mental health, suicideprevention, timetotalk, worldmentalhealthday

Suicide Prevention #WMHD2019

October 10, 2019

Despite popular belief, I don’t actually share every intricate detail of my life online. I realise my Instagram stories, in particular, might make you think otherwise, but there is a lot that you don’t know about me. It’s World...

community, home, supportlocal

Support Local?

September 5, 2019

As a self-confessed champion of my town, I am the first to encourage residents and visitors alike to support local. When I say “local”, I mean things created by people who live in my community, for my community. It’s...

blog, career, confidence, writer

3 Years of It’s Character Building

August 25, 2019

Three years ago, something compelled me to set up a blog and start writing. I had no idea what I was doing. I didn’t even really know what a blog was, I just knew I needed to do something...

connections, experiences, instagram, relationships

I didn’t think this through

July 2, 2019

Regular readers of the blog will know that I like to lead what some might consider to be, an unconventional life. Well, I’m pushing convention to the limit this month as I embark on something that could either be...

happiness, life, love, relationships

That’ll Do Won’t Do

June 3, 2019

How many times have you said to yourself, “Oh that’ll do!” about something. It might have been about your dinner after looking into a bare fridge and opting for toast. It might have been what you told yourself after...

change, family, friendships, people, relationships

Is Change Good?

April 22, 2019

An old boss of mine regularly made the bold claim that “Change is good.” At the time I was working in recruitment, a notoriously fickle industry and in a company with high staff turnover. Every time someone left, (which...

life, politics, relationships, wellbeing, work

Snake Charming

February 19, 2019

So apparently I’m a positivity blogger? That’s a thing, right? Before you start, I know I haven’t done much of the blogging stuff lately but I do have an excuse. I’ve been making money – woo hoo! Slowly, very...

2018, happiness, new year, reflect, self-care, worth

New Year, New Measurement

December 30, 2018

It’s at about this time of year when I start thinking back but also daring to imagine the next 12 months. Really, New Year is nothing more than a socially constructed moment in time. In fact, time as we...

confidence, impostor, mentalhealth, motivation, wellbeing

Stop Being an Impostor in Your Own Life

October 31, 2018

Why is it that when things start to go well, my brain kicks in with a bunch of sabotaging thoughts and self-doubts? Well, I learned recently that it happens to a lot of us and what I have been...