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I think we all straddle a thin line between contentment and career. Some people are looking for happiness in a role, and some people are looking for a role that will make them ready. I've always told myself that i'd never stay in a position that never made me unhappy, and I never have. I'm ridiculously avid when it comes to dabbling in new waters and always strive for more, even if that's more from a packet of mint Poppets, I gots to get it.

I wanted to feature a group of women, whose blogs and sites I genuinely look to when i'm feeling glum about any role I find myself in. These ladies don't straddle the damn line, they dance around it.

A Beautiful Mess: Elsie Larson and Emma Chapman

Whilst many may lay 'Blogging' aside when it comes to a career choice, Elsie Larson and Emma Chapman have cultivated one of the most sought after lifestyle blogs in the world, A Beautiful Mess. You need only have a gander across it to understand it; this blog is a dream of DIY dabbles and lush ideas. But I know, I know, I can't commend these ladies on their ability to plot a terrarium alone. From their beginnings to hitting the million dollar mark, I commend these ladies for remaining humble. Sure, they have a staff. And sure, sponsored posts aren't shy. But from 2007 to now, A Beautiful Mess has maintained that every post has heart. And you know what, it does, and these ladies do too. 

(Photo: Etsy)

Hoodzpah: Amy and Jennifer Hood

Designers, a darling, if not sassy duo and down right cracking creatives, bite your tongue with any twin jokes, these two can probably play that game all too well. Californian 'students of culture' and graphic designers on paper, Amy and Jennifer Hood laid the bricks for a creative outlet and built themselves a home in Hoodzpah. Whilst the Hoodzpah honeys have had their fair share of big names to design for, it's easy to see their hearts lie in making humble brands and textures shine. They're pretty, they're smart and they'll be your huckleberry if you ask nicely enough. Another example of not working around the world, but about making a world that works around you.

(Photo: wegothoodzpah.com)

Project VOICE: Sarah Kay

Spoken word poetry. Yup, those three little words. Whilst a degree in English Literature should have prepared me for a lady like Sarah Kay, £9,000 of it didn't. Having only discovered her from a TED Talk and live performance of 'If I Should Have a Daughter', i've been hooked on it ever since. From documentary 'Louder Than A Bomb' to the likes of gruff spoken word band, Listener, Spoken word has eaked its way in to my life thanks to this New Yorker. I don't know whether it was her tales of being a teenager in a broody bar watching poets perform. I don't know if it was THAT TED Talk. And I don't know if its her passion and commit to bringing spoken word to a listening, even sometimes guarded audience. Sarah Kay has founded programs such as Project VOICE, that heck, I'd take if only I could get there.

(Photo: japantimes.co.jp)