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How I've Learned To Travel On A Budget
Some people are surprised that I travel more now than I did while I had a job so I thought I’d share exactly how I do it.
otherwisekate
May 74 min read
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Three Years On: My Life After Teaching
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...
otherwisekate
May 510 min read
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The Movies That Inspired Me To Change My Life and Chase My Dreams
Have you ever watched a film that’s made you stop and really think about your own life?
otherwisekate
Apr 259 min read
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Investing in Life: Lessons from ‘Die With Zero’ by Bill Perkins
I’m not here to give you financial investment advice or tips on stocks and shares. However, if you’re interested in learning about investing in the life you want to live (which inevitably involves managing whatever finances you have) then you’ve come to the right place.
otherwisekate
Apr 188 min read
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How The COVID-19 Lockdown Changed My Life For The Better
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”..
otherwisekate
Mar 2011 min read
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Living More Gently: Lessons from Miranda Hart’s 'I Haven’t Been Entirely Honest With You'
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.
otherwisekate
Feb 236 min read
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Creating a Vision Board: My Tool for Designing a Life I Love
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.
otherwisekate
Jan 37 min read
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Blogging My Way Through Midlife: Why I Blog
“You should write a blog” was something my husband, James, said to me many times before I ever seriously considered it.
otherwisekate
Nov 15, 20246 min read
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Trying Life On: The Freedom to Create a Life I Love
“I wish I’d had the courage to live a life true to myself, not the life others expected of me.”
otherwisekate
Nov 8, 20247 min read
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Living with Anxiety: My Story and Strategies
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
otherwisekate
Nov 1, 20247 min read
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Seasonal Affective Disorder: My Plan To Beat Winter 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...
otherwisekate
Oct 25, 20247 min read
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Autistic Burnout Recovery: Our Journey So Far
It’s now two and a half years since our boy began his descent into autistic burnout. The burnout that upended our family’s life became a...
otherwisekate
Oct 18, 20248 min read
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From Playdates to Prospectuses: A Parent's Countdown to University
Apparently, by the time our children are 18 we will have spent 90% of the time we will have together...
otherwisekate
Oct 11, 20248 min read
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Keeping Up With the Joneses: Swapping FOMO for JOMO
I admit it. I’ve been guilty of this in the past. I don’t think I purposefully set out to do and have all the same things as my friends....
otherwisekate
Oct 4, 20246 min read
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Social Media: Striking A Balance
I’ll share my own complicated relationship with social media - how it’s connected me to amazing communities, yet also frustrated me with its
otherwisekate
Sep 26, 20246 min read
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Podcast Therapy: How I've Used Podcasts To Support My Personal Development
Did you know that I have some pretty high profile friends? You’ve probably heard of some of them
otherwisekate
Sep 6, 20247 min read
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Autistic Burnout Recovery: Returning to Family Holidays
Two years ago I felt very little hope in terms of what our family life was going to look like.
otherwisekate
Aug 23, 20249 min read
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The Power of a Positive Money Mindset
I replaced the mantra of "I can't afford it" with "How can I afford it?" This transformation ignited a journey towards a life I love.
otherwisekate
Aug 9, 20248 min read
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Autistic Burnout: How Burnout For My Child Changed My Life
I think it's important to acknowledge how life changing it can be for a parent as well as the child at the centre of it.
otherwisekate
Jul 27, 202410 min read
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"What do you do?" Discovering Identity Beyond a Title
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
otherwisekate
Jul 19, 20245 min read
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