4 Ways to Improve Communication in Your Relationships

4 Ways to Improve Communication in Your Relationships

We all struggle from time to time with communication in relationships, romantic or not. Communication is a key element to any relationship you have! Without it, what do you have? It’s so easy to say that communication is key in any relationship but not a lot of people are good at it. Sometimes I don’t think many people realise they are bad at it. Which is why I’m here with some tips on how you can improve that communication within your relationships.

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5 Ways to Perfect Your Blogging Schedule

5 Ways to Perfect Your Blogging Schedule

I didn’t know the importance to having a blogging schedule until recently. Just think about it, if you are consistent with something you’ll get results no matter what it is. So why should blogging be any different? Today I hope to share some tips on how you can perfect your own blogging schedule and how that will help you see the results you want from your blog.

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How to Drive More Traffic To Your Blog Using Pinterest

How to Drive More Traffic To Your Blog Using Pinterest

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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4 Things You Can Do to Brighten Someone’s Day

4 Things You Can Do to Brighten Someone’s Day

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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How the People You Surround Yourself With Can Affect Your Life

How the People You Surround Yourself With Can Affect Your Life

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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My Blogging Journey

My Blogging Journey

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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My Work From Home Routine

My Work From Home Routine

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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6 Places to Get Free Stock Images For Your Blog

6  Places to Get Free Stock Images For Your Blog

Recently I have discovered that you can use free stock images on your blogs. I was naive to think all of the beautiful professional photos I was seeing on various blogs were all taken by the blog owner. Although this might still be true in some cases, I know that a lot of bloggers use free stock images, because why wouldn’t you? Who wouldn’t want professional looking photos without the hard work?

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