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Finishing the year strong
It’s the end of November. If you haven’t already, you’ll soon start taking stock of the year – your wins, your losses, and everything in between… If you’re anything like me, you probably set goals at the start of the year. A list of things you hoped to achieve before the end of the year.…
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Top 5 reads of 2025
I did it – I finally hit my Goodreads goal of 20 books this year! Considering I only read 12 last year, I’m feeling pretty proud of myself. With November still going strong, I’m pushing for 24, but for now, here are the five books that have been my favourites so far: Sweet Heat by…
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5 Books to discover by black authors (2025 edition)
For UK & Ireland Black History Month this year, the theme is “Standing Firm in Power and Pride”. It celebrates leadership, activism and the ongoing journey toward empowerment and growth. In honour of that, I’ve put together a list of five powerful books by black authors that I believe embody this theme: It’s one thing…
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It’s time to take control of your life
You’re 16 years old and it’s time to choose your A Levels. You want to study geography, but your parents think history is better. You concede and spend two years struggling with a subject you detest. At 17, you’re applying to universities. You want to study Psychology but your parents don’t think it’s a serious…
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Sorry for the break
At the beginning of the year, I set a few goals for myself. One of them was to write two blog posts a month. It started the year strong. But by May, it all fell apart. I could say that my summerI was SO busy that I didn’t have an hour or two to write…
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My favourites from 27
Ten days ago I turned 28. It feels surreal that it’s been ten years since my 18th birthday. As much as I love the concept of ageing, the concept of time still baffles me sometimes. How quickly it passes. Where does it go? Every other year I felt like I could still pretend adulthood wasn’t…
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It’s not me, it’s you
Being a sensitive overthinking girlie is hard. The smallest thing could happen and I’ll take it personally. And when I say the smallest thing, it could be a change in your tone or an unanswered call. Suddenly my mind has gone into overthinking mode and my anxiety convinces me that I am the problem, everyone…
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Guide to setting realistic goals
I’ve given up on New Year’s resolutions. In my late teens and early twenties, I swore by them. But as I got older and started feeling more bound by time limits, I decided to free myself from it all. There’s nothing wrong with setting timelines for yourself, but a year is not always enough time…
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Existing isn’t enough
Life can be pretty hard sometimes, so it’s easy to go into autopilot mode — just existing. But that’s not enough. Have you ever looked back at a week (or month) and realized you’ve just been going through the motions? Wake up, work, eat, sleep, repeat? Me too. But here’s the thing—that’s not really living.…
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Compatibility is key
I was wondering why I kept seeing so many people around my age getting engaged and married. What happened? Did I miss a memo? Until I realised: oh, we’re at that age now. We’re getting to our late 20s, early 30s and everyone is starting to settle down and move into the next phase of…
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