Beep, beep, beep, snooze. I lived my life by the 'ten more minutes' promise. 'Just ten more minutes and I'll get out of bed'. 'Just ten more minutes and I'll exercise.' 'Just ten more minutes and I'll start working on that blog post.' I was a morning person because I woke up super early but I lacked the motivation to get things done. I was the...
Source: Ryan Moreno // Unsplash So, how about that GDPR? That, my friends, is how long it has been since I have been on this blog post. There was a flurry of privacy statements, disclosures, additional pages being created and then...life went on. As it does. I bet you're sitting there wondering what could be so great that it has brought me back to...
Source: Loe Moshkovska / Pexels Are you ready for a study session? I've talked about why I've started this blog, how I've come to be on this journey and why I love the law. Now, I've decided to start a study session - and you're invited! Every (second) Monday, I'll be writing a blog post dedicated to a particular area of law. This idea was...
Source: Thomas Kelly / Unsplash Where do you sit on your list of priorities? Somewhere near the bottom, between 'cleaning my room' and 'drafting that college essay'. Am I right? Self-care was one of those things I'd 'get around to someday'. It doesn't take a genius to figure out that 'someday' never came. It took hitting rock bottom for me to realise I actually mattered and taking...
Source: Pietra Schwarzler Unsplash Everyone - in every stage of life - gets critiqued. That mum should be breastfeeding because 'breast is best'. The 'top dog' of a company still has to answer to a board of directors and corporate. A self-employed person 'works too much' but 'should be working' if they take a break during the week. Hell, my assignments have received a...
Source: rawpixel / Unsplash Are you a last-minute crammer or a studious student? This year, I entered my fifth year of study. (Ew). I started with a Bachelor of Arts then swapped to a Bachelor of Communications and graduated with a Bachelor's degree in Public Relations. Now, I'm studying to be a registered legal executive (paralegal) in New Zealand. Needless to say, I have a tonne...
Source: Eddie Garcia / Unsplash Pinch and a punch for the first of the month! Am I too old to say that? How are we in May? This year is flying by with lightning speed. I'm not quite sure where the last four months have gone! Last month, I set some goals for myself. I really liked the idea of having them written down...
Source: Pexels Want to know what I've been reading? Recently Read is a bi-weekly feature of The Paralegal Club and it aims to showcase some of my favourite blog posts from the week. Due to it being bi-weekly, the posts themselves may be two weeks old, but I've only stumbled upon them whilst researching for this blog post. It's a mish-mash of everything! Food, fashion,...
Source: Veronica Ivanov / Unsplash This week, we celebrated Anzac Day. April 25th. It's a day to honour all New Zealanders killed in action and the servicemen and women who managed to make it home. The day itself marks the anniversary of the landing of New Zealand and Australian soldiers on the Gallipoli Peninsula in 1915. The Gallipoli Campaign led to thousands of people...
Source: Brooke Clark / Unsplash Raise your hand if you don't have time for breakfast. I know people who eat on the train, heat up oatmeal in the work kitchen or count coffee as "breakfast". These "people" used to be me. I didn't have time for breakfast. I was "too busy" to take time out to nourish my body with proper food. My day would...
