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What’s in your backpack … London

What’s in your backpack? Every month we like to see how other busy women are living. What they’re doing and any side hustle projects they’re working on, whilst we check out (of course) what’s in their backpacks. They say you can usually judge a woman, by her shoes… but I’ve a new theory, which is proving…

What’s in your backpack series? … with love from Toronto.

What’s in your backpack – Toronto. I literally bumped into this amazing lady: Joy at a play and stay in North London one day. I was with my then 6 months old and She was with her 12 month year old boy. We instantly hit it off ; it was so uncanny that she was…

What’s in your backpack series? Let’s head to Singapore…

What’s in your backpack? At Nariva Boutique, we love the differences that make us women unique, but also the things that bring us together and make us so similar. Whether it’s what you do; where you live; whether you’re an oat latte kinda girl or a green tea geek… more importantly though, we’d love to…

FIVE tips to buying your perfect backpack

Our 5 tips for your perfect backpack purchase. So you wanna treat yourself and you’re in the mood for another backpack? Or your just confused with the amount of choose from? With the onslaught of fashion on demand and the ever changing demands of us, the consumer. And that’s me included, there’s now so much…

What’s in your backpack series: welcome to Miami

So today we head stateside as part of our ‘What’s in your backpack series?’, and we speak with the gorgeous Jules, mama to two little ones. She’s a lifestyle photographer, from Scotland, now living and working in Miami, USA. I believe her brilliance is capturing and securing those precious moments, you know those on the…

What’s in your backpack series?

We all love a bit of a nose from time to time. I like to call it an active interest in other people, their lives, and aspirations and generally what they’ve got going on. I must admit when strolling through the streets of my home town, I particular love to peer through the windows of…

The ONE reason why you need to ask for help

Sometimes we just have to ask for help Historically women have been seen as the core or strength of a nation. Even today we can see some cultures where women are often seen as the bread winners, the money dealers and handlers or the person that gels the fabric of the village together. Women…

Why you need to shop smarter not harder for the bag of your dreams.

Shop smarter not harder for the bag of your dreams. Did you know that the average woman spends £45 on a bag? * Wow is that all you say to yourself… Well actually we ran a survey back in spring and found that of these women, they didn’t often buy one bag, or several bags,…

Three key strategies to resolve disputes in the office

Three key strategies to help you resolve conflicts or disputes in the office. So you’ve had a situation in the office with your co worker, boss or your biz partner. What do you do? How do you resolve it. How do you keep your game face on and rise above it all? What strategies can…

Toxic non supportive bosses, why’s my boss so unhelpful?

Toxic, non supportive female bosses, why are they so unhelpful? Last week I was having a conversation with a mummy friend about non supportive female bosses. And this got me thinking, why there seems to be a lack of sisterhood in the office, especially at the top of organisations. Life at the top – can…