The cost of owning and renting a home has become a hot button topic in recent years. Housing costs have gone up, and many people are unable to afford their own homes. Young people are often drowning in school loans…
My Top 5 Homeworking Office Essentials
It’s such a relief to finally have a home office space to work from – here are the five things I reach for most.
My Wisdom Teeth Extraction Story
What I remember from the extraction of 3 of my wisdom teeth under conscious sedation.
4 Things I Have Learnt In My First 3 Months As A Freelancer
My decision to leave behind a reliable 9-5 job in pursuit of the freedom offered by freelance life was a relatively spontaneous one. I’d been working largely remotely for some time and figured, ‘how different could it be?’. Well,…
Last Minute Christmas Gift Ideas That They’ll Love
Let’s face it, sometimes Christmas can run away with us and before we know it, we’re 7 days away from the big day and the space under the tree is still looking pretty sparse. If, like me, you still have…
Essential Guide: how to achieve a good work-life balance
Unfortunately, a third of UK workers feel that they have a poor work-life balance. Not only does this imbalance affect their relationships and happiness at home, but it can also take its toll on their mental health. Therefore with the…
Are recipe boxes worth it? Gousto a review (+ 60% off!)
Recipe boxes have been around for a while now, i’ve always been tempted but then get to the checkout page and think “Nah, I could make that cheaper myself.” That was until a friend (thanks Ryan!) introduced Ed and I…
Just let go. Auto-belaying at Reading Climbing Centre
It’s no secret that Ed and I have been hooked on bouldering since the day we met. So it may come as a surprise that it took me this long (9 months) to try my first auto-belay and become hooked…
Quitting a Full Time Job To Become A Freelancer
I had it all. Ok, maybe I didn’t have it all but I was doing pretty well by my generations standards. I had a degree, a career, a good salary, my own apartment and a very, very good set of secure future…
Things To Do In Rome In Winter
Sadly, we are rapidly creeping towards the end of the summer, and before we know it, winter will be here. While it would be great to have guaranteed sunshine and warm weather all year round, Rome in winter is actually…
Expectation vs Reality – What you really need for uni
Standing in the checkout queue and Sainsbury’s I couldn’t help but notice the trolley behind us piled with pillows, a duvet and an assortment of kitchen equipment, a girl and her mother stood beside it, a tentative look of excitement…
Let me introduce you to bouldering
One of the reasons I have been so absent from my blog is my new addiction to bouldering. My addiction began in January as one of my personal new years resolutions was to get out more and to meet some…