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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…
Exercise to Combat Negative Feelings for a Girl who Hates Exercise

As someone who well and truly hates any form of exercising this is a very strange post to write. But when my grandad went into hospital suddenly (he’s better now!), going to the gym was one of the only things I could do which distracted me completely from worrying and over thinking things. So I…
Falling Out Of Love With Blogging

You may have noticed that I’ve started to become a little inconsistent around here. Both before and after my month hiatus, my blog posts were being uploaded infrequently, Instagram and Youtube went out the window and I started to shrink back into my shell of self doubt and worry. I’m never one to put myself…
Let’s talk about Money

Talking about money is one of those topics most social circles avoid but it’s often helpful to hear what your friends and family are going through. Whether it’s a phone app that’s made it easier to budget, a new savings account your best friend can’t help but shout to you about, or a bit of…
Everyday Self Care

Self care is one of those things that you need to do continuously and not just as a once a week (or month) pamper session. Obviously daily bubble baths and a full scale beauty regime to make yourself feel better can’t be done every day, but a lot of the little things can help. Drink…