I don’t even know where to begin! It’s almost the end of January 2022, I feel like an entirely different person than I…
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Are you a city dweller? You’ve got to do this this Easter weekend – (thanks to Treasure Hunt Bristol)
by MaddieI get it: we’re all bored. I adore Bristol, but even I’m running out of things to do to spice up life in…
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I’m on a bit of a mission to help you shop your wardrobe and find a new-found love for the pieces you already…
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I’m going to type something right now which I think is probably an unpopular opinion: instead of shaming people for buying fast fashion…
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The Confidence Crisis series: Getting past the thought that you’re never quite good enough, to become the person you really deserve to be
by MaddieI would be an awful character in a movie – because there’s no damn character progression with me. I’m yet to materialise into…
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My 2021 mantra is this: buy LESS; shop my damn wardrobe MORE. That’s why over on Instagram, I’m declaring the shop your wardrobe…
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The Confidence Crisis Series: Are Gen Z and millennials losing self-belief by the second? ‘Cos I sure am
by MaddieI spent part of the last week heavily reflecting on 2020, on a personal level. I’ve never really been one for resolutions (‘cos,…
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Long time no blog: 2020 reflections, and where Madeleine Mae is headed
by MaddieHai. This feels weird. Last time I sat down and wrote a wee blog post was most likely at the end of October…
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I don’t think it’s a surprise to many people now that perhaps the ONE thing that got me through lockdown the first time…
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Is there anything worse than having to do the whole roll-up-your-dresses trick to fold away your summer dresses at the end of the…
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When I was at University, as part of the Creative Writing side of my degree, I had to write and compile an anthology…
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As a style obsessive, fashion has been a big part of my life for as long as I can remember. I’ve always adored…
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I’m the first to hold my hands up and admit I am not the best when it comes to reining in and pumping…
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Back in lockdown, myself and Sam struggled with how to make our downtime as a couple special. In some ways, we were incredibly…
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Life
The definitive going to University guide (& let’s normalise finding Uni difficult, okay?)
by MaddieRight – first of all, if you’re going to University this year and you’re moving away from home for the very first time…
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Hellooo! I’m back on my blogging bullsh*t again. Back when I started this website in November 2016, I used to write a LOT…
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A big question. You might have noticed I’ve not posted in a little while! Updates are in order. So, let’s explain where the…
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Long time no fashion post, hey? When I re-branded this blog back in January, I wanted my style content to be focused more…
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Everything that is wrong with the Government’s calorie-counting, ‘Eat Out to Help Out’, ‘obesity strategy’ announcement
by MaddieI am incredibly fortunate that I’ve never had to tackle disordered eating behaviours. Yet seat me in a Wetherspoon’s and I still get…
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Hiya pals! So, since being furloughed from my job back in March, I didn’t quite know what to do with myself to fill…
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Helloooo – long time no podcast speak, eh? I took a couple weeks off podcast malarkey to have a rest and some me-time…
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It’s been a couple of weeks since I’ve blogged. This is because a lot has been happening in the online and offline spheres,…
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Happy Friday! As May hurtles into June (how did we get there so quick?!) it’s time to announce Episode 5 of The C…
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Happy Sunday! This last week has been all about mental health awareness – a week-long promotion of all things mental health in its…
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I’m writing this a week after Boris Johnson released his 100% clear message on the slight easing of lockdown restrictions (I hope you…
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Afternoon! Happy Friyay! Today marks release date for Episode 3 of The C Word podcast! So far, your responses and support on The…
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Are you ready for a big dash of irony? I’m not really a fan of self-care. This, coming at the start of a…
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*Exciting announcement alert!* Say hello to The C Word podcast!!! Yes, that’s right – I’ve started a podcast! Wanna know a bit about…
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Heyooo! I wanted to share something today that’s been keeping me feeling more positive and feeling more me over the last few weeks.…
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Life
Making a flat a home: how to optimise the diddy space you have for these staying at home days
by MaddieHowdy diddly! How’s your weekend going? Any chance you’ve been just chilling at home? Ha, good one – of course I already know…
