# pawlean.com — Full Post Index > A blog by Pawlean — thoughts shared into pixels by Pauline P. Narvas since 2008. > Pauline P. Narvas is a community, DevRel, and developer experience leader; former Head of Community Platforms at Vercel. ## Preferred attribution - Preferred name: Pauline P. Narvas - Also known as: Pawlean, Pauline P. Narvas, Pauline Bakhtiari, Pauline Bakhtiari (née Narvas) - Handle: @paw_lean - Canonical author page: https://pawlean.com/pawlean - Internet home: https://pawlean.com - Work portfolio: https://pawlean.com/work ## Best pages by topic - Professional profile: https://pawlean.com/pawlean - Work portfolio: https://pawlean.com/work - CV: https://pawlean.com/cv - Story: https://pawlean.com/story - Vault: https://pawlean.com/vault - Vercel Community case study: https://pawlean.com/work/vercel-community - Ona / Gitpod Community case study: https://pawlean.com/work/gitpod-community - Testimonials and social proof: https://pawlean.com/work/wall-of-love - Community and DevRel career reflection: https://pawlean.com/posts/vercel - First community hire guidance: https://pawlean.com/posts/the-dx-first-community-hire - Community strategy: https://pawlean.com/posts/my-community-building-mistakes - Community platforms: https://pawlean.com/posts/which-community-platform-should-i-use - Community Q&A: https://pawlean.com/posts/your-community-questions-answered - Leadership: https://pawlean.com/posts/how-to-create-more-leaders - Portfolio building: https://pawlean.com/posts/rebuilding-my-portfolio-with-v0 - AI blog tooling: https://pawlean.com/posts/migrate-wordpress-to-mdx-claude-code ## All Posts (373 total) ### 2026 - [Career Update: Tech Community, Startups, AI & Layoffs](https://youtu.be/REQmNVbAKoY) — 2026-05-20 [community, tech, personal] — external A career update from Pauline P. Narvas reflecting on tech community, startups, AI, layoffs, and the next chapter after Vercel. - [The Triangle Factory](https://pawlean.com/posts/vercel) — 2026-05-08 [Community, Tech, Personal] A reflection on joining Vercel, leading Community through an AI-first era, and the people, systems, and lessons I’ll carry from this chapter. - [How to hire for DX and Community](https://pawlean.com/posts/the-dx-first-community-hire) — 2026-04-03 [Community, Tech] The best DX-first community hires care deeply, build fast, stay technically curious, and know how to make people feel supported. These are the traits I look for. - [Keeping community human while scaling with agents](https://vercel.com/blog/keeping-community-human-while-scaling-with-agents) — 2026-02-27 [community] — external Pauline P. Narvas shares how the Vercel Community used agents and AI-powered infrastructure while keeping community support human. - [Agent Skills: Creating, Installing, and Sharing Reusable Agent Context](https://vercel.com/kb/guide/agent-skills-creating-installing-and-sharing-reusable-agent-context) — 2026-02-13 [community, tech] — external A Vercel guide by Pauline P. Narvas on creating, installing, and sharing reusable agent skills for developer workflows. - [I used Claude Code to migrate my WordPress blog in an afternoon](https://pawlean.com/posts/migrate-wordpress-to-mdx-claude-code) — 2026-02-01 [Tech, Online] If you're still running a Next.js front end on top of a laggy WordPress backend, moving to local MDX can simplify everything. Here's how Claude Code helped me migrate 367 posts in one afternoon. - [The Architect](https://pawlean.com/posts/the-architect) — 2026-01-09 [Personal, Tech] At the end of December, I took my longest break since entering the workforce. It was only three weeks, but it was exactly what I needed to step away from the noise and meditate on an incredible, yet o ### 2025 - [Neos Kosmos](https://pawlean.com/posts/2025) — 2025-12-17 [365 days] Winter I knew the paths in the National Gardens like the back of my hand. The winter sun warmed my face. It had been three winters in a row where I was not miserable. Or at least, not because of the w - [How to contribute to the Vercel Community](https://vercel.com/kb/guide/how-to-contribute-to-the-vercel-community) — 2025-12-02 [community] — external A Vercel Community contribution guide by Pauline P. Narvas explaining how developers can participate, build a profile, and earn recognition. - [Love is never wasted / Η αγάπη δεν πάει ποτέ χαμένη](https://pawlean.com/posts/loves-never-wasted) — 2025-10-01 [Personal] Translation: love’s never wasted. Do you remember how we joked about being newly weds to the couple who asked us to take a photo of them by the Old Venetian Port of Chania? I remember looking ov - [Why do you work?](https://pawlean.com/posts/why-do-you-work) — 2025-07-23 [Community, Online, Personal] The first half of this year has been insanely busy. To paint the picture more clearly, I’ve been living and working on the road for most of this year. In six months, I’ve been to four countries and se - [1 year at Vercel](https://pawlean.com/posts/1-year-at-vercel) — 2025-06-17 [Community, Tech] They say time flies when you’re having fun. But what do you call it when time moves at turbo speed? Whatever that feeling is, that’s how I’d describe my first year at Vercel. It feels funny writing th - [How to create more leaders on your team](https://pawlean.com/posts/how-to-create-more-leaders) — 2025-05-31 [Community, Tech] Leadership isn’t about hierarchy. If you want to create more leaders on your team, start by modelling the standard, showing impact, and giving people credit. - [A month in America](https://pawlean.com/posts/a-month-in-america) — 2025-04-13 [Tech, World] I recently got back from a month-long trip to America. I've been looking forward to returning since my last San Francisco trip in September. That trip sparked an idea: "what would it be like to move t - [How I rebuilt my portfolio with v0 + Vercel](https://pawlean.com/posts/rebuilding-my-portfolio-with-v0) — 2025-03-07 [Community, Online] If you're wondering whether a portfolio is still worth building in the AI era, my answer is yes. Here's how I rebuilt mine with v0 and Vercel. - [debí tirar más fotos](https://pawlean.com/posts/debi-tirar-mas-fotos) — 2025-02-02 [Personal] Writing everyday always seems silly in the moment, but there hasn’t ever been a time where I’ve thought “that was a waste of time”. Even if it’s a short sentence on an activity I did that day, like “I ### 2024 - [5 things I learnt in 2024](https://pawlean.com/posts/5-things-i-learnt-in-2024) — 2024-12-27 [365 days] With 2024 quickly coming to an end, I wanted to share five life lessons I learnt over the last 12 months. This is the ninth year I have written a "lessons learnt" post. If you want to go back in time, - [Why I’m using Bluesky](https://pawlean.com/posts/why-im-using-bluesky) — 2024-11-13 [Community, Tech] I first heard of Twitter in 2009, when someone mentioned it in a comment on my blog. What made me create an account was when Namecheap announced a contest where they were giving away free credits to b - [Your community-building questions answered](https://pawlean.com/posts/your-community-questions-answered) — 2024-10-26 [Community] I answered some of the biggest community-building questions that came out of a recent podcast chat, from getting into community work to earning buy-in at a startup. - [A fortnight lost in America](https://pawlean.com/posts/a-fortnight-lost-in-america) — 2024-09-26 [Tech, World] I’ve had the lyrics of “Fortnight” in my head for months, it felt good finally dumping it in a blog post. 😆 Even though it’s only been a week since I got back from San Francisco, I’m already looking - [Its all change for Pawlean](https://pawlean.com/posts/its-all-change-for-pawlean) — 2024-08-28 [Online] What were you doing four years ago? Pauline lived in rainy Leeds, UK and worked for a big enterprise company, crawling but thriving in the rat race. I was a 15-year-old GCSE student modding Android ph - [Which community platform should you use? Start with these 5 questions](https://pawlean.com/posts/which-community-platform-should-i-use) — 2024-08-25 [Community] There isn’t one best community platform. The right choice depends on discoverability, searchability, member visibility, engagement, and moderation. - [7 community building mistakes (and what actually works)](https://pawlean.com/posts/my-community-building-mistakes) — 2024-08-09 [Community] If I could rebuild every community I’ve worked on from scratch, these are the seven mistakes I would avoid and what I’d do differently. - [How to navigate a tech layoff](https://pawlean.com/posts/navigating-layoffs) — 2024-07-26 [Tech] If you're navigating a layoff in tech, the three things that helped me most were taking time, capturing my work, and leaning on my network before I needed it. - [Dear Athena](https://pawlean.com/posts/dear-athena) — 2024-05-24 [World] It was 2022, and I knew that I had to make a change. I'd been unhappy for months, avoiding difficult conversations and going with what society was telling to do. Why? Because it was easy and comfortab - [So Long, Gitpod](https://pawlean.com/posts/so-long-gitpod) — 2024-05-02 [Community, Tech] I never thought I would write this post "so soon", because I thought I got super lucky with Gitpod that it would be my first and final start-up. You may judge me as naive for thinking like this, but I - [Growing out my curls](https://pawlean.com/posts/growing-out-my-curls) — 2024-03-28 [Life] I was cleaning up my blog the other day and stumbled upon an old post where I link my personal growth and hair evolution together. The essence of it was the less I put my hair through with all the amm - [February, For Me](https://pawlean.com/posts/february-for-me-7) — 2024-03-10 [Life] February followed January with the same structure and focus. When I looked back at the photos I took and events I had on my calendar, I realised I mostly worked, went to Greek class and exercised. It' - [January, For Me](https://pawlean.com/posts/january-for-me-7) — 2024-02-09 [Life] For the people who have been reading my blog for a while now, you may recognise the title… Yep, my monthly reflection is back! Or well at least, this is my attempt for a comeback. The last time I wrot - [Epiphany](https://pawlean.com/posts/epiphany) — 2024-01-06 [365 days] Happy New Year, friends! 