Wow, it's been a while since I've sat down and done this, and the empty page in front of me is looking quite daunting. But I've missed this, I miss the therapeutic feeling of emptying my thoughts onto a page and setting them free. So I'm back, with a lot of thoughts, a lot of updates, and a lot of plans. 

Initially I thought about just coming straight back in with a random post about something cool I've done recently. but when I saw that the last post I published was over a year ago, I thought a tidy up piece would be better first as A LOT has happened since I last pressed 'publish'.

Life Update

1. Starting with the biggest (and best) change, I am very happily settled into a gorgeous relationship. It is happy and healthy and everything a relationship should be. We are currently looking to move in together, and I couldn't be more excited about that. Yes - we have been to IKEA together and mapped out our dream house which we know is entirely unrealistic and impossible in a rented placed - doesn't everyone?

2. I have travelled, a lot. Within the last 12 months my passport has seen more action that it has in the rest of my life before now. I've been to Paris, Amsterdam, Japan, and Norway! (And I still have Berlin to come before the end of the year!) I am absolutely planning on doin...

 Yes, you read that right - I married myself and it was bloody lovely. 

For a long time, I've wanted to do something entirely for myself that represented all of the self love, and self acceptance work that I've put in over the last few years (and keep putting in, now). It's no secret that my brain isn't always very kind when it comes to the way I see myself, and so I needed to find something that I could do which would ensure that I am always trying my best to love and accept myself, even on the bad days. Thus - the self-marriage idea was born!

This idea has been a WIP for quite some time now - I knew that it was a niche idea, albeit very on brand for me, and so I knew I wanted it to be a really intimate experience with just a few people that I am extremely close with. Once I had decided on who I wanted to be there with me, all I had to do was plan it. 

I wanted an officiate, a bridesmaid, a best man, and a guest of h...

Where on earth have the first 4 months of the year gone, please? I decided this morning that I was going to write a new blog post today, and was so genuinely shocked when I realised that I hadn't posted anything on here since January! Time to rectify that and get back into the swing of things, I think. The problem is, I spent so much of my time writing for other reasons - work, university, journaling, poetry, fiction writing, that blogging ends up being pushed to the back and before you know it, almost half a year has passed.

But enough of that, I'm back. And not only that, I've set a schedule for the next few months covering different things that I want to write about to get back into a routine. I think that's enough of an introduction (and enough excuses), so I'm ready to write about something that I am really trying to focus on at the moment - trying to find my inner peace. 

It is no secret that I have struggled with mood swings, anxiety, depression and the rest of it my entire life. And while I, and my doctors, are currently working towards diagnosing something that we think might be the root cause of most of those issues, I have been really trying to work on myself and to find ways in which I can access my inner peace. To do so, I've created a 5 step plan. I have always been a very spiritual person. I read tarot, and practice white witchcraft, I track the moon & planet cycles, I believe in the power of crystals, a...

In honour and recognition of turning 29 recently, I've created a list of 30 things I would like to do before I turn 30 this December. Everything I chose is something I’ve either never done before, or is something I haven’t done as a child and so have no recollection of doing it! I wanted the list to be achievable, but not something that I could complete in a week.

It has taken me all day to sit down and write this, because quite simply I didn’t know where to start! 2022 was a big one, it was the first year post pandemic that actually felt “normal” (or as normal as life can be these days!) and so because of that it was absolutely full to the brim with rescheduled events, last minute ticket purchases and a lot of making up for lost time!