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Getting through grief, well, trying anyway

My first blog in a really, really long time. Getting through grief, well, trying anyway

Hello. It’s been a while, hasn’t it? Last year I think I just lost my spark for blogging, I didn’t want to put posts out just for the sake of it and copywriting became my main freelancing income. I guess a part of me was writing every day and sometimes night, not only was I exhausted but I just needed to write about things I was passionate about. I haven’t updated the blog with some of the…

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Book Review: The Switch - Beth O'Leary

Book Review: The Switch - Beth O'Leary. The perfect cosy read!

Eileen is sick of being 79.Leena’s tired of life in her twenties.Maybe it’s time they swapped places… The switch isn’t like any book that you’ve read before. A young woman who’s worked herself to the point of collapse and still grieving her sister, is ordered to take some time out to rest and recharge. Eileen on the other hand is frustrated, in her late 70s living in a small village she wants a…

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Book Review: The Song Of Achilles - Madeline Miller

Yes I actually wrote a book review. I know, I'm shocked too! I'm talking about The Song Of Achilles by Madeline Miller and oh it's a good one.

“Greece in the age of Heroes. Patroclus, an awkward young prince, has been exiled to the kingdom of Phthia. Here he is nobody, just another unwanted boy living in the shadow of King Peleus and his golden son, Achilles.“ I’ve seen this book pop up everywhere and I finally picked it up a few weeks ago, why have I only got to this book now?! This novel is a emotional whirlwind, most people I know…

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Real Talk: Why I'm Going Back To Therapy

Real Talk: Why I’m Going Back To Therapy

It’s Friday night and it’s time to party and by party I mean talk about mental health and therapy – woo! I think all of us can agree that the last 15 months have been a LOT. Before the pandemic started I’d just started with a therapist through the NHS who I carried on with on and off throughout, she was nice but it was incredibly focused on CBT – something I’ve done multiple times and honestly…

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The Mid-Year Book Freak Out Tag 2021

I'm back on the blog and it's time for The Mid-Year Book Freak Out Tag 2021 😮

It’s that time of year again, we’re already half way through the year and I have to admit it hasn’t been my *best* reading year especially after starting 2021 recovering from covid! That said, there have been some great reads, so let’s take a look at where I am so far! My goal: 50 books My Harsh Reality: As of writing I’ve read 42 books. However! My original goal was 100 at the start of the…

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Book Tour - Rapids by Anna Bowles

Book Tour - Rapids by @Anna_Bowles Thanks to @Zuntold for asking me to be a part of it! #MHAW21

Yan Harris is VERY EXCITED. Well, of course she is. It’s summer, she’s got over her depression and she’s in London for a week with her BFF Chelsea. After seventeen years in a sleepy village where everybody just knows them as The Chinese One and The Brainy One… life is calling. It’s a pretty cool prospect… if Chel can stop worrying about online discourse in the Nordhelm TV fandom long enough to…

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Mental Health Awareness Week 2021 - Anxiety & The UK Opening Up

Mental Health Awareness Week 2021 – Anxiety & The UK Opening Up

This week is Mental Health Awareness Week, I wasn’t sure if I was going to write posts this week because of the awful migraine I’ve been living with for the past two days so looking at a screen for much more than work hasn’t been great. I’ve spoken a lot about my mental health in the past few years and I’m pretty open about it, recently I posted on Twitter that I was struggling a little as things…

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A Lot Can Change In A Matter Of Months

A Lot Can Change In A Matter Of Months...

As I write this most of my possessions are in boxes or bags, I’m practically bouncing off the walls because today my partner and I get the keys to our new home. I know that I haven’t written in a month, if I’m honest I’ve been working so much, sorting the house, getting myself back on track in terms of my health – it’s been a lot. If I’m honest I’ve hardly been reading anything either! Last year…

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hEDS and Me

hEDS and Me - a life update and a new diagnosis.

Gather around it’s time for a story. Nah, I’m kidding, I just thought that would be a different and fun way tp start a blog…lockdown is clearly getting to me. I’ve used this blog a lot to write about my life with chronic and mental illness over time. It’s been an important place for me to not only get my own feelings out there but also raise awareness of my conditions. For those of you who have…

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One Year Later

One Year Later...

One year ago today, the 23rd March 2020 we entered lockdown in England. Sitting down and watch the Prime Minister was surreal, you knew you were watching a moment in history. I can only imagine it was similar to hearing the word that we were at war with Germany back in the 1930s. Something shifted in that moment, this was a big deal. I got emotional but it wasn’t going to be for long, I only had…

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Book Review: Dear NHS - Edited By Adam Kay

Tonight's review is of Dear NHS, edited by the wonderful @amateuradam A wonderful tribute to the NHS.

Created and edited by Adam Kay (author of multi-million best seller ‘This is Going to Hurt’), ‘DEAR NHS’ features household names telling their personal stories of the health service. What would we do without the NHS? In the UK it means that no matter what we earn, no matter who we are we can receive healthcare for free. The immense pressure that it has been under in the past year is quite…

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5 More Things You Should Know About Living With Chronic Pain

5 More Things You Should Know About Living With #Chronic Pain

Back in 2018 I wrote a blog titled 5 Things You Should Know About Living With Chronic Pain, 3 years later I’ve learnt a lot more so I thought I would do an updated post with 5 more things you should know. Yoga doesn’t fix chronic pain Please don’t suggest yoga, I can’t take any more suggestions of yoga. It might work for some but it won’t ‘fix’ us. Medication isn’t taken to be pain free, it’s…

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Book Review: A Court of Silver Flames - Sarah J. Maas

Book Review: A Court of Silver Flames by Sarah J. Maas One of my most anticipated reads of 2021...did it live up to the hype?

It’s no surprise to anyone who follows me on social media or has been subscribed to this blog for a few years that I absolutely love the A Court of Thorns and Roses series and raced through them when I came across them a few years ago. As soon as I saw A Court of Silver Flames (ACOSF) was ready I preordered it and was in countdown. Then there was a delay and guys it was driving me mad to try and…

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What I Read In February 2021

What I Read In February 2021 📚

We’re already into the third month of the year and as I write this my Goodreads goal is a book behind schedule apparently I really wish they would remove this feature and the one that emails you right after you’ve logged a book saying what next? ANYWAY I did not finish a book until the 14th of February…the middle of the month. I know, I was shocked too. I just couldn’t pick up a book long enough…

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Life Update - February 2021

Life Update - February 2021 🌸

Hello, hello, hello lovely people! I was thinking about what to write today and I thought it’s been a while since I’ve given you guys a general life update and a more chatty, free flowing blog – so why not fill you all in? I have to say I’ve seen you all popping up and having a read, even if I haven’t been posting as much as I’d want to recently. So what’s been going on? If you have been a…

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My 2021 Pre-Orders Part One

My 2021 Pre-Orders Part One There's quite a few...nobody tell my fiancé 😜

Back in January I sat down and went through anything I’d preordered and moved a lot of them over to my Waterstones account, partly to support the high street and partly to add to my points (which I am saving to spend in store once they’re back open). There’s a few sequels, a few debuts and some favourite authors with new releases I am EXCITED. These pre-orders only go up to the summer (one in…

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Book Review: The Falling In Love Montage - Ciara Smyth

What, I actually finished a book review? Who knew! This week it's

What’s the point in love if, one day you might not even remember it? Saoirse’s not looking for love and doesn’t believe in happy endings – not after her Mum’s early onset dementia lead her to be put on a home. She’s put rules in place, but meeting Ruby who proposes one summer, no strings attached might just break them all. After a rough Christmas and New Year I really wanted to read something…

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