I never used to be particularly organised. In fact, I was messy, always late and very forgetful in my teens and early 20s. I’m not sure when the shift happened, but these days I’m very tidy, hate being late… maybe still a little forgetful. Being organised and planning ahead is something I’ve found so important … Continue reading How I organise my life
Today I want to talk about the stories we tell ourselves, how to recognise whether or not they’re helpful and how we can start changing them. When I say stories, I mean things like… “I’m disorganised” “I’m not creative” “I could never wear that” “I’m not good at public speaking” For some of us, these … Continue reading Changing the narrative: Are we limiting ourselves?
Last year I went to my first Blogtacular conference. I had been working on Blue Jay of Happiness for six months (and a previous blog for 8 years prior) and thought it was about time to immerse myself into the blogging community. At that point it was still just a hobby for me. At the … Continue reading Connections, confidence and calm – what I took away from Blogtacular 2018
This is one of those blog posts that makes my chest tight writing about. It makes me uncomfortable because I feel unqualified to talk about race and I’m treading a very fine line between using my privileged position to speak about important issues and centralising myself, a white woman, in a conversation about race. Yikes. … Continue reading What I’m doing to learn more about race
Ahh perfectionism. A great way to procrastinate and an excellent way for self-doubt to manifest. How many times have you had a big, exciting or downright terrifying project ready to launch into the world but you keep holding back because it isn’t quite perfect? Or maybe you’ve had a great idea for something, but you … Continue reading Perfectionism vs productivity
When I look back at my personal and professional history, where my career is right now could not make more sense. It took some time and I flirted with several different career paths along the way, but I feel like I’ve found the right path for me and discovered my ‘USP’ (unique selling point). Although, … Continue reading How to find your USP
Have you ever felt that sinking feeling in the pit of your stomach, when something just feels… off. Whatever the situation is, whether it’s a job, a relationship or even a damn movie - it feels wrong and you know you need to get out of it. But then the thoughts start whirring - “What … Continue reading Listening to yourself: How to hear your intuition
Recently on Instagram I posted about feeling on fire creatively after getting to write some articles that made me really proud. Talking about it prompted a couple of questions about writing, and more specifically - the process of writing. I thought about it, and while I’m not sure I have a particular ‘process’ when it … Continue reading The writing process
In my working life I’ve had three male managers that have made me feel uncomfortable. The first one lingered after conversations too long, looked a little too much and called me 'sweetheart'. The second was aggressive, loud and called the office all “fucking idiots” once. The third was a lovely well-meaning man who loved a … Continue reading Responding to terms of endearment at work
Would you call yourself an activist? If you asked me that question, I think I would say I’m dipping my toe in the water, discovering my passions and getting more vocal about them - especially online. This is what I want to talk about today - online activism. Some people have a bit of a … Continue reading In defence of online activism
