Why I left teaching after just 2 years

It’s been one whole year since I hung up my teaching boots and left for a new career. I’ve sat down to write this post 100 times but somehow I can never finish. Finally, I’ve been able to get off my chest why I chose to leave teaching and it’s all too sad that my

5 Reasons Why You Should Start A Side Hustle

So if you’ve never heard of the term before, a side hustle is when you have other streams of income in addition to your 9 to 5 job. Quite often, side hustles are orientated around a person’s passion and is typically something that they wouldn’t be able to gain a full-time income from. Examples of

Hey Mum, I won an award!

An inside look at the evening that this little blog helped me win Influential Blogger of the Year 2019 at the Liverpool Influencer Awards. I enlisted the help of my beautiful make up artist, turned-friend, Liv who managed to work miracles and made my very dry and spotty face look good for the event. I

Moving to the city; What’s it really like?

Life can take you to places you never even dreamed you’d visit but some of us love those new places so much, we now call them home. Keep scrolling for five honest accounts from a range of young women in their twenties. They not only open up about their challenges they have faced, but also

Millennial Burnout: What’s it all about?

Two words I’ve been seeing together a lot in the media recently are ‘millennial’ and ‘burnout’. I thought I’d share my own views on this new buzz word combination that people are using to describe their feelings and experiences in their twenties and early thirties.  If you’re not aware of the meaning of the two

How to stop comparing yourself (and other millennial problems)

It’s almost Valentines Day, which means our Instagram, Facebook, Twitter and Snapchat feeds will be flooded with outbursts of adoration, loved-up couples and enough celebrity promos to make you want to quit social media for good. It’s no surprise that people (both in a relationships and single) are comparing their lives to that of what

5 ways to manage your wellbeing when you start a new job

I shared with you all last week that I recently started a new job that I am loving and was really excited about the prospects and opportunities that this new role would bring for me. I realised, however, that I probably spoke about getting a new job in a really positive light and feel the

Annual Leave Hack 2019: How to travel for 18 consecutive days using only 9 days of annual leave

It’s safe to say we’re all looking forward to the summer months where we won’t have to wake up in darkness and go home from work in darkness too. If you’re an avid traveller but holding down a job to pay the bills at home you may want to think strategically about how you use

Why I had a career change at 23

So this week I started what I can only describe as ‘the job I left teaching for’. I know it’s early days and 3 days is probably not enough to go on to describe it as my ‘dream job’ but, honestly, I’m loving it.  Where it began If you’re not familiar with my journey so

5 New Years Resolutions for your twenties you’ll actually keep

1. Follow your dreams You’re in your twenties now and up until this point you’ve probably always taken advice from a mixture of your parents, family and friends. 2019 is about making your own decisions about where your passions lie and what you want to spend your time doing. Think about the things that give