Your body is like a car. (I know I’ve used this analogy before but I truly want to expand on it.) When your car runs out of petrol, you go to the petrol station and fill it up. You don’t ignore the fact that the tank is empty and keep on driving. You fill the…
Tag: anxiety
Why it’s OKAY to HAVE NO IDEA what you are DOING – Raspberry and Lime Cacao Zoats.
I have ABSOLUTELY NO IDEA what I’m doing. I have NO IDEA what I’m doing with my life. And when it comes to a lot of things I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT I’M DOING. With dating. With work. With friends. With writing. With this blog. And do you know what? That is completely OKAY. I…
My Mantra Jewellery – Morrocan Jewelled Oats
I am going to be honest….. I’m NOT a jewellery person. I have never liked the FAFF. I am always just really AWARE that jewellery is on my body. Like a CONSTANT ITCH. However, my mind may have been changed (slightly) And yesterday after a series of difficult appointments… I was glad to have…
Macacha Magic Energy Oats
I have a confession to make….. I am a witch. Well….. a porridge witch. Most mornings, you can see me stirring my potion (*cough* porridge) in my shiny metal cauldron (*cough* saucepan) I can prove to you that PORRIDGE is… MAGIC! That is has healing properties and can boost your MOOD and ENERGY. Porridge used…
Why RESTING BITCH FACE is a lie.
Has anyone ever told you that you have a ‘resting bitch face’? The definition in the dictionary states a sullen or scowling expression attributed to or unconsciously adopted by a person when in repose. Let me break it to you….. RESTING BITCH FACE IS A LIE. But do you know what is REAL? Social anxiety….
A Funny Story about Panic Attacks
Panic attacks literally make ZERO SENSE. It’s not like you are having a panic attack in front of a SWORD WIELDING PIRATE WITH RABIES! Your fight or flight reflex has broken and you are hyperventilating over your bowl of Kellogs Crunchy Nut! Or in the loo of your parents house during a family dinner. Or…
Wonderfully WEIRD – Turmeric Latte Oats
Turmeric is yellow. Groundbreaking stuff, I know. Does it apologize for being yellow? Does it beat it self up for staining your fingers and clothes? NO! It stands brightly in your spice cupboard saluting you with it’s brazen, sunshine colour ready to PERK up your curries and stews. I would like to introduce to you…….
The day the CREATIVITY died.
Do you feel like your CREATIVITY has died? Do you feel like your mind is constantly drawing blanks? Does it feel like it is a broken record, stuttering and scratching on REPEAT? Does your brain sometimes feel exactly like ‘a doll on a music box?’ In November and December when I was at my darkest…
(Low Sugar) Carrot Cake Oatmeal : How to stop ABUSING YOURSELF with FOOD.
When your mental health is BAD or your MOOD is LOW, do you A) Deprive yourself of FOOD, STARVING YOURSELF and PUNISHING yourself? B) Lose your appetite completely and FORGET to eat? C) Binge eat turning to all the DELICIOUS and ‘TRASHY’ comfort foods, eating so much that your body HURTS and you HATE yourself?…
How to be a MESS – Living with SHAME.
‘Shame! Shame! Shame!’ And NO, I’m not referring to the Shame Nun in Game of Thrones. (Although sometimes it CAN feel like that.) This whole post has been a struggle to write because instead of focussing, my BRAIN is SCREAMING at me. Today my head woke up MESSY. My thoughts racing A MILLION MILES AN…
Joyfull Joy 