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  • Performative Males – It IS That Deep: What The Trend Says About Our Politics, Values & Sex Lives

    performative men are striking a chord with the general public, but why? Read more

  • What Do You Enjoy?

    it’s a bloody hard question to answer, isn’t it? Read more

  • Thank God For My Ugliness

    I’m grateful to exist outside the beauty standard Read more

  • Letting Yourself Go and Why It Doesn’t Matter | A Rant

    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 Read more

  • What If You Already Have Everything You Need?

    We can be our own worst critics. No matter how hard you work and how big you dream, chances are the gremlins in the back of your mind are always pulling you down. They will tell you that you’re not good enough, that you can’t do that, and sometimes that you’re just plain stupid. Now Read more

  • It’s More Than Just An Instagram Post | Black Lives Matter, White Privilege And Education

    The current news has effected so many people in more ways than I think we can imagine. The murder of George Floyd is just one of the many examples we have seen over the past few years of police brutality and open racism. It is disgusting that this is not a one-off event and without Read more

  • Makeup Trends I’m Still Here For | Personal Beauty Favourites

    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, Read more

  • You Can Be More Than One Thing, Ladies!| Let’s Talk About It

    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 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • Frightened To Unfollow?| Let’s Chat About Social Media Loyalty

    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 Read more

  • Chaos – May, Myself And I #28

    May 28: Chaos We all know by now that I’m a worrier, a stress-head and a chronic overthinker. Although this does cause a lot of issues in my life, it has allowed me to develop some skills in the art of calming a chaos. As I always say on this blog, I’m still learning so Read more

  • Moon – May, Myself And I #25

    May 25: Moon There’s been a lot of space talk on this challenge and I love it! In those other posts I may have mentioned that I love space and I do have a particular soft spot for the moon. But instead of fangirling about space and gushing about how pretty the moon is, I Read more