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I’m alive!

21 Tuesday Oct 2014

Posted by Yoga Panther in Careers, Reflections, Wellbeing

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Brighton, commuting, copywriting, hogarth worldwide, london, lotus flower, move to London, photography, proofreading, skateboarding, skydiving, tattoo, view, work, Yoga

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It’s been almost a year since I wrote my post, Brighton to London: The life of a commuter. I had no idea of the delays, boredom and general f**k-uppery that was to come with commuting for 4 hours. Every. Single. Day.

But that’s all over now, as I’ve finally made the move to London!

Goodbye 6am starts, falling asleep on the last train home and trying to split my life between two cities…oh hai half-hour commute, more time to explore London and LIE INS.

And the reason for all this was starting my first full-time job at Hogarth Worldwide one year ago. How time has flown.

So I just wanted to let you know that I haven’t dropped off the face of the earth. I’m alive.

In many ways…

I’ve survived 12 months in the world of work. During that time I’ve progressed from proofreader to copywriter and along the way I’ve met some awesome people and become more confident.

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I’ve discovered my passion for yoga – it’s now my go-to hobby for stress relief, fun, mindfulness, building strength, flexibility and endurance, and a sense of achievement (so far I’ve managed a headstand, handstand and a walkover).

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I’ve learnt to skateboard – something I always wanted to do as a kid, but never had the opportunity. Rad.

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I got a tattoo! It only took 5 minutes but it was pretty damn painful. So pleased with it though. Totally worth it.

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I’ve grown to love London despite it being a sweaty, busy, MASSIVE place.

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Oh and I jumped out of a plane and lived to tell the tale (and raised £373.75 for children’s charity, Coram)!

10653450_10152351900407321_7502394565063152516_nDon’t get me wrong, I am going to miss Brighton. A lot. Especially my yoga teacher, the beach and the amazing views. I mean, hello…

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What would I do without Instagram?

But moving to London had to be done. I’m much happier now – I have so much more time and I feel more grounded being in one place.

I’m now looking forward to the next chapter of my life living in London, spending more time with my friends and going on adventures in the city…

…to make each day count!

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New year, new resolutions

05 Sunday Jan 2014

Posted by Yoga Panther in Reflections

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2014, Christmas party, ellie goulding, festivals, friends, gigs, hogarth worldwide, london, looking back, Music, New Year's Eve, new year's resolutions, reflections, spinning, work experience, Yoga

So around this time last year I made some New Year’s resolutions. Before I commit to making more, let’s see how I got on in 2013…

1) Complete my NCTJ 

I did indeed complete my journalism diploma, with flying colours in fact as I achieved the Gold Standard (all A-C grades) – I was even one of the few to manage to get a B on the ridiculously difficult reporting exam. Boom.

2) Get a job!

I have a job! Doing well so far…So yes last October I got a call from Hogarth Worldwide saying I had a job as a proofreader. It’s been great fun. I’ve met lots of interesting people, had a few too many glasses of vino at the Christmas party and I’ve even been able to do a bit of copywriting on the side. I’m actually about to take on a 3 month copywriting project for one of their clients!

Hogarth Christmas Party

Hogarth Christmas Party

3) Go running every week

Urm, so about that. I think I could probably count on one hand the amount of times I went running last year. BUT after starting my job I now go spinning most weeks with my work mates (and spinning is way hard core). AND I found my perfect yoga class in Brighton at Revitalise so I go there most weeks…and I’m even looking into finding a yoga class in London for my lunch breaks. I ❤ YOGA.

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4) Train for the 5k Swimathon 

I did train for the 5k Swimathon – so well in fact that I had to overtake everyone in my lane several times. I managed to swim the 200 lengths in about 2 hours. Not bad if I do say so myself.

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5) Cut down on the French Fancies and McCoys

Okay, so I can’t resist the odd French Fancy here and there, but on the plus side I haven’t had a packet of McCoys in ages.

6) SAVE MONEY – unless I complete (2)

Hmm. So I may have a job now, but it always amazes me how quickly that money vanishes on rent, train fare, bills and food. This one will have to roll on to 2014…

7) Blog once a week

I blog…sometimes?

8) Go somewhere exotic with money from (2)

Can you call Belgium exotic? Just look at it (see below). Yes we returned to Pukkelpop Festival once more for three days of great music, camping and very friendly Belgian men. Highlights were: Eminem, The Prodigy, The XX, Bonobo, Major Lazer, Zeds Dead, The Noisettes, Regina Spektor and Duke Dumont.