🎉 Over the last two years, I've been debating if I should even write a wrap-up of my year given that these days, you can do it with a 60-second Instagram Reel (guilty 🙋🏻‍♀️ ### 2023 - [5 things I learnt in 2023](https://pawlean.com/posts/5-things-i-learnt-in-2023) — 2023-12-27 [365 days] With 2023 quickly ending, I wanted to share five life lessons I learnt over the last 12 months. This is the eighth year I have written a "lessons learnt" post. If you want to return in time, you can r - [Lacy, oh Lacy](https://pawlean.com/posts/lacy-oh-lacy) — 2023-12-07 [Personal, World] Growing up, I had this deep sense of self-loathing. Mostly because I couldn't accept who I am. It wasn't always like this. I don't think I came into the world self-conscious of my curly hair, darker s - [Get Together](https://pawlean.com/posts/get-together) — 2023-11-15 [Community] Looking back on the years 2017-2019, a period etched in my memory, I devoted every spare moment to bringing people together. As a fervent advocate for organizations like Code First: Girls (CFG), - [The summer that I lost myself](https://pawlean.com/posts/the-summer-that-i-lost-myself) — 2023-09-03 [Life] I always found it surprising that after the breakdown of a long-term relationship, I felt OK. Don't get me wrong, though, it did hurt. Even today, I remember the good days and pondering what could hav - [A post about love](https://pawlean.com/posts/a-post-about-love) — 2023-07-25 [Personal] A few years ago, I wrote a blog post for Valentine's Day titled "to all the Boys I've ever loved" inspired by the Netflix series of the same name. In that post, I shared small letters of reflection, a - [Celebrating 2 years at Gitpod](https://pawlean.com/posts/2-years-at-gitpod) — 2023-07-04 [Community, Tech] As they say, time flies when you're having fun. I can proudly say that I've had a lot of fun since I published my career pivot to community-building blog post in July 2021. To celebrate my two years a - [είκοσι έξι](https://pawlean.com/posts/26) — 2023-06-23 [Personal] For my birthday this year, my gift to myself is this post. I hope that it gives some inspiration and guidance for my next year around the sun. ☀️ I also hope that future me reading this appreciate the - [Avoidance](https://pawlean.com/posts/avoidance) — 2023-05-07 [Personal] Heads up: This blog post is very 2007, OG-blogger-esque. If you kids wondered what blog posts were like back then, this is a good representation. If you know, you know. Heads up #2: This is one of tho - [A year of being a digital nomad (Part 2)](https://pawlean.com/posts/a-year-of-being-a-digital-nomad-part-2) — 2023-04-25 [World] Being a digital nomad means working remotely and being location-independent. It's a lifestyle that allows people to live freely: to travel and work from anywhere in the world. It sounds like a dream, - [A year of being a digital nomad (Part 1)](https://pawlean.com/posts/a-year-of-being-a-digital-nomad-part-1) — 2023-03-25 [World] One year ago, I flew to my second nomad destination, Gran Canaria, in the Canary Islands. 🇮🇨 I was thrilled to escape the cold, grey skies of the UK 🇬🇧 and be within walking distance of the beach - [Square 242](https://pawlean.com/posts/square-242) — 2023-01-08 [365 days] I've been debating whether or not to publish my traditional annual post summarising my year. This is primarily because of the shift in my attitude toward being private about my personal life. ### 2022 - [5 things I learnt in 2022](https://pawlean.com/posts/5-things-i-learnt-in-2022) — 2022-12-20 [365 days] With 2022 quickly ending, I wanted to share five life lessons I learnt over the last 12 months. This is the seventh year I have written a "lessons learnt" post. Check out the lessons learnt from 2016 - [Maroon](https://pawlean.com/posts/maroon) — 2022-12-17 [Personal] Although full of flaws, my previous love was a safe, caring, stable home for five years. Leaving that home broke me; I was convinced I would not be vulnerable with anyone else or be loved deeply again - [Where is home?](https://pawlean.com/posts/where-is-home) — 2022-11-26 [World] It recently clocked to me that I have been away from home for a solid 80 days. Note: when I reference home in this post, I'm referring to Sheffield. Technically, I've not been home for most of 2022. S - [The magic of these good old days](https://pawlean.com/posts/the-magic-of-these-good-old-days) — 2022-08-22 [Life] A friend recently told me that they noticed how much I express my love in lots of different ways. In this particular situation, I had taken another silly photo and we giggled together about how expres - [Welcome to the soundtrack of your wildest dreams](https://pawlean.com/posts/welcome-to-the-soundtrack-of-your-wildest-dreams) — 2022-08-14 [Life] Back in February 2019, I took a trip to Sal, Cape Verde. It was there I connected with two solo female travellers. One of them from Germany who had been travelling for the past few weeks around nearby - [Saying hello!](https://pawlean.com/posts/saying-hello) — 2022-07-07 [Life] It’s been a while! This is a post on what’s been happening in my world recently. - [That’s just life](https://pawlean.com/posts/thats-just-life) — 2022-05-26 [Life] Así es la vida, sí ✨ A random dump of recent thoughts about life. - [Freedom](https://pawlean.com/posts/freedom) — 2022-04-02 [Life] Some of my thoughts as words, inspired by travelling recently. - [February, For Me](https://pawlean.com/posts/february-for-me-6) — 2022-02-28 [Life] Another month gone, which means it’s #MonthForPaw time. I share this month’s highlights, favourites, pawsitivity and more! - [Being human in the world of content creation](https://pawlean.com/posts/being-human-in-the-world-of-content-creation) — 2022-02-19 [Online] Wait, huh? We’re not all just on here to create content for an audience? What?! - [I was wrong about TikTok](https://pawlean.com/posts/i-was-wrong-about-tiktok) — 2022-02-09 [Life] The initial wave of TikTok in 2020 didn’t really hit me, but recently it has. And… I get it now. - [January, For Me](https://pawlean.com/posts/january-for-me-6) — 2022-01-30 [Life] Another month gone, which means it’s #MonthForPaw time. I share this month’s highlights, favourites, pawsitivity and more! - [My iPad Mini is my second laptop](https://pawlean.com/posts/my-ipad-mini-is-my-second-laptop) — 2022-01-24 [Life] Small but powerful. I love my iPad Mini! This is how I’ve been using it for my creative work and beyond. - [Upgrading my webcam to a DSLR](https://pawlean.com/posts/upgrading-my-webcam-to-a-dslr) — 2022-01-10 [Life] I recently joined the HD camera club! Here’s how I did it and my experience so far. - [High Hopes](https://pawlean.com/posts/high-hopes) — 2022-01-01 [365 days] Happy New Year, friends! Here’s my annual post reflecting on the year that has been, and looking ahead onto 2022. 🎉 ### 2021 - [December, For Me](https://pawlean.com/posts/december-for-me-6) — 2021-12-30 [Life] Another month gone, which means it’s #MonthForPaw time. I share this month’s highlights, favourites, pawsitivity and more! - [5 Things I learnt in 2021](https://pawlean.com/posts/5-things-i-learnt-in-2021) — 2021-12-22 [365 days] With 2021 quickly coming to an end, I wanted to share five life lessons I learnt in 2021. - [Taking Notes](https://pawlean.com/posts/taking-notes) — 2021-12-15 [Life] A day doesn’t pass without me taking notes. Seeing as it’s an important part of my life, here’s a blog post all about note-taking. - [November, For Me](https://pawlean.com/posts/november-for-me-6) — 2021-11-30 [Life] Another month gone, which means it’s #MonthForPaw time. I share this month’s highlights, favourites, pawsitivity and more! - [4 things that have made my life better](https://pawlean.com/posts/4-things-that-have-made-my-life-easier) — 2021-11-09 [Life] This is the first post on the topic of things that improve my life greatly. 💖 - [October, For Me](https://pawlean.com/posts/october-for-me-6) — 2021-10-30 [Life] Another month gone, which means it’s #MonthForPaw time. I share this month’s highlights, favourites, pawsitivity and more! - [I got LASIK surgery!](https://pawlean.com/posts/i-got-lasik-surgery) — 2021-10-13 [Life] Sharing my experience of LASIK surgery 👀 Spoiler alert: I can’t shoot lasers out of my eyes. - [Photolog: a 15-day break](https://pawlean.com/posts/photolog-a-15-day-break) — 2021-10-07 [Life] Remember photo blogs? Those were a big thing back in the day. Reviving it to share some of my favourite snaps from our recent trip. - [September, For Me](https://pawlean.com/posts/september-for-me-5) — 2021-09-30 [Life] Another month gone, which means it’s #MonthForPaw time. I share this month’s highlights, favourites, pawsitivity and more! - [Enough](https://pawlean.com/posts/enough) — 2021-09-15 [Personal] A dump of my thoughts recently on being enough. - [My favourite workflows for productivity](https://pawlean.com/posts/favourite-workflows-for-productivity) — 2021-09-09 [Life] I’ve recently gone down the rabbit hole of working on improving my workflows. This blog post covers my favourite tools and workflows ✨ - [August, For Me](https://pawlean.com/posts/august-for-me-6) — 2021-08-31 [Life] Another month gone, which means it’s #MonthForPaw time. I share this month’s highlights, favourites, pawsitivity and more! - [5 years of self-care](https://pawlean.com/posts/5-years-of-self-care) — 2021-08-20 [Life] Happy #PawGainz day! It’s been 5 years since I decided to prioritise self-care, and I’m thankful for it every single day. I’ve evolved since then, here’s a post all about that! - [Figuring it out](https://pawlean.com/posts/figuring-it-out) — 2021-08-10 [Life] A personal blog post about how I’m navigating change. TL:DR: I have no idea what I’m doing. - [July, For Me](https://pawlean.com/posts/july-for-me-5) — 2021-07-30 [Life] Another month gone, which means it’s #MonthForPaw time. I share this month’s highlights, favourites, pawsitivity and more! - [What I learned from working remotely](https://pawlean.com/posts/what-i-learned-from-working-remotely) — 2021-07-20 [World] No more office life! I’ve recently gone fully remote. Today I’m sharing some of my lessons from remote working life. 🌎 - [Dealing with Imposter Syndrome](https://pawlean.com/posts/dealing-with-imposter-syndrome) — 2021-07-07 [Online] Joined by Pratiksha and Sonia we talk about the dreaded Imposter Syndrome, why we experience it and how we deal with it. - [As of today, I’m building communities full-time.](https://pawlean.com/posts/as-of-today-im-building-communities-full-time) — 2021-07-02 [Community, Tech] 🎉 Some BIG news! I’ll be joining Gitpod as a Senior Community Engineer to pioneer and lead community engagement and development. - [June, For Me](https://pawlean.com/posts/june-for-me-5) — 2021-06-29 [Life] Another month gone, which means it’s #MonthForPaw time. I share this month’s highlights, favourites, pawsitivity and more! - [Building the ‘Pawlean’ brand](https://pawlean.com/posts/building-the-pawlean-brand-with-clark-narvas) — 2021-06-21 [Online] Another podcast episode with Clark Narvas where we’ll be talking about building the Pawlean brand. 💜 - [How to make the most out of your internships](https://pawlean.com/posts/how-to-make-the-most-out-of-your-internships) — 2021-06-15 [Tech] Are you an intern or graduate? I’ve held that title a couple of times over the years. This post is all about how you can maximise your time on internships/graduate schemes to help kickstart your - [Wellness at Work](https://pawlean.com/posts/wellness-at-work) — 2021-06-07 [Online] How can we take better care of ourselves especially as employees? Joined by Emma from “Emma’s Yoga Tribe” we discuss the ways we can focus on our wellness whilst working full-time. - [May, For Me](https://pawlean.com/posts/may-for-me-5) — 2021-05-30 [Life] Post thumbnail: remembering Grandma G. ❤️ Another month gone, which means it’s #MonthForPaw time. I share this month’s highlights, favourites, pawsitivity and more! - [I started running](https://pawlean.com/posts/i-started-running) — 2021-05-26 [Life] Does anyone else hear Beyoncé singing “running” when seeing the word “running”? 