A pink and white cover photo with the title 'How ‘hygge’ is helping my wellbeing' and the subtitle '...and how I'm trying to make the most of the darker days!' with illustrations of a candle, book, hedgehog, bunny, cat, and a turned off telephone.
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Seren Kiremitcioglu

9 October 2020 • 4 minutes

How ‘hygge’ is helping my wellbeing

For a few years now, I’ve been an indoors person. Now, I love hiking, exploring, and finding new places, don’t […]
A header image with the text 'Literary adventures across the UK: Places to visit when shielding is over!' There are cartoon pictures of a car, a map, a book, a quill, and Jane Austen, on a pink and white background
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Seren Kiremitcioglu

23 June 2020 • 7 minutes

Literary sites in the UK: places to visit when shielding is over

A few weeks before lockdown happened, my boyfriend and I had planned to visit the Jane Austen House Museum in […]
A photo of Black Lives Matter protesters in Plymouth, UK, holding various signs and placards which say BLACK LIVES MATTER.
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Seren Kiremitcioglu

9 June 2020 • 12 minutes

How to learn about and help the #BlackLivesMatter movement

Disclaimer: I am half English, half Turkish and white. I have no concept of what it’s like to be a […]
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Seren Kiremitcioglu

17 April 2020 • 1 minute

🤝 Vital Places to Support During COVID-19 🤝

If you’re in a position to help others during the ongoing coronavirus crisis, here are just some worthwhile charities and organisations.

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Seren Kiremitcioglu

14 April 2020 • 7 minutes

🎨 Coronavirus Lockdown: Keeping busy, feeling crafty 🎨

I’ve been finding my own happiness during the coronavirus lockdown by keeping busy – but don’t feel bad if you haven’t been productive!
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Seren Kiremitcioglu

25 January 2020 • 4 minutes

🌊 What’s it like to move city? 🌊

In the summer of 2019, I made the move across the English South coast from Plymouth to Portsmouth. The thought […]
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Seren Kiremitcioglu

17 July 2019 • 4 minutes

👚 Lucy & Yak: My Favourites 👚

I have to admit, I was a little late to the Lucy & Yak party. I heard about them earlier […]
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Seren Kiremitcioglu

11 June 2019 • 6 minutes

A Weekend In Brighton: Things to Do

For a very long time now, I’ve wanted to go to Brighton. The allure of a quintessential seaside town infamous […]
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Seren Kiremitcioglu

1 April 2019 • 3 minutes

🍄 Jolly Jacks: An A* Dining Experience 🍄

Living in Plymouth, you’re never at a shortage of restaurants. Whether it’s in the city centre, on the Barbican, on […]
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Seren Kiremitcioglu

3 December 2018 • 5 minutes

🎄 Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is This Christmas 🎄

Christmas is just around the corner – in fact, it’s so close that I can hear the bathroom scales breaking […]

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