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advice
With most of the schools breaking up this week for the summer holidays, many of us are no doubt thinking about jetting off for a short break or family getaway. Whilst we often look forward to a holiday abroad (or at home) so we can bask in some much-needed sunshine, after this week’s warm weather,...
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Climbing the ladder in today’s uber competitive world can be a feat. Couple that with the rise in social media and it’s not just our paper CVs we need to worry about anymore. The digital age demands that we keep all of our online profiles up-to-date and projecting our best possible selves. From Instagram to Twitter,...
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How many times have you been asked to do something, at work or otherwise that you feel you are just not qualified to do? My guess is a lot, and let me tell you, you’d be in excellent company! That sinking feeling that you just aren’t quite good enough and that any day now your...
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Sensitive skin can be one of life’s real bugbears, from oily and spotty to dry and patchy it’s a saga that never seems to end. But if sensitive skin is a tiresome enough affliction to live with on a daily basis, it’s a complete and utter nightmare when it comes to being in the sun....
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deportment
One of the reasons my personal styling business is called style&grace is because I truly believe how you present yourself is equally as important as how you dress. In other words, I think things like how you treat other people, how you speak and how you carry yourself (also known as ‘deportment’) really do matter....
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My first ever trip abroad was a week long holiday to Iceland with my parents. I know, I said the first trip I planned was my Thailand adventure, which is very true. My mum and dad didn’t think a fifteen hour flight with a stopover in Oslo should have been my first experience of flying,...
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Every week I meet up with a bright young girl to discuss life, her life, mainly. We talk about all sorts of things; sometimes we go and get hot chocolates, other times we sit by a computer. My objective is to be there to support her, guide her and be an ear for anything she...
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Dear Daughter, I was thinking about you today and what you might be like. See, you don’t even exist yet. For now you are but an idea – a beautiful idea that I will, god willing, one day have the chance to make a reality. I’ve written this in preparation of that moment and I did...
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Life is our biggest teacher, testing us all the time. Sometimes we pass and other times we fail miserably, but that’s when we often learn the most about who we are, what we want and (equally as important) what we don’t want. Those lessons are blessings in disguise. Love, career, wants and needs, it can...
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Recently things have been a little up in the air for me. I came home from travelling and found that it wasn’t as easy to find my dream job as I had first hoped. So I settled for a dead-end one to make the rent, while I spent laborious hours filling out applications and trawling...
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