Category: Personal
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When you wake up from depression you need to give yourself grace
I’m rubbish at sticking to goals that aren’t massively important. Do I want to write more? Yep. Do I actually write more? Nope. Part of not writing recently has been from what a dumpster fire the last few months have been, personally (and well, globally too amiright?). It’s only when my mental health finally got…
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Lessons I’ve learned this past year and other revelations
Pandemics aside, most years just come and go and sometimes I take stock for what I’m grateful for and mark my progress (or lack thereof) in some way, but what about what I’ve learned? The things that have made me stop for a second, or game changers that I picked up along the way? Let’s…
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Self Care 101: How to love and care for yourself
For those of us in the Northern Hemisphere January can be very dreary and gloomy, especially if you’re somewhere that tends to rain or have grey skies like the UK! The sparkle of the holidays has worn off and it’s back to routine now and it can be rough. So let’s talk about what gets…
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Gratitude for the good, the bad and the amazing.
It feels like it’s been a big year, but also that it hasn’t, y’know? Less in limbo than 2020 but not quite progressing yet. Last year I wrote about gratitude and circumstances, and recently I was watching Midnight Mass and there’s a great scene that talks about the responsibility of reacting in a hopeful or…
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Winter is coming and I just want to hibernate
I’m feeling a whole hibernation vibe lately. Early nights and not wanting to go out (people, ugh!) are a mood let me tell you. Every time the clocks go back I find it difficult to be motivated to do anything until I get used to it and that usually takes a few weeks. November is…
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2020: The year in review, or not.
It is never too late to be what you might have been. George Eliot Today’s quote sums up this year for me well enough when I was struggling to put it into words. Truthfully, since I was diagnosed with cancer and the plan I had was derailed there have been more moments when I’ve felt…
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Pandemic Lessons: Healing, loving, and getting to know yourself better
“Healing is the journey. The destination is yourself. The full recognition of all the different aspects of yourself – your joy, your sorrow, your pain, your pleasure – all lead you to the source of who you are. Only by having intimate contact with this source can you experience the fullness of your life. Only…
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Memory Lane: The day I went to the beach
This is one of my favourite photos of me that exists. Today it popped up in my Facebook memories. It’s from 4th September 2009. This photo is what makes that day so memorable for me. I had that week off work but hubby wasn’t off, I can’t remember why I had time without him but…
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On Gratitude: How can we be grateful for bad things?
My recent posts have been less positive than usual because that’s been my reality. Writing my last post on how angry I felt helped me figure out what I was feeling so I could feel it properly and let it go a little bit. A friend recommended the Calm app to me so I’ve been…