Seven Easy Ways to Improve Your LinkedIn Profile

April 28, 2021.Reading time 5 minutes.

Whether you’re on a job search or looking to grow your professional network, improving your LinkedIn profile is a useful place to start. With nearly 600 million users, LinkedIn offers plenty of opportunities to connect with other professionals and find work opportunities. Making small changes to your LinkedIn profile can help it stand out and […]

I got that Revlon hair dryer brush everyone’s obsessed with and here’s how it went

March 21, 2021.Reading time 6 minutes.

I’m the worst when it comes to hair. I go through phases where I’m convinced I’m going to style it consistently, but after a few days of flat-ironing or curling, I return to my lazy ways. It isn’t one of my best habits, and it definitely makes me a sucker when it comes to products […]

How to actually make your mornings more productive

March 8, 2021.Reading time 7 minutes.

Beep, beep, beep. The jarring sound of your alarm rings through the air, interrupting your peaceful sleep. Dread fills your veins as you realize it’s time to wake up and embark on whatever tasks the day has in store. While mornings can be deflating, there are steps you can take to make them more bearable. […]

A definitive ranking of Jane Austen’s novels

March 2, 2021.Reading time 11 minutes.

I’m a massive Jane Austen fan. During quarantine, I purchased a compilation of her works, and it renewed my love for her novels. Today I’m ranking Austen’s books from least favorite to favorite. My order changes constantly, but this tends to be the way things fall. Obviously this is based on my opinion, so if […]

Five things I’ve Learned in Five years of blogging

February 24, 2021.Reading time 8 minutes.

Currently, Lately is five! Well, technically, it’s been five since August, but because I wasn’t posting over the summer, I didn’t take the time to properly acknowledge the milestone, so humor me for a second. It’s hard to believe it’s been five years since I hit publish on my first blog post (which, btw, has […]

I’m way too non-confrontational, and I need to cut it out

October 1, 2019.Reading time 5 minutes.

For as long as I can remember, I’ve prided myself on being non-confrontational. Finding ways around conflict has always come easy to me. From the first sense of hostility, I am up on my toes, ready to navigate around the situation. It is like an alarm goes off in my head, the words ALERT, ALERT, […]

How to Get Your Best Eyebrows + My Current Brow Routine

July 8, 2019.Reading time 9 minutes.

Hello, hello, hello! Before I get into this post, I’d first like to apologize for the lack of blogs recently. This break wasn’t deliberate or anticipated. I won’t spent too much time explaining it, but let’s just say that consistently bad weather makes it almost impossible to shoot photos, especially if you’re working full-time. The […]

Why Positivity Doesn’t Mean Being Happy All the Time

June 14, 2019.Reading time 5 minutes.

A common misconception I often see people have about positivity is that it’s blind optimism. That to be positive, you must disregard negativity, see the best in everything, and pay no attention to issues that come your way. Not only is this assumption incorrect, but I’d also argue that it perpetuates a toxic concept of […]