lifestyle
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my favourite activities for mentally refuelling
Hello! One of the things I’ve been talking about with my therapist this year is thinking about how much of my time I spend doing ‘productive’ things and following a to do list, vs doing things to help myself recharge… Continue reading
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looking back on 2022
Hello! As Christmas approaches and the New Year is looming, everyone is sharing their Spotify Wrapped, photo dumps from the year and their achievements of 2022 and whilst sometimes it feels a bit intimidating to be inundated with the most… Continue reading
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In 4 Weeks I’ll Be A Wife!!
Hello! If we flash back to January 2020, before we knew what social distancing was and knew what it was like to spend months away from our families, my boyfriend and I picked a wedding date in what was potentially… Continue reading
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learning to do things badly
Hello! The first words I went to type on this post is ‘I love trying new things’, but I paused to allow myself to recognise that this is a lie I’ve told myself because I think it’s something I wish… Continue reading
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how I could spend my Friday’s now I work a 4 day week
Hello! As of the beginning of this month, my work has changed from working 5 days a week to working 4 days a week and now I have Friday’s off! But I am a creature of habit and I thrive… Continue reading
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A Day Out In Oxford
Hello! This weekend has been a lovely mix of a lovely date afternoon and evening with my fiancé and then him leaving for work and having the whole day to myself to do very little. The ideal weekend with some… Continue reading
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things that make me happy – January 2022
Hello! I had a great idea for a blog post and had far too much faith in it being such a great idea I wouldn’t forget it, then promptly forgot it, so instead I thought I’d make a nice list… Continue reading
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realistic budgeting tips
Hello! It’s only in the last year or so that I’ve realised I’m not as good with money as I thought I was – whenever my mental health is bad, the subconscious desire to self-sabotage and try to make myself… Continue reading
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I got another tattoo!
Hello! I feel like I don’t fit the stereotype of ‘tattoo person’ at all – I feel quite uncomfortable in a tattoo parlour even though I’d desperately like for everyone there to think I’m cool (as if I even know… Continue reading
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Hopes for 25
Hello! Today is my 25th birthday and I’ve had the loveliest day – very lazy morning, taking time to put on make-up and my favourite dress, a little video call with my mum and sibling and opening their very generous… Continue reading
sophie counts clouds 