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Insecurities – we’ve all got them. Whether it be flaws that we think we possess or negative opinions that we worry others might have about us. Insecurities can be awfully frustrating and can interfere with our day to day lives. It’s not realistic to expect people to simply ignore these insecurities, but we should all make...
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The power of a girl group is second to none – screaming fans, choreographed dances and catchy tunes are only a few of their often disorientating attractions. Over the years we’ve had our fair share of game changing girl groups from the Spice Girls and Destiny’s Child to Girls Aloud and The Pussycat Dolls, but...
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“I would recommend this hotel 100%, best in Stalis” user008 posted on the holiday forum, and come June 10th 2016 that is where my boyfriend and I found ourselves. Arriving at 10:30PM in the pitch black humid air, we were greeted at our hotel with cooling face towels, a fresh glass of lemon water and welcoming...
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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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I’ve never believed in God as such, but when I was younger and felt that my life was awful I used to blame an unseen higher force for all my woes. It was easier to have something to aim all my anger at, to assign every misfortune, mistake and problem to a person or being...
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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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