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Why revisiting the rituals that helped you through lockdown could help recharge your batteries now

Why revisiting the rituals that helped you through lockdown could help recharge your batteries now

With our lives getting back to being as busy as they were in February 2020, we're all starting to forget the lazy lockdown days where the only thing we had to worry about was which of the 5 usual routes to take for our daily walks (if we were lucky

Reasons I love Autumn

Reasons I love Autumn

I think as children we're all conditioned to love Summer. This is usually because, in the UK at least, Summer is when the longest school holidays are, and when we might go away with our families or spend long days playing with our friends. With no homework! Win, win! And

Recognising when… you need to leave your job

Recognising when… you need to leave your job

Welcome to the first in my 'Recognising when' series! I know these sort of self-help articles are everywhere, but I know first-hand that sometimes just reading something written in the right words can really resonate, even when you've read the same concept elsewhere. So, today we're talking about jobs. I

5 signs you have too much on your plate at work (and what to do about it)

5 signs you have too much on your plate at work (and what to do about it)

Burnout. Frazzled. Fried. We all know what to call it, but do we know how to recognise it? Consistently having too much going on is overwhelming, and can lead to stress, anxiety and a multitude of other health issues. But we’re all guilty of thinking ‘but surely everyone else

10 small things you can do to take care of yourself today

10 small things you can do to take care of yourself today

What all of these things have in common is that they're things that you can do for yourself. Taking care of yourself means doing the things you do for others, for yourself- and it's easier said than done. Making time for yourself, however little, is the best thing you can

How to start journaling when you've been putting it off

How to start journaling when you've been putting it off

I'll admit that I put off journaling for a very long time after I had first heard about the concept and thought 'this would probably help me'. This was mostly down to the entrenched belief that it was a bit 'woo-woo' and would feel cringeworthy. Can I sit and talk

Starting over

I've had a 'blog' for over six years now, yet it's been over four years since my last post. And you know what, I've really missed writing. Like, really missed it. And I only realised this recently when I started writing again. I'm a creative person- I'm a designer by