Career

Weekend In Paris

09:20
Recently I was in Paris over a weekend for a work event, I have only been once before when I was about 10 and all I could remember is that it was freezing.  I was working on the event a lot so I didn't have to much free time, and when I did i just wanted to sleep, due to the early mornings...

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Holidays

Centre Parcs or The Truman Show?

12:00
I have just recently came back from a relaxing SPA weekend with my main gal Beth. We were looking for a relaxing SPA retreat but still with things to do, Centre Parcs was a brilliant idea because it had the SPA day that we wanted at a reasonable price and the rest of the 'Village' was a bonus.  We arrived late on the Friday so we...

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My Life

Running To The Beat

09:25
A few months ago my friends peer pressured me into us all trotting down to Wembley stadium at 10am on a Sunday to run a 10K, for "fun"... Its Tuesday and I still can't walk.  The race is called Sure 'Run To The Beat' and you basically run around the surrounding areas of wembley stadium to DJ's playing music and cheering you on, then after there is...

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Lists

5 Ways To Nail Your Commute

06:03
Its been two months since I started my new job here in London, its an amazing experience, but theres a catch! It takes me nearly 2 hours to travel from my home to the office, thus my mornings need to run smoothly, and this means preparing!  Time Management Plan - I tend to stick to 'on the hour' or 'half past' for timing...

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Career

Careers are a jungle gym, not a ladder

06:48
Not really wrote anything in a while, sort of due to my work but also nothing really too exciting has been happening. I've been focusing on my career a lot lately and I've just finished reading "Lean In" by Sheryl Sandberg about women in leadership roles  within business, she is a really inspirational woman, the book really out into perspective the problems that women...

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Career

New Toy / First Month at New Job

13:18
I've had a brilliant first month and met some amazing people along the way.  My Team are all really cool and everyone is super friendly in the whole office, which is in soho, so I don't feel anywhere near cool enough to be there.  I've been learning so much and trying to finish every task with the energy and focus to the best of my...

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Holidays

Shopping in London

03:24
 Doing the 9-5 is tough for a student who is used to getting up in the afternoon, lucky I'm not the only one in my class who decided to take a placement year. We are both working close to London so at the weekend we decided to meet in London for a catch up, and boy was it hot! So glad I decided...

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Girly Things

If you love Zara you need to check out this...

04:17
Every time I go to Spain I always come back with bags full of clothes from 'Stradivarius'! An amazing clothes store I first saw in Palma and then again in Barcelona.  I you like Zara you will LOVE this shop, they have the same sleek minimalist Spanish style but for half the price or less, the 70s look is my favourite at the moment...

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