It’s so easy to get pulled into the world of social media and spend way too much of your time scrolling through Facebook, posting the perfect shot on Instagram, snapping endlessly on Snapchat, coming up with quippy responses on Twitter. I made a very conscious decision a while ago to limit the time I spent […]
I was walking back from work the other day and smiled at a man by the tube station handing out free newspapers. He was a little scruffy around the edges and looked chilly in the cold evening weather. He smiled back and for a moment I felt a pleasant sense of connection. A brief bond […]
I think it’s inevitable in life that you’re going to go through some tough patches. Times when you’re unsure and confused, unhappy and out of sorts, unexcited and lack lustre. The trick, I’ve found, is to prepare yourself for those unpleasant patches by finding out what helps you get through them. Maybe it’s yoga, or […]
With Kindle devices allowing us to read on the go without lugging around stacks of books, and book shops still alive and kicking, becoming a bookworm has never been easier. Besides enabling you to take a much-needed break from technology, the benefits of reading range from enabling you to escape the everyday, to teaching you […]
If you’re read my previous post about the benefits of doing a weekly date night you’ve probably picked up on the fact that I’m a big fan of them! I love the romance, the chance to have a good meal in a nice restaurant, a reason to get dressed up. And because my boyfriend and […]
When you’re living with your partner it can be a shock to realise that life isn’t like a romantic film. You have to put up with bad breath, bad moods, bad habits. You see each other in your least attractive moments when you’re stressed and sleep deprived, frustrated and vulnerable. I’ve been with my boyfriend […]
Growing up, I have fond memories of spending rainy afternoons creating mood boards with my sister. We’d cut up stacks of my mum’s old magazines and use the images to design our dream lives: beautiful houses, smiling families, luxurious holidays. It would always leave me with an infectious feeling of excitement about the future and […]
Three years of budgeting during university has equipped me with a few trusty techniques for managing my spending. Whether it’s a simple change in habit such as curbing your impulse purchases, a change in attitude such as learning to ignore fashion trends, or a change in mindset such as adopting a more minimalist approach to […]
Of all the self-help books I’ve read, Feel the Fear and do it Anyway has easily had the most lasting impact on my life. The title alone, is a mantra I regularly use in my life when I feel myself backing away from things that scare me rather than facing and overcoming them. Deciding to […]
Wouldn’t it be great if life always went to plan. If you always made the right decisions, followed the right path, excelled in everything you put your mind to. Unfortunately, this isn’t the case…at least not all the time. Sometimes things won’t work out the way you want them to, you’ll have setbacks and disappointments […]
