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  • why I’m obsessed with animal crossing: new horizons…

    Hi! I’m not one of those people that’s been into video games since they were a kid – I played Wii Sports, MarioKart, a bit of Harry Potter on my PC, occasional Sims and I loved Nintendogs, but I’ve never… Continue reading

    why I’m obsessed with animal crossing: new horizons…
  • giving up on my 2020 goals

    Hello! Today’s blog post was going to be all about setting some goals for the ‘home stretch’ of 2020 and prioritising what’s important for me to work on at this end of 2020 (inspired by Hannah Witton and her yearly… Continue reading

    giving up on my 2020 goals
  • life after my masters degree (in a pandemic…)

    Hello! I think this might be the first time I’ve intentionally taken a month off blogging since I started in 2014! With my masters degree dissertation deadline looming and the dire state of my mental health (that I feel like… Continue reading

    life after my masters degree (in a pandemic…)
  • October Goals

    Hello! Another month, another fresh start, another new set of goals! September was potentially the least productive month I’ve ever had in terms of my goals – I achieved maybe 1 of 5 and even then that was half of… Continue reading

    October Goals
  • Treasured In… September

    Hello! Oh how my favourite month has come and gone and I feel like I missed it! The last six months have gone so ridiculously fast that I feel like I haven’t been able to keep up but another month… Continue reading

    Treasured In… September
  • spending more time offline

    Hello! With ‘I Am Whole’s Digital Detox Day earlier this month and mental wellness online being a growing conversation in lingering pandemic times, spending time offline can feel necessary and simultaneously overwhelming when we’re all racking up hours and hours of… Continue reading

    spending more time offline
  • mental health in a pandemic – 6 months on

    Hello! Writing about mental health is always incredibly subjective – there’s such a broad spectrum of symptoms and each person who lives with mental illness handles it in incredibly different ways that often contradict each other, so bear in mind… Continue reading

    mental health in a pandemic – 6 months on
  • there’s no songs about turning 24

    Hello! Two years ago, it was 22 by Taylor Swift, one year ago it was What’s My Age Again by Blink-182 as I was reminded that no one likes you when you’re 23 (I beg to differ) – what’s meant… Continue reading

    there’s no songs about turning 24
  • life after a masters; what’s next?

    Hello! Just short of a year ago I started my masters in digital media production at Oxford Brookes University and in normal circumstances I’d be days away from handing in my dissertation, but with the pandemic my deadline has been… Continue reading

    life after a masters; what’s next?
  • September Goals

    Hello! September feels like such a fresh start – a new school year, new season and a birthday for me! Though my goals this month are more building on goals I’ve set into motion in other months, I’m starting the… Continue reading

    September Goals