Paige Roden
Bio
Twenty-five year old postgraduate trying to navigate some strong feelings about certain topics. Huge mental health advocate and lover of horror films
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Saving Money
In these unprecedented times you may be having some financial worries, or maybe now you’re looking to start saving some money seeing as we can’t go to many places at the moment, ready for when we are finally allowed out. I have scoured the internet as well as pooling from my own experiences to put together some tips and advice on how to save money below. I've tried to do it a little bit differently though.
By Paige Roden4 years ago in Lifehack
The Toxicity of Fitness Influencers
It's safe to say that over the last few years there has been a rise in the amount of influencers and content creators: YouTube, Instagram and other platforms are now being utilised in order to share content involving tips and advice. The array of areas has also expanded, from beauty communities forming to big gymwear brands working with influencers, more and more people are using social media to give advice.
By Paige Roden4 years ago in Longevity
67 Activities/Mindful Things to do During Covid-19
It is a very scary and uncertain time for many. With self-isolation and social distancing, many people will struggle with the lack of interaction as well as the potential cabin fever associated with having to stay indoors for a prolongued period of time.
By Paige Roden4 years ago in Longevity
50 Small Things You Can Do to Save the Turtles (and the Planet)
The media has been recently flooded with campaigns and adverts all aimed towards reducing our waste and plastic consumption, and rightly so. With plastic production at its peak, millions of tonnes of single-use plastic items are being created and dumped. This is causing species numbers to decline, with turtles choking on plastic bags, dolphins dying from plastic rings, and many animals consuming the harmful products that end up in the ocean.
By Paige Roden5 years ago in Futurism
Off Day vs. Mental Health
Everybody has off days—that's a fact. We can wake up in a bad mood, we can be feeling off all day, we cannot have the energy to do daily tasks, and we cannot be up to socialising with people. I'd even go as far as to say this is relatively normal—to have an off day—for it'd be impossible to stay 100 percent positive all the time.
By Paige Roden5 years ago in Psyche
Awkward Moments When You've Lost a Parent
I lost my Dad in 2011, and whilst it was and still is one of the hardest things to deal with, as the years go by you learn how to cope with your loss. You find it becomes easier to talk about them, about what happened, about the memories you have with them. With that being said, there are some moments that are just outright awkward (in an amusing way of course, once you begin to cope better...)
By Paige Roden6 years ago in Families
Struggles All Bartenders Will Understand. Top Story - November 2018.
There are two well-known facts: British people like to drink, and British people have a tendency to be overly polite. ("Oh yes, sorry, can I just—sorry, do you mind if I just squeeze past? Sorry, yes thank you, cheers for that.") These two things, however, don't seem to combine. As soon as they walk into a pub, bar, or club all the politeness seems to be left at the door. So here are some things that really piss hospitality staff off, and why...
By Paige Roden6 years ago in Proof