Things that make me happy: cartoons, doodles & comic books
This is the first in a series of posts I'm planning to write, sharing some of the things and people that help me feel happy. First up, cartoons, doodles and comic books.
Read MoreThis is the first in a series of posts I'm planning to write, sharing some of the things and people that help me feel happy. First up, cartoons, doodles and comic books.
Read MoreMummy Barnet has given me lots of good advice over the years, much of which continues to help me now as I cope with the challenges of fatigue, anxiety and other ups and downs life throws at you. Here are some of my favourites.
Read MoreJust some of the thank yous I want to give to those who support me and others when we are facing fatigue.
Read MoreWhilst out and about this morning I caught a bit of Stephen Fry's radio show "Fry's English Delight". This episode was called "That way madness lies" and looked at the "language of madness". Having toyed with the idea of writing a piece about the words and phrases I use to describe my own health issues (mental and physical) I was really interested to hear more.
Read MoreIn 2016 I started my first reading challenge. Keen to get back into the habit of reading more after books had taken a bit of a backseat to my crocheting, I decided that setting some sort of goal might help.
Read MoreJust before Christmas, a good friend shared an article on Facebook which looked at the issue of period poverty and asked friends to support a collection of tampons and sanitary pads to donate to her local food bank.
Immediately, I realised that I had never considered donating these items before and had really only thought about food for food banks. It turns out I was not alone.
Read MoreLast night I attended my first event with Girl Geeks Scotland, a group I've admired for a long time now but was never quite certain if I was geeky enough to join in with! Having been reassured and encouraged to come along by founder and friend, Morna Simpson, and other actual proper Girl Geeks I met at their relaunch this time last year I decided to go along....and I'm glad I did!
Read MoreInspired by the Modern Mrs Darcy reading challenge I’ve set my goals for the year ahead. See my reading prompts and what I thought of each book.
Read MoreThis weekend I celebrated my big 4-0. An event that a year or two ago I was dreading and could not contemplate feeling good about.
It wasn’t so much about getting older, it was simply because I wasn’t happy being me or where I was in life. Not much has actually changed in my life/job/home etc but how I see myself and feel about being me has changed massively and this weekend was one of the happiest times I’ve ever had.
Read MoreFor a while now I've been thinking about starting a blog. Well I've finally decided it's time for step 1: Begin.
I'll add the obligatory 'about me' section and other bits and pieces soon but for now I want to start by sharing why I've decided to do this.
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