Last week I travelled down to Cardiff to catch up with Yasmin Kurt, founder of The Wonders of…a monthly bloggers meets brands event business based in Cardiff, Wales. The 28-year-old, who chose The Big Moose Cafe as her venue for her 90s themed event says that she wanted to bring back some nostalgia […] Read more…
Carina Lawson, the fempreneur behind Ponderlily, the thoughtful, wellness planner and journal business has kindly spared some time out to speak to whatsheblogged on how to own a business. The inspirational mother, wife and now fempreneur says, I tried to be in-sync with what was important in my day, prompts in my planners added to […] Read more…
This week I wanted to talk about careers, particularly how they can on identify as being isolated from ‘FUN’ and end up making you feel like your path to success is a lonely one. Although I love being a writer, over the years, I’ve felt as though I could never mix my friends into work. […] Read more…
Someone once told me that travelling was just a holiday and I couldn’t help but wonder what they meant or how they came to that conclusion, especially when they hadn’t been on a plane. When I think of the word itself, what does ‘holiday’ really mean? To them, they thought traveling was something that was […] Read more…
So, it’s been a few weeks since I’ve graduated and honestly, it’s been scary. I think when you’re applying for a university you imagine it’s a done deal, that you’ve secured a job when you graduate but quite often (as I’ve realized), the reality isn’t quite so much of ‘done deal’. The reality is when you […] Read more…
As I stepped off the platform at Edinburgh Waverley, Drake’s voice in my ears singing, “trips to wherever feels right, doin’ it all just to feel things”, crowds of busy feet scrambled towards the exit sign- all excited and tender-footed as I felt arriving in a new country that was my ‘places to visit’ list. I […] Read more…
Let’s face it, it’s not Hollywood, it’s because it’s a man’s world that women directors are a shock to the media’s system. Recently, S.J. Clarkson was announced to direct the upcoming untitled Star Trek sequel movie and I couldn’t help but feel like the news was more of an ‘oh, wow’ than a ‘this seems […] Read more…
It must have been a week ago, I was sitting in my final e-Publishing class when my tutor asked the class, “name one thing you’ve learned from e-publishing.” I looked around at the quite frankly gormless faces surrounding me when I threw my arm up in the air and said, I don’t know about anyone else […] Read more…
Investments…relationship wise its never been my strong suit but, I’d like to think career-wise I’m doing better. Today, I’ve just taken a step into my future and bought myself my first camera, aaaaaand I saved myself a packet. For the past five years, it’s been my dream to carry on doing what I love and […] Read more…
I was watching a film this morning with a cup of tea in hand, Pretty in Pink I think it was, when out of nowhere I just started crying. Thank heavens no one was in the house at the time because my family are those people who don’t leave you alone until you’re […] Read more…