A year ago I was nestled into the corner of a local coffee shop, hot chocolate in hand, earbuds in, laptop open and numerous notebooks by my side. I was preparing to launch my blog, “Otherwise Kate”. I was studying blogging courses, listening to podcasts, and reading books while setting up a website. My reason: to offer solace to people who were living through the same experiences as me and feeling alone in it.

If you’re a parent or carer, you’ve probably had moments where you dream of running away - just for a weekend. Not to escape your family, but to return to yourself. That’s what this trip to Montenegro became for me.

With this article my wish is that I can give hope and reassurance to people who are in a similar position to me. I can’t give you a roadmap to build your own business and make your fortune but I’ll share the honest reality of my life after teaching...

Have you ever watched a film that’s made you stop and really think about your own life? 

If there’s one medicine I’ll gladly take every day, it’s walking. No prescriptions, no side effects - just fresh air, movement, and a...

Can you believe that it's been five years since most of the world went into lockdown to suppress the COVID-10 pandemic? The “Covid babies”..

My life is not gentle enough. I realised this while I was listening to , 'I Haven’t Been Entirely Honest With You' by Miranda Hart.

“Doesn’t mean I’m lonely when I’m alone”, the lyrics to Kelly Clarkson’s song,are playing on repeat in my head as I write this..

I’m probably known by most people to be a fairly quiet person, never the outgoing life and soul of the party. But recently I found myself...

As we usher in another new year, my thoughts turn to the coming year and how I can continue to build a life I love.

“You should write a blog” was something my husband, James, said to me many times before I ever seriously considered it.

“I wish I’d had the courage to live a life true to myself, not the life others expected of me.”

If I could banish one thing from my life forever, it would be anxiety. Only those closest to me are aware of the extent to which anxiety

While some folk look forward to embracing a winter of cosy nights, it fills me with dread as I think back to previous years. Months of...

I’ll share my own complicated relationship with social media - how it’s connected me to amazing communities, yet also frustrated me with its

Did you know that I have some pretty high profile friends? You’ve probably heard of some of them

Why the city of London has captured my heart.

feeling flummoxed by the simple question “What do you do?” has been a new experience for me. It used to be so simple: I’d say “I’m a teacher

Why I've bid farewell to my teaching career