Life – ZEST OF ALICE

10 Things I Miss About Being a Teen

August 16, 2017

Nostalgia Definition “It always involves a wistful memory of times that now seem better or simpler.” There was a moment last week when I woke up, at 6am, dragging myself out of bed and putting gym clothes on, mentally preparing myself for the gruelling workout I would be doing in half an hour, that I thought about how much simpler life was when I was a teenager. I went to an all girls secondary school, which at the time, felt like a living hell but as I reflect on what my life ...

Fashion, Life

InstaFamous or InstaFaker?

August 9, 2017

Here’s a question for you, could you spot an InstaFaker? Working within the digital industry myself, as a digital marketing executive and a part time blogger, I really do get a deeper understanding into how both sides of the equation work. To put it simply, Brands + Social Influencers = Brand Awareness + potential increase in revenue + increased social following = reputable brand. Before I became a blogger, I never really realized just how much work and thought goes into the creation ...

Fashion, Life

An Honest Opinion of ‘The Blogging World’

August 1, 2017

I’ve been blogging for a year and a half now, jeez where has the time gone? I started blogging through my career really, I had no idea about the blogging community before I started working in digital marketing and it opened my eyes to a whole new exciting, and what seemed to be then ‘glam’ life. It took me a while to commit to blogging and actually put myself out there, I’m not sure what held me back for such a long time. It might have had something to do with time, ...

Life

5 Tips For A Better Nights Sleep

May 16, 2017

Sleep, sleep, sleep. I just love it. When I was a child, I used to hate sleep. Sleep was boring and you never really want to miss out on anything as a child, do you, especially the second episode of corrie on a Monday night. I used to beg my Mam to let me stay up later and later every night. When it was half term, I hit jackpot when I was allowed to stay up an extra hour later then on a school night. Little did I know back then how precious sleep was. Until you can’t sleep one night, you ...