Katie Burnside
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Two Words to Fall in Love
“Darling, I’m going to make you fall in love with me,” he says with so much confidence I’m almost falling at his feet. I defiantly place my hands on my hips, pulling myself together. “You don’t stand a chance.” I turn with so much vigour I’m sure my hair swipes across his face.
By Katie Burnside3 months ago in Chapters
4 Self-Help books That Will Change Your Life
1. Don't Hold My Head Down by Lucy-Anne Holmes This book is about sex but it's about so much more than that. It's about freedom and exploring ourselves without judgment. Just read the book's first page below and you'll be hooked. I know I was.
By Katie Burnside5 months ago in BookClub
How To Create A Vision Board To Kickstart Your 2023
Creating a vision board is the best and most effective way of manifesting your year and your life. You can do one for all of your dreams and goals but you can also do one for the year ahead. Last year, everything on my vision board came true, even getting a huge promotion.
By Katie Burnsideabout a year ago in Motivation
Why You Don't Have To Fix Yourself First In Order To Find Love
One of the worst things ingrained in us from a very young age is how can we expect anyone else to love us if we don't love ourselves first. It's completely harmful to young, vulnerable people. If you're someone who struggles with depression or body dysmorphia or any other mental illnesses loving yourself can be extremely difficult. This is then heightened when you put pressure on yourself to try and accept and love yourself, resulting in your mental health declining further. It's a toxic cycle which I am going to help you get out of.
By Katie Burnsideabout a year ago in Humans
Why You Should Give Your Period Blood Back To The Earth
We've all been there. It's that time of the month when we cry for no apparent reason. We suffer from stomach cramps. We shit a lot more than we'd like. We all dread it. But what if I told you, your period didn't have to be like that? It could be a time you cherish and love. Stop dreading your periods and start embracing them. It's the most natural thing in the world.
By Katie Burnside2 years ago in Viva
Quotes That Will Get You Through All Of Life's Trials & Tribulations
Looking for an outlook for all your frustrations. These quotes will save your life on a day-to-day basis. All you have to do is write them down somewhere where you can see them every day and remind yourself of their existence, every time that voice in your head tells you you aren't good enough because that's just what it is. A voice. It is not your reality and these quotes will remind you of that. These quotes will give you the strength to get through anything. They will remind you of who you are and who you want to be.
By Katie Burnside2 years ago in Motivation
How Grey's Anatomy Remains Timely
"He is not the sun, you are!" - Christina Yang Did you cry? I did! 400 episodes is a milestone and a half. Who'd have thought that after 18 seasons, Grey's Anatomy could deliver yet another jaw-dropping finale while paying homage to its past during a beautiful 'Chasing Cars' montage? Every time you hear that song on Grey's it's hard not to melt into a puddle of tears. After all, it has been at the pinnacle of the majority of Grey's Anatomy's heart-wrenching moments.
By Katie Burnside2 years ago in Geeks
How To Turn Your Life Around In 3 Simple Steps
Mindfulness is the greatest tool to becoming your highest quality self. But what is mindfulness? "Mindfulness means maintaining a moment-by-moment awareness of our thoughts, feelings, bodily sensations, and surrounding environment, through a gentle, nurturing lens." - 2022 The Greater Good Science Center at the University of California, Berkeley
By Katie Burnside2 years ago in Psyche
Yellowjackets - Why You Should Be Watching Showtime's New Hit TV Show
Save the best till last. Approaching the end of the 2021 TV season felt a little flat. There wasn't anything exciting on the TV and then Showtime dropped episode one of Yellowjackets on the 14th of November. With its genre-defying themes, Yellowjackets is a unique masterpiece. It's not confined to one box. A coming of age family drama that also dips into horror and part survival.
By Katie Burnside2 years ago in Horror
Finding Yourself Behind the Camera
Finding a hobby can be a challenging feat. Once you find it though, you fly. That's how I feel about photography. For me, taking up photography wasn't planned. It was an accident but I fell in love with it very quickly and cut to 5 years later, I'm now the owner of 10 cameras. Sounds dramatic, I know but each camera has a different purpose. Each camera has a different feeling.
By Katie Burnside2 years ago in Photography
How to Get into the Film & TV Industry - Starting Out as a Runner
Wondering how to get your foot in the door? Do you have to get a degree first? A degree won't help you get a job in the industry so if you don't want to go to University, don't! However, it can teach you the basics of how cameras work, how to write a script, etc. What it can't teach you though is how an actual film or TV set operates. What the day to day is like on a real set. That can't be taught, only experienced. Therefore, University is not a necessity.
By Katie Burnside2 years ago in Geeks
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