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Confessions of a Twenty-Something Indian Girl #1

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With everything that is going on in the world right now I felt inclined to submit this post that has been sat in my drafts for about 4 years.  Unless you have been living under a rock, then you will have seen that the Black Lives Matter movement is bigger than ever right now and with that, I am seeing so many wonderful people all over my platforms sharing their own stories, all in the spirit of raising awareness and tackling racism.  Before I go any further, in fear of any of you clicking out of this without getting to the bottom. I wanted to show you this dope ass document that Nandini Mitra (@_nmtr on Twitter) compiled which has all the ways you can help support the Black Lives Matter movement from the UK. Please please read it. Link below! Practical ways to support BLM from the UK So I’m gonna do something a little out of the ordinary today, I know I normally hit you with the fashion or beauty posts but I want to delve into lifestyle a bit. The lifestyle of the rich and the...

Can't Decide if University is For You? Read This!

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Okay, most clickbait title or what? But in all seriousness, one of the hardest choices a millennial has to make these days is deciding whether or not to go to university. There are positive sides to both arguments, which is the main reason this decision was so hard for me to make. I sometimes still question whether I did the right thing, although it is never too late to go if I felt I wanted to. My mom desperately wanted me to go, “What are you going to do with your life Dionne?” She would ask. I could never give her a straightforward answer because the truth was, I didn’t know then and I still don’t now. When trying to make the decision, I had to weigh up the pro’s and con’s of both. Ultimately, this is why I made the choice I did. What I am trying to achieve with this post is to help those who are torn to read what the prospects of each are and to help them come to a conclusion.  Positives of Going to Uni: Greater job prospects. You can come out of uni know...