As girls, we can all agree that one of the most annoying things in the world is bloating, but there are things we can do to reduce it. Nevertheless, we can’t ever get rid of it entirely, especially if you are anything like me and bloat a lot! So, here are a few tips thatContinue reading “8 top tips to reduce bloating”
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10 top tips for a perfect detox week
No social media We can all agree that we spend too much time online. In order to have a detoxifying, self-reconnecting week, the ‘toxicity’ of the media and social media in particular must go. It’s hard to log out of SnapChat for a week (I know), but maybe log out of 1 or 2 socialContinue reading “10 top tips for a perfect detox week”
Mindset
Stop being afraid of what could go wrong and start thinking about what could go right – unknown Everything in life seems easier as soon as you start thinking in a certain mindset, but there are so many different takes on life that you can have. It starts with you deciding what you want, whereContinue reading “Mindset”
Let’s Normalise This
I know I talk about it a lot, however, things have not changed. Every single one of us have insecurities, the majority being about our body. The media has such a good way of distorting this, for example, by the coding of the in-trend app TikTok only showing ‘skinny and beautiful’ girls on the ‘FYP’Continue reading “Let’s Normalise This”
Life After Lockdown
I thought I’d share with you a short extract from something I had submitted for a competition run by NCS. I completed the NCS programme last summer and have stayed in touch with the organisation and decided to enter into this competition in the middle of May, right in the middle of quarantine (in theContinue reading “Life After Lockdown”
What’s it gonna be like now?
Recently I have realised that, since the UK is slowly leaving the lockdown situation (emphasis on the slowly), it’s time to start getting back to normal – but what is normal? I can’t speak for everyone but I can say that I definitely have lost myself a little bit over quarantine: lack of skin careContinue reading “What’s it gonna be like now?”
10 Tips on being/staying energetic
Quite often I get asked how am I a morning person and how do I get up so early, even during quarantine. These questions can be answered really simply and you too can become like this if you just adjust a few things in your life. 1. Drink more water I feel like we couldContinue reading “10 Tips on being/staying energetic”
is it ever ok to give up?
In the world today, specifically in the school environment, the words ‘oh I give up’ are used very frequently. Why are we always so quick to give up and throw the towel in? We set goals that most of the time are pretty unachievable, but there is nothing wrong with wanting to strive far inContinue reading “is it ever ok to give up?”
Just a little reminder…
Nowadays, I feel like we all think that from time to time we have to do certain things to prove ourselves to society; do things for others. For example, quite a lot of the time we feel like we have to hide away our emotions and thoughts so that we don’t ‘burden’ others. It’s okContinue reading “Just a little reminder…”
“Why the UK isn’t innocent.”
Originally posted on Politicsnetic:
Americans are currently dying from two things: The Coronavirus and police brutality. The murder of George Floyd on the 25th of May 2020, has sparked a huge domino affect not only in Minneapolis (where Floyd’s life was taken) but in other parts of America such as Florida and even in Germany,…
