Redefining Success: The Dress Edit
In the past 12 months, my perception of success has changed significantly. Until now, it's made me question whether I've given up early or lost motivation for the "larger" goals in life. What I've come to realise is that what I once thought was so large, may not be so significant to me.. at all. It's time to stop pretending; it's time to redefine success.
“Adulting” Hack: It’s okay to grow
Growing up is harder than imagined. But not necessarily for the reasons they tell you. Let's talk about the most confronting lesson of so-called "adulthood": changing in the eyes of the people who don't wish to see it.
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The Plainest Clarity
How-to: plan a balanced Bali holiday
When is it okay to shut off?
3 things I wish I knew entering my first job
This is a letter to my younger sister, as much as it is to my younger self, and to all those entering the working industry. It turns out there's a difference between earning respect and being respected; an internship and a job; being accepted and being embraced. Consider this a chance to learn from my lessons.
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The Makings of Motivation: 3 Ways to Ready Your Home for Work/Study
NZFW // Weddings, Wynn Hamlyn and that’s a Wrap.
21st Gift Guide with Redcurrent
3 steps to stop caring for people’s judgement
I'm renowned by those close to me for being confident, but I haven't always been this way. It's been a mindset and an attitude I've developed over time with thanks to these three steps. Because life is better when you stop caring for people's judgements, as of today, I'm sharing my secrets.
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STRONGER
NZFW DAY ONE: SEEN AND LIKED
Behind Modern Manners
BEING THANKFUL MATTERS
It may be 2018, but the importance of saying thank you persists. After all, who is it [but arguably, our mothers and our pets] who truly have any obligation to us?
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A 70s Summer
“There’s a lot I don’t relate to about fashion.”
5 ways I’m looking after myself this Spring.
If you've been following my Instagram, you'll know that I was recently struck by the inter-seasonal flu. I use the term 'struck' quite intentionally: it really was that devastating for me. The good news is, it's set me on a newly-inspired path towards health and wellness for Spring.
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Friday Style Inspiration – Lounging & Sundays
“There’s a lot I don’t relate to about fashion.”
IT’S NOT JANUARY 1ST.. AND THINGS ARE CHANGING.
7 MONTHS AND 2600KM FROM HOME.
To reflect on 6 months in Melbourne seemed too predictable [so a 7-month recap it is]. Okay, so I actually lost track of time -- but it was for good reason. I was busy learning these lessons.
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REALITY CHECKS
NZFW DAY TWO: HIGHLIGHTS
All or Nothing: What Would a Sane Person Do?
I TRIALLED THE 9-TO-5: MY PROS + CONS.
As a full-time freelancing digital media marketing manager + lifestyle blogger, it's safe to say that I've managed to avoid the 9-to-5. That is, until now. In the last two weeks, I've experimented with the most notorious "hustle" of all: introducing my pros and cons of the 9-to-5 grind.
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Loud Places
3 Ways to Welcome Adventure into Your Life
5 Reasons You Didn’t Achieve Your New Year’s Resolutions
8 things I wish I said at #NZFW.
We've all walked away from an event, a person, or a circumstance and wished we'd said certain things. Here's 8 I wish I said at NZFW, as well as a taste for Day Three events; my thoughts on emerging and established designers.
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NINA
REALITY CHECKS
NZFW Day 3 // So is it all that glamorous?
SEEN AND LIKED: A HUMBLE MOMENT AT NZFW.
By Day Two, I've already reached the point I always do at Fashion Week. The one where I wonder why I'm here and if it really fits with who I am at all. Soon enough, something always spurs my why. This time, it's Aurai Swimwear and Salty Sea.
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MBFW DAY TWO // 3.30am Wake-Ups, Nip-Slips and Anna Quan.
3 steps to stop caring for people’s judgement
