Today I want to talk to you about …. JOY. Not me! The concept of JOY. What is JOY? And what is the difference between HAPPINESS and JOY? Being called JOY can often NOT be a JOY. When I was a kid, being badly bullied, I wasn’t particularly happy. (No shit, sherlock) A boy in…
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You are not an IMPOSTOR – Blackberry and Thyme Oatmeal
Imposter Syndrome A psychological pattern in which an individual doubts their accomplishments and has a persistant internalized fear of being exposed as a ‘fraud’. A feeling of being out of place. For any of my readers feeling like this… You are not alone. You deserve to take up space. You belong. I have persistently had…
Don’t be SCARED of SADNESS round the corner – Happy Banana Bread Flapjacks
This weekend I was unbelievably JOYFUL. (Alright, Joy, don’t rub it in) I laughed so much. I had a beautiful time with my mum and stepdad. On the coach back to London, I was smiling. I had a moment in which I thought, ‘SHIT! I’m really HAPPY!’ The next thought was … ‘When is this…
7 lessons my mother taught me
I appreciate it’s Mother’s Day and your social media will be in-fluxed with backstories and essays of how amazing people’s mothers are. And it’s important that we express the LOVE and APPRECIATION we feel for fantastic people in our lives. For some people this is an incredibly difficult day, due to various different reasons. I’m…
Break free from RESTRICTIVE EATING – Vegan Cheezy Marmite Pasta
Have you ever panicked that sometimes go on a MAD FOOD BINGE? That for days you will try to ‘diet’ or ‘eat well’, watching your calorie intake and exercising a lot and then after a few days, you will quite literally like Bruce Bogtrotter in Matilda….. GORGE YOUR WAY THROUGH ‘NAUGHTY’ FOOD? There is a…
You set the BAR that you LIVE by – Overnight Turmeric Buckwheat
One step forward, two steps back. Often it can feel like this. That you are striving towards a goal, whatever that goal may be, and each step you take forwards, it feels like you are falling backwards. Or that no matter how hard you try, you can’t reach your goal. Or even in the TRYING…
I’m a vegan but… I LOVE MEAT – Tofu Kedgeree
This is quite controversial coming from the mouth of a vegan but…. I love MEAT. I’ve been thinking of writing this blog post for a while as so much of the time with vegan activism, we don’t hear from the vegans who STILL LOVE MEAT. Why do you think there are so many meat substitutes…
Why exercise and healthy eating aren’t EVERYTHING…
Healthy eating and exercise are not EVERYTHING. They are important but your life should not be RULED by them. They should not be the PUNISHING DOCTRINE you live by. You should live by JOY. You should live by BALANCE. You should live by LOVE. Once upon a time, there was a girl who wanted the…
Winter will pass and SPRING will come AGAIN… – Gingerbread Oatmeal
Today is the first day of SPRING! Huzzah! Never one to conform with the norm, my body has decided to go into HIBERNATION! I woke up on Tuesday morning with a high fever, swollen and painful throat and a migraine. Cut to yesterday and I was diagnosed with Tonsillitis, given antibiotics and signed off work…
How to be HAPPY… – Happy Salted Chocolate Tahini Oats
HAPPY INTERNATIONAL HAPPINESS DAY! I have nothing revolutionary to say about being happy. This blog post will not change your life. (Now isn’t that a great way to start a blog about HAPPINESS) I am not going to tell you that there is some MAGICAL KEY to being happy. Or give you some airy fairy…
Joyfull Joy 