High school is renowned for being a haven for bullying (physically and mentally) but it is an issue that you can face long after you graduate too. From university, social events and even the workforce, there are stories that emerge of bullying in adult environments. I was bullied terribly in year seven, but since moving … More How to defeat a bully
When Jack White of the White Stripes sang, ‘your problems hide in your curls,’ I felt at last my people had been represented accurately in a song. If you’ve become accustomed to carrying more than three types of smoothing and styling products in your bag each day; if you use a diffuser on the reg … More Ringlet resolutions
Whether it’s peer pressure from people close to you or you’ve experienced an awkward conversation with a teacher, uncomfortable situations are things we all experience. … More Quick fix: prickly situations
Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you’ve probably noticed the terrarium trend popping up at weekend markets the world over. Not a day passes where I don’t see a beautiful, perfectly proportioned, self-contained little garden on one of my various social media feeds. While I had been tempted to buy one on many occasion, … More Host your own terrarium workshop
When I finished reading the final words of Big Magic: creative living beyond fear, I felt as though its author, the ever-wise Elizabeth Gilbert, had just taken me on a creative retreat and sent me home with a new lease on life. I should disclose before I say anything more that I have never actually … More The Nest Book Club: Big Magic by Elizabeth Gilbert
Carry On is the vampire/ wizard fantasy novel we’ve all been crying out for… or at least, we would have been crying out for, had we known what we were missing. The YA novel, released in October, follows the adventures of Simon Snow, the chosen one, the wizard to save all wizards, the smokin’ hottie … More The Nest Book Club: Carry On by Rainbow Rowell
Vocabulary is awesome. There are millions of wonderful and weird words in the world, and so many ways to say so many things in creative and curious ways. Keeping that in mind,I’m going to ask you to remove a word from your vocabulary: retarded. Here’s why. Some time ago, the word retarded casually snuck into … More Vanquish this from your vocab
The Oxford Dictionary defines beauty as ‘a beautiful or pleasing thing or person, in particular’. And you know what? It may actually be time for us all to take advice from the dictionary, which at first does sound lame – but read on and I’ll prove it’s not! There is way too much emphasis on … More Being a beautiful person has nothing to do with make-up
Dear You, I don’t know where in the world you are right now, where your head is at or where your heart is, for that matter. I do know this, you have a gift that you may sometimes wish you didn’t have. Something deep inside of your heart soars when you take what is storming … More An open letter: Have faith in your art
Josie Browning has big dreams: to be a stellar journalist, the guy she’s crushing on to notice her and to keep her perfect academic record. But she’d have to get through interning at the glossy fashion magazine Sash first. This is the kind of YA (Young Adult Fiction) book I love reading while I’m curled … More The Nest Book Club: The Intern by Gabrielle Tozer
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