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6 Ways To Stay Productive When You Tend To Procrastinate
If there is one thing that I've learnt from being my own boss for the past few years it's that I can be quite the procrastinator. I'm not sure where it's come from as I never used to be like this when I was younger. Especially at university, I used to be so strict with myself but now I've kind of fell off the productivity train. But because I'm my own boss I still need to be productive as sadly faffing around organising my notepads doesn't pay the bills and here are a few ways that I've found to help me not procrastinate so much [although sometimes you can do it productively].
Standout Skincare From 2017 So Far...
This year has probably been the best year for me in terms of skin and keeping up a regular routine. Long gone are the days that I chopped and changed things constantly as I finally realised that my skin just couldn't handle that and it needed consistency and routine. As well as my skin needing that routine I also wanted to make sure I was using products to the end otherwise it's way too easy for things to get lost and then only discovering them when they might have gone off which isn't something that I ever want to do as it's such a waste. As my skin is much more under control I've not needed so many products that are dedicated to spot fighting. So I've been able to be a little more adventurous with what I've been using and here are some of the best product from this year so far...
6 Ways To Make Doing Adult Tasks Way More Fun
When I wrote this post about why no-one is that great at adulting something I skimmed over were all the joyous tasks that come with being an adult. Most people I know always did chores at home so knew exactly how boring doing the washing up is but when you live by yourself and everything is your responsibility then it's a lot different. We all have to do those tasks and they're not very fun but very necessary and here are a few ways to make them a little more enjoyable.
6 Things I Never Wanted To Love But Now I'm Obsessed
Something that you might not know about me is that I'm pretty sceptical. And it's not always a negative thing I'm just not that easy to feed hype to and I always have a million questions that I tend to ask. Even though I love pretty packaging and do have certain preferences when it comes to material items there are certain things that I'm not very quick to believe in. There have been a few things that have come into my life lately that I've thought there is no way that I'm going to love this and come out the other side completely converted. And here are the things that I didn't really want to love but now I'm a smitten kitten.
Being Mindful Of Consumerism When You're A Blogger
Over the course of this year, I've spoken about minimalism quite a lot as it's something that I've become more and more interested in as well as being more mindful with spending habits in general. But something I've not really delved into talking about is the relationship with products that bloggers tend to have. And the beauty and fashion arena of blogging is for the most part completely built on consumerism. But now there is definitely a kick back with the rise of the anti haul and people tending to be a little more mindful about what they're purchasing and here a few thoughts on being a blogger as well as being a little more mindful.
The Best Brow Products To Use If Your Brows Are Kind Of A Disaster
If there is one thing I have absolutely no problem admitting it's that my brows are kind of dire. After spending way too many years overplucking they looked absolutely awful and growing them back has been a long and painful process of 4 years. And that is to even get them back into some sort of shape that I like. So over the years, I've really relied on products to make them look awesome when they really haven't looked all too wonderful and here are a few favourites.
Why You're Allowed To Want Time Off Even When You Love What You Do
Listening to other people talk about their work ethos is something I find fascinating. Because for the most part, I spend most of my time online where everyone seems to have the 'work, work and work' some more ethos and it can make you believe that is how everyone thinks. My boyfriend is without a doubt one of the hardest working people I know, the life of a touring musician is not as magical as it's made out to be by the media. It's long hours, dirty and grimy but of course, he loves his job so he does it and gives it his all. But when it comes to rest he makes sure he looks after himself so he can give the best to his job. And it made me think about my own ethos when it comes to work and rest, I've written so many times how important taking a break is but that doesn't mean I'm all that good at doing it myself. And it made me think about this post and how many of us are in a position where we have a job that we absolutely adore and for that reason we feel such immense guilt for taking any time away because we're in such a place of privilege that we feel like we have to make the most of it and probably justify ourselves too. But that's not the case and here are a few reasons why we should take time off even when we really love our work.
5 Of The Best High-End Bases & Why I Prefer To Splurge
Ever since my beauty loving journey really began I've always had a soft spot for foundation, especially at the higher end of the price spectrum. And if I just had to pick one product to splurge on it would most definitely be a foundation, although I'm a sucker for a high-end blush or mascara I feel like when I spend the extra money on a foundation I really get my money's worth. Years ago a lot of people used to shop high-end when it came to their base because the shade range and the choice of finishes on the high street were pretty minimal but that's changed so much now. And there are plenty of great bases on the high street which I will share in a couple of weeks because they are wonderful but my heart does lie with things a little pricier I can't deny it and here are my favourites right now.
7 Things That Have Really Helped My Mental Health Recently
After listening to about 5 episodes of Mad World by Bryony Gordon back to back, which is a podcast all about the truths of mental health it gave me the idea for this post. In the podcast, they discuss everything from their mental health struggles and what has helped them recover and it made me really think about the past few months. To be completely honest ever since May the state of my MH has been really poor, infact I don't think it's been such a mess since I had a complete breakdown around 4 years ago with a rough patch in November of last year. And I couldn't work out why...I was meant to be super happy there were a lot of good things happening for me I had moved out, my boyfriend was going to be home for longer than two weeks, work was good and I'd passed my driving test etc. But I didn't feel good at all, I felt horrendous every day was riddled with anxious energy [as well as other things] and not the type of energy that gives the urge to do something it was the type of energy that is absolutely exhausting and all I wanted to do was go to sleep.