My Personal Blog
Hi! I’m Soph, the founder of Align & Bloom and retired fashion + lifestyle blogger, who’s not quite willing to give up writing “just because” just yet. So, this is my space for my personal ramblings, thoughts & musings. Hope you enjoy.
On Tuesday morning coffee dates and realising there’s another way 💫
As my friend Victoria from The Manifestation Collective says, here’s 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. Here’s to 2024.
The 1 thing nobody prepared me for in self-employment
There were many things I knew about self-employment. I knew it wasn’t going to be easy and I knew a “stable income” would be a concept of the past. But here’s the one thing I wish someone would’ve prepared be for!
A Day off at the Pumpkin Patch 🍂🧡
A very wholesome day off at the Pumpkin Patch and some thoughts on Halloween 🍂🧡
No, I’m not “too quiet”. Please stop using that to critique me.
On always being labelled “too quiet” and why your quiet colleagues, friends, and employees make the best leaders and shouldn’t be underestimated.
I quit my well paid 9-5 career to take a part time hospitality-retail job. Here’s 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 💛
After years of not treating my body very well, I’m currently on a healing journey to treat my body better. And so, as part of this, I thought I’d 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 Kraków, Poland
Here are some of the best things to do and see during your visit to Kraków, 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 it’s part of all of our lives and history.
It’s 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 isn’t bringing you joy.
“If You Don’t Know Where You’re Going, You’ll End Up Someplace Else”
Why having goals is absolutely critical to creating the life you’ve always wanted.
9 Things I’d Tell My 18-Year-Old Self
If I could tell that 18-year-old Soph a couple of things, what would they be?