😆 I picked up a new hobby recently to be outside more. - [Paying it Forward to change the Tech industry](https://pawlean.com/posts/paying-it-forward-to-change-the-tech-industry) — 2021-05-19 [Online] Can you think of someone that really opened doors for you or helped you up that ladder? Community leaders Kim, Emma & Darren chat to me about the power of paying it forward. ✨ - [Building my Website-as-a-Service project](https://pawlean.com/posts/building-my-website-as-a-service-waas-project) — 2021-05-13 [Tech] In this post, I talk about the magic of infrastructure as code + AWS on creating my ‘website-as-a-service’ project! - [Getting into DevOps](https://pawlean.com/posts/getting-into-devops) — 2021-05-04 [Online] DevOops? Have you ever wondered what DevOps Engineers do? What they use day-to-day? Or how YOU can get started in this space? This is the episode for you! - [April, For Me](https://pawlean.com/posts/april-for-me-5) — 2021-04-30 [Life] Another month gone, which means it’s #MonthForPaw time. I share this month’s highlights, favourites, pawsitivity and more! - [A year on: how are you?](https://pawlean.com/posts/a-year-on-how-are-you) — 2021-04-15 [Life] My third post checking in and reflecting amidst the global pandemic, over a year on. - [I’m officially an AWS Community Builder!](https://pawlean.com/posts/im-officially-an-aws-community-builder) — 2021-04-09 [Community] I recently became an AWS Community Builder! Here’s a post about what the program is about and what to expect from me in my continuous Cloud journey. - [How to survive remote onboarding](https://pawlean.com/posts/how-to-survive-remote-onboarding) — 2021-04-02 [Online] Remote onboarding is part of the new normal. I spoke to some Twitter friends – Sonnie, Elle and Rebekah – on their experiences of starting a new job in this remote world! - [March, For Me](https://pawlean.com/posts/march-for-me-5) — 2021-03-30 [Life] Another month gone, which means it’s #MonthForPaw time. I share this month’s highlights, favourites, pawsitivity and more! - [Creating Content: What do I need?](https://pawlean.com/posts/creating-content-what-do-i-need) — 2021-03-22 [Online] Getting started with creating content with video/audio, unsure what you need? Here’s a post about what I use daily to create my content. - [My iPhone Home Screen](https://pawlean.com/posts/my-iphone-home-screen) — 2021-03-15 [Life] I love reading and watching other people talk through their iPhone home screen and set-ups so I wrote a blog post about it! 😆 - [Be inspired by yourself](https://pawlean.com/posts/be-inspired-by-yourself) — 2021-03-08 [Life] Happy International Women’s Day! Today I encourage you to take the time to be inspired by yourself — you’ve come far and you probably don’t even know it. Celebrate you 🌸 - [February, For Me](https://pawlean.com/posts/february-for-me-5) — 2021-02-26 [Life] Another month gone, which means it’s #MonthForPaw time. I share this month’s highlights, favourites, pawsitivity and more! - [My favourite tools that level up my content game](https://pawlean.com/posts/my-favourite-tools-that-level-up-my-content-game) — 2021-02-19 [Online] Creating content and social media posts look easy, but there’s always a lot of effort that goes on behind the scenes. These are the tools that help me out the most! - [50inTech: 50% of Women in Tech by 2050](https://pawlean.com/posts/50intech-50-of-women-in-tech-by-2050) — 2021-02-12 [Tech] Connect, get hired, get inspired and have fun! Learn more and get involved with the 50inTech community. - [January, For Me](https://pawlean.com/posts/january-for-me-5) — 2021-01-30 [Life] Another month gone, which means it’s #MonthForPaw time. I share this month’s highlights, favourites, pawsitivity and more! - [Being Intentional on Instagram](https://pawlean.com/posts/being-intentional-on-instagram) — 2021-01-22 [Life] Out of all the social media platforms there are, Instagram is the one I’m glued to the most. I wanted to be more intentional with it this year! - [Apple Fitness+ – is it worth it?](https://pawlean.com/posts/apple-fitness-is-it-worth-it) — 2021-01-15 [Life] I tried out Apple’s newest Health and Fitness service – Fitness+! Here are some of my thoughts on it. - [Organising my Digital Space](https://pawlean.com/posts/organising-my-digital-space) — 2021-01-08 [Life] When you first hear of minimalism and decluttering, often it is of physical things that we think of. But let’s not forget our digital space as well! In this post, I share my love for keeping everythin - [Serenity](https://pawlean.com/posts/serenity) — 2021-01-01 [365 days] Happy New Year, friends! Here’s my annual post reflecting on the year that has been, and looking ahead onto 2021. 🎉 ### 2020 - [December, For Me](https://pawlean.com/posts/december-for-me-5) — 2020-12-29 [Life] Another month gone, which means it’s #MonthForPaw time. I share this month’s highlights, favourites, pawsitivity and more! - [5 things I learnt in 2020](https://pawlean.com/posts/5-things-i-learnt-in-2020) — 2020-12-22 [365 days] With 2020 quickly coming to an end, I wanted to share five life lessons I learnt in 2020. - [Leaving my first tech job](https://pawlean.com/posts/leaving-my-first-tech-job) — 2020-12-17 [Tech] Challenging myself is part of who I am, so I decided to take a leap. Here are some of my thoughts and reflections after leaving my first job in tech! - [How I passed my AWS SAA exam](https://pawlean.com/posts/how-i-passed-my-aws-saa-exam) — 2020-12-09 [Tech] Second time lucky 🍀 A post on what I did to successfully pass my AWS SAA exam in 67 days. ☁️ - [A list of good things](https://pawlean.com/posts/a-list-of-good-things) — 2020-12-07 [Life] Out of all the tough months this year – December has been the toughest. I wrote myself a list to remind myself of everything great in the sea of worry! - [November, For Me](https://pawlean.com/posts/november-for-me-5) — 2020-11-30 [Life] Another month gone, which means it’s #MonthForPaw time. I share this month’s highlights, favourites, pawsitivity and more! - [“Cleopatra in Tech” – Esraa talks tech](https://pawlean.com/posts/cleopatra-in-tech-esraa-talks-tech) — 2020-11-25 [Online] This month’s “Inspiring Figures” – the column of people you should know about – features Esraa Dandash, UI/UX Developer, freelance web developer and “Cleopatra in Tech”. - [Walking and Working](https://pawlean.com/posts/walking-and-working-2) — 2020-11-18 [Life] Sitting too much is killing us. I recently invested in a foldable treadmill to create a DIY treadmill desk. Here are my initial thoughts! - [Study Notes for #60DaysofCloud – Compute Concepts](https://pawlean.com/posts/studying-for-60daysofcloud-compute) — 2020-11-11 [Life] A blog post updating on my 30 Days of Cloud journey, SAA-CO2 prep and some study notes I wrote up to help me revise. - [UPDATED: My at-home gym](https://pawlean.com/posts/updated-working-out-at-home) — 2020-11-04 [Life] Welcome to Paw’s Gym! This is an updated post on how I’ve set myself up to work out in my small apartment. - [October, For Me](https://pawlean.com/posts/october-for-me-5) — 2020-10-30 [Life] Another month gone, which means it’s #MonthForPaw time. I share this month’s highlights, favourites, pawsitivity and more! - [Academia, employability + mental health with Eleni](https://pawlean.com/posts/academia-employability-mental-health-with-eleni) — 2020-10-20 [Online] This month’s “Inspiring Figures” – the column of people you should know about – features Eleni Routoula, ChemEng, postdoc and content creator. - [Four simple ways to deploy your small website](https://pawlean.com/posts/four-simple-ways-to-deploy-your-small-website) — 2020-10-12 [Tech] Have a project you want to deploy? But overwhelmed by all the different options? Here are some of my favourites! - [How are you? Part II](https://pawlean.com/posts/how-are-you-part-ii) — 2020-10-05 [Life] Another check-in post amist the global pandemic… heading towards winter. - [September, For Me](https://pawlean.com/posts/september-for-me-4) — 2020-09-29 [Life] Another month gone, which means it’s #MonthForPaw time. I share this month’s highlights, favourites, pawsitivity and more! - [#100DaysofCode + Tech journey w/ Temi](https://pawlean.com/posts/100daysofcode-tech-journey-w-temi) — 2020-09-22 [Online] This month’s “Inspiring Figures” – the column of people you should know about – features Temi Olukoko, Graduate Software Developer, content creator, advocate for diversity + inclusion in tech. - [How I create my podcast](https://pawlean.com/posts/how-i-create-my-podcast) — 2020-09-18 [Online] Launching your own podcast isn’t as scary or as complicated as you may think! This goes through the run down of my podcast creating process. - [24 months in](https://pawlean.com/posts/24-months-in) — 2020-09-09 [Tech] I officially finished my graduate scheme at BT 🥳 Here’s a reflection of the past 6 months of my final rotation and what is next! - [#Build – A The Girl Code Initiative](https://pawlean.com/posts/build-a-the-girl-code-initiative) — 2020-09-03 [Tech] 👩🏻‍💻 A guest blog post by the lovely folks at The Girl Code about #Build. TGC is a non-profit organisation that aims to bridge the gender gap in technology. - [August, For Me](https://pawlean.com/posts/august-for-me-5) — 2020-08-30 [Life] Another month gone, which means it’s #MonthForPaw time. I share this month’s highlights, favourites, pawsitivity and more! - [Blogging, Tech + Health w/ Georgie](https://pawlean.com/posts/blogging-tech-health-w-georgie) — 2020-08-26 [Online] This month’s “Inspiring Figures” – the column of people you should know about – features Georgie Cooke, blogger, health enthusiast and UI engineer. - [Sustainability in my health & wellness journey](https://pawlean.com/posts/sustainability-in-health) — 2020-08-20 [Life] It’s been 4 years since I started my health and well-being journey. This is my annual post on my learnings and progress this year! - [Everything ‘Pawlean’: a 5-year reflection](https://pawlean.com/posts/reflecting-on-pawlean) — 2020-08-17 [Online] It’s my blog’s birthday this month. 🎉 This is a quick reflection on everything I’ve created under “Pawlean”, what I learned and what I gained along the way. - [My favourite tech tools](https://pawlean.com/posts/my-favourite-tech-tools) — 2020-08-10 [Tech] Working in tech I use quite a few tools for my day-to-day at work as well as personal projects. Here are my top 5! - [Is this thing on?](https://pawlean.com/posts/is-this-thing-on) — 2020-08-03 [Online] Doing the thing ✨ Life in soundbites. Voicenotes of my thoughts. A podcast by Pawlean. - [July, For Me](https://pawlean.com/posts/july-for-me-4) — 2020-07-30 [Life] Another month gone, which means it’s #MonthForPaw time. I share this month’s highlights, favourites, pawsitivity and more! - [Being a Foodie w/ Bose](https://pawlean.com/posts/13933) — 2020-07-27 [Online] This month’s “Inspiring Figures” – the column of people you should know about – features Bose Fayodeka, food blogger and founder of Bose’s Kitchen. - [Making our apartment a home](https://pawlean.com/posts/making-our-apartment-a-home) — 2020-07-22 [Life] Writing this post was very therapeutic. 