There’s a fantasy I have, which I think I share with many, that one day I’ll win the lottery and be freed from any obligation to build a stable life for myself. It would be like cutting the string that holds me down, floating up and off to freedom. I am twenty-three years old and back...Read More
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...Read More
Packing up your life and leaving behind all that is familiar is a daunting experience, but it’s one that I would wholeheartedly prescribe. When I left Heathrow airport with nothing but a backpack to my name and an adventure ahead, I was sure of who I was. After all I never embarked on this journey...Read More
It’s ok to change the direction you want to go in, to start again. As people, we evolve; constantly. What we may have liked a year ago may not excite us like it did many moons ago. Perhaps a person that you placed on a pedestal doesn’t look so tall anymore and the light that...Read More
The thing about opportunity is that you have to grab it while it’s there. Inspired by those closest to me, unfortunately through saddened events, the concept of opportunity is one that is heavily on my mind. Too often we live in the past or the future and very rarely in the moment that we are gifted...Read More
I almost quit. I was so close to taking the easy way out, giving up and waving goodbye to a dream that I have tirelessly worked on for so long. I had enough, I was about to give it all up. At the beginning, when you decide on a goal and you plan your pursuit...Read More
Do you find yourself moaning about your job without really thinking about it? Wondering whatever happened to the dreams of your perfect job? Well what’s really stopping you from achieving it? Now more than ever before there is a wealth of resources at our fingertips that can help us reach our goals. The Internet alone...Read More
With the release of Cinderella just around the corner, it’s no surprise that the true subject of any Cinders related discussion is revolving around ‘the’ shoes. Overshadowed by it’s fancy footwear, the fairytale has only given us the slightest longing of a childhood spent chasing our Disney princess dreams. As now that we live in reality, we...Read More
Some of you will know me as Editor of Semple, but as of today I have officially relinquished my position. After five wonderful years at Semple I left for the last time on Friday. During my time at Semple I have grown from a shy intern to a proud and confident Editor. It’s been an...Read More
When asked by one of the MSL blog contributors which song would be my tune of choice this summer, I found that picking just one song was a real struggle. For me soft rock blues band, Fleetwood Mac are the soundtrack to all my summers, now and forever. Fleetwood Mac embody evertything I love about...Read More
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