Here’s Why You Don’t Need A Side Hustle | Let’s Talk About It

    As someone who is interested in self-development, I come across the term ‘side hustle’ an awful lot. I bet you’re in the same position too. Side hustle is a term that refers to a side project or some kind of hobby that will bring in money. It’s something a lot of people recommend as a… Read more

  • My No Buy Rules | The ONE Thing 2020

    My last post was an announcement about the project I’m going to be working on in 2020. Now, this may seem a bit early to be  announcing things for the new year, but a no buy is something I’ve been considering for ages. I finally decided to stop beating around the bush and actually commit… Read more

  • Why I’m Stopping Shopping In 2020 | Project Announcement

    I have hinted a few times in my most recent posts, but I have spending the past few days  days planning the project I’ll be working on in 2020 and I’m ready to share it. I’m going to be doing a year long no buy throughout 2020. That sentence feels stupidly scary to type out… Read more

  • Going Back To Basics | Yet Another Quarter Life Crisis?

    She’s back, overthinking and reflecting on her life once again! If you’ve been here before, then you know that overthinking it what I do best. But by recording and sharing what’s going on in my brain, sometimes we come to some decent conclusions. My latest thing is that I feel like I’m trying to go… Read more