Category: Culture

Honouring our Siblings

[eltd_dropcaps type=”normal” color=”” background_color=””]F[/eltd_dropcaps]ull, Half, Step or even through friendship, this day is the day we celebrate our beloved best friend’s and our (sometimes) worst enemies all in one, our siblings. We probably don’t show our appreciation enough for these individuals but really, we have to give them a lot of credit; especially if you’ve grown up along-side them for your whole life or at least a majority of it.   

Fashion Week and It’s Lockdown…

[eltd_dropcaps type=”normal” color=”” background_color=””]W[/eltd_dropcaps]hile we all thought we’d soon be planning our Summer wardrobe and adding those holiday buys to our basket, I think we can all agree that life doesn’t half surprise you. If you’d have told me at the beginning of the year that I would be spending the first bank holiday of the decade in PJ’s, cradling a bottle of wine in front of Disney+, I never would have believed you… yet here we are.   

Staying Sane in Isolation

[eltd_dropcaps type=”normal” color=”” background_color=””]I[/eltd_dropcaps]t’s now been – ahem – a while since Boris announced the country-wide lockdown, with the entire of the U.K.’s non-essential workforce suddenly working from home full time.  

After the initial giddiness at the prospect of an extra half an hour in bed, not having to battle the rush hour Northern Line twice a day, and a new work wardrobe comprising mainly loungewear and sliders, the reality of the situation settled in.  

Stepping Out of My Comfort Zone

[eltd_dropcaps type=”normal” color=”” background_color=””]T[/eltd_dropcaps]his New Year, I took the phrase ‘start as you mean to go on’ and ran with it.

Ending 2019 working in retail left me feeling a bit deflated. I knew that I was never going to let it become my life, but I’d graduated university in the summer and I guess I expected more. So, when the opportunity to venture abroad arose, I knew it was my ticket out of this slump and to somewhere I could really push myself.

#StayHome with these Binge-Worthy Shows!

[eltd_dropcaps type=”normal” color=”” background_color=””]A[/eltd_dropcaps]s we all face the dreaded outbreak of Covid-19, we’re hunting for things to cheer us up and help us crack that cheeky smile we’ve all been desperately craving. So to help you escape your misery, I’m going to share with you some bingeworthy shows, that are guarenteed to take you on a rollercoaster of a ride. Are you ready?

5 Top Tips for Going Vegan

[eltd_dropcaps type=”normal” color=”” background_color=””]H[/eltd_dropcaps]ave you been thinking about going vegan for a while now but just need a little nudge? Because what about bacon?!

I’ve been vegan for over a year and a half now and if 3 years ago you had said to me “you’ll be Vegan and never want to eat meat again,”… I would have laughed. Hard. I was a big meat and cheese fan. My transition to a Vegan lifestyle didn’t happen instantly. It was a slow process which took about 4 months. I started by being Pescatarian, then Vegetarian and then Vegan apart from a cheese pizza on a Saturday- until I really didn’t want that cheese pizza anymore. Which brings me to my first tip.

A reason to exercise, that has nothing to do with looks

[eltd_dropcaps type=”normal” color=”” background_color=””]I[/eltd_dropcaps] used to be, quite firmly, anti-exercise. I was literally the nemesis of exercise. Sure, I knew in theory that it was supposed to make you feel better, look better, blah blah blah. But hating exercise became a part of my personality so deeply ingrained that it was almost a reflex to wince at the thought.

5 Ways to Stop Hating Mondays

[eltd_dropcaps type=”normal” color=”” background_color=””]A[/eltd_dropcaps]lmost everyone hates Monday. It’s the first and official sign that the weekend is over and we pretty much have to go back to reality. We have to turn on our alarm back and go back to work which is not the ideal situation when we are tired and we necessarily don’t want to go..

However, there’s always something positive in each negative situation, so here are 5 reasons why we should not hate Monday and start embracing it!

Mothers Day in our house is a double celebration!

[eltd_dropcaps type=”normal” color=”” background_color=””]I[/eltd_dropcaps]t might surprise you, but one of the questions I’m often asked is ‘how do you celebrate Mothers Day as a two mum family?’, usually followed with ‘does one of you take Mothers Day and the other Fathers Day?’… So, I thought seeing as it’s nearly Mothers Day, I’d share a bit about our family.