What does the phrase 'letting yourself go' mean to you? As a child of the 2000s, this phrase brings up images of women's magazines for me. Those magazines with bright yellow or pink headlines, red circles on celebrities' bodies and claims that such-and-such had tragically 'let herself go' was inescapable for quite a long time [...]
Before I go into this post, I just want to preface it by saying that I’m writing this in a low mood state. Writing is cathartic and I’m hoping by the end of this post I’ll feel lighter, but just to warn you, in case you too are in a dark place right now, that [...]
As someone who runs this self-development blog, I'm acutely aware of the way that my content might make someone feel. I write about self-development and self-improvement so much because it is an area that I'm obsessed with. As I've mentioned before, most of the content I consume in my free time is within this field [...]
I made several bold statements at the end of last year regarding the changes I wanted to make to my life, health, and habits. Before the beginning of this year - doesn't that seem like a long time ago?! - I decided that I wanted to go on a no buy for the following 12 [...]
Makeup is a fast moving market. It seems like whenever I get the hang on what's in style, the world has already moved on to something completely different. Social media is a massive influence on makeup and fashion trends in general, which it always has been. I first got into makeup thanks to social media, [...]
What is your opinion of memes? You know, those funny images that people like to share and repost online to show off their sense of humour and even parts of their personality. There is one meme going around at the moment that is driving me mad and I can't sit on top of these opinions [...]
Before we even get into this post, I need to say that I'm not anti-porn. Shocking I know; a feminist who isn't against porn! Well, settle yourself in fellows because I might be able to surprise you further. Believe it or not, but most feminists (and those who don't like to call themselves that) aren't [...]
There is a big stigma around being 'basic' online. According to Urban Dictionary (which is a lifesaver for anyone over the age of 14, am I right?) basic means: only interested in things mainstream, popular, and trending If you happen to follow me on any other form of social media, you might have seen that I refer to myself [...]
There has been a lot of drama on social media lately regarding 'fat shaming'. If you have spent even a second online over the past week or so, then you will know the story. I don't want to get into how it started or what's been said because I think it's unnecessary for this post. [...]
I have been spending a bit of time away from social media over the past month or so. Normally, I waste far too much time scrolling through Instagram or Twitter and I just decided to stop it for a while. I don't have the apps on my phone anymore and I haven't really missed it [...]
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