Last year I found it so helpful to have my set of goals to give me things to focus on and work towards. While I didn’t manage to complete all of them, I did complete all bar one! So for 2022, I’m setting some new ones to keep that focus going. Finish and publish A…
2021 has been truly awful. I thought 2020 was bad. But 2021 has been the worst. The continuation of the pandemic and the state the world is in is just miserable. My mental health has gone through a full-on rollercoaster including the need to take some time off of work and suffering through bullying in…
Back when I was at university, I submitted a piece of prose to a student anthology where the theme was something around interactivity. The piece didn’t get in unfortunately, and looking back, that was probably the right decision as they undoubtedly received many far superior pieces. But, still, I was proud of it, and as…
I’ve had my confidence absolutely shattered over the course of the past few months for various reasons and I’m in desperate need of a confidence boost. I was trying to think of ways to do that and have settled on one thing to at least get me started: a list of all the things I’ve…
A poem to voice some of the frustrations I’ve been having in trying to get any decent progress made on Book 2. Just a little something to try to get me writing something at least. Pen to Paper I’m trying to write I’m failing though, right? Every time that I try I just feel my…
If there’s one thing I didn’t quite realise before getting a dog, it was how difficult it can be to find the time to do anything when you have a child. And yes, my puppy Milo is my child in this context, because of course he is. Before, I could just go and do whatever,…
My life changed forever this month. I’ve been missing having an animal around since my nephew kitty Buttons moved out with my sister and since then I’ve been looking to get a dog. I’d been aiming for a rescue because obviously they’re cheaper and there’s usually a lot less training that needs to be done,…
If my blog post for May 2021 was any indication, my mental health has been struggling as of late. It all came to a head at the start of this month and I’ve needed to take some time to check in with myself and figure out what I can do to improve my current situation…
This was not a good week. Ever since I got diagnosed with depression, I’ve generally been pretty open with people about it. There’s little reason to hide away from the fact that it’s there. In being honest about it, I can get the support I need to get me through the day. But, I also…
A poem dedicated to my nephew kitty Buttons as he moves out to live with my sister in her new home.