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Other highlights of 2013:

  • Met The 1975, as well as Fossil Collective and United Ghosts
  • Interviewed Newton Faulkner
  • Jillionaire of Major Lazer grinded on me after their gig…
  • Saw SKRILLEX, the one artist I’ve wanted to see for ages, and he rocked it
  • Saw Deap Vally, my favourite rock & roll girl band
  • Work Experience at Time Out, MoneySupermarket.com, The Spirits Business
  • Attended an eventful Belvedere vodka launch party with my boyfriend
  • Became features editor for This Festival Feeling and reported on Isle of Wight fest (saw Ellie Goulding, The Killers, Bon Jovi…)
  • Freelanced for Identity Inc and wrote content for Holiday-Weather.co.uk
  • Got my first 6-page magazine feature published in Monarch Airlines in-flight magazine, Passport
  • Raved it up at South West Four Festival
  • Got dip-dyed at Field Day Festival
  • Drank lots at Crawley Folk & Beer Festival
  • Rolled around in a ball pit on my 22nd birthday night out
  • Saw Ellie Goulding for the third time…”Goodness gracious I can’t seem to stop”
  • Countless BBQs, trips to Brighton beach and nights out on the town with my Sussex ladies

So all in all, an EPIC year and one that will be very hard to beat. Although I’ve already made three plans for 2014 with my boyfriend which should be awesome:

  • Harry Potter Studio Tour, London (next week!)
  • Paris for Valentine’s weekend
  • DOWNLOAD FESTIVAL – oh my god Linkin Park!!!

Anyway back to those New Year’s resolutions. Basically, as I have a very hectic lifestyle now what with commuting to London for work, I just want to make sure I do more of the things that make me happy. I want to:

  • Lose myself in music
  • Do stupid things with my friends
  • Practice yoga (and eventually do a headstand)
  • Paint
  • Play the keyboard
  • Make full use of my Kindle
  • Have date nights with my boyfriend
  • Save up! (I know money doesn’t equal happiness, but it helps!)

Side note: I’ve decided to go dry for January for various reasons, however my boyfriend is currently brewing wine in our bathroom, so we’ll see how that pans out.

Bring on 2014!

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Brighton to London: The life of a commuter

26 Saturday Oct 2013

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Art, Brighton, commute, covent garden, Food, hogarth worldwide, london, southbank

LondonI’ve just finished week two of my job as a proofreader at Hogarth World Wide, and I am shattered! Here’s why:

5:30am – Alarm goes off

7:14am – Get the train from Brighton to London Victoria

9:00am – Start work

6:00pm – Finish work

Sometime around 7:45pm – Get home, eat and watch TV

10:00pm – Sleep

And repeat!

Exhausting right? I don’t even have time to eat in the morning so I have to take my cereal or porridge on the train! On the plus side I’ve got a lot of reading done – it’s quite nice to just have 2 hours each day where I have nothing to do except chill out.

Breakfast at 80mph

Breakfast at 80mph

But then there’s the sweaty rush through the underground with all the other working folk and the frequent feeling of being a sardine. However working in London has its perks – my office is conveniently located on Shaftesbury Avenue so my lunch breaks are often spent wandering Seven Dials and Covent Garden…

The most extravagant Jack Wills

The most extravagant Jack Wills

This place smelt so good!

I just wanted to smell ALL the tea

One day I even went to Christie’s art gallery with some colleagues…

'Ghost'

‘Ghost’

Work itself is going well and I’m gradually getting used to all the programs and procedures. Everyone’s been really friendly and we all went for drinks last week. I had my new starter induction this week where people from all the different departments told us what they do and about all the work they’ve done for various blue-chip clients. It still amazes me that Hogarth grew from 14 employees to about 1000 in just 5 years. Afterwards I was just like: ‘Wow, I work here…this is such an awesome company!’

Mulled wine and Big Ben!

Mulled wine and Big Ben!

And now that I have a full time job, I really appreciate the weekends. Last night I went for drinks with Laura who also works in London and we had a lovely evening wandering around the Southbank. After a couple of cocktails at Opal Bar we browsed the ‘Real Food Market’ and nibbled on free samples of cured meats, mulled wine, Moroccan chicken and then we shared a giant burger. Hopefully the first of many adventures in London…

I feel so grown up!

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