I started the blog as a hobby. A way of letting out my thoughts and anonymously sharing a bit of me with the world. Writing is now my career and as a freelancer, it has taken me away from...
How Ed Sheeran’s Mentors Helped Me Write Again
August 26, 2018
Holy shit balls, It’s Character Building is two years old! I write from a Quaker retreat. Nope, I’ve not dropped out of normal life and joined the movement, rather I’m at a songwriting retreat led by my favourite musicians...
Writing something meaningful every week gets hard. It brings about a mini crisis of confidence every time I put hands to keyboard. After 62 published blog posts for It’s Character Building, as well as a fuck tonne for other...
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...
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...
anxiety, blogging, communication, confidence, lonliness, mentalhealth, relationships, survival, writing
The L Word
September 6, 2017
Right, I’ve got a confession to make, I’ve been a bit naughty. So you know how I’m this self-proclaimed “positivity blogger” and life is fucking amazing and we should all be grateful for every second, even the shit times?...
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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...
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...
The Anti-New Year’s Resolution
December 31, 2016
It’s New Year’s eve. Finally, 2016 is ending. (Thank fuck). With the closing of a year and the start of a new one, I’ve been seeing on Instagram, New Year’s resolutions and the obligatory “New Year, New me” bullshit....
