Today, I attended an “End of Life Masterclass” as part of my work for Age UK. It brought together 100 GP’s from across the county. I was there in order to give out information about our services and promote the...
Tomorrow, March 8th, is International Women’s Day (IWD) but what does that actually mean and what’s the point? Well, IWD is a global day celebrating the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women. The first IWD gathering in 1911...
When I went to Eden Community Camp last May, the country manager, Peter Lefort, did a rousing talk about lighthouses, part of which you can read here. Peter made reference to a conversation he had with a lady at...
When I started blogging a year and a half ago, I did so with the intention of doing something creative that might make people happy. I was inspired by Emily Coxhead who’s quite literally in the business of making people happy...
anxiety, blogging, confidence, experiences, happiness, heartbreak, mentalhealth, motivation, positivity, survival
To 16 year old me
October 25, 2017
First of all, you are so fucking beautiful, don’t listen to them! Any person who ever tries to make you feel shit about yourself is reflecting their own self loathing. Your ears and nose aren’t too big, your skin...
alcohol, blogging, cancer, charity, education, experiences, love, macmillan, motivation, sober, soberoctober, writing
Sober October
October 21, 2017
Sober October seemed like a really good idea at the time. I love a challenge and if I’m raising money for one of my faveourite charities, (Macmillan Cancer Support), along the way, then everyone’s a winner. I knew it’d be...
anger, anniversary, anxiety, blogging, cancer, career, charity, communication, community, confidence, death, do-it.org, education, experiences, feminism, gay, gratitude, grief, happiness, human rights, lgbt, love, macmillan, mentalhealth, motivation, politics, positivity, queer, randomactsofkindness, relationships, single, survival, travel, volunteer, volunteering, work, writing
Blog-iversary
August 25, 2017
A year ago I fucked up an entire wall in my spare room, brainstorming what I could do to make the world a slightly better place. The only thing I could think of (that I might be any good...
I fucked up an entire wall in my spare room generating ideas that got me here. Seriously, I’ve written all over it. In highlighter pens, pink and blue to be precise. I’ll have to repaint the whole wall and...
blogging, cancer, charity, death, gratitude, motivation, the happy newspaper, volunteer, volunteering, writing
Watch “The Happy Newspaper” on YouTube
July 24, 2017
I’ve been lucky enough to write an article for the amazing Happy Newspaper which is out now! I recorded my response to seeing this article and read it out for you all too. If you’d like to take a look at...
Hello lovely people! I’ve been a bit quiet lately because I’ve literally been all over the place… 3 countries and over 1000 miles travelled in the last week for work and fun. That said, I’ve been too tired to...
