The plastic bag alternative
From left to right: The first bag was from a hair event at the (no longer existing) Google Digital Garage in Birmingham. Next we have a bag from the Clean…
Author: wordsbygemm
Why I shop second hand and 4 reasons you should try it
I’ve been shopping second hand for over 5 years now and when I started it had nothing to do with sustainability. I was a teenager who wanted to find interesting…
How I stay inspired to create content?
A little known fact is that I’ve been blogging for over 7 years. In that time I’ve published probably close to 1000 blog posts. And even though I’ve taken breaks…
Reflecting on 3 months of weekly blogging
It might not seem like much 3 months ago I committed myself to the habit of posting once a week on my blog, every Sunday. Prior to this it had…
Hot desk diary: Anxiety, uncertainty and adjusting
Day 1 It felt like a normal day aside from the fact that I was sitting with people I don’t normally sit with and we all have lockers now instead…
The pursuit of the perfect blog post
Being fixated on the idea that you should only publish something that is perfect is rarely ever helpful. I remember various times when I’ve worked on blog posts and spent…
3 Simple ways to make your work life easier
Today I’m sharing 3 things I started doing after I began working full-time. I didn’t find the adjustment particularly difficult but working a 9 to 5 was something new to…
The Curl Culture event and haul
Over the past year I’ve been making an effort to attend events. It’s made me realise that there are actually a lot of great things going on in my city…
The rise of the flexible 9 to 5
Over the past couple of years there has been a shift in the rigidity of the 9-5. At the same time there has also been a rise in flexible payed…
If boots could talk
Oh the things they’ve seen and the places they’ve gone. The favourite of all my footwear, my trapeze heeled, rounded square toe ankle boots. It’s quite the life they’ve lived…