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  • Why I’m now so into skincare

    Of late, I’ve begun to develop an ever-growing interest in skincare. It all started soon after I listened to the delightful Life and Lipstick Podcast hosted by fabulous makeup artists Lisa Potter-Dixon and Hannah Martin and, as I unfold in my blog about how this podcast encouraged me to reflect on my own makeup influences, […]

    Sophie Pavlou

    11/08/2020
    Self-care
  • How to: Write a good essay

    Essays. The bane of every student’s existence, one might agree. Me? I beg to differ… to some extent. Honestly, I quite enjoyed the essay-writing aspect of both my undergraduate and postgraduate degrees; not only am I a passionate writer, but I was – and am still – deeply passionate about my courses of study, which […]

    Sophie Pavlou

    27/07/2020
    Students and Graduates
  • Things I wish I’d known before starting Animal Crossing: New Horizons

    I’ve always been a gamer girl. Growing up in the early noughties with an older brother by three years who has owned all the PlayStation consoles to date, and would play classics like Abe’s Odyssey, Tekken Tag and Grand Theft Auto, I always wanted to get in on the action. Likewise, I have owned many […]

    Sophie Pavlou

    19/07/2020
    Think Pieces
  • My hair and me: An ever-changing relationship

    Hair. It’s a funny thing. To some, it is merely an aspect of their existence; to others, it is a means of expressing their identity. Since my early teens, I’ve had an ever-changing relationship with my hair; I’ve dyed it several colours, cut it extremely short and let it grow extremely long (as it is […]

    Sophie Pavlou

    09/07/2020
    Self-care
  • The annoyances of being a perfectionist in everyday life

    I’m a perfectionist. I always have been. It’s just another trait of my hyper-organised self which I’ve mentioned a few times on my blog already (I even offer how-to guides for students that focus on being more organised). To a perfectionist, the slightest of errors, mistakes and mishaps that transpire on the daily can be […]

    Sophie Pavlou

    30/06/2020
    Lifestyle
  • Don’t let your return to work halt your creativity

    Since the UK government advised that “non-essential” retailers could reopen their stores from 15 June after almost three months of lockdown due to the COVID-19 outbreak, it’s no surprise that a multitude of companies – big and small – jumped at the chance to get back to business. This means that most non-essential workers have […]

    Sophie Pavlou

    20/06/2020
    Self-care
  • How to: Proofread an essay

    Finally! At long last, you’ve reached the end of that seemingly endless assignment – the one that you’ve been working on day and night for the last 5 days straight, the one that you’ve been dreading most of all, the one that you deemed almost impossible – so, that’s it! Done! Finished! Complete! Right? Unfortunately, […]

    Sophie Pavlou

    11/06/2020
    Students and Graduates
  • It’s been almost a year and I’m still not over losing my dog

    Anybody who owns a pet would agree that pets are not just pets; they are members of the family. And incredibly special members, too. Be it a dog, a cat, a rabbit, a hamster or a monkey (in Ross Geller’s case) to name a few, pets can have a huge impact on humans’ lives. In […]

    Sophie Pavlou

    06/06/2020
    Think Pieces
  • Undecided whether to do a master’s degree? Here’s my experience

    You’re approaching your final year of university. It won’t be long until you’re due to enter the “real world” of full-time work. You have no idea what you’re going to do upon graduation. All your friends have plans – one wants to go into law, another is going to become a teacher and another ~ […]

    Sophie Pavlou

    30/05/2020
    Students and Graduates
  • Running out of ideas for your next virtual pub quiz? Here’s some inspiration

    The virtual pub quiz has seemingly taken the world by storm amid the coronavirus pandemic. As families and friends across the globe have gone weeks — even months — without seeing each other to help to prevent the spread of COVID-19, many have turned to hosting and/or engaging in virtual pub quizzes over the likes […]

    Sophie Pavlou

    25/05/2020
    Lifestyle
  • How to: Build a (modern) CV

    I built my first CV at the age of 14. In Year 10, we were provided with the opportunity to complete a two-week work experience during term time and the position I’d landed for the second week (I worked at two local theatres in the first week and in the women’s department of Bentalls Kingston […]

    Sophie Pavlou

    21/05/2020
    Students and Graduates
  • Living with someone with a chronic illness: A World IBD Day tribute

    This summer will mark four years since my fiancé Daniel and I started living together. I absolutely wouldn’t have it any other way; I love waking up to him every morning and going to sleep beside him every night, especially after a long, hard-working day. Nonetheless, it’s safe to say we haven’t always had it […]

    Sophie Pavlou

    19/05/2020
    Lifestyle
  • How to: Be more organised at university

    Anyone who knows me knows that I am really (and, sometimes, annoyingly) well-organised. After my distinctively short height (which I recently evaluated in another blog), I’d say it’s one of the first characteristics that others notice about me. Just a couple of years back, I remember one of my (many) aunties explaining to me that […]

    Sophie Pavlou

    15/05/2020
    Students and Graduates
  • Living at home for university? Here are some tips

    University. When you think about it, what comes to mind? Living away from home, gaining a wealth of independence and having the time of your life as that independent young adult? While that is the traditional notion, living away for university is not for everybody, even when you think it might be (I lived away […]

    Sophie Pavlou

    13/05/2020
    Students and Graduates
  • The pros and cons of being short in everyday life

    To me, being (very) short is a large part of my identity. More often than not, my height is the first thing people notice about me. At school, however, I was almost made to feel like it was problematic; the observation “you’re so short!” was made daily (that’s right: every single day for five whole […]

    Sophie Pavlou

    11/05/2020
    Lifestyle
  • I didn’t realise how much I love makeup until I listened to Life and Lipstick

    Before I began studying for my master’s in Global Marketing in 2018, I had the slightest clue about business and marketing. The only understanding I had of the subjects before then derived from my 12-week marketing internship in London three summers ago which I sought as an opportunity to spruce up my CV, incognisant to […]

    Sophie Pavlou

    11/05/2020
    Self-care
  • How I learned that it’s okay to change your mind about your career prospects

    From the ages of thirteen to nineteen, I was so sure I wanted to be a high school teacher. Certain, in fact. I was so sure, I was doing everything I could to gain as much teaching experience as possible alongside my GCSE, A level and university studies to add to my CV. Six years […]

    Sophie Pavlou

    09/05/2020
    Think Pieces
  • “This is a pandemic, not a productivity contest”

    I came across this quote on a post shared by Glamour UK on Instagram during one of my evening social media scrolls last week and, damn, did it hit home. Just a couple of days before, my linguigals (the name I’ve assigned to my gal friends with whom I studied linguistics at university; original, right?) […]

    Sophie Pavlou

    08/05/2020
    Think Pieces
  • This blog post doesn’t really have a title…

    Except that it does, but it’s not a “proper” title. I guess my point is that this blog doesn’t have a specific theme; as my first blog post, it’s an introduction to myself, my blog and a smattering of other nonsense fused into one. If you’re reading this, you probably came across a post that […]

    Sophie Pavlou

    07/05/2020
    Lifestyle
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