This morning I put a torch in the washing machine. I was just finally getting around to doing the last of our dirty washing from our camping trip last weekend and when I heard the clunking, my first thought was that one of us might have picked a pebble up off the beach and left… Continue reading ‘A Sky Full of Stars’: Tales from a long weekend camping in Dartmouth✨
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Thirty and Thriving 🙌
It's Sunday, the sun is shining and we've a roast dinner cooking away - nothing makes me happier than a day like this one. We've got family staying, I'm one beer down and I'm feeling more chilled than I have in ages. (Besides the football nerves of course - it's been a nervy couple of… Continue reading Thirty and Thriving 🙌
All Storms Really Do Pass
Honestly? This week wasn't all sunshine and rainbows. On Tuesday, returning to work after the bank holiday, I had a really rubbish brain day. My head was full of fluff and anxiety and everything felt difficult. I stumbled through, but by the end of it, I had a mighty tension headache and tears in my… Continue reading All Storms Really Do Pass
A Fresh Perspective
The picture hasn't really changed since I wrote my last post about taking life one scorcher of a day at a time. I'm still plodding through, trying to remember to drink water, eat well and shave my legs. And trying not to let the news get me down. The last few days have been better,… Continue reading A Fresh Perspective
Week Forty-One: Finding gratitude in the face of sadness
This one's for my Mum and her sisters, my aunties. I love you all so much. The theme of 2019 has definitely been ups and downs. I've had months full of happy memories and others that have been a huge struggle. Whether it's been my mental health getting me down or things going on at… Continue reading Week Forty-One: Finding gratitude in the face of sadness
Week Nine: Normality is underrated and not to be taken for granted
Monday morning I rolled over to grab the tv remote, turned on the news and snoozed for ten minutes. I rolled out of bed and into the shower. I didn't have time for a cuppa (because of the snooze - so worth it on a Monday morning) and I headed straight to the station once… Continue reading Week Nine: Normality is underrated and not to be taken for granted
Blogging Goodbye to Butterflies 