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5 things I wish I knew before I graduated

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Hello everyone, hope you're all having a lovely day so far! I graduated last year with a 1st Class Degree in English Literature, I was over the moon with the result as I had worked so hard to achieve it. I was also the President of a Society and a Student Programme Representative. Therefore, I naively thought that it wouldn't be very long before I landed my first role to kick start my career and to fully begin adult life. Once I graduated, I realised that I had no industry experience, so I got accepted into an internship with a luxury magazine and worked there for 3 months. After that, I had a temporary contract, which gave me a decent salary for Christmas, within the Communications sector of a world-leading manufacturing company. So once that contract had finished, I found myself unemployed at the start of 2020, little did I know it was yet to be the worst time for me to be unemployed. COVID-19 struck, and here I am, months later, still unemployed. Due to this, thousands of

Affordable Skincare Essentials

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Hello everyone! Hope you're all having a fabulous day. Today's post is all about the skincare products that have become absolute staples in my daily routine. I've suffered with many break-outs in the past, and I have sensitive, combination skin, so finding products to suit me has been a struggle over the years. The condition of your skin can not only affect you physically, but also mentally, so it's important to prioritise a part of your day to some sort of skincare. As I have no beauty experience whatsoever (I just about know how to apply a natural makeup look), I turned to YouTube for inspiration, and thought I'd try out a couple of different products. Luckily, the first lot of products that I bought have worked, so I thought I would share them with you all today. I wanted to find products that weren't necessarily the cheapest drugstore brands, but were totally affordable for the high quality of the product. Disclaimer: I am not a beautician at all, I'm

My favourite Disney Instagrammers name their favourite Disney Purchase

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Hello everyone, hope you're all having a magical day! Today's post is all about my 12 favourite Disney Instagrammers and their favourite Disney purchase. This was such a fun blog post to do as I got the chance to have chats with all of these lovely ladies! I am hoping that others can get some ideas on what their next Disney purchase could be, an insight into the hearts of the people behind your favourite Instagram accounts or even a chance to follow some amazing new accounts that you haven't seen before. Every Instagram name is linked, so feel free to check them out! Hope you enjoy this week's blog post💗 Favourite Disney Purchase 1.  @katelovesblog "My favourite Disney purchase I've made so far is this Toy Story Alien Popcorn Bucket that I picked up in Hollywood Studios on my latest Walt Disney World trip! I have this on one of the shelves in my bedroom and every time I look up I'm reminded of all the amazing memories from that trip, and obviously th