What Sophie Said

I was really late to the Instagram game – we’re talking 2015 – so am still a newbie and finding my way around. But I think I’m getting my head around it. And as so many people had warned me would happen, I’ve fallen in love. I love Instagram. One thing that sticks out was an ex-colleague, Sarah, who told me she loves it because ‘it’s really hard to be negative via an image’. Now of course there are exceptions to this, and I’m not going to go into the whole discussion of real vs fake here, but I agree. It’s hard to moan or slate anyone or anything with a picture. When I log onto Twitter there are rants and moans and sadness, and I’m of course guilty of these things too. But on Instagram, I’m greeted by beautiful images. Instagram has made everyone a photographer. With simple edits and filters, the most ordinary of photos take on a gleam of professionalism, and scrolling down my Instagram feed is lovely. I follow friends, I follow bloggers, an...

Well, Monday, here we are again. The start of a working week, the first early morning after the weekend... Mondays have a bad reputation. But recently I've warmed to them. Because yes, we have to get up early and go to work, but it also feels like a weekly opportunity to have a bit of a 'fresh start'. We're all guilty of putting good intentions on the back burner, or saying we'll start tomorrow, next week, next month, next year... I'm trying to view Mondays as a brand new little opportunity every week. Every week I want to think of one new thing to implement, whether it's to do more exercise, ring one friend for a catchup, or spend longer reading a book. By introducing little habits in isolation, but often, I'm hoping I will be able to stick to a wider range than failing with those ridiculously long lists of things we 'SHOULD' do on January 1st. So there we have it: every Monday is now an opportunity. Every Monday is another little ...