In recent months, I’ve been thinking a lot about the changes I could make to my lifestyle to make it more eco-friendly. The planet is struggling with pollution; 8 million metric tonnes of plastic winds up in our oceans each year, and carbon dioxide levels in the air are at their highest in 650,000 years. Whilst I believe a huge part of halting climate change is putting pressure on governments…
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I am a little bit enthralled by the idea of wellness. There’s something so appealing about the idea that wholesome activities and personal investments can make a huge change to all aspects of my life. I recently got hold of a jade roller, and the other day I scoped out my local reformer pilates classes. I keep telling myself that while the price seems steep, it’s an investment in myself…
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I’ve been living in London for five and a half years (someone hold me) and soon I’ll be moving to my sixth home in the city. Time flies; it’s unreal. Eighteen year-old me could have moved here yesterday, it still feels just as fresh. Will I ever get used to the unnerving tilt of double decker buses when they turn a corner? Only time will tell. So yeah,…
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Am I getting cold feet about my capsule wardrobe? A big question for a Monday afternoon. When I first discovered the concept of a capsule wardrobe, it felt like a lightbulb switched on in my head. Back in 2016, I was struggling with my style, and specifically… working out what my style even was. I’d spent years floating about, admiring bloggers and emulating my friends’ wardrobes but never quite finding…
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The Beginning Like a small, fresh-out-the-womb newborn, my gluten-free diet was birthed on January 1st 2018. I knew something was up with my stomach over Christmas; nothing felt like it was digesting properly, I was exhausted all the time and the stomach cramps were getting more and more painful. I hadn’t been able to touch beer for most of 2017 as it had me keeled over within minutes of consumption,…
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If you’ve been anywhere near my Instagram lately, you might have seen a lot of blue skies and a slight overuse of HUJI. I went on holiday! I actually got the recommendation from my hairdresser Michelle when I was moaning about how much I needed a holiday. This is the first time I’ve had a proper summer holiday without tying it into a convention or work event in years, and…
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I’ve always been a bit shy when it comes to talking about sex. This might surprise you – I co-host a podcast all about sex and gender in which we talk in depth about the ins and outs (pun intended) of the sexual knowledge we gain and awkward experiences retold in the books we read. The girls on the podcast joke that I’m a prude – whilst I’m happy talking…
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It’s currently 9:54pm on Sunday evening. There’s a festival going on down the road from my house and I can hear the music from a mile away and the drunk people wandering down my road. I don’t know if it’s because of the festival, or because it’s the first day of my period, or for no reason at all, but I have been sweating and panicking and crying all afternoon. I…
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I’ve never been the type to have a small circle of friends. I’m not quite sure why, but I’ve always been drawn to having a lot of friends, acquaintances and random people you see at the pub when you come back to your parents’ house for Christmas each year. Having different people suited to different situations, having many small-talk acquaintances, and knowing people for years on end but only speaking…
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Love Island Like most eighteen to thirty-year-old British adults, I have been watching Love Island since the new season started four weeks ago. I’ll be the first to admit that I’m a fan of a well-crafted, slightly trashy television show; after I’ve spent the day working, I want nothing more than to curl up in bed and watch rich, beautiful people live out a not-too-deep, semi-reality on my laptop. Like…
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