Ahh, job hunting. Anyone else find it super stressful? Well as I’ve done a fair bit of it lately, I thought I’d put together a list of some of the things that helped me to remain (a bit) sane whilst trying to find the right role. Work out your priorities and know exactly what you want from your jobIf you know what makes you happy at work, it’s easier to… View Post
I’ve rewritten this post a few times. It’s not often that I do that, but I just felt that things weren’t coming out how I wanted. To be blunt, things have been a bit shit. I thought that freelancing could be the making of me. I went into it feeling excited and passionate and for a while I felt like it could be the best decision I’d ever made, and… View Post
I saw a tweet the other day that had gained a lot of traction – of course I can’t find it again now to show you – from a guy saying that he felt social media had perhaps encouraged us to stop checking in with our pals. I think there are a lot of conversations had often about the impacts of social media use but I found this one particularly… View Post
It’s been six months since my boyfriend and I moved into our own flat. We’ve been together for seven years next month and I felt pretty confident that we knew each other inside-out, and that moving in together wouldn’t have that much of an effect on our relationship: we’ve spent most nights together for the past few years anyway. Lots of people told me – and I’d read – that… View Post
January. Chapter one. The month I started writing about mental health – three years ago. I wrote my first ever mental health post on 5th January 2016 and to be honest when I look back at it now I feel a bit icky. Isn’t it funny how much we change and grow in a short period of time? Sometimes I look back at pictures that are quite recent really –… View Post
