Category: lifestyle
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8 habits to develop as a freelancer during quiet times
This post includes some affiliate links marked with an * They say it takes 12 weeks to form a new habit, and it looks like the Covid-19 lockdown has given us the perfect opportunity to do just that. I know that for many freelancers, myself included, work has slowed down significantly because of the pandemic.…
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Building confidence as a freelancer
It’s been a minute, hasn’t it? I apologise for going radio silent, but the second half of 2019 was so busy I barely had time to catch my breath! Life as a freelance, hey? One minute you have no work, the following one you need to hire an entire team! Now if you have read…
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A life update
Well hello there! It’s been a minute, hasn’t it? Rachel Wolchin once said: “My entire life can be described in one sentence: It didn’t go as planned, and that’s okay”. This couldn’t have been more applicable to my life the past three months. So rather than extending this introduction to meet a certain word count,…
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Adopt Don’t Shop – Adopting a rescue cat
I have recently been a lot less active on the blog, one of the main reasons being I am pretty busy with work; but also our little cat Buffer got suddenly very ill. Nursing him was time-consuming (and expensive!) but he is now much better, although left with some questionable shaved patches where the IV…
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Make this Valentine’s Day all about you!
Valentine’s Day has never been a thing for me. I first heard of it when I grew up watching episodes of Sabrina, The Teenage Witch. It eventually hit France like Halloween did, but the trend never really took off. I am also a big believer that I don’t need an assigned day of the year…
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Being vegan for a week
At the beginning of January, Andrew and I decided on a small challenge we could take on that could potentially improve our lifestyle. Neither of us is into resolutions so we were looking to do something temporary which could teach us some sort of life lesson. After further discussion, we decided to go vegan for…
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6 easy ways to be more sustainable
This year I am not making any new resolutions, what I am doing, however, is keeping the good ones I have made last year and one of them was to be more sustainable. We all know the planet is not doing very well and if we want to give the next generation of people and…
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A look back at 2018
Today is the first day of 2019 back at my computer, but before I start sharing with you my next new favourite London restaurant or travel destination, I thought I would take one last look at 2018. This past year has been CHALLENGING. I went through so much change, so many highs but also so…
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