Category: Lifestyle hacks

Anything to do with personal development, wellness and improvement.

Italki vs. Preply Review: Which Language Platform is Worth Your Money in 2026?

June 26, 2026

If you had £50 to spend on learning a language, which service would you pick? This review cuts through the noise to focus on the systems, costs and service of Preply and Italki to finally figure out: which language learning app is worth it? … More Italki vs. Preply Review: Which Language Platform is Worth Your Money in 2026?

How to Combat Screen Fatigue: A Teacher’s Review of Yellow-Tinted Overlays

April 26, 2026

What if you could wake up feeling well rested, in spite of spending all of that time on your laptop? Better yet, what if you could reduce any and all eye strain during the day while you’re working? Potentially even prevent those pesky migraines?

What if I told you that I’d tried and tested the solution? … More How to Combat Screen Fatigue: A Teacher’s Review of Yellow-Tinted Overlays

Reclaim your evenings: A Busy Teacher’s Guide to Healthy Meal prep

February 7, 2026

Preparing healthy, hearty meals is hard work. Doing that as a teacher is even harder, and it’s so easy to devolve into junk food. What if there was another way? What if you could get everything done during the day and still have time to kill it in the kitchen? … More Reclaim your evenings: A Busy Teacher’s Guide to Healthy Meal prep

What I learned from tracking my food intake for a month

November 14, 2025

Join me as I share the surprising insights gained from a month of meticulous calorie tracking. From hidden calorie culprits to vital dietary components, learn how this practice unlocked new dimensions of self-awareness and progress. Read on to discover my five lessons in health and wellbeing. … More What I learned from tracking my food intake for a month

The mid-year audit: how to course-correct for your most productive year yet

August 3, 2025

Mid-Year Audits aren’t about judgement or regret. They’re not about realising that you’ve not done something right, but instead about taking stock and making sure that you spend the rest of the year getting something right. … More The mid-year audit: how to course-correct for your most productive year yet

How Gemini AI transformed my work-life balance as a teacher

July 25, 2025

In my work life, our school has readily embraced the possibilities of AI. I’ve become part of an AI Trailblazer programme, powered by Getech, to use the full capabilities of Gemini to complement my workflow. In the past, I’d simply dabbled in ChatGPT’s free version, but this is on the next level. … More How Gemini AI transformed my work-life balance as a teacher