In April 2025, I made the choice to quit my job. It was not an easy decision, but in the end was the right one for me. Let’s rewind. January 2022, I started my much-coveted and long-worked-for job at arguably the most-loved family entertainment giant on the planet. I felt on top of the world, I achieved my dream job.…
It’s bad enough as a parent having a disturbed night’s rest, but with the temperature rising, so does your chance of an even more restless sleep… not ideal. I’m someone who naturally runs warm. Honestly, give me a winter’s day anyway: as soon as temperatures rise past 18 degrees celsius, with every degree, my body starts feeling it. Not to…
AD GIFTED With safety features and the ability to call parents, would you let your child have their first phone, as a smart watch? I tried myFirst Fone R1s to see… My little boy is not even one yet, but the prospect of him, a tiny human, having a first smart phone is a bit scary. I’m not alone in…
Anyone who’s given birth has a story to tell. Good, bad, ugly – there’s always more to a birth story than meets the eye, and it’s definitely more complex than most people would care to admit. You see and read so many negative stories surrounding birth: many don’t go as planned. Some, of course, do, but pretty much all the…
Turning 30 and entering my third trimester a mere few weeks apart marks two fairly monumental milestones in my life. With the start of a new decade and the beginning of the last third of pregnancy, I’m feeling pretty fortunate with everything in my life. As my bump grows bigger, I feel more connected to myself than ever. I’ve been…
Being pregnant can feel like a bit of a minefield – you just try and get from one trimester to the next, but as soon as your phone picks up on the fact that you’re with child, you’re bombarded with baby items, sponsored posts and a whole lot more. But what do you actually need?! I really didn’t want to…
You feel the familiar dull ache in your pelvis, the twisty heavy pull which once brought a swift sense of relief, now brings with it a distinct feeling of disappointment that you can only liken to grief. Trying to hold back the sticky thickness in the back of your throat and prickle in your eyes as realisation hits home. Another…
26th May 2023, I married my best friend at the beautiful Ashridge House. From the moment I woke up, to the moment Matt and I buzzed into our honeymoon lodge at the venue around 2am, it was comprehensively the best day of our lives. We were treated to amazing sunshine and blue skies all day, the morning was calm and…
Hello my lovely readers, gosh it’s been a while. It’s nearly 2024! This year, 2023, I have rather disastrously written all of one blog post. At the end of 2022, I wrote Is it Time to Quit Never Settle? and how I’m feeling that Never Settle feels slightly ironic, as I embark into a year of marriage, having our house…
In 2 days time, I’ll quite literally be walking down the aisle and saying “I Do” – ahhh! Hey! It’s been a while, folks. I had the sudden urge to write my last post as a legally single woman, because, well, this is the last week I can! What a strange, strange thought. As I sit here on my morning…
Never Settle celebrated 8 years on October 11th. Although, I kind of forgot about it until a Facebook memory popped up for the anniversary. When did I get to a point where I’ve actually forgotten about my corner of the internet which once meant so much to me? Calling time on writing Never Settle is something I have often thought…
Calling time on writing Never Settle is something I have often thought about over the 8 years of writing.
I honestly can’t believe how long it’s been since I’ve written a life update on the blog. So much has changed in my life, especially in just 2022. I’ve started my dream job at the dream company (The house of mouse!), and really started feeling myself again, and in the last month… I’ve become engaged! Readers, you’ve seen me through…
Thirty women on what single womanhood in the modern age means to them, curated by Angelica Malin. Powerful. Self-assured. Independent. Unattached. Have you ever worried about going on holiday alone? Felt queasy at the thought of Valentine’s Day without a date? Thought to yourself, “I want what she has?” This book is the tonic you need. Curated by journalist and author…
Outrageously wild, provocative and occasionally utterly bizarre, Director Radu Jude’s Bad Luck Banging or Loony Porn gives us, in three distinct parts, an unusual mix of historical critique and a timely satire on a backdrop of the current covid-19 pandemic. Based in Romania in 2020, we follow Emi, a schoolteacher, who finds her reputation under threat after a very personal…
Netflix’s sex-positive series gives teenagers what school RSE is lacking: a proper, real, Sex Education. Especially so as an adult, sex & relationships blogger and trainee counsellor, I’ve loved watching Sex Education. I watched the first two seasons when they came out and was eagerly awaiting the third. Thankfully, I wasn’t disappointed. This season, with it’s well-established characters, pushes even…
Project 143 is an award-winning, matchmaking agency for progressive, elite Asian professionals in the UK They bring together expert advice and eligible singles to create authentic and meaningful dating experiences. Project 143 have a unique standing in the dating industry in that they are the first modern matchmaking agency aimed at Asian professionals. But more than that they mean what…
Is there a recipe behind love? Well, according to dating app, Once, the answer is yes! Pioneering French dating app Once continues its campaign for a ‘post-swiping’ era of dating by launching a new matching algorithm, specifically designed by an all-women team. Using help from psychologists, relationship experts, and data from successful couples, Once has cracked the code and created…
You have probably heard of the gender pay gap, but have you heard of the gender pain gap? With the ongoing IUD debate, why is female pain still not taken seriously? Nine years after coming off all hormonal contraception medication, I still suffer the side-effects. Rewind back in 2013: My mental headspace was in chaos. Depressed, unmotivated and very, very…
Say ‘I do’ to minimalist matrimony. Couples will make their big day more laid back than ever – starting with smaller venues and no-frills elopements. With 2021 to be a bumper year for saying “I do”, and Coronavirus restrictions currently still in play, experts are already looking ahead to what might be trending throughout the year. 2021’s theme for weddings is…
Hi Eve, I was talking to this guy who I was originally friends with on Facebook for the year before. We exchanged Snapchat and started talking on there and then exchanged numbers and spoke on Whatsapp too. We met up 3 times and it was lovely, getting to know each other every time, we got on well and had conversation…
