It’s easy to say, “I’m not creative” or “I just don’t have a single creative bone in my body”, and with that mindset, that’s probably true. But everyone has the capacity for creativity, even if you willingly study maths. Of all things, maths is actually vital to the arts: think...
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I’m sure by now social media has made the rounds on the concept of a ‘journal ecosystem’, but for those unfamiliar, it is essentially a collection of notebooks – each with different purposes – that come together to form a routine (or even a loose pattern). Some are extensive, with upwards of 10 notebooks, and some are very efficiently and cleanly separated, giving each notebook a...
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I haven’t seen the sun in a month. In fact, it’s raining now. But it is still winter, so what else should we expect? This sort of weather, where it feels like someone has put a grey sheet over the whole sky, is not exactly the most motivating. How many...
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Before I delve into the wardrobes of Mr and Mrs Beckham, I have to address the elephant in the room. Unless you have been living under a rock for the past couple of weeks, you will have heard of the drama around this family. Brooklyn Beckham, the eldest son, posted...
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In the wintertime, yoga can be a valuable way to introduce movement. Often, you can choose your own practice, whether an active flow or a slow stretch, with effects that run deeply. Whilst now is the perfect time to establish this habit, during the colder and slower months of winter,...
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Now that the holiday season is over, it may feel like there is nothing left to do but wait for the arrival of spring. However, winter is full of little pleasures and beauties to appreciate that shouldn’t be disregarded until warmer times come. Outside, the scenery is a wash of...
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There are many celebrities that I look up to for fashion inspiration, but Carolyn Bassette Kennedy influences them all. Known familiarly as CBK, Carolyn was famous for her marriage to John F. Kennedy Jr., son of President JFK. Whilst it must be admitted that the couple did coordinate very well,...
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As the holiday season draws to a close with the inevitable approach of the last day of the year, it is also inevitable to feel just a hint of dread at the unfurling of a new year, accompanied by a fair amount of pressure and expectation. Usually, the planning and...
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Lunch can be a difficult meal of the day. You’re too busy to cook something, you might not have leftovers, you’re starving, hangry, and need something substantial enough to last you until the evening. My answer to this conundrum is this: a loaded slice of toast (or two), so loaded...
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As much as autumn is a beautiful season, the effects of cinnamon and pumpkin-themed decorations wear out, and let’s face it, autumn has been and gone. But just as you’re about to give up on it all (at least until warmer weather), you hear a bell jingle. You smell a...
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