I was listening to The Empower Her podcast and this topic came up, so I sat down and asked myself the question “Are YOU living up to your full potential?” and the honest answer is no. I’ve definitely been playing small and underestimating my ability in certain areas of my life. As much as I’m […]
Life In My 30s
Hello and welcome back to the blog. Life has been pretty interesting lately. There is a lot of growth and self-discovery but also lots of frustration and lesson learning. Being in your 30’s brings challenges of its own. Personally, I’ve been feeling lonely lately and I’ll tell you where it’s been stemming from. At this […]
My Journey To Getting A Qualification – Part 2
Hello and welcome to part 2 of my journey to getting a qualification, if you missed part one you can go back and give it a read. Honestly, there are times when I wonder what the point of all this is but things are going pretty well. What I’ve learnt is that it all boils […]
Being An Adult Student
I’m utterly exhausted and in desperate need of a vacation. Thank goodness my mini vacation starts today💃🏿. The first semester of 2023 is almost over and what a ride it’s been. From the late start due to late registrations, it’s been quite a journey and I’m glad it’s coming to an end. Being an adult […]
Juggling All These Roles
Sometimes I feel like there just aren’t enough hours in the day. I want to do so much and it’s challenging. There are also multiple people to please, myself included, and it requires constant sacrifice. I don’t even have kids and jeepers this is exhausting. I want to be good at balancing everything but how […]
My Journey To Getting A Qualification – What’s Different This Time?
I dropped out of university the first time around because things just went pear-shaped. I was lonely, failing, and unhappy and to be honest I had no idea what I was doing wrong and I hated it. Your girl was happy doing everything BUT coursework. To be honest, I struggle to see a point in […]
How To Balance Studies & A Full-Time Job
If you’ve been a fan of this blog for a while, then this post may sound familiar to you. I shared it on my old Wix blog, but I thought, why not give it another go? Part-time students know – working full time and keeping up with their studies while balancing their other commitments and […]
How To Smash Your Goals This Year
At the beginning of each year, many of us enthusiastically decide what we want to accomplish and set goals for ourselves. We vow to work hard to reach said goals only to sadly end up falling short. Well, NOT THIS YEAR. I’m here to share a few tips that I’ve picked up from here and […]
Awesome Reasons To Love Remote Work
The Covid pandemic affected many peoples jobs and livelihoods and highlighted the importance of remote work. Many still haven’t returned to an office because it turned out working remotely made their employers realise it wasn’t necessary for them to physically be in an office. I started a new remote job at the beginning of the […]
How To Spend A Quiet Day At The Office
As I may have mentioned previously, I went back to my old office job. It gets really quiet sometimes; which gave me the idea to write this post and share how to spend a quiet day at the office. Of course, different offices have different rules so this only applies to you if you can […]