Intense

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A few months ago, three people at work fed back to me that I’m intense – that there’s an intensity to how I operate. This feedback was given to me in relation to a specific piece of work I’d recently managed but was reflective of my approach more generally too. Intense. I’ve sat with this […]

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30

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“Happy Birthday!” Jamie walks towards us grinning, welcoming us into the restaurant where we had our wedding breakfast last year and where we’re eating with friends before my 30th birthday party begins later this evening. Or so we had thought. Aaron walks ahead of me, tension hanging between us, everything still feeling rather raw. I […]

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The Euros 2025

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“You don’t even like football, do you?” I was showing off my new England shirt and explaining that I’d written my company’s group comms last week to encourage my colleagues to get behind the Euros tournament when he said this. Look, he’s not wrong. Well, I like football, I guess. Do I understand the offside rule? No, […]

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26.2 miles again

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I’m hungover. It’s a particularly bad one and I’m a runner. These two things are related, I promise. I’ve decided I’m going to start training for my next marathon. Sorry, this is all coming out in the wrong order. It must be the remnants of rum still coursing through my body getting me all jumbled. […]

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Five Quick Benefits of Swimming


The Adventures of a Kathlete

Slicing my arms through the inviting water at my gym is my favourite way to start a day. I rejoined my gym at home since moving back from university and decided to bite the bullet and buy an all-inclusive membership, swimming pool and all. As much as I adore running, no day feels more accomplished […]

August 8, 2017

Port de Pollenca | Mallorca


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Last week I holidayed in the beautiful blue Port de Pollenca, located in northern Mallorca with a promenade of restaurants, bars and gift shops that overlook the lovely bay. I visited for seven days with my boyfriend and his family, as well as his sister’s boyfriend. I stayed there about seven years before and the […]

August 6, 2017

The Yellow Dress and White Platforms


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I’m officially a Cardiff University English Language BA graduate. Welcome to the real world, honey. The day was fantastic; the weather, lovely. I left my outfit until the very last minute (five days before). As much as I love clothes, shopping for a dressy-up outfit isn’t my thing and I also got beyond bored of […]

July 23, 2017

Cathedral 73: The Afternoon Tea of Dreams


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On Monday, I graduated in the sun and with my friends. To celebrate afterwards, my mum, brother, Aaron and I headed to Cathedral 73 for, without a doubt, the best afternoon tea I’ve ever had. And I don’t mean to brag, but I am an Afternoon Tea Expert. Instead of now popping the letters “BA” […]

July 23, 2017

Red Hood; White Silk; Black Cap


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On Monday I graduated from Cardiff University with a 2:1 in English Language (BA). After a year of thinking I’d made the wrong choice with regards to university, Cardiff became a second home in the two years following. Monday began with blue skies and sleepily excited eyes. Aaron and I waved goodbye to Cardiff the […]

July 20, 2017

A Writer Abroad: The Travel Journal


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Since holidaying in Malta last year, I’ve tried to keep a travel journal from the moment I pop on a plane until the moment I leave my new favourite place. Although I haven’t always been successful in completing a trip’s worth of stories and they aren’t always substantial entries, I am a big advocate of […]

July 7, 2017

A Sunday with Cheese, Chilli and Beer


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Like all of our other friends last weekend, Aaron and I headed to a festival. Oh, no… not that festival. Aaron and I are massive foodies and Aaron is also super interested in growing his own vegetables. A peek out of the window Sunday morning revealed an overcast but perfectly pleasant day ahead (and a pretend photographer’s […]

June 29, 2017

Villa Borghese | When in Rome


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Villa Borghese is a public park that is charming for all of the right reasons; and some of the wrong reasons. Probably season-dependent, but the grass was tired and unkept. This only increased its attractiveness, and complimented its brilliant fountains, glorious reflections and quiet park benches. All the while, its views, museums, bicycles and lively […]

June 25, 2017

Rome from my Favourite Points of View


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A bumpy and brilliant skyline against easy blue sky and fluffy white clouds. Picture perfect green dots that protect the river elegantly flowing through the city. The silhouette of concrete magnificence that teases an even better view when you see it up close. Rome’s beauty is just like the books say and it is from […]

June 23, 2017