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staycation
With the schools now close to breaking up for the summer holidays and the weather (almost) holding up its end of the bargain for a summer season, the talk of holidays is on everyone’s lips. While many may venture off to the sunnier climes of Europe, others may be tempted to venture even further afield....
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There seems to be two words on everyone’s lips at the moment. For the last few weeks they have dominated the twitter hashtag, become the main topic of idle office chit chat and been sprawled all over Instagram stories. I’m fairly sure you’ll have heard of them: Love. Island.  I’m afraid to say that I have to...
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Finally, it’s here. The Haim sister’s second album Something to Tell You hit stores today after a long 4 year hiatus. The reason? The album was written, recorded and produced by Haim themselves, a labour of love which incidentally led to them cancelling a few shows late last year so they could stay in the...
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During our school days, it seemed so much easier to make – and keep – friends. Perhaps it’s our simple outlook or lack of worries and jealously. While we may have fallen out with one another during break time because we didn’t share our chocolate brownie, we would always make up by the time lunch...
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We’ve all heard about the benefits that gardening can bring. One of mindfulness, peace, happiness and purpose, amongst many others. As a child, my brother and I would spend hours in our garden – climbing trees, making forts, looking for ants’ nests and playing hide and seek. During your teenage years, this sense of adventure...
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Summer has finally come into full swing with green leaves on the trees and the evenings staying lighter. It’s time for BBQ filled weekends, luxurious trips to far away places and lazy walks in the sun! As, at long last, we pack away our cable knit jumpers and duffle coats to make way for embroidered patterns...
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Although I myself haven’t experienced the minefield that is online dating, I’ve heard many a terrifying and humorous tale surrounding it. In fact, I’ve never even been on an internet dating site, let alone subject myself to a potentially awkward first date (some may call this a lucky escape) – but have I missed out? ...
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Speaking from someone who has now surpassed their mid-twenties, I would say it is around this time that you really start to notice the homeware sections in department stores and flicking through interior and decor magazines becomes a satisfying Sunday morning past time. In your early twenties, there is nothing more boring than duvet tog...
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zen lotus
I was speaking with one of my friends yesterday and she started telling me about her new lease of ‘Zen’. This reinvigorated outlook, originally stemming from a self-help book, has taught her how to take control, how to make more conscious decisions and how to live life with a more positive attitude. While books such...
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What a feminist is: a person who advocates social, political, legal and economic rights for women, equal to those of men. What a feminist is often confused with: a man hating, bitter woman whose only goal is to triumph over men in every way. Recently the backlash that self-confessed feminists face daily has come to...
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