So, I’ve not been moved to write anything on this blog for quite some time but some recent figures about UKYA in publishing and the reaction to it has got me so riled up that the fella is forcing me to put words down on the page. Figures published this …
I know the year is already a few weeks in but I’m a lazy thing so I don’t always get my butt in gear to write when I should. The start of any year is always a slightly anxious thing for me because it’s a year of emptiness. There are …
I’ve been at my new job for about a month now and I’m really finding my feet with it. Major perk of working in fashion retail is I get the clothes either free as uniform or at a discount as part of the benefits. I’m only doing part-time hours though …
So I got back my 23andMe report this week and it’s a mixed bag as to what it found out. If you don’t remember, here’s my original post about getting it done and why I’d decided to do it. My main hopes from it apart from the ancestor stuff it …
Since moving at the end of August, I’ve been without work and I’ve been finding it hard. Most people would probably love to have time off from a 9-5 but I’ve never done it before. Pretty much since my days at uni, I’ve always had a job of some sort. …
Off the back of my on-going health woes my specialist recommended I get these genetic tests done to help to get a better idea about my history and then give a better idea about my health. I wasn’t so keen on the idea at first because he had warned that …
One of the huge perks of moving house was my reintroduction to the bath. No … I’m not gross or anything. I’ve only ever had access to showers for the last ten years or so and now my new place has both. This means I could finally try something that …
I’ve been kinda out of the loop of blogging once again because of health reasons. Yet again I feel fobbed off by my GP and continually being told ‘It’s just a virus’ when I know my own body and how I feel but that doesn’t seem to be enough of …
This post has always existed in some form in my mind but it kind of came to head last week when another lovely tweeter I know was so upset over not being able to find nice swimwear that fitted and was affordable. I then ranted down the phone to my …
Honesty is a tough nut to crack. You have to not only be honest with yourself but with those you care about and those that barely know you. There are many levels of honesty that can have a real impact on relationships and how we engage with the world when …
