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A few weeks ago I got up at 2am for an impromptu t

A few weeks ago I got up at 2am for an impromptu trip to Barcelona that lasted approximately 11 hours including flight time. Some would say madness, but hey ho.

I arrived tired and in need of STRONG coffee, but managed to fit in:

🇪🇸 Seeing pretty much everything Gaudí related (not hard in Barcelona)

🇪🇸 Strolling through stunning little blink-and-you'll-miss it streets

🇪🇸 Visiting landmarks like Casa Batlló, La Sagrada Familia, Casa Milà, Park Güell, and more

🇪🇸 Walking over 30 thousand steps in one day

🇪🇸 A lovely meal of traditional Spanish cuisine (just kidding, ran out of time and grabbed chips from McDonald's 🤦‍♀️)

10/10 would recommend booking a day trip somewhere via short haul flight.

During a time when I'm not able to travel as much as I would like, this definitely satisfied my craving for a while.

Exactly the Tuesday adventure I needed ✌ Now back to work...

#travelwriters #barcelonatravel #daytrips #travelwriting

It's me. Hi. I was absent, it's me 👋 Little

It's me. Hi. I was absent, it's me 👋

Little recap...

It's been such a long time since Desk Life Project was active, and I'm super proud of everything from that time:

I met so many amazing freelancers and business owners

interviewed people much smarter than me

wrote sponsored content for brands

got featured in magazines

released an ebook...

I couldn't have asked for more from my little blog!

DLP might not disappear forever, but for now I'm reclaiming this derelict little account for my freelance business since it has grown a lot in the last few months, and I have some very cool things coming up.

You can probably expect:

~ Freelancer day-in-the-life stuff

~ Copywriter tips

~ Writing memes (oh how I love those!)

~ Wellness and travel bits and bobs

~ A dash of self-development content (because the internet just doesn't have enough of that already, ya know?)

Anyway, stoked to be here again, and hope to catch up with lovely internet friends ❤

In the words of Regina's mom, what's the 411? What's the hot gossip? What are the cool jams?!

#copywriters #copywritingtips #ghostwriter #ghostwriting #wellnesswriter #travelwriting

Today's mood. Also the mood of the last 4 months.

Today's mood. Also the mood of the last 4 months. Spending most of the week in the house means at the weekend it's time to get out in the fresh air as much as possible. Who's in? 🙌⠀
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#workfromhome #wfhmemes #freelancefeeling #workingfromhome #freelancelife #selfemployed #freelanceproblems #remoteworking #freelancer #selfemployedlife #discoverunder5k #isolationinspo #wfhproblems #freelancerproblems #discoverunder10k #remoteworklife #workmme #workmemes #isolationmemes #lockdownmemes #lockdownmemes2020 #stayhomeclub #stayhomebesafe #movementformovement #bodytalks #freshairtherapy #freshairclub

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Struggling with working from home? I feel you! 🙌
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Every day feels like groundhog day at the moment; your productivity is at an all-time low, your back aches from a temporary desk setup, and every single thing distracts you 🤦‍♀️
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3 years ago I began working from home, and I’ve tackled the MANY mindset and productivity challenges that come with it. So… I packaged up every lesson I learned about how to do your job from your living room!
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The new Kindle book ‘Working in Pyjamas: How to thrive while working from home’ is OUT NOW! With 50% of profits from all book sales made before 1st June 2020 going to the @TrussellTrust to support their food banks across the nation during the pandemic 📚
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Whether you are a remote full-time employee, a freelancer, or you operate a part-time side-hustle from home, this book offers some easily digestible tips for making the most of your homeworking life. Inside, you’ll find advice on:
🔸️ Setting up your ideal workspace to inspire you and limit distractions
🔸️ Creating the morning routine that sets you up for success
🔸️ Being organised and strategic about your day
🔸️ Learning to be disciplined
🔸️ Productivity hacks for maximum efficiency
🔸️ Setting boundaries with others, and protecting your mindset
🔸️ Dealing with loneliness when working solo
🔸️ The importance of movement, sleep, stress management, and more
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Plus plenty of nuggets of wisdom from fellow self-employed folks, business owners, bloggers, a productivity coach, a podcaster, a finance coach and a virtual pilates teacher, to name a few; there’s something for everyone who works in their pyjamas! 🧦
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So… are you ready to upgrade your work-from-home life? Buy now and let’s get started 👇🏼

