Find yourself daydreaming of melted cheddar and milk chocolate? About to fling that spiralizer out the kitchen window? Making a new commitment is hard enough to consider without factoring in the extra effort involved. IRL most of us are no master chef after the day job ends. Time is short and money tight. A vegan diet may be a change of mind set but it doesn’t have to be a change of lifestyle.
By Sam Grisdale
Hands up who’s guilty of playing on their phone whilst having a conversation with someone; or scrolling through social media as soon as they wake up in the morning; or even performed a gymnastics performance to the other side of the room where your phone is charging after a notification ping has just gone off? Guilty as charged your honor. I sentenced myself to five days without social media. The FOMO made me anxious. Genuinely. Here’s what I learned…
Yes, breakfast is the most important meal of the day, you and I are both aware of this. BUT, most mornings I just never seemed to have enough time to fit it in before I had to rush out the door.
This week, instead of scrolling aimlessly through Instagram looking at what other people were eating for breakfast, I decided to spend this time making my own breakfast every.single.morning. It made me more alert, less sleepy and A LOT less hangry throughout the day.
At work, simply knowing my phone was at home on my bedside table seemed to spur me along and get lots of odd jobs done without pausing every hour to check my messages. Model colleague right here.
In home life, the boyf and I try to do 50-50 with the household chores. This week though, I bossed the lot and I felt so positive and productive keeping busy and looking after ourselves and our home.
Is anyone else familiar with the fuzzy head that coincides with the daily social scroll? I tried to read more to help relax my mind during any downtime which resulted in one of the best weeks of sleep I’ve had in ages. Surprising considering it was the first week back at work after the holidays!
I was actively present in conversations instead of staring at my phone; I was aware of what was going on around me and I genuinely feel my lack of phone usage brought me closer and more connected to my loved ones.
As I was talking with the boyf and chatting about the challenge I’d set myself, he was watching a video on Snapchat of a man having a cyst squeezed that he’d had on his back for over 30 years. I think that alone sums this point up.
Ok, ok, ok. All that being said, I’ll be honest and say I didn’t stick to the detox 100%. FIVE DAYS IS A LONG TIME PEOPLE.
However, it has put into perspective just how many times a day I instinctively picked up my phone for ‘the scroll’ without giving it much thought, and that is something that I really want to alter this coming year.
I’ve already downloaded the Moment App which calculates how much time you actively spend on your phone, and also breaks the time down by each apps usage. It’s given me some surprising results already…
The 2017 Motto: Less Scrolling, More Living.
By Charlotte Briggs
With the inevitable influx of engagements flagging up on our social media, it’s no wonder that some of us (just me?) may have started day dreaming about weddings. Our own wedding to be specific. For most of us, it’s something that we’ve been planning since we were little, so the perfect destination to celebrate this shin dig should be at the top of our lists. Step away from your Pinterest boards guys, because I’ve found the top 5 off the map wedding destinations for 2017.
By Eve Macdonald
We love nothing more than grabbing some popcorn with our BFFs to sit and watch a good rom-com movie! So here’s some of the rest rom-coms on Netflix RN to give a go…
All eyes were on Gigi Hadid when she revealed her brand new ‘do at Saturday’s MTV Movie Awards. Real or not – she’s teased us before, remember – we’re 100% digging this look.
Before you reach for the scissors, we’ve rounded up the best celeb fringe inspo to take along to your next salon visit. FYI, this is not something to trust your BFF with…
The messy bangs
Ok, so we know Gigi would probably look good with a bowl cut, but we srsly heart this new messy look. It’s what your hairdresser would could a ‘feathered fringe’ (and bonus, it suits most face shapes too). We might not wake up quite like this, but this subtle boho style is one we definitely want to try.
By Chloe Taylor
Feeling a re-vamp? To help you ladies out, we’ve rounded up our fave celeb dos to give you major ‘fringe-spiration’ to give you the confidence to go for the chop!
Down struggle style street? Stress over. Take inspo from some of our fave bloggers. And they’re all rockin’ boohoo .
By Zhenya Nikolova
Someone once said: “ Denim is like a good wine, it gets better with age.” Whomever said that, clearly knew their stuff. Everyone owns a pair of jeans in their wardrobe, everyone’s had a denim jacket at some point in their lives. And the best thing about this trend is the fact that it doesn’t stop evolving.
So if you love the blues as much as we do but want to spice it up a little bit, here’s a list of alternative ways to wear denim and look cooler than ever.
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