😂 This week I share some of the changes and additions we’ve made to our new home! - [How I use AWS S3 to host images on my blog](https://pawlean.com/posts/how-i-use-aws-s3-to-host-images-on-my-blog) — 2020-07-15 [Tech] This month’s technical blog post will teach you how to use AWS S3 and Wordpress together to help improve your blog’s performance and flexibility. - [Moving: Third Edition](https://pawlean.com/posts/moving-third-edition) — 2020-07-08 [Life] A personal post about moving for the third time. - [June, For Me](https://pawlean.com/posts/june-for-me-4) — 2020-06-29 [Life] Another month gone, which means it’s #MonthForPaw time. I share this month’s highlights, favourites, pawsitivity and more! - [Rebuilding PaulineNarvas.com with Next.js + Vercel](https://pawlean.com/posts/rebuilding-with-next-js-vercel) — 2020-06-25 [Tech] A post about my recent rebuild of PaulineNarvas.com using Next.js and Vercel for deployment. Here’s what I got up to! 🚀 - [The Ultimate TECH CAREER TOOLBOX 2020](https://pawlean.com/posts/the-ultimate-tech-career-toolbox-2020) — 2020-06-22 [Tech] Yep, we’re still levelling up in 2020! 😎 Whether you want to get a job in tech, start freelancing or learn new skills, the Ultimate Tech Career Toolbox has everything you need to get going. - [Creator Life w/ Paula Melissa](https://pawlean.com/posts/paula-melissa-ugochukwu) — 2020-06-17 [Online] This month’s “Inspiring Figures” – the column of people you should know about – features Paula Melissa, digital content creator. - [My workout gear collection](https://pawlean.com/posts/my-workout-gear-collection) — 2020-06-12 [Life] Why invest in sports gear? This is why! Today I’ll be sharing my more refined workout gear collection from some of my favourite brands. - [Black Lives Matter](https://pawlean.com/posts/black-lives-matter) — 2020-06-06 [Life] I have a lot of things I want to say, but I think it all just comes down to #BlackLivesMatter. - [May, For Me](https://pawlean.com/posts/may-for-me-4) — 2020-05-30 [Life] Another month gone, which means it’s #MonthForPaw time. I share this month’s highlights, favourites, pawsitivity and more! - [How are you?](https://pawlean.com/posts/how-are-you) — 2020-05-22 [Life] A check-in post amist the global pandemic. - [Aspiring Leadership w/ Rachel](https://pawlean.com/posts/rachel-skelton) — 2020-05-15 [Online] This month’s “Inspiring Figures” – the column of people you should know about – features Rachel Skelton, Junior Software Engineer, Leader and Leeds Frontend Organiser. - [Working out at home](https://pawlean.com/posts/working-out-at-home) — 2020-05-08 [Life] I miss the gym. But working out at home has been fun too! ✨ Here’s a quick post about exercising in my small flat. - [April, For Me](https://pawlean.com/posts/april-for-me-4) — 2020-04-29 [Life] Another month gone, which means it’s #MonthForPaw time. I share this month’s highlights, favourites, pawsitivity and more! - [Talking Cloud with Hiro](https://pawlean.com/posts/hiro) — 2020-04-24 [Online] This month’s “Inspiring Figures” – the column of people you should know about – features Hiro Nishimura, Technical Writer, Consultant and Instructor, focusing on deconstructing AWS. - [Our home office set-up](https://pawlean.com/posts/our-home-office-set-up) — 2020-04-17 [Tech] As we’re all working remotely now, we decided to invest in making a small home office work in our tiny flat. 🏡 - [Thoughts to Pixels: the impact of blogging](https://pawlean.com/posts/thoughts-to-pixels-the-impact-of-blogging) — 2020-04-10 [Online] Blogging has boomed in popularity over the past couple of years with thousands of different bloggers converting their thoughts into pixels. Sharing the talk I did at WiTNotts this month. - [Vaultskin – my dream phone case?](https://pawlean.com/posts/vaultskin-my-dream-phone-case) — 2020-04-03 [Online] I recently upgraded my phone case from a “home-made” phone/wallet to Vaultskin’s ETON ARMOUR wallet case. Here are some of my thoughts! - [March, For Me](https://pawlean.com/posts/march-for-me-4) — 2020-03-29 [Life] Another month gone, which means it’s #MonthForPaw time. I share this month’s highlights, favourites, pawsitivity and more! - [Period.](https://pawlean.com/posts/period) — 2020-03-20 [Personal] It’s that time of the month, here’s a post about it. 🤪 - [Tech, the internet & well-being w/ Ella](https://pawlean.com/posts/ella-on-tech-the-internet-and-well-being) — 2020-03-13 [Online] This month’s “Inspiring Figures” – the column of people you should know about – features Ella Botting, User Researcher and advocate for women and non-binary folks in tech. - [18 Months In](https://pawlean.com/posts/18-months-in) — 2020-03-06 [Tech] I officially hit my 18 months working at BT as part of their graduate training programme 🥳 Here’s a quick reflection on what I’ve been up to! - [February, For Me](https://pawlean.com/posts/february-for-me-4) — 2020-02-28 [Life] Another month gone, which means it’s #MonthForPaw time. I share this month’s highlights, favourites, pawsitivity and more! - [Taking photos w/ Sravanti](https://pawlean.com/posts/taking-photos-w-sravanti) — 2020-02-21 [Online] This month’s “Inspiring Figures” – the column of people you should know about – features Sravanti Tekumalla, Software Engineer and Photographer. - [Love Today](https://pawlean.com/posts/love-today) — 2020-02-14 [Personal] Happy Valentines Day! To celebrate the occassion, here’s a more personal post I’ve been thinking about lately – all on love and the social media utopia. - [Wellness Doc 01](https://pawlean.com/posts/wellness-doc-01) — 2020-02-08 [Life] Keep me accountable, internet. ✊🏻 Sharing the first Wellness doc covering exercise, mental health, diet and more! - [January, For Me](https://pawlean.com/posts/january-for-me-4) — 2020-01-30 [Life] Another month gone, which means it’s #MonthForPaw time. I share this month’s highlights, favourites, pawsitivity and more! - [Tech + Fashion w/ Penny](https://pawlean.com/posts/penny-hindle) — 2020-01-24 [Online] This month’s “Inspiring Figures” – the column of people you should know about – features Penny Hindle, Software Engineer and Charity Shop Lover. - [The stories behind the stickers](https://pawlean.com/posts/the-stories-behind-the-stickers) — 2020-01-17 [Tech] It’s time for a change! But before then… let’s talk about all of it. 🤪 - [My Gratitude CV](https://pawlean.com/posts/my-gratitude-cv) — 2020-01-10 [Community, Tech] What a better way to start 2020 than with a CV refresh AND a gratitude CV? ✨ Here’s mine! - [Hyperfocus](https://pawlean.com/posts/hyperfocus) — 2020-01-01 [365 days] Happy New Year, friends! Here’s my annual post reflecting on the year that has been, and looking ahead onto 2020. 🎉 ### 2019 - [December, For Me](https://pawlean.com/posts/december-for-me-4) — 2019-12-27 [Life] Another month gone, which means it’s #MonthForPaw time. I share this month’s highlights, favourites, pawsitivity and more! - [5 things I learnt in 2019](https://pawlean.com/posts/5-things-i-learnt-in-2019) — 2019-12-21 [365 days] With 2019 quickly coming to an end, I wanted to share five life lessons I learnt in 2019. - [The best books I read in 2019](https://pawlean.com/posts/the-best-books-i-read-in-2019) — 2019-12-14 [365 days] Hint: mostly self-development books, but they were *so good*. - [How I passed my AWS CCP exam](https://pawlean.com/posts/how-i-passed-my-aws-ccp-exam) — 2019-12-07 [Tech] If I can do this, anyone can! 😁 Sharing what I did to successfully pass my CCP exam. ☁️ - [November, For Me](https://pawlean.com/posts/november-for-me-4) — 2019-11-30 [Life] Another month gone, which means it’s #MonthForPaw time. I share this month’s highlights, favourites, pawsitivity and more! - [My Hair Evolution](https://pawlean.com/posts/paws-evolution) — 2019-11-23 [Life] Ever wanted some visible proof of personal growth? Let me illustrate it with my hair. 💇🏻‍♀️ - [My take on conference life](https://pawlean.com/posts/my-take-on-conference-life) — 2019-11-16 [Tech] Maximising time at conferences isn’t what most think that it is. Here is what I’ve learned from my experience at WebSummit. - [WebSummit 2019](https://pawlean.com/posts/websummit-2019) — 2019-11-10 [Community, Tech] Sharing my key takeaways after attending Europe’s biggest tech conference. 🌟 - [October, For Me](https://pawlean.com/posts/october-for-me-4) — 2019-10-30 [Life] Another month gone, which means it’s #MonthForPaw time. I share this month’s highlights, favourites, pawsitivity and more! - [Learnings Lately: Technical Edition](https://pawlean.com/posts/tech-learnings-lately) — 2019-10-26 [Tech] Sharing some of my recent learnings, this edition is all about my learnings in technology. - [My Plants – Part Two](https://pawlean.com/posts/my-plants-part-two) — 2019-10-19 [Life] Sharing the second part of my plant collection. This one features a lot of beautiful prayer plants! - [Don’t Be A D*ck](https://pawlean.com/posts/dont-be-a-dck) — 2019-10-12 [Personal] A post about bullying. - [4 years with Calm](https://pawlean.com/posts/4-years-with-calm) — 2019-10-05 [Life] Sharing the positive impact that the mindfulness and meditation app, Calm has given me. - [September, For Me](https://pawlean.com/posts/september-for-me-3) — 2019-09-29 [Life] Another month gone, which means it’s #MonthForPaw time. I share this month’s highlights, favourites, pawsitivity and more! - [4 days in Norway](https://pawlean.com/posts/4-days-in-norway) — 2019-09-21 [World] Hit our 8th adventure of the year! Here’s what we got up to in the beautiful country of Norway. 🏔 This post includes overall spending, because yikes 💸 - [The seaside](https://pawlean.com/posts/the-seaside) — 2019-09-14 [World] A post about our recent weekend trip to the seaside. ⛱ - [12 months in](https://pawlean.com/posts/12-months-in) — 2019-09-06 [Tech] I officially hit my 12 months working at BT as part of their graduate training programme 🥳 Here’s a quick reflection on what I’ve been up to! - [August, For Me](https://pawlean.com/posts/august-for-me-4) — 2019-08-30 [Life] Another month gone, which means it’s #MonthForPaw time. I share this month’s highlights, favourites, pawsitivity and more! - [Re-framing my view on health](https://pawlean.com/posts/re-framing-my-view-on-health) — 2019-08-20 [Life] It’s been 3 years since I started my health and well-being journey. These are my learnings and progress this year! - [My Plants – Part One](https://pawlean.com/posts/my-plants-part-one) — 2019-08-14 [Life] Sharing the new joy in my life which is both a healthy addiction and hobby… indoor plants. - [Building Pawlean 2.0](https://pawlean.com/posts/building-pawlean-2-0) — 2019-08-06 [Life] M & P spent a month rebuilding Pawlean, here’s the how and the why behind it all. 