blurt buddybox
Lifestyle

Item of the day: Blurt’s BuddyBox

Blurt is a fantastic charity dedicated to helping people affected by depression. One of their fab ideas is the BuddyBox - an awesome subscription service where you (or a friend) receive items to help you relax, get creative, de-stress and have fun. Great idea, huh? You can subscribe for £12 a month and receive three… Continue reading Item of the day: Blurt’s BuddyBox

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10 things I love about Gemma Correll

I said I'd be back today with another post on mental health. You'd be forgiven for thinking that's not the case, looking at the title of the post, but this woman has done so much to normalise mental health issues and to encourage people to recognise that it's ok not to be ok that she… Continue reading 10 things I love about Gemma Correll

1 in 4 people will experience a mental health problem this year - Mind
Lifestyle

We still need to talk about mental health

I had planned on writing something for World Mental Health Day but time got away from me and it was just another one of those blog post ideas which slipped through the net. But I got to thinking... It's something we should be talking about all the time. If anything, we should be talking about… Continue reading We still need to talk about mental health

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blogging, Books, Lifestyle, Parenthood

Saturday Share #69

My lack of blogging this week definitely doesn't mean that I'm behind on my Bloglovin feed; I've read and loved many a post. Here are my favourites. Blogging Got writer's block? Michelle has some ideas for blog posts and Bee has some great creative prompts Chloe has a genius hack for growing your Facebook following… Continue reading Saturday Share #69

Freshers Ball
Lifestyle

Ten things I’ve learned in the ten years since being a Fresher

It's almost ten years to the day since I started life as a Fresher at Winchester University - and a lot has changed since then. I moved back home after a year, did a Foundation Degree at a semi-local college then topped that up and got a 'proper' degree (and a First, thank you very… Continue reading Ten things I’ve learned in the ten years since being a Fresher