Discovering Becks

Last weekend it was my birthday. There was no wild party, no meals out at restaurants, just a weekend at home with my mum and the two cats. I spent most of it mooching around the house in my pyjamas, only leaving the house to buy ingredients for dinner. We made pizzas from scratch, drunk wine and prosecco, ate all the cake and...

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Last week I found out that I'd won a place in the ballot for the Ride London-Surrey 46 mile cycle event at the end of July. Approximately half an hour after turning down the internship I was supposed to be doing over the summer. This morning I bit the bullet and paid my entry fee. Within 10 minutes I had a mild panic...

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You know when you never truly realise how much something has been affecting you until it all comes tumbling out. You know that your sleep has been a bit off, you find yourself reaching for the chocolate a bit more than usual or getting more anxious than normal when your day doesn't quite go the way you planned it to. But nah, everything's...

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Hi. My name is Becks and I guess 2016 is turning into a bit of an 'Eat. Pray. Love.' year for me. I'm coming to the end of my PhD and beginning to make the big transition into the real world of work. I'm finding out that it's quite fun being single and I'm learning a hell of a lot about myself in...

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