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self development

  • January 2020 Reading Wrap-Up

    Since deciding to go on a no buy for the entire year, I really wanted to get back into my favourite hobby of reading as well as trying to dedicate my time to more productive things. To see how everything else went in January, see my check-in post here. Today I wanted to talk about… 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

  • 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

  • Why Is Porn Like This? | Let’s Talk About It

    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… Read more

  • Non-Fiction New Year | A Tentative TBR For January

    Happy New Year, readers! I hope you’ve had a fun and safe holiday season and are now ready to get into 2020. To kick things off for the new year, I thought I take things back to basics and talk about one of my favourite things – books. I try to read a lot as… Read more

  • 5 Books To Reread In The New Year | 2020 Plans

    Reading is one of my favourite hobbies and it’s something that I’ve been making more time for over the past few years. I made a couple of reading goals for myself this time last year so I thought I’d try it again and see how it goes. Considering I’m going on a no buy in… Read more

  • How I’m Preparing For My No Buy | Things To Do

    My past few posts have been about the project I’m dedicating 2020 to and this is another instalment. Since making the decision to go on a no buy in the new year, I have been doing some things to get myself prepared for it and make sure that I will not fail. Failure is something… 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

  • 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

  • Getting Ready For 2020 | Small Things To Do

    I’ve been getting myself ready for the new year even though we haven’t reached Christmas yet. I really want to get my head screwed on for 2020 so I can make it a true fresh start – it is the start of a new decade after all! To get myself into the place I want… Read more

  • How Well Did I Do? | 3 Challenges I’m Setting Myself In 2019 UPDATE

    It’s that time of year again where I like to take my overthinking and analysing a step further by reflecting on the past 12 months. If you happened to be around this time last year, then you will see that not much has changed when it comes to this part of my personality. This time… Read more

  • Preparing For 2020 | Self-Development Thoughts + Check In

    This is a fun and weird time of the year. If you are someone who celebrates the holidays, there are a lot of exciting events coming up and some things to look forward to. Of course, with all of these events comes a range of stress and planning but let’s not go there right now.… Read more

  • A Note On Being Basic

    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… Read more

  • Getting Back On Track | Changes I’m Trying To Make Week #2

    If you follow me on Instagram, then you will know that I’ve had quite a busy weekend. As someone who spends a lot of time at home, this weekend has been a bit wild because there have been a few celebrations going on. Although I don’t regret a second of it, I do think it’s… Read more