What a great morning! I had a lovely chat today on

What a great morning! I had a lovely chat today on IG Live with Jess at @jessratcliffe, where we discussed all things working from home and personal development 👩‍💻
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We decided to keep it light and chatty, the kind of office banter you all might be missing right now 🙌🏻 If you're wishing you could just pop to the break room to catch up with your colleagues, this might brighten your day and give you some thoughts to simmer on 👋🏻
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Head over to @jessratcliffe's Stories to see the live from this morning. Plus we ended with a pretty funny one and I'd LOVE to hear your answers: Would you rather be stuck at home with all the loo roll you could ever want, or stuck at home with all your friends and NO loo roll?! 🙈🧻🧻🧻 .
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P.S. Do you know how hard it is to get a screenshot of two people without them looking drunk?! 😂

Annnnd we're back after a bit of a hiatus (and by

Annnnd we're back after a bit of a hiatus (and by a bit, I mean HELLO 2020! 👋🏻) Sometimes life gets in the way, but in this case life, work, family, friends, eeeverything took over for a while, and when you're running a side project like this it unfortunately becomes the last priority far too often 🤦‍♀️
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I'm going to try to do better because Desk Life Project means a lot to me, plus I have some amazing Startup Stories waiting in the wings to be published and I'm excited to share them 🎉
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Right now I'm working remotely in Bali - here's a snap of my workstation a couple of days ago in the Gili Islands. A month-long trip to Bali is something I've had on my bucket list for a while, and it's safe to say I have completely fallen in love with this country since I arrived 2 weeks ago. I will say that keeping up a full time job while trying to see all of the amazing things Bali has to offer has been challenging, but I'm coping with the help of a lot of beachside mocktails and morning swims. It's a hard life...🏝
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I'm currently working on the DLP content calendar for the next few months and I know there's a lot of great stuff coming up that will be so useful to anyone who is thinking of taking the leap into freelancing, curious about how to focus and make your self-employed life more efficient, and considering a career change (hint hint, one of our upcoming interviewees has some solid gold stories about this!) Keep your eyes peeled for all this and more, very soon...

I'm currently working from my parents house in Sco

I'm currently working from my parents house in Scotland, looking after my sick dog (sick as in ill, not sick as in awesome, although she is also that!) and I'm really missing my @andco.life membership. Working from my parents dining table isn't quite as nice as choosing the vibe I feel like on any given day, booking ahead online, and enjoying the free tea and coffee in the AndCo Plus venues 🙌 ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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I'm currently on their 3 months free trial, and they've extended that to you Desk Lifers - I don't get anything for recommending this to you, I just genuinely think it's a smashing idea! Once you've finished the 3 months free you can cancel anytime, but it's only £20 a month after that (and I'm just saying... you could make that back in free green tea in the Plus venues 💰 totally worth it!) ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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If you want to try it just head to the @andco.life website and enter the code DESKLIFE3 when you sign up. It will tell you when you input the code that you get 7 days free, but they've assured me it's just a system error and you will in fact get the 3 months free - hurrah! ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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If you do sign up let me know! If enough of us do I'm thinking of organising a Desk Life Project work day - freelance chats, work buddies, and of course, free tea (where else would you be?!) ☕

Ending the week with a little *toot toot* of Desk

Ending the week with a little *toot toot* of Desk Life's own horn! Very proud to say that we've been featured in @blogosphere_magazine this month, which is a huge honour considering how many other amazing bloggers have appeared in their pages over the years. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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A huge thanks to @creativelycat_ for choosing DLP as one of her picks on the business page 🙌 Going into the weekend with a huge smile on my face!

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