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The online journal of a worrier warrior

  • Chapter One – University
    • The start of a new journey
    • Singing goodbye to butterflies in the shower
    • Deciding what’s next after university
    • The day before I leave home for university again
    • Realising I’m growing up
    • Studying at degree level is more
  • Chapter Two: Graduate Life
    • Here Comes Chapter Two
    • Feeling like a graduate who’s failing at life
    • Battling Sunday Scaries
    • New Job Nerves
    • Let her sleep for when she wakes she will move mountains
    • To New Beginnings
  • Chapter Three – Leaving Home
    • Butterflies find a new home
    • Mind over matter: The power of mindfulness meditation
    • Tackling new job nerves again and finding calm
    • Navigating Life in My Twenties: Feeling like I’m on a non-stop rollercoaster ride
    • A Vital Life Lesson: There’s Joy in Letting Go, Accepting Change and Staying Put
  • Chapter Four – Mid-Twenties
    • Focusing On The Here and Now
    • Feel Proud of Your Achievements, No Matter How Small
    • On Finding Balance
    • The Power of Writing: Why Diary Entries Matter
  • Chapter Five – A year in the life
    • Week Zero
    • Week Four: Celebrating Small Wins
    • Week Fourteen: It’s okay to find happiness, even during tough times
    • Week Twenty-Eight: Overcoming Anxiety and Facing More Life Changes
    • Week Forty-One: Finding gratitude in the face of sadness
    • Week Fifty-Two: Reflections on a Chaotic Year and Lessons Learned for 2020
  • Chapter Six – Late Twenties
    • Overthinking is my superpower
    • Travelling With Butterflies: Navigating Anxiety Whilst Abroad
    • An overthinker’s guide to to-doing
    • All Storms Really Do Pass
    • Sunday Night Butterflies: Dealing With Anxiety on a Sunday
    • I look like I’ve got this: Everyone has their own stuff going on
    • Los Angeles, Mexico City and Home Together Again
  • Chapter Seven – Turning 30
    • You May Never Really Find Yourself 🌸
    • When life gives you lemons, take a break 🍋
    • Fake it ’til you make it 🍹
    • Thirty and Thriving 🙌
    • Life doesn’t stop because you’re house hunting 🏘️
    • Festive Season Butterflies: Finding peace at the busiest time of the year 🎄
    • One frosty, sunny Saturday on Primrose Hill

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Chapter Two: Graduate Life

Monday’s the new Sunday

October 31, 2016October 23, 2020 bronwensamanthaLeave a comment

Sun's shining. I slept in until 10. I'm still in my pyjamas. I've done my washing and tidied my room. Other than that, I spent the morning lounging in bed reading and I've spent the majority of this afternoon watching The Walking Dead. There's no roast dinner cooking. That's the only way I know it's… Continue reading Monday’s the new Sunday

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Sick from work, not sick of it

October 23, 2016November 29, 2024 bronwensamanthaLeave a comment

Last week was great. Exhausting, but great. I was at the restaurant all day every day except Thursday (Thursday, Dave and I and his family went to see Manchester United play at Old Trafford. They played much better than they did against Chelsea today, thank goodness. It was a really great match, well worth the… Continue reading Sick from work, not sick of it

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The only way is up

October 16, 2016November 29, 2024 bronwensamanthaLeave a comment

I'm in the kitchen with my mum, bacon's in the frying pan, I've got a cup of tea in hand and I'm a happy bunny. I'm wearing my roughest jeans and a hoodie and I've definitely got that Sunday feeling. Work last week was better than I ever could have imagined. I went back into… Continue reading The only way is up

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New Job Nerves

October 9, 2016November 29, 2024 bronwensamanthaLeave a comment

  "Today is a gift, that's why it's called the present." My mum's ironing and singing the Strictly Come Dancing theme tune. My dad's fixing a hole in one of the bedroom ceilings. I'm studying. Yep, that's right, I've finally made a start on the music therapy reading. I'm finding it SO interesting which is a… Continue reading New Job Nerves

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Officially 22 years young and feeling inspired

May 26, 2016January 3, 2025 bronwensamanthaLeave a comment

 "If you focus too far in front of you, you won't see the shiny thing out of the corner of your eye" - Tim Minchin I'll start with the job. It's going really well I think. It's hard work, but I'm enjoying it. This half term finishes tomorrow and I've told the school I'll go… Continue reading Officially 22 years young and feeling inspired

Chapter Two: Graduate Life

Feeling Positive: A move into special education and the approach to my 22nd birthday

May 15, 2016November 22, 2024 bronwensamanthaLeave a comment

This week's been exhausting. In fact, if I'd tried to write this post a couple of days ago I'm sure I just would have grumbled about being tired and feeling anxious and about the gloomy weather forecast for the weekend.

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Inspired by London

April 17, 2016November 22, 2024 bronwensamanthaLeave a comment

Surely not? Surely it can't be Sunday again. Well, life updates as follows: My nose won't stop running I might have a job, but as long as I have to put the word might in that sentence I'm not getting carried away: I'm officially signed up to a teaching agency and they seem optimistic about finding me… Continue reading Inspired by London

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Here Comes Chapter Two

March 27, 2016December 13, 2024 bronwensamanthaLeave a comment

Hello Stranger! I've been sat in the same spot, full of food and drink, for so long that my eyes are heavy and my bum hurts. I've still no idea where to begin. I thought I was finding my way in the world when I moved back to Cardiff for my second year, but I… Continue reading Here Comes Chapter Two

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