Favourite Experiences of 2019
Favourite Experiences of 2019 This year has undoubtedly been the best of my life. That’s not something I say lightly. After a really awful year the year before, filled with loss of loved ones, therapy,…
Category: Personal
How Much Does it Cost to be Single?
How Much Does it Cost to be Single? In answer to my question: a lot. When you’re single you don’t have the support of a partner to split the bills at dinner, or share the…
I’ve Started a Podcast
I’ve Started a Podcast Exciting news time! After 18 months of planning, designing, prepping and learning – and generally procrastinating – I have started a podcast! The podcast in question is called – This Millennial Mess –…
30 Day Challenge | No Spend July
30 Day Challenge | No Spend July Right… just seeing that title frightens me. And I’m setting this challenge for myself. So, having changed jobs recently and over-spending on a holiday (before and afterwards as…
I’ve Got a New Job in Publishing!
I’ve Got a New Job in Publishing! Well, this headline feels familiar. Just over two years I wrote a blog post on getting a new job in publishing and now I’m writing another one. Since…
Can Being Ourselves on Social Media Damage Our Careers | Reflections
Can Being Ourselves on Social Media Damage Our Careers | Reflections Over 70 per cent of employers use social media to determine whether or not to offer someone an interview or a job According to…
New York City Solo Trip | Travel
New York City Solo Trip | Travel And I’m back! I’ve returned safely from my five-day solo adventure in New York City. After getting the aeroplane – for the first time on my own! –…
WUKA Period Pants | Review
WUKA Period Pants | Review Recently I’ve been writing a lot about zero-waste and zero-waste lifestyles. I have an article in Glamour magazine and the Huffington Post, and people are reading them! Some lovely people…
Monthly Round-Up | January 2019
Monthly Round-Up | January 2019 I know that we’re only a few weeks into the New Year but so far – touch wood – the year has been going great! It’s been going so well…
New Years Resolutions 2019
New Years Resolutions 2019 So Happy New Year! After a particularly dismal year, I am very happy to step into the New Year. I’m sad to say that the first of 2018 for me was…
Reflections on 2018
Reflections on 2018 2018 has been a tough year. Tougher than most. This year my Grandad’s dementia took a turn for the very worst and he hardly recognises me anymore. But he is safe in…
Funzing Talk | Is Social Media Making us Anti-Social?
Funzing Talk | Is Social Media Making us Anti-Social? I can’t believe that in a few weeks time I am going to be giving a lecture for Funzing Talks on social media. After I wrote…
Favourites of the Year: Events
Favourites of the Year: Events A look at some of my favourite events of 2018. Since it’s my last round-up before Christmas I wanted to focus on some of the biggest events of my personal…
London Memory Walk 2018
London Memory Walk 2018 On the 13th of October, I did a 7.5-kilometre memory walk around London in aid of The Alzheimer’s Society. Last year my Grandad was diagnosed with Dementia and his decline has…