Glowing Perspective

On December 26th 2019, I published this blog post filled with my goals and ambitions for the following year. Exactly six months later, I've decided to revisit this blogpost and review my progress in achieving these goals. However, before getting into this blogpost, I'd like to firstly just address where I am within myself whilst…

I’m writing this blog post, not to appear “woke” or the sole source of information on a matter which I still have a lot more learning to do. I write this blog post as a white, British female who has grown up in a northern post industrial town, with very little scope or understanding of…

Sometimes I feel like I'm trying my best to do it right, yet I have no idea what is wrong or right. Sometimes I feel like I am headstrong and in control Sometimes I feel like I've lost the plot Sometimes I feel like I've put everything in and had it thrown back into my…

As a second year broadcast journalist student, and a 22 year old with a smartphone, I am frequently reminded that social media is a valuable tool. Instagram specifically has been transformed from a simple photo editing software, to a multi billion dollar platform - where users can turn their Instagram account into their brand, their…

I've always felt different from other people around me. That's probably because I am different, everyone is different and that's the amazing thing about the human race - no two people are exactly the same. I've always felt different from other people around me. But not in the pre-teen John Green novel, Twilight protagonist, "I'm…

I am writing this blogpost on my iPhone with 7% battery, as I squint away the sunlight beaming down on my screen outside. This is one of the blogposts where I need to write, I need to get my feelings and thoughts out into words - otherwise they’re just swirling around in my brain. I…

I'm quite notorious for over reacting, panicking and thinking that the worst when I read bad news. But over time, I've come to allow myself to feel the panic for a brief period, and then rationalize and come back down to earth. The media is absolutely saturated with the C word (the other C word,…

I used to quite famously turn up to year 8 maths class with a chewed pencil and snapped 30cm ruler in my torn primark bag. My idea of motivation would be dying my hair to try and look like other girls. My version of productivity would be purposefully putting random answers on my homework, so…

I write this blog post, not because I oppose the idea of self care. I am the biggest advocate of self care and you can find me either in a 7am yoga class or sat in my bedroom full of candle smoke. I believe self care is completely different for the individual, and everyone flourishes…

This post starts out seeming like an excerpt from a trainspotter's blog, then goes off on a bit of a tangent, then the point is made. What a rollercoaster. It's a long one but I'm sure you'll enjoy x Writing this from a Northern Rail train that doesn't resemble a baked bean can on wheels…