Where should this story begin, of my lockdown fairy-tale? I could spend hours rehashing the mishaps, mistakes, weird but not wonderful dating world that I had endured prior to March 2020. However, we all have our own anecdotes, some worse than others.. some funny, others just downright disheartening. They say you have to kiss a
I had always thought I wanted children at some point. Sure, parents harp on at how stressful it is, but my thought was always “if it was really that difficult, there wouldn’t be so many multi-children families”. My blase attitude was given quite the rude awakening this week… My sister gave birth to her second
Dear Donna, Love love love the podcast. It’s really motivated me in my blogging so thank you to you and Melanie and all my fellow House 21 bloggers for that. My problem is a to with my friend. She likes to take, but there’s not much giving. I feel very much like our friendship is
I’ve had an awful lot of thoughts and feelings throughout the month of July; It’s been an emotionally tough few weeks filled with conflicting thoughts across a few different subject matters, all have which led me to become MIA from my platforms… And today I’m going to divulge why. July has been a month of
Stepping outside of my comfort zone isn’t something I do often. I’m not the bravest of people so the thought of doing something that would make me feel uncomfortable doesn’t always appeal to me. However, during the pandemic and lockdown, I’ve done more things than ever to step outside the safe confines of my comfort
Hello everyone! As this is my first post on the wonderful House 21 blog, I would like to briefly explain time management how can we plan SMART (even during these difficult times). What is this term and why is it important in our daily lives? Time management is the process of organising and planning how
Hands up if you have ever experienced bullying? As I left school at the young age of 18, I remember a sigh of relief as I thought I would never experience bullying again. Oh, how wrong was I! Over 20 years later I am coming to the end of a bullying and harassment case at
My colleague looked bewildered as I rushed into her office with tears in my eyes, but then she quickly understood that I needed to compose myself before going back to work. Unfortunately, I know only too well that bullying doesn’t stop at the school gates when they close behind us for the final time. It
Is this the new normal? Working from home, having proper lunch breaks away from my desk, counting my calories and becoming a morning person – has this whole lockdown situation been making me a better person or am I overthinking everything to try to keep myself busy to not actually realize what’s going on in
So today I tried on a coat that I have had since I was about 16. It is a sweet little raincoat and as we are moving house I had to decide whether it would go the journey to the charity shop or come with me to our new destination. Before I even tried it
I will admit that I am absolutely awful when it comes to investing in fast fashion. I feel like my...
As we all know by now, I am not a lover of the structured New year’s resolutions that we see...
In around August 2020, I was struggling to look for employment in the places students would normally, such as retail...
Whether you're nominated or simply want to join in the fun, come along on the 6th December for the House...
We don’t want to let Coronavirus stop all the fun, so instead of our monthly meet-ups, we’re going to host...
We don’t want to let Coronavirus stop all the fun, so instead of our monthly meet-ups, we’re going to host...
Where should this story begin, of my lockdown fairy-tale? I could spend hours rehashing the mishaps, mistakes, weird but not wonderful dating world that I had endured prior to March 2020. However, we all have our own anecdotes, some worse than others.. some funny, others just downright disheartening. They say you have to kiss a lot of frogs to meet…
I had always thought I wanted children at some point. Sure, parents harp on at how stressful it is, but my thought was always "if it was really that difficult, there wouldn't be so many multi-children families". My blase attitude was given quite the rude awakening this week... My sister gave birth to her second child just before lockdown and…
Dear Donna, Love love love the podcast. It’s really motivated me in my blogging so thank you to you and Melanie and all my fellow House 21 bloggers for that. My problem is a to with my friend. She likes to take, but there’s not much giving. I feel very much like our friendship is a one-way street. My family…
I've had an awful lot of thoughts and feelings throughout the month of July; It's been an emotionally tough few weeks filled with conflicting thoughts across a few different subject matters, all have which led me to become MIA from my platforms... And today I'm going to divulge why. July has been a month of returning back to normality. The…
Stepping outside of my comfort zone isn’t something I do often. I’m not the bravest of people so the thought of doing something that would make me feel uncomfortable doesn’t always appeal to me. However, during the pandemic and lockdown, I’ve done more things than ever to step outside the safe confines of my comfort zone. I struggle with low…
Hello everyone! As this is my first post on the wonderful House 21 blog, I would like to briefly explain time management how can we plan SMART (even during these difficult times). What is this term and why is it important in our daily lives? Time management is the process of organising and planning how to divide your time between…
Hands up if you have ever experienced bullying? As I left school at the young age of 18, I remember a sigh of relief as I thought I would never experience bullying again. Oh, how wrong was I! Over 20 years later I am coming to the end of a bullying and harassment case at work. So… Bullying in Adulthood.…
My colleague looked bewildered as I rushed into her office with tears in my eyes, but then she quickly understood that I needed to compose myself before going back to work. Unfortunately, I know only too well that bullying doesn't stop at the school gates when they close behind us for the final time. It can also emerge in adult…
Is this the new normal? Working from home, having proper lunch breaks away from my desk, counting my calories and becoming a morning person - has this whole lockdown situation been making me a better person or am I overthinking everything to try to keep myself busy to not actually realize what’s going on in my head? I can’t really…
So today I tried on a coat that I have had since I was about 16. It is a sweet little raincoat and as we are moving house I had to decide whether it would go the journey to the charity shop or come with me to our new destination. Before I even tried it on, I knew it wasn't…