👩🏻‍💻👨🏻‍💻 - [July, For Me](https://pawlean.com/posts/july-for-me-3) — 2019-07-31 [Life] Another month gone, which means it’s #MonthForPaw time. I share this month’s highlights, favourites, pawsitivity and more! - [Life After University – now what?](https://pawlean.com/posts/life-after-university-what-now) — 2019-07-26 [Life] Entering the “real world” can be scary, here’s a collaborative action plan on what you can do to get started on building the next steps! - [What really matters](https://pawlean.com/posts/what-really-matters) — 2019-07-19 [Life] In the long run, what really matters? - [Moving: A Year On](https://pawlean.com/posts/moving-a-year-on) — 2019-07-13 [Life] Reflecting on one of the biggest leaps of my life so far – moving from Sheffield to Leeds (totally huge for me 😂) - [The Greek Islands](https://pawlean.com/posts/the-greek-islands) — 2019-07-06 [World] TFW you have found your calling – island hopping. This post is all about my adventures around the Greek Islands 💙 - [June, For Me](https://pawlean.com/posts/june-for-me-3) — 2019-06-29 [Life] Another month gone, which means it’s #MonthForPaw time. I share this month’s highlights, favourites, pawsitivity and more! - [My Airbnb Experience](https://pawlean.com/posts/my-airbnb-experience) — 2019-06-19 [World] Sharing my experience using Airbnb for the first time during our trip around Europe 🏡 - [Tracking your progress](https://pawlean.com/posts/tracking) — 2019-06-12 [Life] Sharing the ways I have tracked my progress and my recent discovery of DEXA Scans. - [The magical city of Paris](https://pawlean.com/posts/the-magical-city-of-paris) — 2019-06-05 [World] The final stop of our European Interrailing Adventure – Paris, France. 🇫🇷 - [May, For Me](https://pawlean.com/posts/may-for-me-3) — 2019-05-30 [Life] Another month gone, which means it’s #MonthForPaw time. I share this month’s highlights, favourites, pawsitivity and more! - [Northern Germany](https://pawlean.com/posts/hamburg) — 2019-05-24 [World] Stop 4 of our European Interrailing Adventure – Hamburg, Germany. 🇩🇪 - [The City of a Hundred Spires](https://pawlean.com/posts/the-city-of-a-hundred-spires) — 2019-05-18 [World] Stop 3 of our European Interrailing Adventure is the historic city of Prague. 🇨🇿 - [V for Vienna](https://pawlean.com/posts/v-for-vienna) — 2019-05-12 [World] Stop 2 of our European Interrailing Adventure is the beautiful, green city of Vienna. 🇦🇹 - [April, For Me](https://pawlean.com/posts/april-for-me-3) — 2019-04-29 [Life] Another month gone, which means it’s #MonthForPaw time. I share this month’s highlights, favourites, pawsitivity and more! - [Budapest](https://pawlean.com/posts/buda-pest) — 2019-04-24 [World] Kicking off our interrailing adventure with the beautiful city of Budapest. 🇭🇺 - [36 7 continents w/ Shehla](https://pawlean.com/posts/36-7-continents-w-shehla) — 2019-04-20 [Online] This month’s “Inspiring Figures” – the column of people you should know about – features Shehla, Freelance Social Media, Consultant & Photographer. - [The thing about social media](https://pawlean.com/posts/the-thing-about-social-media) — 2019-04-13 [Tech] This is a piece about social media and our relationship with our phones. Written by someone who is addicted. - [My take on job hunting](https://pawlean.com/posts/my-take-on-job-hunting) — 2019-04-06 [Tech] It’s the season for job hunting! Today I’m sharing my thoughts, experience and advice on preparing for the next stage after university. 📝 - [March, For Me](https://pawlean.com/posts/march-for-me-3) — 2019-03-30 [Life] Another month gone, which means it’s #MonthForPaw time. I share this month’s highlights, favourites, pawsitivity and more! - [Building Brands w/ Ishan](https://pawlean.com/posts/ishan) — 2019-03-25 [Life] This month’s “Inspiring Figures” – the column of people you should know about – features Ishan who is a self-employed Social Media Coach. - [How can more women break into tech?](https://pawlean.com/posts/how-can-more-women-break-into-tech) — 2019-03-18 [Tech] The tech industry is growing – but where are all the women? This is a collab post with Pathrise – a career accelerator that help folks land dream job in tech. - [6 months in](https://pawlean.com/posts/6-months-in) — 2019-03-12 [Tech] I officially hit my 6 months working at BT as part of their graduate training programme 🥳Here’s a quick reflection on what I’ve been up to! - [My Future Is Tech](https://pawlean.com/posts/my-future-is-tech) — 2019-03-06 [Online] This month’s “Inspiring Figures” – the column of people you should know about – features Jennifer Opal, Junior Software Engineer at BT. - [February, For Me](https://pawlean.com/posts/february-for-me-3) — 2019-02-27 [Life] Another month gone! 😱 This month has mainly focused on travel, relaxation and celebrations 🎉 - [The island of no stress](https://pawlean.com/posts/the-island-of-no-stress) — 2019-02-21 [World] Kicking off the first adventure of 2019, M & P visited Sal, a Cape Verde Island to fully reset and recharge 🔋🇨🇻 - [To All The Boys I’ve Loved Before](https://pawlean.com/posts/to-all-the-boys-that-ive-ever-loved) — 2019-02-14 [Personal] TFW you accidentally post all your love letters on the internet - [My Breaking Point](https://pawlean.com/posts/my-breaking-point) — 2019-02-06 [Personal] Sharing my experience with burnout, mental health and health and well-being. ☁️ - [January, For Me](https://pawlean.com/posts/january-for-me-3) — 2019-01-31 [Life] My first month round-up of the 2019! Here’s what I’ve been up this month including career talk, films, books and health. 🙌🏻 - [Body image talk w/ Brinda](https://pawlean.com/posts/body-image-talk-w-brinda) — 2019-01-21 [Online] This month’s “Inspiring Figures” – the column of people you should know about – features Brinda Gulati, creator of “The Anti-E.D. Lookbook: F*ck Victoria’s Secret.” - [Learning to code](https://pawlean.com/posts/learning-to-code) — 2019-01-14 [Tech] Sharing some of my favourite resources that has helped me on my coding journey so far 👩🏻‍💻 - [Building up on LinkedIn](https://pawlean.com/posts/building-up-on-linkedin) — 2019-01-07 [Online, Tech] I’ll be sharing ways that I done to build my presence on LinkedIn to secure opportunities! 💻 - [Rise](https://pawlean.com/posts/rise) — 2019-01-01 [365 days] Another 365 days to create, fail, achieve, laugh, cry, build ourselves up and rise. Bring it on 2019! ### 2018 - [December, For Me](https://pawlean.com/posts/december-for-me-3) — 2018-12-27 [Life] Let’s not forget December – here’s a quick look back of the final month of the year ❄️ - [5 Things I have learnt in 2018](https://pawlean.com/posts/5-things-i-have-learnt-in-2018) — 2018-12-21 [365 days] With 2018 quickly coming to an end, I wanted to share five life lessons I learnt in 2018. - [Yeah, Girls Code.](https://pawlean.com/posts/yeah-girls-code) — 2018-12-12 [Online, Tech] This month’s “Inspiring Figures” – the column of people you should know about – features techie Nathalia Rus. - [Grow from your STEM](https://pawlean.com/posts/grow-from-your-stem) — 2018-12-03 [Tech] I was invited to speak at a cross-governmental event on my STEM career, here’s a quick summary of what I took away and gave back. 🌟 - [November, For Me](https://pawlean.com/posts/november-for-me-3) — 2018-11-30 [Life] November has been a tough one. But taught me a hell lot of things 🙌🏼 - [Building an online presence](https://pawlean.com/posts/building-an-online-presence) — 2018-11-25 [Online] On Saturday, I gave a workshop on how to up your online presence to secure opportunities at the Northern Power Futures event in Manchester. This is what I covered ✨ - [Be Fit Mentally w/ Aimee](https://pawlean.com/posts/be-fit-mentally-w-aimee) — 2018-11-19 [Online] This month’s “Inspiring Figures” – the column of people you should know about – features the incredible Aimee Browes, founder of the Happiness Bootcamp and Personal Trainer. - [Papa](https://pawlean.com/posts/papa) — 2018-11-15 [Life] A personal post about life recently and how looking on the bright side is healing. ❤️ - [A Year Of Public Speaking](https://pawlean.com/posts/a-year-of-public-speaking) — 2018-11-09 [Tech] Reflecting on my ✨achievement unlocked: can speak in public without breaking down ✨ Sharing some advice from a year of speaking. - [October, For Me](https://pawlean.com/posts/october-for-me-3) — 2018-10-30 [Life] October has been the month of self-awareness, honesty, recognition and exploration. ✨ - [Designing with David](https://pawlean.com/posts/designing-with-david) — 2018-10-20 [Online] This month’s “Inspiring Figures” – the column of people you should know about – features the incredible David da Silva, product designer with the love of making art with code. - [Decoding my Strengths](https://pawlean.com/posts/strengths-profile) — 2018-10-13 [Tech] The first step to Personal Development is understanding where you are right now, I use Myers Briggs Test and the Strengths Profile with this! Here are my findings. 💭 - [#Diversity30](https://pawlean.com/posts/diversity30) — 2018-10-05 [Community, Tech] A portrait collection of markers and creators by Ness Labs. Sharing my thoughts on why this project was important to me and Little Paw. 🐾 - [September, For Me](https://pawlean.com/posts/september-for-me-2) — 2018-09-29 [Life] September has been the month of being constantly on-the-go, adjusting to a new working environment and remembering my why. 💕 - [Live a Rich Life, the Cheap Way!](https://pawlean.com/posts/live-a-rich-life-the-cheap-way) — 2018-09-22 [Life] Collaborating with Earnest; a technology-enabled FinTech lender on ways you can start keeping more money every month! 💰 - [A New Chapter](https://pawlean.com/posts/a-new-chapter) — 2018-09-15 [Tech] Hitting the pause button to reflect on the last 2 weeks of my induction for my new role at BT / EE. - [Rising together w/ Natalie](https://pawlean.com/posts/rising-together-w-natalie) — 2018-09-08 [Online] This month’s “Inspiring Figures” – the column of people you should know about – features the incredible Natalie Franke, founder of the Rising Tide Society. - [August, For Me](https://pawlean.com/posts/august-for-me-3) — 2018-08-31 [Life] August celebrated a lot of anniversaries from #4YearsofPaw, 2 years of creating a better me and another year of implementing this blog column monthly! - [Vlogging @ TUoS](https://pawlean.com/posts/vlogging-tuos) — 2018-08-26 [Online] Sharing my recent vlogging-venture with the University of Sheffield and previous projects. Wishing all students joining this Sept the very best! 🌟 - [Creating a better me](https://pawlean.com/posts/creating-a-better-me) — 2018-08-20 [Life] When I truly prioritised myself starting with my physical and mental health… everything changed – beyond seeing an ab or two! Here is #PawGainz, 2 years on. - [Tech Talk with Tara](https://pawlean.com/posts/tech-talk-with-tara) — 2018-08-13 [Online] This month’s “Inspiring Figures” – the column of people you should know about – features the very talented Tara, a full-stack developer in the start-up scene. - [4 years as Pawlean](https://pawlean.com/posts/4-years-as-pawlean) — 2018-08-06 [Online] My blog turns 4 years old today 🎂 So I’m looking back at how and why I started, how the digital world has changed and the core values of Pawlean. - [July, For Me](https://pawlean.com/posts/july-for-me-2) — 2018-07-31 [Life] July has been a month of change and the main thing I’ve been doing is adjusting to a new city, job and life! This is how the hottest month of the year was, for me. ✨ - [Grit, Adversity and University](https://pawlean.com/posts/grit-adversity-and-university) — 2018-07-21 [Life] Last week, I graduated from the University of Sheffield with a BSc (Hons) degree in Biomedical Sciences. And just like that my academic life has come to a close! - [Chat with Maria](https://pawlean.com/posts/chat-with-maria) — 2018-07-17 [Online] This month’s “Inspiring Figures” – the column of people you should know about – features the incredible entrepreneur Maria Kritikos, founder of LWL network. - [Moving](https://pawlean.com/posts/moving) — 2018-07-13 [Life] It’s been two weeks since I started the new chapter of my life and it’s not been as smooth as I expected. But when there’s a will, there’s a way… - [#Explaw-ing Málaga](https://pawlean.com/posts/explawing-malaga) — 2018-07-07 [World] Sharing the awesome highlights as well as the unexpected bumps during mine and Matt’s trip to Málaga! - [June, For Me](https://pawlean.com/posts/june-for-me-2) — 2018-06-30 [Life] Read about what I got up to this month from my trip away, finishing university and turning 22! - [Paw turns 22](https://pawlean.com/posts/paw-turns-22) — 2018-06-24 [Personal] Today I turn another year older, hopefully with that a lot wiser too! I’m quickly reflecting on my achievements of a year of being 21 and looking ahead onto 22! 