I’ve noticed a trend with my blog. My website tends to be somewhere I rant, rave and moan. Which, is all well and good; one of the main reasons I write is because I can’t afford therapy. Writing for me is catharsis. It’s somewhere I go to write about my thoughts, feelings and opinions and [...]
10 Qualities I Admire in a Per...
I’ve noticed a trend with my blog. My website tends to be somewhere I rant, rave and moan. Which, is all well and good; one of the main reasons I write is because I can’t afford therapy. Writing for me is catharsis. It’s somewhere I go to write about my thoughts, feelings and opinions and [...]
A Modern Day Love St...
I’ve got a confession to make. I wouldn’t call it a shocking confession. I just feel I need to get a guilty pleasure of mine off my chest. I watch Jeremy Kyle. Now, I know I’ve taken to both Twitter and my blog to slag off Jezza in the past, but when it’s 5:30am and [...]
Top 10 Strictly Come Dancing Performan...
Today the first contestant for the new series of Strictly Come Dancing was announced. And while this is all very exciting for Strictly fans (like my Mum), it paid as a reminder to me that Christmas is just around the corner. Which, to be honest, excites me more than SCD itself. Don’t get me wrong, [...]
Peaks and Trou...
I’ve always been quite an up and down person. Someone who can experience extreme highs and extreme lows. Often in the short space of a day or less. I remember shortly after I had my breakdown in early 2015, I visited a psychiatric hospital for an assessment. There, I voiced my concerns about my instability. [...]
Antidepressants: My St...
I’ll always remember the day I started my antidepressants. It was Monday 5th January 2015. That was the day I hit rock bottom. The previous weeks and months I knew I was plunging. Each day was harder than the day before. Painting on a smile was becoming more of an arduous task. I could no [...]
A Spot of Bot...
Something’s been getting me down a bit recently. OK, not down. I wouldn’t say I’m miserable because of it. I’m just aware. And, dare I say it, a little (a lot) insecure. I try not to let insecurities affect me. But I’m human. We all have them. We all have those things we dislike about [...]