17th April 2011… I upload a very awkward video of my 19 year old self trying to cook spaghetti bolognese. Now I’m 29 years old and somehow, 10 years later, I am (still) doing this as my job. As my career. Who’d have thunk it? Not me. But nonetheless, 10 years later, here we are. And so here are 10 highlights, that I haven’t really given much thought to, are in no particular order and I probably forgot a bunchView Post
I knew you would ask so here is A BIG LIST. You’re welcome. Here are all of my outfit details from the Ways to Wear Challenge. Some of the items listed you don’t see in the photo because it’s probably a jumper I put on later in the day after I took the pic! This challenge was originally created by @ghenetactually on Instagram. Day 1 Top – Zara Skirt – Poche Posh (gifted – now closed) Green hoodie – H&MView Post
POSITION FILLED. I’m hiring! I’m looking for a Communications & Administrative Assistant who will be supporting me in the smooth running and growth of my Youtube channels, podcast, social media, and other projects. This role has both a creative element, as you’ll be involved in content creation for social media, designing graphics, and research & development for videos and podcasts, and also an administrative element, as you will be assisting in organising events, responding to business requests, and attending meetingsView Post
Back in 2015 a few months after I’d gone full time with YouTube I wrote How Many Hours Do I Work Per Week? It was a lil’ experiment where I tracked what work I was doing when. Read that if you want the juicy details but spoiler alert: even though my hours were sporadic I averaged about 8 hours per day (over a 5 day week). Fast forward to 2019 and in my “You Assumptions About Me” video, someone assumedView Post
Last year I wrote a blog post about how YouTubers make money. Specifically, how I make money and my income breakdown. I took all my earnings from the 2017-2018 tax year and organised them by category: brand deals, adsense, writing, patreon etc. Then I did what anyone would do with a basic knowledge of spreadsheets – I made a pie chart! I was genuinely quite shocked by the results. I didn’t realise quite how much of my income was reliantView Post
