Last month I somewhat mysteriously hinted that my monthly “Things I Tried…” roundups might be changing format. TBH I feel like I might have oversold it slightly because here we are, in March, and basically what I’ve done is renamed it February Favourites. My incredibly deep thought process behind this is that sometimes the “Things
What would you miss in your life if you couldn’t do it anymore? When someone asks me that question the first thing I always think of is roller derby. But, it wasn’t until I found my inner Zen that I was able to enjoy my favourite hobby confidently and without crumbling. There are hundreds of
Are you confident? What is confidence? When people talk about confidence they talk about it like it’s a thing that you either have, or you don’t. Or something that you can gain. Whether it’s confidence in your abilities, body confidence, or just the ability to stride into a shop and confidently demand a return on
It’s a bit later into January than I normally write this, but I’m still using illness and holidays as an excuse for my complete failure to start 2018 in an organised fashion. Besides, it’s not like these things are any less useful or relevant by the middle of the month so they’re still worth sharing,
I think the point that I stopped wanting to go out on New Year’s Eve was the point that I realised I was old. I ALWAYS used to go out on New Year’s Eve, wearing something glittery, buying over-priced drinks and stumbling home in the early hours shouting HAPPY NEW YEAR at strangers was just
Last year I did a photo an hour on Christmas Day, but that wasn’t really a typical Christmas Day as I was at home with my parents. So this year I thought I’d do it again. This year was a lot more typical, but I realised quite quickly that I spend an awful lot of
I haven’t made any Netflix recommendations for over a year. Which is weird because I basically watch everything on Netflix these days. I’m always deeply disappointed when I discover something I’d like to watch isn’t on there and I’m going to have to actually go and dig out a DVD. One of the things that
Today marks exactly 10 years since I walked out on the most miserable job I ever had. If you want to read the story there’s some more details here. This is miserable me, 10 years ago, in the middle of the whole sorry walking out on my job saga. I look happy, but I remember
Ah Advent Calendars. I’ve been writing a round up of Advent Calendars for years, and every year they get more expensive, crazy, and more sold out by mid November. This year I’ve found 25 amazing grown up Advent Calendars, ranging from healthy protein packed goodies, through to indulgent high end beauty. I’ve also conveniently organised