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Hello, I’m Oceanchica

Welcome to Oceanchica.com. Pull up a chair. Things might get sweary.

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A lot of life, opinions, and absolutely zero promises to behave.

I’m an American ex-pat who crossed the Atlantic in 2005, made my home in the UK, and somehow ended up with a beautiful life that looks very different from the one I originally imagined.

Along the way I’ve fought depression and anxiety, navigated the highs and lows of building a life in a new country, survived cancer, been thankful to lose two jobs, and removed an ovary that wished me dead. One thing I’ve definitely learned? Life has a spectacular habit of throwing the entire fucking rulebook out the window.

Some chapters have been amazing. Others have been heartbreaking, messy, frustrating, or just downright un-fucking-fair. I’ve learned loads, unlearned at least twice that, and discovered that strength doesn’t look like having your shit together. It can be surviving the day, taking a terrifying leap outside of your comfort zone, or deciding that you’re enough.

But my story is not about everything that’s gone wrong. Fuck that.

It’s about everything that happens in between. The love, laughter, adventures, friendships, romances, absolutely questionable decisions (you know the ones), extraordinary experiences and the ordinary moments that make life worth living. I’m still figuring out everything, chasing new adventures, finding reasons to laugh, and am increasingly determined to fill my life with more living and considerably less giving a fuck about what everyone else thinks.

Enjoy!

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So what’s the blog all about anyway?

This site has been my home on the internet since around 2002. It’s had several reinventions, periods of radio silence, and enough redesigns to have an identity crisis. But at the heart, it’s always just been a place to share my life, thoughts, and whatever weirdness is going on in my brain.

I’ll be working to add the original archive from 2002-2005 when I can. But you’ll find plenty of personal stories, travel adventures, photos, fashion, cooking, book recommendations and the raw honesty of a woman struggling with mental health, cancer and her overall health.

Also books, music, things that make me happy, and shit I’ve learned over the years. And some rants (from the archive content to be added), there’s a lot to be ranting about nowadays so I’m sure I’ll take up that hobby again soon.

But basically, no niche content or agenda here. No carefully curated perfect life. Just an opinionated woman with a love of words, a healthy appreciation of sarcasm and swearing, and a tendency to overshare when the mood strikes.

I’ll write when I have something to say, share photos when there’s something worth showing, and I’m sure occasionally disappear again to live my life!

Because the goal isn’t just to build a better life, it’s to actually fucking live the one I’ve got!

So grab a coffee or a glass of champagne or a strong drink, make yourself comfortable, have a look through my ramblings. I hope something here resonates with you. Otherwise why the fuck are you here?

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