lifestyle
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re-introducing me
Hello! I’ve been blogging now for over 5 years – I started the blog because I was applying to universities and between the creative writing and journalism courses I was choosing between most of the lecturers recommended starting one. But… Continue reading
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how I’m cutting down my screentime
Hello! I know that I don’t need to reiterate that quarantine is hard, we all know that, but one thing a lot of us have inadvertently spent a lot more time doing is looking at screens – from scrolling through… Continue reading
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8 weeks in isolation
Hello, Today marks 8 weeks since I last went to uni and the last time I left the house for anything other than buying food. 8 weeks. 56 days. In the first few weeks, I actually felt okay – it… Continue reading
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working out (or not working out?) in quarantine | unfitness update
Hello! Working out at home has never been easier – with all the fitness influencers under the sun doing live workouts on Instagram while gyms and classes and everything is shut, so many apps are doing free trials and everywhere… Continue reading
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curating social media for your mental health
Hello! With the current quarantine climate, most of us are spending more time on social media than usual (I know, shocker) and while it can provide immediate, short term distraction from the weight of the world right now, some of… Continue reading
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my COVID-19 ‘bucket’ list
Hello! ‘Bucket’ list might not have been the best phrase, because I’m optimistic about not having to fit all these things in before I ‘kick the bucket’ but you get the principle – I made a (very colourful and pretty)… Continue reading
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attending my first wedding show!
Hello! In my head, I’ve not stopped talking about how my partner and I have decided to get married and we picked a wedding date and we’re kind of engaged but there wasn’t a proposal (yet?) and there’s not ring,… Continue reading
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what am I doing with my life?
Hello! The end of 2019 and the beginning of 2020 has been confusing – outside of stuff going on in my personal life, I’ve been trying to figure out what comes next after I’ve finished my masters in Oxford. I’ve… Continue reading
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everyday things that help my mental health
Hello! Mental health is a topic that’s incredibly personal – what works for one person won’t necessarily work for anyone else, what some person doesn’t feel anxiety about can absolutely debilitate someone else and on top of all that there’s… Continue reading
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having a 5 year ‘plan’… ish
Hello! With the amount of goals, organisation and planning posts I’ve written on this little blog, I think it’s relatively clear that I’m one of these ‘productivity’ types (even if being organised is actually procrastinating being productive). One of my… Continue reading
sophie counts clouds 