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 Hello friends, Today I wanted to chat about fitness. It’s often been a sore topic for me and I have never been the type of person that has particularly loved any form of working out. It has always felt like a chore and something to stress over, even if I could see benefits both mentally and physically - I just never found anything that I was actively looking forward to doing no matter what I tried. I’m sure this is a problem many of you have also experienced. One example of a failed workout endeavour was over a year ago, when I decided to start the BBC app initiative ‘Couch to 5k’, which confidently claims that if the app is followed strictly, any person of any fitness level will be capable of running a 5k (the equivalent of half an hour of movement), in 9 weeks. The app introduces running extremely slowly, the first session being only 1 minute runs with regular cool downs. It’s easy to turn your nose up at starting so small, but the app urges that completing all runs is necessary...

Perhaps one the most affected industries since the coronavirus hit has been the arts. Music, venues, studios and events have been widely impacted. Bands worldwide and famous, small and local, have had to deal with the aftermath of the virus in extreme and upsetting ways. The usual ways that the local music scenes would operate have been completely halted, with only few examples of gigs and events going ahead, still with strong restrictions that mean things just are not the same as before.  Whilst I wanted to discuss how exactly the virus has directly impacted local music scenes, particularly in Liverpool but elsewhere also, who better to speak from experience than some musicians who have seen the affects firsthand. So, I sent some questions to my musician friends to see what their experiences have been, whether they think things will ever return to the normal they knew, and whether these unique and frightening circumstances have made them rethink how fragile music is as a career....

 Hellllooo, I am now free from my challenging (COVID centred) masters degree and am very excited to get back into regular blogging. Remember when second year Hannah posted weekly? I would like to challenge her energy again lol. For today’s post I wanted to do what I do best; discuss the positives and negatives of higher education. Having come to the end of four years of university, I’d like to think I’ve gotten the ‘uni experience’ to its fullest potential at this point. However, on a year off from education, I am not currently doing what I had maintained I would be only a few months ago. This next academic year was supposed to be the beginning of my three year doctorate in Theology, preferably at Manchester, delving into a feminist theology-based thesis. Instead, I have decided to postpone this for at least a year. So, why have I done this, and why do I think it’s a big enough deal to write about? Unlike A Levels or even undergraduate degrees which are, at this point, somewhat exp...

Hi guys. Today I wanted to contribute to the thousands of examples of uplifting, positive art and writing that many great people have been contributing into the world since the pandemic. Like many of us, I would not exactly call my lockdown experience a positive one; family illness, my masters degree, and my relationships with my family and friends are some of the things that have been tested during this time, and some days have felt unbearable. Despite all of this, I want to shine light on the positive things going on in both my personal life and the world, because it is in these positive things that we can find a light to focus on, to get ourselves through these unprecedented times. If any of you are having bad days at this time, just know that it’s totally understandable and that your feelings are valid. Tomorrow will be better! 1. The Success of the Black Lives Matter Movement  After the tragic death of George Floyd, it seemed that racism was at such a point that ...

Hi guys, Sending well wishes to you all at this continually weird time. This is a pretty random post but clear evidence that my mind really be WONDERING during isolation haha. Either way, I hope this is a somewhat interesting read. I fell down a bit of a YouTube hole the other day (nothing new) of watching celebrity interviews of people I like and look up to. In doing this I had a bit of a realisation; the majority of people, specifically musicians, that I idolise and look up to, would probably want nothing to do with me. Let me explain. There is definitely a stereotype that surrounds certain musicians. Stuff like; they are unnecessarily rude, they play up to the ‘tortured artist’ personality, or they refuse to answer questions on their music - generally tutting at the mainstream media obsession with asking too many questions. I will never know how I would react to this lifestyle (the media don’t generally care too much about Theology students lol), but I’d like think that...

Hey guys and gals! Sorry once again for being the worst blogger ever. Apparently not even a a lockdown and no plans is enough to motivate me (I have actually written a few things recently that never made it to post but I’m just self critical lol). I mostly blame Animal Crossing for my lack of productivity as I’m sure we all do, oh...and the global pandemic and threat of death. With the ‘current situation’, there are a lot of tips floating around regarding self isolation and taking care of yourself. I considered writing a very realistic version myself, no bubble bath suggestions in sight, but not only are these posts getting a little repetitive, but I really am in no place to give much advice on self care, crying approximately every three days in isolation, as I’m sure many of you are too. Buuuut...so many people are doing such cool and helpful things with their creative spaces online to offer whatever kind of help they can whilst we all muddle through this unprecedented situ...