My Personal Blog
Hi! Iβm Soph, the founder of Align & Bloom and retired fashion + lifestyle blogger, whoβs not quite willing to give up writing βjust becauseβ just yet. So, this is my space for my personal ramblings, thoughts & musings. Hope you enjoy.
On Tuesday morning coffee dates and realising thereβs another way π«
As my friend Victoria from The Manifestation Collective says, hereβs to designing a life we truly love.
2023. The year of quitting jobs & pivoting my business.
A personal reflection on 2023. A look back on lots of good things, with some realism thrown in for good measure. Why - and how - I quit two jobs in 2023 and my new vision for my business. Hereβs to 2024.
The 1 thing nobody prepared me for in self-employment
There were many things I knew about self-employment. I knew it wasnβt going to be easy and I knew a βstable incomeβ would be a concept of the past. But hereβs the one thing I wish someone wouldβve prepared be for!
A Day off at the Pumpkin Patch ππ§‘
A very wholesome day off at the Pumpkin Patch and some thoughts on Halloween ππ§‘
No, Iβm not βtoo quietβ. Please stop using that to critique me.
On always being labelled βtoo quietβ and why your quiet colleagues, friends, and employees make the best leaders and shouldnβt be underestimated.
I quit my well paid 9-5 career to take a part time hospitality-retail job. Hereβs why.
Why I quite my very stable, well paid 9-5 career to take a part time job in a coffee shop.
30 Things That Are More Important Than How My Body Looks
T/W - food, body image etc π
After years of not treating my body very well, Iβm currently on a healing journey to treat my body better. And so, as part of this, I thought Iβd journal of a few things that are much more important than what my body looks like.
11 Things to Do and See (and eat!) in KrakΓ³w, Poland
Here are some of the best things to do and see during your visit to KrakΓ³w, including highly recommended places for breakfast, brunch, coffee and dinner.
5 Best Brunch Spots in Liverpool
Whether you're looking for good coffee, pancakes, waffles, or something more savoury, here's a round up of the best breakfast and brunch places in Liverpool.
Women Pioneers in the Pre-Loved Luxury Industry
Women have long played a significant role in pioneering the luxury fashion industry, both as designers and as businesswomen, and women continue to trailblaze today in the pre-loved luxury fashion market.
What is Fashion?
What is fashion? How do we define fashion? Is it simply the clothes we wear or is it more than that? In this post, I explore just how much more there is and how itβs part of all of our lives and history.
Itβs OK To Quit
A personal anecdote of why quitting something was one of the best things I did and, hopefully, a post to give you permission to quit whatever it is that isnβt bringing you joy.
βIf You Donβt Know Where Youβre Going, Youβll End Up Someplace Elseβ
Why having goals is absolutely critical to creating the life youβve always wanted.
9 Things Iβd Tell My 18-Year-Old Self
If I could tell that 18-year-old Soph a couple of things, what would they be?