Hey everyone! Just a quick post to let you know that I am taking part in a 45km walk/run for Chestnut Tree House Children’s Hospice. If you can spare any pennies, I would be so grateful, and will leave the link below. Less than 6p in every £1 comes from the government, which means the…
Category: lifestyle
What I’ve learnt from being on Tinder for 6 weeks.
Where on earth do I start?! I have been online dating before. I met my ex through POF and we were together for nearly 5 years, so I went into Tinder with high hopes! Now, I don’t know if it’s because I am online dating now, as a 27 year old, not looking for a…
How to stay positive during a break-up
Going through a breakup, will be one of the hardest things any of us have to face. I recently went through a breakup with someone I had been with for nearly 5 years. I have always been a positive person, but when you all of a sudden loose someone after all those years, it can…
How to prepare for the first day in your new job
I think starting a new job is one of the most terrifying things you can do. Having started a new job last week, these feelings are very fresh in my mind, and I thought I would write a blog post about how I prepared and made myself feel as prepared as possible. I will confess,…
30 things to do before my 30th!
Okay, so I have just over 2 and a half years, but you have to be organised with these things! Get another piercing Buy a house Be comfortable with my weight and size Go to Sorrento Go to New York Go to Edinburgh at Christmas time Be in a career I am content in. Run…
Goals for 2019
Can you believe it’s that time of year already?! This year has absolutely flown by, much to my dismay. 2018 has been a year of change. As with most people, it has had it’s ups and downs but one thing is for certain. I have learnt more about myself this year, particularly in these last…
The realities of working for the NHS
I think most people are aware to certain degree the strain the NHS are under. For just under 2 years, I worked in the Radiology department of a very busy hospital in Sussex. I witnessed such a change in not only the physical area I worked in, but the difference in staff around me. The…
How to cope with a parents cancer diagnosis
It was the week before Christmas in December 2016 when my Dad told me he had Cancer of the left kidney. I remember he wouldn’t even say the word, he just called it the ‘big C.’ I went into a state of shock. I worked in a hospital at the time which made me that…
Why don’t I correct people when they mispronounce my name?!
But seriously though?! It is my own name, it is how I am identified, yet I still feel uncomfortable correcting someone if they mispronounce or even call me by a different name. So first things first, my name is Marie-Clare. The ‘Marie’ is pronounced ‘marry’ and that’s where I firstly get most issues. It doesn’t…
A day out in Chichester, West Sussex
Chichester will forever be my favourite place. I may be biased as I was born here, BUT, just wait until you see some of the pictures I took today. I by no means feel that my pictures do Chichester justice, however considering it was pouring with rain, I think I have done an okay job….
