Category: Culture

10 Ways of Overcoming Festive Anxiety

While the shifting of seasons can bring about the winter blues, the run up to Christmas can instill anxiety in many of us. The shops are crowded beyond capacity before December even begins, the obligation to visit and contact family members that make you feel uncomfortable, not to mention the pressure of putting on “The Perfect Christmas”. 

TV Comedy to Tackle Winter Blues

A lack of vitamin D, gross weather, dark evenings, packing away your summer clothes – winter is often magical, but it can be miserable, too. If you need cheering up, have a look through this list of TV comedies guaranteed to put a smile on your face; Wrap yourself in a blanket and let yourself forget about the outside world for a little while.  

Just Remember to Enjoy the Journey

Living life in the present. I wrote about this at the beginning of last year (which feels like another lifetime) and there’s still so much for me to learn and share.  

How To Avoid The Christmas Crash

December doesn’t have to be a complete write-off when it comes to your usual healthy intentions, so try and add in some self-care when you can.

Fitness Tips For The Festive Season

We all know the challenges of keeping up our fitness game in the winter months, especially around the festive season. It’s cold, it’s dark and no matter where you are, doesn’t there always seem to be some kind of sweet treat around?! But no fear, here are a few of my top tips for keeping up the good habits over the winter season.  

Never Grow Up: The Versatility of Young Adult Fiction

Your fingers flutter across hundreds of book spines, rows upon rows of fantastic fiction, no two books the same. Hot off the press must-haves and cult classics fill the shelves at your local bookshop. You wait for your fingers to land on a new world to call home for a few hours a day. Strangely enough, you find yourself back in the young adult section of Waterstones, despite trying to navigate your early twenties.