Category: Think Pieces
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What piece of advice would I give to my younger self?
It’s funny: I’ve asked every participant of my #LittleChats series so far what piece of advice they’d give to their younger selves, but I’ve never been asked the question myself. It’s a tough question and, unless you don’t think too much about it and stick to the cliché “be yourself!11!1!!”, everybody’s answers will be different…
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Lockdown 3.0: Are we just exhausted?
Lockdown 3.0 has hit different. I don’t know about you but, this time around, I feel deflated. Totally, utterly and completely deflated. Unmotivated. Unwilling. Undone. Sure, I was swashed by this wave of emotions the first and second time, but not like I have been now. I’ve even procrastinated writing this blog for almost two…
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“This year hasn’t been all bad”: Lessons we learnt in 2020
If you could describe 2020 in one word, what would it be? Exhausting? Disastrous? Shambolic? I think we can all agree that, for the most part, this year has been catastrophic to say the least. I don’t even have to expand for you to comprehend why; it is a truth universally acknowledged (a testament to…
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Remember to be kind this Christmas
“Are you okay?” Such a simple question. A question so engrossed in everyday conversation that it has almost become meaningless. How many times have you been asked “are you okay?” in passing – by friends, by family, by coworkers – and responded with the likes of “yeah, you?” or “fine, thanks”, when what you really…
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Lockdown 2.0: What’s different this time?
Yesterday, towards the end of my last working day for at least a month, an avalanche of gloom crashed over me as I anticipated Lockdown 2.0. It was the strangest feeling. Up until that moment, I thought I was prepared; “we’ve done it once before, so we can do it once again”, to quote every…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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