How to change your mindset from negative to positive

July 8, 2020.Reading time 5 minutes.

In my last blog post, I wrote about how lockdown affected me personally, and the implications the pandemic had not just on my job but also others in the UK. It could’ve been very easy for me to get myself into a bad-mood-rut, mope about all day and consume my body weight in biscuits. But […]

Lockdown Diaries: Part 2

July 2, 2020.Reading time 4 minutes.

Okay, so it’s not really ‘lockdown’ anymore. Gone are the days of watching back-to-back Tiger King on Netflix, baking banana bread, and going for our 1 permittable form of exercise per day. God, thinking back, how did we get through that? Things in the UK are opening up again, the latest addition being pubs this weekend, and […]

Lockdown diaries: Part 1

May 26, 2020.Reading time 11 minutes.

On Monday 23 March 2020, the UK was put into lockdown. No meeting friends, no going to the office, no more than 1 outing per day. The introduction of a new daily life was thrust upon us for our own safety, to combat against the spread of COVID-19. Since then, we’ve all had to adapt […]

Advice for Graduates: 5 self-care tips

April 25, 2019.Reading time 12 minutes.

I share my advice for graduates with these top 5 self-care tips.

What Happens after University?

February 24, 2019.Reading time 11 minutes.

For some people, the end of university is now approaching. With three-or-so months left, I would imagine there’s a lot of note-taking, dissertation planning, and caffeine-fuelled evenings going on. A year ago, this was me. I remember feeling quite stressed about life, focussing on getting myself organised enough to hit those approaching deadlines. And, when […]

Why Smiling is Okay

September 26, 2018.Reading time 3 minutes.

I was sitting on the train the other day, an overcrowded, stuffy train, and noticed that not one single person was smiling. Yes, I get it – the 19:30 from Birmingham New Street isn’t exactly the circus – but it was as if someone had injected a huge dose of GLUM into the carriage, and […]

Weekly Round-up

September 2, 2018.Reading time 8 minutes.

In this weekly round-up, I recommend a new blogger, a magazine, an app, an e-newsletter and an Instagram account!

Weekly Round-Up

August 23, 2018.Reading time 4 minutes.

Find out what I’ve been up to this week, including who’s blog I love, what music I’ve been listening to, and what book I’m reading.

Why Being Calm is Okay

August 19, 2018.Reading time 2 minutes.

It’s 10:30pm and I’m writing this from the comfort of my bed. I just drank a cup of coffee (decaff, of course, I’m not a maniac), got into my cosies and I thought, today, I feel calm. I’m not stressing about not filling my time with something productive, or worrying about that interview I have, […]

Weekly Round-Up

August 16, 2018.Reading time 5 minutes.

Okay, so it’s been a few weeks (ahem-months) since I last posted one of my weekly round-ups. If you are new around here (hi) then I’ll briefly explain what my weekly round-up involves.