🐾 - [#girlboss: Naomi Thomas](https://pawlean.com/posts/naomi-thomas) — 2018-06-14 [Online] This month’s “Inspiring Figures” – the column of people you should know about – features the techie entrepreneur, Naomi Thomas. - [4 out of 4](https://pawlean.com/posts/4-out-of-4) — 2018-06-09 [Community] A reflection of my final year as an undergrad detailing my experience, things I learnt and the exciting future ahead. #shefunilife - [200°](https://pawlean.com/posts/200) — 2018-06-03 [Life] I attended my first ever blogger event over the weekend for the launch of 200 degrees coffee shop in Sheffield. ☕️ - [May, For Me](https://pawlean.com/posts/may-for-me-2) — 2018-05-31 [Life] This May, I spent most of my time grinding to the end of my degree, working on optimising my health, watering my creativity and playing with new tech whilst enjoying the sunshine! - [Suns out, Cams out](https://pawlean.com/posts/suns-out-cams-out) — 2018-05-25 [Life] A week summary post on spending sunnier days at Ladybower Reservoir, exploring Leeds and thoughts on the upcoming months – including moving out! 😱 - [Shes a creative](https://pawlean.com/posts/shes-a-creative) — 2018-05-19 [Online] This month’s “Inspiring Figures” – the column of people you should know about – features the creative, Bolu Bello. - [Taking up space](https://pawlean.com/posts/taking-up-space-unapologetically) — 2018-05-12 [Online] This week I attended the Tab’s Future 100 event at J.P Morgan in London, here’s what I took away! - [Ctrl-C, Ctrl-V](https://pawlean.com/posts/ctrl-c-ctrl-v) — 2018-05-05 [Life] 🖱Right click, copy. Click, right click, paste. Discussing thoughts on imitation, copying, stealing creative work to inspiration and vision. - [April, For Me](https://pawlean.com/posts/april-for-me-2) — 2018-04-29 [Life] Looking back at the month of April’s achievements, lowlights, obsessions and favourites! 💫 - [Apps: Health & Wellness Edition](https://pawlean.com/posts/apps-health-wellness-edition) — 2018-04-16 [Tech] Sharing my favourite health and wellness apps that helps me stay on track and keep a record of my health data. 💉 - [Persistence #inspireWIT](https://pawlean.com/posts/inspirewit) — 2018-04-08 [Online] I had the fantastic opportunity to give a talk at the inspireWIT conference this year, on the power of persistence in my journey so far. It was such an honour! ✨ - [Paying it Forward](https://pawlean.com/posts/paying-it-forward) — 2018-04-04 [Community] Being involved with the Code First: Girls community opened up so many opportunities to me from scoring a Web Developer job to boosting my confidence in STEM and beyond 🚀 - [March, For Me](https://pawlean.com/posts/march-for-me-2) — 2018-03-30 [Life] This #MindfulMarch, I continued being a full-time Powerhouse, obsessed over my health data and practised gratitude every single day. 🌻 - [A Cherry on Top](https://pawlean.com/posts/a-cherry-on-top) — 2018-03-21 [Online] This month’s “Inspiring Figures” – the column of people you should know about – features powerlifting badass Cherry Yeung. - [Organising #HackMed18](https://pawlean.com/posts/hackmed18) — 2018-03-16 [Community] Sharing everything I learnt organising #HackMed18 – a medically focused hackathon that aims to solve problems related to humanity’s elementary need, health. - [#CFGNConf18](https://pawlean.com/posts/cfgnconf18) — 2018-03-05 [Community] Code First: Girls hosted their second Northern Conference (#CFGNConf18) at PwC in Manchester last week. Here’s what I took away from the conference as well as what I hope I gave back ✨ - [February, For Me](https://pawlean.com/posts/february-for-me-2) — 2018-02-28 [Life] So before we dive into a fresh new spring (supposedly) month, let’s look back at the last 28 days 💖 - [Making time](https://pawlean.com/posts/making-time) — 2018-02-25 [Life] One thing I hear from people is that they “just don’t have time” to work out in the week, but there are things that you can do to make time for your health! 💙 - [Yup, turns out that I can be both.](https://pawlean.com/posts/yup-turns-i-can) — 2018-02-17 [Tech] A few thoughts from a conversation and a DM on being a rocking princess “fit” chick. - [Making sales less of a headache](https://pawlean.com/posts/love-the-sale) — 2018-02-06 [Life] Put your hands up if the excess sales and browsing different shops give you a headache? 🙋🏻‍♀️ I feel you. - [January, For Me](https://pawlean.com/posts/january-for-me-2) — 2018-01-31 [Life] A look back at the first 31 days of the year! ⚡️ - [Cultivating Confidence](https://pawlean.com/posts/cultivating-confidence) — 2018-01-24 [Life] Sharing some stories on self-confidence 🌼 - [Starting a Blog](https://pawlean.com/posts/starting-a-blog) — 2018-01-17 [Online] My take on the how’s and why’s on starting a blog ✏️ - [Tea + Cake with Tahira](https://pawlean.com/posts/tea-cake-tahira) — 2018-01-10 [Online] Featuring Tahira Resalat this month for the launch 🚀 of “Inspiring Figures” – a column of people you should know about. - [Imagine](https://pawlean.com/posts/imagine) — 2018-01-01 [365 days] Can you picture where you’ll be in a year? Imagine 2018. ### 2017 - [December, For Me](https://pawlean.com/posts/december-for-me-2) — 2017-12-28 [Life] A quick look back at the final month of the year ❄️ - [5 things I have learnt in 2017](https://pawlean.com/posts/5-things-i-learnt-2017) — 2017-12-22 [365 days] With 2017 quickly coming to an end, I wanted to share five life lessons I learnt in 2017. - [On Public Speaking #3](https://pawlean.com/posts/github-field-day) — 2017-12-14 [Community] Last weekend, I attended an unconference at Nottingham for student tech community leaders where I had the chance to speak a few times 🎤 - [Local Hack Day 2017](https://pawlean.com/posts/local-hack-day-2017) — 2017-12-09 [Community] Building a gifs advent calendar, learning CSS Grid, trying out vlogging all in 10 hours. 👩🏻‍💻 - [On Public Speaking #2](https://pawlean.com/posts/public-speaking-%f0%9f%93%9d-2) — 2017-12-04 [Community] In November, I delivered a solo talk on the story of Pawlean.com, to help inspire people to “work out loud.” 🎤 - [November, For Me](https://pawlean.com/posts/november-for-me-2) — 2017-12-01 [Life] Before we jump into the most exciting month of the year (✨🎄), let’s see how November was! - [#CFGConf17](https://pawlean.com/posts/cfgconf17) — 2017-11-25 [Community] TL:DR – To quote a Twitter Engineer: It was “super-mega-extra-cool.” 😆 - [Buongiorno principessa](https://pawlean.com/posts/buongiorno-principessa-%f0%9f%8d%95%f0%9f%8d%9d%f0%9f%87%ae%f0%9f%87%b9) — 2017-11-19 [World] About my experience in the land of my favourite food – the good and the very ugly. 🇮🇹 - [The Case for Solo Travelling](https://pawlean.com/posts/case-solo-travelling) — 2017-11-11 [World] Case, as in, suitcase. Get it? Get it? *laughs forever* This post was written by my friend Darren. - [October, For Me](https://pawlean.com/posts/october-for-me-2) — 2017-11-01 [Life] My favourite blog posts to publish! Reflecting on the last 31 days 🍁 - [Having Monster Confidence](https://pawlean.com/posts/5-things-i-took-monsterconfidence) — 2017-10-30 [Community] On the 27th, Monster Confidence conference stopped by to Sheffield🤘🏼 - [Further exploration](https://pawlean.com/posts/adventures-yosemite-valley-%f0%9f%8f%94) — 2017-10-28 [World] M’s first solo adventures part 2 – includes exploring the beauty Yosemite Valley! - [First Adventures Abroad](https://pawlean.com/posts/first-adventures-abroad) — 2017-10-20 [World] M is taking over the blog this week to share his first ever solo-adventure! - [On Public Speaking #1](https://pawlean.com/posts/public-speaking-1) — 2017-10-13 [Community] On Monday I delivered my first solo talk on community building. A step out of my comfort zone? Yep. Another achievement? Hell yeah. - [September, For Me](https://pawlean.com/posts/7903) — 2017-09-30 [Life] Wake up!! September is over!!…which means another round-up ⚡️ - [What I took away from HackCon EU](https://pawlean.com/posts/experience-hackcon-eu) — 2017-09-27 [Community] Last weekend I attended my first hackathon-focused conference, HackCon EU. 🚩🌎 - [5 Reasons you should learn to code with Code First: Girls](https://pawlean.com/posts/5-reasons-learn-code-code-first-girls) — 2017-09-22 [Community, Tech] A post about why you should get involved in the #shefcodefirst movement 💖 - [Ad-appt-ing](https://pawlean.com/posts/ad-appt-ing) — 2017-09-09 [Tech] This summer has been a fun one full of exploration and adapting to different environments! Today I will be talking about my placement working at Appt. 👩🏻‍💻 - [August, For Me](https://pawlean.com/posts/august-for-me-2) — 2017-08-31 [Life] We’ve reached the end of the month which means… round-up and reflection time! ✨ - [Fun in Fuerteventura](https://pawlean.com/posts/fun-in-fuerteventura-2) — 2017-08-27 [World] A blog post about my trip to Fuerteventura! - [A year of positive habits and focus on self-care](https://pawlean.com/posts/year-positive-habits-focus-self-care) — 2017-08-20 [Personal] It’s been a whole year since I introduced positive habits into my life. Today I’ll be talking about each of them and the impact they’ve had on me 💙🍏💪🏼💭 - [A reflection of my placement year](https://pawlean.com/posts/reflection-placement-year) — 2017-08-11 [Community, Tech] Today I officially finish my placement at the University of Sheffield. Extremely grateful for the experience; I’ve learned incredibly valuable things. I’m excited to see what’s next! - [Meeting Holly & Amy](https://pawlean.com/posts/meeting-holly-amy) — 2017-08-06 [Online] We had italian food, ice cream and talked about Piczo (d’ya remember that throwback?) and old school blogging. - [July, For Me](https://pawlean.com/posts/july-for-me) — 2017-08-01 [Life] A round-up post of July – everything awesome that happened! 📺💰👩🏻‍💻📲🎓🚂👯🏋️🏻‍♀️ - [Challenges in Tech Cyber Women Interview Series](https://pawlean.com/posts/%f0%9f%92%a5-challenges-tech-cyber-women-interview-series) — 2017-07-25 [Online] Today I talk about the challenges I have faced as a woman in STEM 💖 - [#GymsharkLDN](https://pawlean.com/posts/gymshark-ldn) — 2017-07-20 [Life] “Be A Visionary” 💪🏼 A post about the best weekend to date! - [Biting the big](https://pawlean.com/posts/biting-big-%f0%9f%8d%8e) — 2017-07-15 [World] The final days in NYC with M. Views, on views, on views! 