October is over at last and I for one am relieved. Even though I’m not a fan of fireworks, I’m really happy to see November and more than happy to reflect on the fact that my site is now officially (I think) one year old! I remember when I first set this website up over …
I’ve been having a couple of light bulb moments recently. One of the big ones is about being myself online. I’ve been writing away here for coming up to a year (in November) and I’ve always done it anonymously. There are a few reasons for this. One, I’m really, really conscious about my online safety, …
Anxiety and overthinking. They’re two sides of the same, horrible coin. If you’re anything like me, you know that this is a tough subject to navigate. The very nature of anxiety is something that leaves you with a sense of unease, dread, even panic. But the overthinking? That’s another beast entirely. Overthinking is, for me, …
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It’s been a busy few weeks here. What with the start of the summer holidays and the adjustment to the once in a lifetime heatwave we’ve been experiencing this summer, things have taken a bit of a left turn, writing-wise. I’d forgotten how time-consuming being on parent duty full time can actually be, and while …
Spending money is something that we all do, pretty much every day. Somehow though, the amount of money I seem to have been spending on things that don’t really count has run away with me, and I’ve only just begun to realise it. Last week, I decided to do an inventory and budget of …
When does feminism cross the line? This is a debate that I see argued about on Twitter day in, day out, in yet another pitching of the age-old ‘us vs. them’ world we exist in. Personally, I don’t think we need to look that far to find the answer to this question. We simply need …
There are places in the world most of us dream of visiting. If you don’t have a travel wishlist, then I honestly don’t know what to tell you. There’s a world out there full of massive adventures – who wouldn’t want to explore that? That said, there are a few places that make me …