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Social media or, as the cool kids call it, ‘socials’ has become an integral part of modern day life. It’s where we start and maintain relationships; promote and support businesses; develop hobbies and skills; stalk exes (we’ve all done it don’t worry); make unnecessary purchases and also it’s where we support and damage our mental [...]
I’ve been veggie since I was 15 years old, which has given me a lot of time to get used to plant-based living. It’s also a lot of time to make a gazillion mistakes. During my time as a veggie I've watched the lifestyle, along with veganism, become more and more popular. Nowadays, even fully-fledged [...]
Hello my little lightbulbs! How are we doing? How’s your week going? Is it looking pretty social or have you found yourself feeling a bit lonely? Chances are, you’ll have felt lonely at some point recently, especially considering the last lockdown year! Being alone was something I really fell in love with during my Japan-saga. [...]
Hello my little lightbulbs! It’s been a while! Between broken laptops, GCSE grading and keeping on top of my own personal development, I’ve not had much time to write! I’ve been handwriting ideas and posts in my journal so fear not - there’s plenty on the way! How’ve you been anyway? What have you been [...]
Grief is a very flexible pain; it forward folds and back flips around our life, stepping or hopping away only to roll back into us again. We’ve talked a little about the stages of grief, but today’s focus isn’t on how grief affects us, but how we can affect grief. Extending from our opening bendy [...]
When we're having a rough time, the first thing we're told to do is to speak about it; talk it through with someone; a problem shared is a problem halved. This is good advice. We do need to talk out our feelings. But, saying it and doing it are different things and it can be [...]
We’ve been waiting a year for this day to come- the gradual, yet seemingly final, end of lockdown restrictions. Some countries have already experienced this, some didn’t have to and others have a little longer to wait. Whether this is something you’re going through, will go through or have gone through - the consensus expectation [...]
The end of any relationship is difficult and some endings are more difficult than others. There are also some endings that are spoken about a lot more than others. While we often talk about the explosive endings, the ones with raging arguments and scandalous infidelities; I'd instead like to talk about the other, less notorious [...]
Recently, women have been at the forefront of the media; from International Women’s Day to Meghan Markle’s conversation with Oprah to the disappearance of Sarah Everard in London. Naturally, when something is highlighted in the media, it becomes the topic of conversation and, of course, people have different opinions. One of the opinions, relating specifically [...]
Contrary to popular belief, there’s a lot more to loving and taking care of yourself than putting on a face mask and soaking in the bath. While we all love a good bath, this cliche is not only really narrowing, but it’s also quite dangerous! It feminises the act of self-care as well as reducing [...]
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