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  • Lessons Learnt From 2017 | Festive Thoughts #1

    This past year has been a mad one, don’t you think? I know how cliche it is to say this but it has honestly gone so fast – I don’t think I can even process the fact that 2017 is soon to be over! To be totally honest with you, this year has been full Read more

  • The ‘Quarter-Life Crisis’ Book Haul: A Showcase

    As I’ve already discussed I have recently graduated from university and I am currently still trying to get into the swing of a new life. I’m living with my parents again, in my childhood home, and I have recently started a new job. There’s a lot of things I’m trying to wrap my head around. What’s Read more

  • Calling All Freshers: Dealing With Homesickness

    It’s that time of year again! Summer is almost over for those of you who are students and it’s time to think about what’s coming up next. I know for a lot of people, university will be at the forefront of your every thought at the moment. As someone who has literally been there, done Read more

  • Reaching Goals: A [Pretty Late] Mid-Year Update

    I know it’s so cliche to say, and I swear its something I say almost every post, but how fast is this year going? I can’t believe that we’re already in August. On a personal level, it’s insane to think that I have now been a graduate for almost a month! Anyway, it’s clear that Read more

  • Here’s What No One Tells You About Finishing University

    The time has finally come: I have finished my three year degree. I am no longer a student; I will no longer be attending university. Life has been pretty crazy for the past few months (read: past year) and I always imagined that as soon as university was over, my life would get back on Read more

  • Regaining Control: How To Reach Your Goals

    There’s been a lot of things going on recently in my life. From turning 21, to dealing with the last handful of university deadlines as well as the usual trying-to-keep-on-top-of-life stuff it’s safe to say that things have taken a toll a little bit. Last week was a total write off. If you know me Read more

  • Twenty-One Things I’ve Learnt In 21 Years

    This is something I’ve seen going around a lot and I think it’s lovely to hear people’s insights, see some changes and generally just try to better yourself. Now I’m a 21 year-old I’ve been reflecting a lot on the past (as well as looking forward to the future!) and even though it might not Read more

  • Introversion: Learning & Accepting

    Realising I was an introvert was a journey that took longer than I could have ever imagined. And even though I’m finally getting towards the end, I still struggle to accept it sometimes. Being the centre of attention is not really my cup of tea, if I’m honest, and it never has been. Of course, Read more

  • My New Year’s Resolutions

    Can you believe it’s 2017, man? It’s absolutely crazy but let’s try not to get too upset about how fast everything is going. Although I’m not a fan of New Years or the month of January as a whole, I’m trying to be positive and focus on the fact it’s a fresh start. Here are Read more

  • 11 Small Things To Do This Festive Season

    Whether you celebrate Christmas or not, it’s hard to escape this festive feeling that’s floating around right now.This month, whether you like it or not, is all about being merry and loving- which are wonderful things to be and something we can all strive to have more of in our everyday lives.  But it can Read more

  • Staying Motivated This Festive Season: A Pep Talk

    Are you guys looking forward to Christmas? It feels like everyone is getting more and more festive every day, yet I’m still struggling to accept that it’s December already! Already I think it’s lovely that people are getting all excited about Christmas and all that jazz, I am more than aware that not everyone can relate. Read more

  • 10 Steps To Refresh and Reboot Your Body

    Do you know those days where you just feel a bit ‘meh’? For some reason you just don’t feel 100% and it’s getting in the way of everything you’re trying to do. Well, here are 10 little steps you can take to feeling refreshed, rebooted and ready to tackle that to-do list once again: Take Read more

  • The Scrooge Guide: Reasons To be Happy This Festive Season 

    There’s no escaping Christmas now, no matter how hard you try. This is a wonderful time of the year but it’s not everyone’s cup of tea. And I get that. Christmas can be a magical and fun time, if you celebrate it. But for some it’s just another month in the year. This post is Read more

  • Cool Things I Did In November (Alternatively Titled: How To Escape)

    I know I said this in my last monthly post (read here) but it’s just been another weird month. I think with the end of the year approaching, workload picking up and the general state of the world (*cough* Trump) it’s understandable that a lot of us are feeling a bit shit right now. I’m, Read more

  • Mind Your Damn Business: A Discussion On Privacy by a Nosy Journalism Student

    I haven’t even started this post yet but I already know it’s going to have no structure and no clear point. Apologies. But this is a topic I really want to talk about and something that I’ve been thinking about recently for various different reasons. I am currently in my last year of a Journalism 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