Nail Inspo 2023

S.I. Beauty Nail Portfolio In todays post I'm going to be discussing the nail trends for 2023, giving you inspiration for your next nail appointment. 2022 was the year of the glazed doughnut nails with celebrities and influencers flocking to the salons to have their own take on this iconic trend…

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Dissertation Diaries: January 2023

Happy New Year everyone, welcome to 2023... the year of the dissertation deadline! I'm writing this at the end of January so I hope you've had a great start to the year and those of you at university have settled back into the new term. January has been an incredibly productive month in ter…

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Dissertation Diaries: November - December 2022

November and December have been busy months regarding dissertation updates, November marks the first month that I've made significant progress. I'm still slightly ahead of my initial phase plan which is positive, I've been managing other assignments alongside this quite well. The past c…

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Dissertation Diaries: October 2022

October has been a busy month with my dissertation, with many new developments to update you on! Following on from my last dissertation diaries post, the break I had over the summer was necessary to return to it with a fresh mind. Regarding progression, I met with my personal tutor and identified f…

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Life Update: Living Alone, Final Year of Uni...

It's been a while since I gave an update on things going on in my life. As mentioned in the last dissertation diaries post there has been a lot of changes and the past few months have been an interesting transition period from the routine and structure I've had in the last three years of un…

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Dissertation Diaries: June - September 2022

The summer months have been a perfect opportunity to unwind and relax after a busy academic year, hence why I've combined the last few months posts together. In terms of dissertation prep, I haven't done a huge amount because I made sure I was ahead of schedule in April and May. I've sp…

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Meditation, Manifestation and Mental Wellbeing

This is a slightly different post to what I would usually do, but I want to take this opportunity to talk about my recent experiences with meditation, manifestation and other wellness practices. Taking care of your mental wellbeing is often overlooked in day-to-day life but is essential to having a…

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Dissertation Diaries: May 2022

Welcome back to another month of Dissertation Diaries, May has been an incredibly hectic month for me, managing exams alongside work and dissertation prep. As I mentioned last month, I have still been using my dissertation planner that I purchased from Etsy following the month-by-month structure th…

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Dissertation Diaries: April 2022

The time has finally come... to start writing my dissertation! Over the last three years at Royal Holloway, University of London I've been thinking about areas in which I can focus my research. The beauty of studying Liberal Arts is that I have the opportunity to study within a range of differe…

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Accepting that it's okay to ask for help...

Admitting that you need help is never an easy task. In today's post I want to talk openly about my struggles with eating and how I accepted that something needed to change. Before reading any further, I want to make a disclaimer, if you know you could be triggered by hearing someone else's …

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