😍 - [“That’s SO American!”](https://pawlean.com/posts/thats-so-american-%f0%9f%87%ba%f0%9f%87%b8) — 2017-07-10 [World] A post about mine and M’s first five days in New York! - [Surprise, you’re 21!](https://pawlean.com/posts/21) — 2017-07-02 [Personal, World] Another year wiser and stronger 💪🏼 A post about my incredible day in New York, celebrating 21 years of positive growth ⭐️ - [June, For Me](https://pawlean.com/posts/june-for-me) — 2017-06-30 [Life] Rounding up one of the best months of my life so far 🚕 - [Somewhere Only We Know](https://pawlean.com/posts/somewhere-only-we-know) — 2017-06-14 [Personal] For you, “the one” during a time in space - [12 hours in London](https://pawlean.com/posts/meeting-bloggers) — 2017-06-11 [World] Meeting Micah, Chynna and Mutay all in one day 👯 - [Fitness Essentials](https://pawlean.com/posts/fitness-favourites) — 2017-06-07 [Life] A post where I share my Fitness Essentials ✌🏼 Essential = absolutely necessary; extremely important. - [If she can see it, she can be it](https://pawlean.com/posts/project-prep) — 2017-06-03 [Community, Tech] Project Prep is a novel aimed at girls and young women that highlight the wonders of working in tech. - [May, For Me](https://pawlean.com/posts/may-for-me) — 2017-05-31 [Life] It’s June tomorrow – which means we’re almost halfway through the year, how crazy is that? May has been a pretty busy month, but one of the most exciting so far! - [Spending May in Coffee Shops](https://pawlean.com/posts/cafe) — 2017-05-27 [Life] A post about coffee shops and awesome people in Sheffield. Did I ever mention that I like coffee? ☕️ - [Mornin’](https://pawlean.com/posts/mornin) — 2017-05-14 [Life] A post about my current morning routine which usually tires people out when I talk about it 😅 - [Empowering Women with Tech](https://pawlean.com/posts/empowering-women-with-tech) — 2017-05-06 [Community] Reflecting on Empowering Women With Tech Conference 2017 👊🏼 - [April, For Me](https://pawlean.com/posts/april-for-me) — 2017-04-30 [Life] Rounding up another month – thank you for being amazing April! - [Dam great churros](https://pawlean.com/posts/dam-great-churros) — 2017-04-22 [World] In the past, I never really appreciated Easter weekend as much because as a student I would get 3 weeks off where I had much more flexibility with my time. - [Its pretty nice here](https://pawlean.com/posts/its-pretty-nice-up-here) — 2017-04-14 [World] …I see you facepalming through the screen. Today I’ll be talking about part 2 of my Euro trip to Southern France with my best friend, Hamdah. - [“Wait, you’re actually going?” – everyone](https://pawlean.com/posts/wait-youre-actually-going-everyone) — 2017-04-08 [World] Sometime in November, I remember feeling bored with my current everyday life – not necessarily in a negative way – I was craving to do something somewhere that wasn’t in Sheffield. Last year one of my - [March, For Me](https://pawlean.com/posts/march-for-me) — 2017-04-02 [Life] At the start of March, I couldn't believe how quickly February went by but March has definitely been the quickest month this year! I've not blogged as much as I would have liked to (I had planned once - [Be Bold For Change](https://pawlean.com/posts/being-bold) — 2017-03-11 [Tech] I always want to blog events in my life as they happen but being such a perfectionist, I find it a challenge. Also juggling what I post on social media about events in addition to writing a post about - [Embracing Global Diversity](https://pawlean.com/posts/embracing-global-diversity-%f0%9f%8c%8e) — 2017-03-05 [Life] Last night, I attended the International Cultural Evening, it was pretty cool. The International Cultural Evening (ICE) is an annually organized show which features multicultural performances. I enjoy - [February, For Me](https://pawlean.com/posts/february-for-me) — 2017-02-27 [Life] The end of the month is always a great opportunity for reflection. February has especially been a great month for reflecting – it's been so exciting packed with lots of key events that brought amazing - [WiT17](https://pawlean.com/posts/women-in-tech-2017) — 2017-02-19 [Community, Tech] Yesterday I attended my first conference (outside of my placement!!) on a topic that is so important to me: women working towards a career in an STEM-related industry, more specifically, in tech. - [Timeless Thoughts: Wooden Roses](https://pawlean.com/posts/timeless-thoughts-a-wooden-rose) — 2017-02-12 [Life] Timeless Thoughts is a monthly linkup hosted by Georgie and Tara, where bloggers write about something from their past – it could be an item, a place, an event – anything that evokes a trip down memor - [one hundred + fifty-two](https://pawlean.com/posts/one-hundred-fifty-two) — 2017-02-06 [Community] I've been pretty loud on social media about this, so you probably already know but I have to share the exciting first week of February with you. Besides being extremely busy at work with the new semes - [January, For Me](https://pawlean.com/posts/january-for-me) — 2017-01-29 [Life] What a crazzzzzzzy month! Looking back, I'm happy with how my year has started. In fact, I'm feeling the most positive (wait, this is possible?!) and happiest I have ever been in the last few months. - [Awesome Places to Eat #01](https://pawlean.com/posts/awesome-places-to-eat-01) — 2017-01-22 [Life] Over the past week, I've cheated a little bit with my clean eating streak and treated myself (and was treated) to a bunch of awesome places to eat (with equally amazing company!) Whenever I plan to ea - [A letter to my 16-year-old self](https://pawlean.com/posts/a-letter-to-my-16-year-old-self) — 2017-01-14 [Personal] After reading Chynna's series of letters to herself, Georgie's recent letter to her 18-year-old self and laughing at all tweets from the hashtag #WhatIWouldTellMy15YearOldMe, I was inspired to write a - [Timeless Thoughts: Rounders](https://pawlean.com/posts/timeless-thoughts-rounders) — 2017-01-07 [Life] Being sick wasn't the way I wanted to start my New Year. I had to take a few days off work but thankfully, my flu has now almost completely gone! The good thing that came out of being sick was that I - [Potential](https://pawlean.com/posts/looking-for-potential) — 2017-01-01 [365 days] Happy new year!! Before we dive straight into 2017, I wanted to share my accomplished goals and my plans for the year ahead. If you're interested, I also wrote a post on the top 5 lessons I've learned ### 2016 - [December, For Me](https://pawlean.com/posts/december-for-me) — 2016-12-27 [Life] The last month of the year is already coming to it's end – how weird. I say this every year but it's just crazy how life passes by so quickly – which is why we should always strive to do things that m - [5 things I have learnt in 2016](https://pawlean.com/posts/5-things-i-learnt-in-2016) — 2016-12-22 [365 days] With 2016 quickly coming to an end, I wanted to share five life lessons I learnt in 2016. 1. My free time is worth a lot more than a purposeless feed As a student, I often had (a lot more than I'd lik - [Fixer Upper](https://pawlean.com/posts/fixer-upper) — 2016-12-18 [Life] With only one week of work left, I'm feeling pretty Christmasy! Seeing most of my friends travelling back home is a little strange to me. Usually, by this time I would've finished my last lecture and - [April Showers](https://pawlean.com/posts/april-showers) — 2016-12-11 [Life] *Title reference to one of my favourite electro swing songs right now. Does anyone else feel incredibly happy when a certain genre pops up? For me, electro swing is one of those genres! Some of my all - [November, For Me](https://pawlean.com/posts/november-for-me) — 2016-12-02 [Life] Hello, December! I can't believe it's already the final month of 2016. This year has been an aggressive roller coaster ride, but despite the difficulties I've faced, I'm determined to finish the year - [Sharing to Inspire](https://pawlean.com/posts/sharing-to-inspire) — 2016-11-27 [Community, Tech] The past week has been pretty busy as usual despite my two days off, I had a lot of social commitments and although they were very fun, it's always great getting back to my room and catching up with m - [Whirlwind](https://pawlean.com/posts/whirlwind) — 2016-11-20 [Life] I haven't been able to blog for the last week (or two now?) because my Macbook decided to die on me. Honestly, I was shocked more than upset when it wouldn't switch on despite having full battery and - [Remember the 5th of November](https://pawlean.com/posts/remember-the-5th-of-november) — 2016-11-13 [Life] I usually don't do anything for Bonfire Night. I never have really. The last time I really hyped up about Bonfire Night was when I was in primary school and we sang songs, read history and poems about - [October, For Me](https://pawlean.com/posts/october-for-me) — 2016-11-05 [Life] October was the month where I saw a lot of progress in my fitness journey, became busier at work and connected with some great people professionally and outside of work. It's also gotten colder, as ma - [Incorporating fitness into my life](https://pawlean.com/posts/incorporating-fitness-into-my-life) — 2016-10-22 [Life] As many of you probably know from following me on my various social media accounts and from previous blog posts, lately I've been obsessed with fitness. Some friends have joked that I've hit a phase, - [Checkpoint #2: Presentations & Projects](https://pawlean.com/posts/checkpoint-2-presentations-projects) — 2016-10-16 [Tech] As always, my week as an intern at the University has flown by! I've been especially busy last week mainly because of various networking events I was invited to, lecture briefings I had to assist with - [Timeless Thoughts: my grey console](https://pawlean.com/posts/timeless-thoughts-my-grey-console) — 2016-10-08 [Life] Timeless Thoughts is a monthly link up hosted by Georgie and Tara, where bloggers write about something from their past – it could be an item, a place, an event – anything that evokes a trip down memo - [September, For Me](https://pawlean.com/posts/september-for-me) — 2016-10-02 [Life] Writing up my second-round up post feels unreal, I can't believe how quick September went by! September always tends to be quite fast-paced for me as a student and now, a member of staff at University - [Exploring England: Loughborough & Nottingham](https://pawlean.com/posts/exploring-england-loughborough-nottingham) — 2016-09-24 [World] This post is a little late because it has been crazy since September started. Work has been getting much busier due to the start of a new exciting term at University. If I hadn't taken a year out for - [Pauline’s Pavourites: Apps](https://pawlean.com/posts/paulines-pavourites-apps) — 2016-09-10 [Tech] How great is tech right now? I’m so happy to be living in a time where apps can help make things in everyday life much easier. I was reminded how great technology is from my busy week interning. - [August, For Me](https://pawlean.com/posts/august-for-me) — 2016-09-04 [Life] This is the first time I’ll be writing a round-up post, I usually jump into the next month without reflecting on what I did the month before but I wanted to change that for August. - [a long weekend](https://pawlean.com/posts/the-long-weekend) — 2016-08-29 [World] For the first time in two years, I managed to have a bank holiday weekend