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Read MoreA brand new year is just a few days away and I couldn't let 2014 come and go without sharing my favourite blog posts from December. Even though traditionally this is the month where things start to get a little quiet online, I've still stumbled across and enjoyed so many awesome and insightful posts that I'm super excited to share with you all today:
Read More2014 has definitely been the year of getting organised for me; for the girl who always scrambled the night before to get university deadlines completed, I can't quite believe how much I thrive on being organised and productive these days. For me it all starts with Sunday, I like starting my week on a good note and Monday's can usually be my most productive day but it takes a little leg work on Sunday to get myself prepared for the week to come. Today I'm bringing you a little insight into my Sunday routine, as I have four little steps I follow to get prepared for the next seven days:
Read MoreI talk a lot about what inspires me on this blog; from my inspiration toolbox to my favourite blogs, I love surrounding myself with the awesome work and words other creatives are sharing. A huge thing I've learned about inspiration though is that first and foremost, you must inspire yourself. If you're always creating in response to someone else's work, you'll never tap into your true creative potential (I've spoke about taking inspiration too far before here).
We are the sum of what inspires us and what we consume, there's no denying that, but that doesn't mean that we can't and shouldn't inspire ourselves first. But how do we do that? I'm sure it's different for everyone, but today I thought I'd share three ways I seek and find inspiration:
Read MoreThis post is actually first and foremost a reminder to myself to slow down a little this festive season; I've been so work focused that I almost completely even forgot to build in some time off to spend with family and friends. For any of us who work within the online world, you'll know how hard it is to actually switch off from social media and the internet. I've made a little pact with myself though to take a few days away, enjoy the awesome people in my life, and finally make my way through my 'to read, watch, and listen' list. If you struggle to unwind and relax too, I thought today I'd round up 10 ways I'm planning on relaxing a little over Christmas and hopefully encourage you to do the same!
Read MoreThis has been the year where I've really started to find my creative feet. It's without a doubt a lifelong journey, but these past twelve months or so is when I've really discovered what feeds me creatively and what the work is that I truly want to be creating. Here are just five little things I've learned about creativity this year:
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You may or may not know that this little online space actually started out as a beauty blog, and even though it’s since evolved into a creative online resource for fellow creatives and bloggers I couldn’t let the end of the year come and go without being an honorary beauty blogger for the day and sharing my favourite products from the past twelve months.
This is the first year in a long time that I’ve hardly bought any beauty products - after my years of being a little obsessed with the aisles of Boots and the shelves of Space NK, I have enough products to now last me a very long time. This has been the year where I’ve enjoyed what I have, found my comfort zone, and really enjoyed the world of beauty without feeling like an obsessive consumer. So what follows is without a doubt a list of my most loved and most used products of the year - and I have a pretty strong feeling they’ll be leading the way in my routine in 2015 as well.
Read MoreAfter you've been blogging for a while you'll probably find yourself with an awesome backlog of posts and previous content, and one of the biggest mistakes we can make is not making the most out of all the awesome previous content we've created and shared with our readers. You are way more than just your latest blog post, so today I wanted to talk you through 10 different ways you can make the most out of your blog archives and not let your previous awesome content get lost in the crowd:
Read MoreWith the end of the year in sight now, I've been reflecting a little on the past twelve months and what I can take away from this year and with me into 2015. I started this year feeling so lost, disheartened, and completely broken and I can't quite believe how far I've come and how much I've learned and grown this year. This year has been a big one in terms of developing who I am as a person and finding my way, and I wanted to share today five of the biggest things that changed my life this year:
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