Bookish Lifestyle

The Perfect Cold Weather Comfort Food | Chunky Beef and Veggie Stew | Slow Cooker Recipe | AD

With the current typical British spring where it’s still super cold as well as grey and rainy I’ve been in need of a pick-me-up. Are Spring blues a thing? Well I think I’ve got them. I always find that some good homecooked comfort food can help me out of cold weather slumps – especially in…
Learning to Budget

A key part of life is learning how to manage your own money and budget to fit your needs. Throughout university and also my placement year – I was a little bit lax on fully budgeting because my rent was termly rather than monthly and it included my bills too and I was always comfortable…
A Caffeine Fiend’s Guide to Newcastle Coffee Shops

Everytime I see the Tyne Bridge I get an overwhelming feeling of coming home. Whether it was driving across it every time I visited my Dad’s house growing up, or even now as I see it from the train on my way into the station. So as my time in Newcastle comes to an end…
Improve Productivity, Reduce Distractions and Get Shit Done

So you’ve got all these amazing ideas and projects in your head, but every time you try to put pen to paper (or keys to keyboard) you have a complete lack of motivation? Well I’ve got the help you need to build better habits for productivty, reducing distractions and finally getting your shit together.
Post University Blues

For the past few years I’ve seen so many people finish university and graduate therefore starting their exciting new graduate life. From people I’ve known for years, to those I’ve met briefly during my own university experience, I’ve seen the unbridled joy of those completing their degrees. I completely understand as I’ve felt my own…
Confessions of a Bad Friend

As I’ve grown, I’ve realised at times that I can be a bad friend. I left my friends to go to university, and I left my friends to go on placement, and I left my placement to go back to university and my contact with people at each stage dropped dramatically. Through all these I…
How To Beat Procrastination

Procrastination is one of those things that just happens. No matter how hard you try, there’s always something you could be doing, but you’re putting it off, even it’s in favour of a different task. For example, I’m totally procrastinating right now by working on my blog. What I should be doing is more revision,…
All Roads Lead To Coffee

It’s back round to those pesky January exams and I’m currently in a stress-filled craze trying to cram in more revision than there’s hours of the day. One of my biggest helpers for revision is a nice warm mug of coffee to wake me up, get my energy levels going, and really motivate me to…
How to Beat Your Afternoon Slump

You know how it is as you reach about 2-3pm and start falling into that afternoon slump. You start desperately missing those naps you hated when you were a child. The dreaded afternoon slump always ends up disrupting your workflow, and can make you feel awful whilst being stuck at your desk. So here’s some…