lifestyle – Page 29

How To Lovingly Let Go of Relationships

August 1, 2020November 1, 2023by Olivia78 Comments

We have all been there, we’ve gotten to a point where friendships or relationships are just not working for us anymore, we don’t know what to do. We know we must walk away from them but we don’t know how. Hopefully I can provide some useful tips for you all in this post. I’m no expert but I’ll do my best to give you as much knowledge as I can around this tough subject.

Please remember that I don’t know your situation, so this advice may be relevant and it may not. Thats just how things are sometimes, but I’ll do my best to be as broad as I can!

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Life

5 Things That Bring Me Joy

July 30, 2020November 1, 2023by Olivia58 Comments

I try to wakeup everyday with a grateful heart. We are given a fresh start everyday, how lucky we are. It’s important that I find small or big things in my day that bring me joy. When I was at my lowest mentally, each day I’d tell myself what I was thankful for and why. It helped bring so much perspective to so many bad days.

So I thought I’d share some of these with you, and I want you to share some of yours with me too!

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Blogging Tips, lifestyle

How to Drive More Traffic To Your Blog Using Pinterest

July 29, 2020November 1, 2023by Olivia70 Comments

I would still consider myself a newbie at blogging and a newbie at using Pinterest. Back in 2015 when I first launched this blog I had no idea what I was doing (I still don’t). Everyday I learn a new thing, whether thats from my own research or learning from other bloggers. One thing I have learned to utilise is Pintrest. I didn’t even give it a second thought on how it could help grow my blog. But it makes sense now I understand.

In this blog post I aim to share my little bit of knowledge on how to use Pintrest to help your blog grow. So let’s get started!

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Life

4 Things You Can Do to Brighten Someone’s Day

July 28, 2020November 1, 2023by Olivia56 Comments

I’m happy to admit that my love language is gifting or random acts of kindness, I love to brighten peoples days.. I love the feeling of making your friends or loved ones feel thought of and cared about through small gestures. It doesn’t take much to turn somebodies day around and make a positive impact.

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lifestyle, Relationships

How the People You Surround Yourself With Can Affect Your Life

July 27, 2020November 1, 2023by Olivia45 Comments

There are a couple of ways the title of this post could be interpreted. One being how the people in your life can have a positive effect on you, and the second being how the people in your life can have a negative effect on you. Either way, those people you surround yourself with will have an impact on who you are as a person.

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Mental Health, self-care

How to Be Happier: 10 Habits to Add to Your Routine

July 25, 2020November 1, 2023by Olivia42 Comments

We could all do with being happier from time to time. It is easier said than done though and I get that. So I thought I’d share some ideas with you of how we can all learn how to be that little bit happier each day.

Here they are:

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Blogging Tips, lifestyle

My Blogging Journey

July 24, 2020November 1, 2023by Olivia55 Comments

Reading lifeofwhines blogging journey posts, it inspired me to start writing about my own blogging journey. August 10th 2015 was the date this blog was born, originally diademofbeauty and now olivialucieblake.

I can’t exactly remember the reason behind wanting to start a blog, it kind of just happened. Back then I wanted to share tips and tricks on beauty and makeup. I always struggled reading blogs and seeing nothing but perfect hair, nails and skin and wanted to show the world that the perfection they were seeing didn’t exist.

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beautyblogger, lifestyle

My Work From Home Routine

July 23, 2020November 1, 2023by Olivia24 Comments

Since Coronavirus hit the UK, my work place made the decision that all of their staff were to work at home for the foreseeable future. There still aren’t any plans in place yet for us to go back either, which I’m quite glad about.

So because I’m at home all day everyday working, I thought I would do a Work from home routine post. I’ve gotten into quite a good routine now that I tend to stick to everyday, so why not share what my routine looks like!

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Mental Health

4 Coping Techniques For When You Feel Anxious

July 21, 2020November 1, 2023by Olivia30 Comments

One thing in life is certain, we will all feel anxious or stress at some point in our lives. According to www.mentalhealth.org, 74% of UK adults have felt so stressed at some point over the last year they felt overwhelmed or unable to cope. That 74% represents a lot of people. It’s always humbling to know that you aren’t the only one that goes through these feelings.

You may have clicked on this post because you are anxious, you suffer from anxiety or you want to learn how to worry less. Please know there is no quick fix for this.Some of these things might work for me and not for you and thats okay because we are all different. It’s about finding what’s right for you.

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Interior Design

Bedroom Transformation – Part 2

July 13, 2020July 30, 2020by Olivia4 Comments

Welcome to part 2 of my bedroom transformation! Thanks so much for the love on Part 1. It’s something different than I’m used to posting about but I’m so glad all of my readers are enjoying it. Part 2 focuses on the desk area which is my favourite transformation! All the links for the items shown will be listed at the end of the blog.

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