I keep hearing that GCSE & A-Level results days are just around the corner. Hearing about it all just takes me back to those days and it has reminded me of the steps I have taken to get where I am right now. I thought that my school experience and choices might help some of
True Friends or Peer Pressure Before I started High School I was apprehensive but I had high hopes of what my new chapter of schooling would be like as my primary school days had been pretty plain sailing, I naturally assumed high school would be the same but it was far from it. During the
I was severely bullied at school in Birmingham, whilst studying for my GCSEs so, when I was 15, I decided to move to Buckinghamshire to live with my Mum and Stepdad. Off I went, with two cracked ribs, lumps of missing hair and a seriously bruised sense of myself. I’d been broken down by my
Do you have atelophobia? What the heck is atelophobia and how do I know if I have it? Don’t panic, it’s not some nasty disease that’s doing the rounds and taking people down unexpectedly. You may know it better as Imposter Syndrome. Imposter Syndrome is fairly common in both men and women. You believe that you
Dear Donna, I’m needing some inspiration as I’m feeling very stale in my job but don’t know what to do next. I’m working in a position where basically dreams go to die. I took the job after graduating as I was terrified of being one of those graduates who wastes three years at university then
Summer holidays are fast approaching and it’s so easy to focus less on your business, instead enjoying time with family and friends on warm summer evenings, all the while feeling a tad guilty. One of the reason you started you business in the first place was probably to spend more time with your family, right?
Following on from the first week of Camp NaNoWriMo, the start of the second week was a slow one when it came to trying to reach my word count target. However, there has been a lot of success, interesting twists in the story, along with illness and my birthday. This has all led to a
Most writers will have trouble with writer’s block at some point in their lives. Currently, I have a list of ideas that I would like to explore but have been uninspired to write about them. When consulting the internet, I was informed that possible reasons for writer’s block could include fear anxiety, a life change,
Camp NaNoWriMo stands for National Novel Writing Month. This is a challenge that happens twice a year, in which you can choose a goal and spend the whole month trying to write a book. July’s is a more lenient version of November’s NaNoWriMo which has a set limit and working pace. I saw through watching
I never really know how to tell people I have Thoracic Outlet Syndrome (T.O.S). Whenever I do tell people, they seem to just look at me blankly as if they’re thinking: “but you don’t look like you have a disability”; “but you’re a swimmer?” or “that’s a bit extra for pins and needles”. How do
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I keep hearing that GCSE & A-Level results days are just around the corner. Hearing about it all just takes me back to those days and it has reminded me of the steps I have taken to get where I am right now. I thought that my school experience and choices might help some of you in that position currently…
True Friends or Peer Pressure Before I started High School I was apprehensive but I had high hopes of what my new chapter of schooling would be like as my primary school days had been pretty plain sailing, I naturally assumed high school would be the same but it was far from it. During the first two to three years…
I was severely bullied at school in Birmingham, whilst studying for my GCSEs so, when I was 15, I decided to move to Buckinghamshire to live with my Mum and Stepdad. Off I went, with two cracked ribs, lumps of missing hair and a seriously bruised sense of myself. I’d been broken down by my tormentors and I hated school.…
Do you have atelophobia? What the heck is atelophobia and how do I know if I have it? Don't panic, it’s not some nasty disease that's doing the rounds and taking people down unexpectedly. You may know it better as Imposter Syndrome. Imposter Syndrome is fairly common in both men and women. You believe that you aren't good enough, you have…
Dear Donna, I'm needing some inspiration as I'm feeling very stale in my job but don't know what to do next. I'm working in a position where basically dreams go to die. I took the job after graduating as I was terrified of being one of those graduates who wastes three years at university then remains unemployed for years on…
Summer holidays are fast approaching and it’s so easy to focus less on your business, instead enjoying time with family and friends on warm summer evenings, all the while feeling a tad guilty. One of the reason you started you business in the first place was probably to spend more time with your family, right? In this blog I…
Following on from the first week of Camp NaNoWriMo, the start of the second week was a slow one when it came to trying to reach my word count target. However, there has been a lot of success, interesting twists in the story, along with illness and my birthday. This has all led to a very interesting and yet productive…
Most writers will have trouble with writer’s block at some point in their lives. Currently, I have a list of ideas that I would like to explore but have been uninspired to write about them. When consulting the internet, I was informed that possible reasons for writer’s block could include fear anxiety, a life change, the end of a project…
Camp NaNoWriMo stands for National Novel Writing Month. This is a challenge that happens twice a year, in which you can choose a goal and spend the whole month trying to write a book. July's is a more lenient version of November's NaNoWriMo which has a set limit and working pace. I saw through watching YouTube videos that this was…
I never really know how to tell people I have Thoracic Outlet Syndrome (T.O.S). Whenever I do tell people, they seem to just look at me blankly as if they’re thinking: “but you don’t look like you have a disability”; “but you’re a swimmer?” or “that’s a bit extra for pins and needles”. How do you tell someone who you’ve…