Everything That Happened When I Came Off The Pill After 6 Years

I was at a pretty formative stage in my life when I made this doctor’s appointment. I was studying for my A-levels at the time. Shortly after, I moved out of my hometown to go to university, where I balanced an entirely new social life and sex life with my studies. It was during this time that a few things changed physically: I began dealing with anxiety on a regular basis, I developed IBS, I put on some weight and my skin completely cleared up. There’s no way to tell if these things happened because I went on the contraceptive pill or simply because I was a teenage girl coming out the other side of puberty. But in the six years since then I have spent a lot of time wondering what I’d be like as a person had I not spent my late teenage years and early 20s taking hormonal contraception. And so, after being advised by my GP to switch to the progesterone-only pill due to concerns about migraines I’ve been having, I decided now was as good a time as any to take a break from it completely.  read more

I Need To Upgrade My Shoes—29 Nordstrom Styles That Are Absolutely Giving

Every once in a while it comes time to do a major footwear audit. With the impending season change, it’s the perfect time to make sure all your wardrobe pieces are serving you. Whether you are in need of a more weather-appropriate pair, your go-to boots are pretty worn, or you want to add some styles with a little personality, a shoe upgrade might just be what your wardrobe calls for. read more