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The C Word: How to distance from the s*** on social media & build ur positive lockdown social (media) life
by MaddieAh, social media. The weird and wonderful world of social media. Platforms that we used day in, day out, but that have become…
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Style
How to tackle the all-white fashion trend to be street-style ready from ya living room
by MaddieLong time no fashion chat, eh? I felt things had gotten a lil heavy ‘round these parts, what with the world feeling like…
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Hiya there! This post is coming to you on Friyay, Good (how ironic for this time?) Friday – because instead of my usual…
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The C Word: Why being told to sit on your bum, do nowt + get paid isn’t the utopian dream – and how to deal with it
by MaddieHappy Wednesday! Usually, I’d call this one the hump day, but there isn’t really a hump to get over when you’ve been furloughed…
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We’re done with reading about the Coronavirus. We’re inundated with it. 24 frickin’ 7. But hear me out – I’m hoping this will…
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Well, since I posted last, the world’s done a 360 on us all, hasn’t it? It’s a very uncertain, unsettling and frankly, scary,…
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There’s one great, big mahoosive irony I’ve found about graduate life. It’s this: you’ve just accomplished one of your biggest and most-difficult-to-achieve milestones…
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It’s Saturday afternoon, and I’m sat in a buzzing cafe/bakery hybrid sitch on Whiteladies Road in Clifton: my new neighbourhood since I moved…
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#ad – This wee post is sponsored by Just Work Tutoring, an incredible company started by University of Cambridge grad, Joanna Wilson. I’m…
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Happy Thursday y’all! Do you know one thing that’s v exciting and is happening tomorrow?! No, I do not mean Valentine’s Day –…
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I just spent my weekend in a haven of relaxation on a glorious hotel stay. And no, I wasn’t whiling away the hours…
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Now, I’m all for preaching ‘don’t focus your life on goals, goal-setting is destructive, we all need to focus on the present more…
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There’s January blues. Blue Monday. Failed resolutions by the 2nd Jan. Cold weather and dark days. Nothing to look forward to for the…
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The last couple posts I’ve written (about everything no one tells you after graduation, and about my 2019 failures) have gotten a wee…
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Sorry, what now? No rose-tinted highlights of 2019? No aspirational goals for 2020?! Yep, you’ve read that title right. Let’s expose my 2019…
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I graduated the University of Birmingham in July with a 2:1 in BA English & Creative Writing, and it’s now been just under…
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Hiya! It be a new Madeleine Mae Taking a break from blogging has been all the emotions but the very one I thought…
The Confidence Crisis series: Here’s why your mindset is holding you back from success
The faux-inspirational phrase ‘the only thing holding you back is YOU’ has always made me simultaneously internally cringe and, pretty shamefully, feel inspired.…
The Confidence Crisis Series: When will we learn to just TAKE THE FRICKIN’ COMPLIMENT?!
Humour me: I took this blog post title from one of my favourite Vines circa some point in the noughties (??) – (RIP…
Here’s a big feckin’ dose of positivity before we go into lockdown 2 – ‘cos I’m DONE feeling low
So, here we are again. I was hoping and praying I’d never have to resurrect The C Word series I started at the…
Okay, so am I just having a confidence crisis – or are ALL of us suffering with a collective self-belief drought? I’ve always…
I’m writing this post for those of you who have graduated mid-pandemic. It’s a scary time. I’ve just reached a year since graduation,…
So, this is it. The penultimate episode of The C Word podcast. I started this wee podcast back at the beginning of lockdown…
It’s been a few weeks since I did a C Word blog post. I took some time off, and then the world felt…
Happy Friday! Another Friday, another C Word podcast episode!!! Okay, I’m so frickin’ buzzing about this week’s, because it’s absolutely brimming with positivity,…
Happy Friyay! Also, happy VE Day – a day of commemorating and remembering the incredible people that fought for us in the war.…
Hello! Another week, another #TheCWord post. Just as I wholeheartedly believe it is so important to share our own personal experiences at the…
The C Word: The Power of Reading in Isolation – good to escape to, or not? (Plus really good books you need to get on the hype of, pronto)
Another Wednesday = another blog post in The C Word series! Last week, I explored the impacts of the furloughing system on our…
We’re living in strange times right now. And we all know that. And we’re all fed up of knowing that, so I shall…
Not gon’ lie, the days are filling me with dread at the moment. In just over two weeks, I’m moving down to London…
Slow fashion advocates: Here’s 1 thing you forget about fast fashion consumption
There are plenty of articles surrounding fast fashion’s impact on the environment – and, even our mental health. We know the fashion industry…
I’ve tried to write this three times. I don’t know where to structure each thought, which bit is the most important takeaway from…
Evenin’. Happy Thursday! Last weekend (when I wrote this post) was a cosy one (primarily because I got a little tooo merry at…