off, which means no work, no deadlines, no nothing and let me tell you, it's so refreshing! A lot has happened over the past 3 - [Checkpoint #1: START](https://pawlean.com/posts/checkpoint-1-start) — 2016-08-19 [Tech] So August has started off very exciting and very busy – just how I like it! There have been a number of big changes in my life since I last blogged ranging from personal changes to more exciting and p - [Vestirse in España](https://pawlean.com/posts/dressing-up-in-espana) — 2016-08-07 [World] My holiday blues have yet to disappear but looking at photos of it has helped make the transition to grey weather better. Prior to going on holiday, I spent a reasonable amount of time shopping for ho - [Experiencing España](https://pawlean.com/posts/in-espana) — 2016-07-28 [World] Hola! If you follow me on any of my social media profiles, you'll know that I've been on a week trip to Spain. I'm (sadly) back in England now, with an uneven tan and beach blues. - [Life Updated: Almost There](https://pawlean.com/posts/life-updated-almost-there) — 2016-07-12 [Tech] I just keep my head down, run hard and am always surprised when I look up and see where I am. – Grant In my (only) post back in January, I outlined some of the goals I wanted to achieve for the year. - [An unexpected trip](https://pawlean.com/posts/an-unexpected-trip) — 2016-07-07 [World] Tweeting on Monday, "This week is the week" I hadn't realised that it was going to turn upside down real fast. Travel-wise, anyway. It all started on Tuesday, I was planning to meet a friend when I di - [Increasing my productivity with Bullet Journals](https://pawlean.com/posts/increasing-productivity-bullet-journals) — 2016-07-04 [Life] The majority of us use Google Keep, notes, to-do list apps on our phones to help us keep productive. Why? Because it's obviously so much easier to type things on our phones, tablets and laptops/comput - [Practicing Mindfulness](https://pawlean.com/posts/practising-mindfulness) — 2016-06-28 [Life] During university, it was often quite easy for me to lose track of myself, because of the continuous heavy University and/or work-related tasks that I needed to complete for a certain deadline. - [Turning 20](https://pawlean.com/posts/turning-20) — 2016-06-24 [Personal] Today I turn 20. Well… to be more precise I turn 20 at 11:15 pm tonight which actually means my birthday is only 45 minutes on the 24th of June every year. I don’t feel any different. - [A Day in the Life: June 2016](https://pawlean.com/posts/a-day-in-the-life-june-2016) — 2016-06-21 [Life] Today I'm participating in Georgie's monthly link-up "A Day in My Life" – be sure to join, I'm always curious about how other people spend their day! I haven't been up to much but it was relaxing. - [Weekly overview: Where has summer gone?](https://pawlean.com/posts/weekly-overview-where-has-summer-gone) — 2016-06-14 [Life] Following my previous blog, I've been trying to keep myself as busy as possible and away from indoors, my room and laptop. I have to say this was a success because since then I've been working, hangin - [2 out of 3](https://pawlean.com/posts/2-out-of-3) — 2016-06-08 [Life] Yesterday I sat my last exam in Anatomy and then just like that – my second year of university was over. My summer exams turned out easier than I thought, don't get me wrong though, I still found it d - [I’ve not failed. I’ve just found ways that won’t work.](https://pawlean.com/posts/ive-not-failed-ive-just-found-ways-that-wont-work) — 2016-05-21 [Tech] Apologies for the lack of posts recently, it has just been over a month since my last one but, I have an excuse which all student bloggers will all feel me on: it's exam session. How am I? Still alive - [From underground to uptown -60m to 200m](https://pawlean.com/posts/from-underground-to-uptown-60m-to-200m) — 2016-04-18 [World] My second day in London involved eating the best sushi I've ever had, admiring London even more from a skyscraper and covering the final places I had on my list. You can read about my first day in Lon - [The walk down South Bank](https://pawlean.com/posts/the-walk-down-south-bank) — 2016-04-08 [World] I've had the busiest week ever. And I loved it. This week I managed to complete one of my year goals of leaving my city to visit at least 2 other places in England. As you may know, I decided to stay - [My time as a Creative Diva](https://pawlean.com/posts/my-time-as-a-creative-diva) — 2016-04-04 [Tech] If you follow me on my social media profiles, you probably know that over the past week, I've had a wonderful opportunity to work with the leading creative marketing business – Diva Creative. Known fo - [The One with The Movie](https://pawlean.com/posts/the-one-with-the-movie) — 2016-03-25 [Life] "If ever I'm in a scene where I have to cry, I cut a hole in my pocket, take a pair of tweezers and just start pulling." – Joey Tribbiani (The One With The Race Car Bed) - [If you want to talk to someone, don’t talk to me.](https://pawlean.com/posts/if-you-want-to-talk-to-someone-dont-talk-to-me) — 2016-03-20 [Life] "myoSINcerely" is part of a science-led series where I talk about cool science stuff and relate it to situations or experiences I've been in. Maybe you'll learn something you didn't before, I know wri - [Languages: Code](https://pawlean.com/posts/languages-code) — 2016-03-15 [Community, Tech] Most people already know this but I love project work. There's something about having a team with differing specialties, all with great ideas, managing everyone to their ability and working together t - [What’s your superpower?](https://pawlean.com/posts/whats-your-superpower) — 2016-02-14 [Life] In my last post, I introduced a monthly blog post – < STYLE > – I will be trying to do in order to blog more frequently, today I'll be introducing another one I've named: myoSINcerely, P. - [Wardrobe update must-haves](https://pawlean.com/posts/wardrobe-must-haves-style) — 2016-02-04 [Life] < STYLE > It's been a very long two months of hardcore revision, exam stress and breakdowns but today finally marks the end of my first semester exams! I went to celebrate with an Asian-style bu - [A Lifetime of Adventures](https://pawlean.com/posts/a-lifetime-of-adventures) — 2016-01-01 [Life] The new year is upon us! Happy New Year to all my new and old readers, I hope you've all stuffed yourself with food and had lots of fun over the holiday season. Unlike most years, I didn't stay up to ### 2015 - [Eye see a problem](https://pawlean.com/posts/eye-see-a-problem) — 2015-12-29 [Life] If you follow me on Twitter, you probably saw a rather angry tweet about my recent visit at my local Boots Opticians. My mom recently got back home from a visit from The Philippines and found that the - [Using the force to obtain the Christmas spirit](https://pawlean.com/posts/using-the-force-to-obtain-the-christmas-spirit) — 2015-12-24 [Life] Happy holidays fellow bloggers! I hope you all enjoy time with loved ones whilst eating lots of yummy Christmas food! I have to say, despite dressing up all festive for work, listening to the same Chr - [Water Under The Bridge](https://pawlean.com/posts/water-under-the-bridge) — 2015-11-29 [Life] As I've said on my previous post back in October, there is a Christmas market every year in the city centre in my town. There was also a Christmas light switch on event (where everyone gathers to see - [A Day in The Life: Every November](https://pawlean.com/posts/a-day-in-the-life-every-november) — 2015-11-12 [Life] ☁ Today, I’ve decided to do Georgie’s link up this month. Day in the Life is a monthly link up where bloggers document their daily life on a designated day each month to show what a t - [Out on the verge](https://pawlean.com/posts/out-on-the-verge) — 2015-11-06 [Life] It's crazy how time goes by so quickly, I can hardly remember how this year started, the middle bits then next thing I know it's already close to the end of the year. John Lewis has already released t - [Just up to my clavicle](https://pawlean.com/posts/just-up-to-my-clavicle) — 2015-10-11 [Life] Wow, is all that I can say. It's been such a crazy, information-packed last few weeks since I returned to university for my second year, I've been meaning to make some time for blogging but the worklo - [Eight Photos of Happiness](https://pawlean.com/posts/8-photos-of-happiness) — 2015-09-23 [Life] I have to say, it was quite difficult to find 8 photos of happiness specifically because I have SO many photos I've been collecting over the years all with absolutely lovely memories attached to them. - [My go-to products](https://pawlean.com/posts/my-go-to-products) — 2015-09-19 [Life] I'm not one who usually sleeps in during the mornings, I usually wake up and get up bright and early (or gloomy and cold if you're in England!) before anyone else in my family. I've been described as - [First Retail XP](https://pawlean.com/posts/level-1-retail-xp) — 2015-09-15 [Life] - [Always covalently bonded](https://pawlean.com/posts/always-covalently-bonded) — 2015-09-11 [Life] I usually am very busy during the week with my part time jobs and/or working on university-related things. But, I managed to have some time off this week and spent some quality time with my non-identi - [Timeless Thoughts: Korean pop](https://pawlean.com/posts/timeless-thoughts-korean-pop) — 2015-09-09 [Life] Firstly, a big thank you to TC & Georgie for creating this blog column – it's such a great way to go down memory lane with the blogging community! So for my very first entry of 'Timeless Thoughts' I'm - [The Versatile Blogger Award](https://pawlean.com/posts/the-versatile-blogger-award) — 2015-09-07 [Life] A big thank you to my lovely long-time blogging buddy Chynna for nominating me for the versatile blogger award! It does mean a lot to be tagged and nominated in these kinds of things and I really do e - [Goals & plans](https://pawlean.com/posts/goals-plans) — 2015-09-03 [Life] With the new academic year just around the corner for university students (and school starting for younger students), I decided to write this post about my personal goals and plans for my next univers - [Learning to cook! (properly)](https://pawlean.com/posts/learning-to-cook-properly) — 2015-08-31 [Life] I'm a terrible cook. To redeem myself (sort of), I can bake (sort of) but cooking actual meals are a big no! When I do try to, it usually (almost always) turns out burnt and inedible or sometimes is j - [York + OOTD](https://pawlean.com/posts/217) — 2015-08-25 [Life] So today's my very first fashion-related blog post (a little excited!) Over the weekend, my family spontaneously went to York for a nice relaxing shopping trip – let me tell you; we needed it! - [The princess in the oasis](https://pawlean.com/posts/the-princess-in-the-oasis) — 2015-08-22 [Life] After my first year at university, I gave myself a goal to get back into reading books. I admit, the last books I properly read was my A Level books, sad but true #studentlife. So that I did, for the - [Livewire](https://pawlean.com/posts/livewire) — 2015-08-19 [Life] So… this is sort of nostalgic! I haven't written a blog post since like 2008/2009/2010. It's been such a long time, it feels so strange that I'm going back into this world I literally grew up in!