Rejection is a hard thing to take with your confidence intact. To be rejected from something is always a bleak and demoralising experience, no matter how you try to spin it. It can also lead to increased anxiety, jealousy and unhappiness – all of which are things I have experienced over the past year. For …
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A Simple Slice of Sunday Thoughts
It’s been ten days since my last blog post. I don’t think I’ve ever left it this long before between posts. There’s a ton of things I want to write about, but honestly I’ve just felt so demoralised to do anything this week. I try not to be so openly negative on my blog, but …
9 Life Lessons That Taylor Swift’s ‘Fearless’ Taught Me
Twelve year old me would be screaming right now (just as twenty-five year old me is). I haven’t exactly made it a big secret on my blog that I’m a Taylor Swift fan, so it should be no surprise to anyone when I say that ‘Fearless’ changed my life. In my early years at secondary …
25 Things I Have Achieved Before I Was 25
Today, I have officially been alive for a quarter of a century. I should be celebrating but instead I’ve been thinking a lot about how I didn’t really get to be twenty-four. I’m sure many of us feel like an entire year of our lives has been snatched from us. So instead of dwelling about …
7 Ways To Stay Organised When Applying For Jobs
The pandemic has been unkind to many. For anyone who has lost their job over the past year – I feel your pain. Working in the tourism industry in London for a company that was thriving financially felt like a secure job. Now around half their staff, maybe more, have had their positions made redundant. …
My Goals For A Brighter 2021
Guys, 2020 was rough. I started out the year with a list of resolutions, as I’m sure many of us do. For the most part, I was unable to actually fulfil any of them. So I’ve had a few days to think about it and decided that this year I don’t necessarily want to write …
One chapter ends, another begins…
Last week I lost my job, and this week I’m starting a blog. I’m considering it a brand new chapter in my life. But I don’t want to sugar coat the reality that losing your job really SUCKS. I’m trying not to dwell on the negatives, but it has been such a blow to my …