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A DAY IN LIFE
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A DAY IN THE LIFE
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PROPERTY BLOGGER/SOCIAL MEDIA INFLUENCER JADE VANRIEL
The start of my day… I start my day with my dog Ritchie as my alarm clock. I pray, say some positive affirmations and head to the bathroom to brush my teeth and wash my face. Rich and I usually go for a 30-minute walk before heading back to do a quick workout! I get showered and ready for the day. I love to have a chai latte or hot chocolate before my morning smoothie while planning out my day.
Getting into my job… I fell into property blogging five years ago when I shared my own first time buyer journey at 23 years old. I realised there was not a lot of information online that simplified property buying and I wanted to share my own tips. Since then I’ve run events and workshops, shared property content and tours, and I’ve worked with banks and brands to help educate my audience and help them buy homes.
A typical day…
My job as an online content creator varies from day to day. Most of the time I’m at home filming property and lifestyle videos, planning content projects and researching property buying updates to share with my followers. Other days I’m out filming property tours for my Move With Jade series on YouTube, I love to share properties for varying budgets and break-down different routes like shared ownership. I recently filmed at the SO Resi Forster Oak development which is great for first time buyers.
What I dislike about my job…
I have only been doing content creating full time for just over a year, so it’s still quite new to have blogging as my sole focus. I really love that I have a purpose on social media. As it comes naturally to me, I find it very hard to switch off and tend to work every day if I’m not intentional about my weekends!
Taking care of my wellbeing during lockdown… As I’m usually working from home anyway, being in lockdown was not a culture shock for me; however, I have had my moments. It’s been great having my dog, he forces me to take breaks and go on walks. I’ve also incorporated regular home workouts to keep my fitness up and I’ve been making some of my favourite restaurant-inspired meals – food makes me happy. Regular family video calls and the occasional dance around my flat has helped me laugh too.
After work…
I love to scroll through Pinterest and create mood boards for my future home, or dream of holiday destinations. I find listening to a good book helps me to zone out of work mode and I’m currently listening to Happy Sexy Millionaire – it’s great!
