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You can’t Botox your ovaries; it’s a sentence I read the other day that has stuck with me. It’s been playing on my mind and I can’t shake it. The article itself focused on the argument that women should consider starting a family soon after graduating from uni in order to diminish the risk of tackling...
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I’ve lost count of the times I’ve set my alarm for a 6am gym session before giving myself a pre bedtime pep talk to follow through tomorrow. Yet without fail as the clock strikes six and the sound of my dreaded alarm screeches in my ear I roll over and turn it off, immediately drained...
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The debate around dressing for work hit the headlines last month, with high heels taking centre stage. PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) came under fire for sending temporary receptionist Nicola Thorp home for not wearing shoes with the required ‘two to four inch heel’. The debate erupted in the press and on social media, culminating with Julia Roberts leading...
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As Volunteer Week draws to a close, I wanted to take a moment to reflect on what volunteering has meant to me and what it has taught me along the way. I was asked to answer a few questions around one of the volunteering jobs I had; what I found most challenging, what advice I...
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The EU referendum vote on Thursday 23rd June is set to shape the generations to come as we decide whether to stay a part of the European Union, or to leave. In a vote that is dividing the country I can only hope that we remain a part of this incredibly important movement, but that...
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Experiencing failure in our lives can be self-destroying. As humans we aim to succeed in everything that we do so if failure occurs we it can often be a bitter pill to swallow; accepting that we haven’t succeeded in something, especially if we worked exceptionally hard for it. We’re often very hard on ourselves when experiencing...
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Despite living in a world full of fantastic people and great opportunities, we often become accustomed to assuming the worst in every given situation. Whether it be someone gazing at us for a little too long on the train and making the assumption that they’re staring to be hostile, or experiencing the sinking feeling in...
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In November, to break the monotony of everyday life I went to Oslo for a week. I’d been wanting to go for a while, and every Scandinavian country is on my list as I like the general culture and history of that part of the world. Oslo has plenty of that and it certainly didn’t...
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I have probably gone through more mascaras than I have any other cosmetic product in my make-up bag and I find myself constantly on the hunt for the ‘dream’ mascara that promises longer, thicker and curlier lashes: you name it, I’ve tried it. I’ve had the unpleasant experience of clumpy mascaras, not doing what they say...
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Headlines across popular media outlets and social media platforms were awash with the news of Amber Heard and Johnny Depp’s split last week. The couple, both famous in their own right, met in 2011 during their co-starring roles in The Rum Diary and married in February last year. Johnny fell for Amber and their romance...
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