Making friends can be SCARY. In childhood days, it was SO MUCH easier. When we happily toddled over to other children, No introductions needed, And started to squelch and play in the mud. Then for whatever MULTITUDE of reasons, fear and doubt enters our lives. And making friends as an adult can be TERRIFYING. After…
Tag: mental health matters
No Food is EVIL – Not So Secret Salted Caramel
What would you FEED your ‘child self’? If you were to walk around daily with the little, vulnerable child version of you… What WORDS would you feed yourself? What IMAGES would you feed yourself? What FOOD would you feed yourself? Would you tell the child version of you that they were FAT and didn’t deserve…
Let them eat CAKE – Coffee and Walnut Cake Oatmeal
Here is a funny story about cake. And as a lot of funny stories begin, I’m going to start it with the sentence…. ‘When I was severely anorexic….’ (Hilarious right? No but seriously stay with me) I was about to collapse and be taken into hospital for the second time but before that it was…
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…
How to be ALONE – Coconut Lamington Oats
And so I found myself in a bar. I had finished my promo shift in Camden. Willing the hours to roll by, tired of pinning a smile to my face. Tired of drawing on my last energy to convince people I was okay. I grabbed my backpack and my suitcase and rolled it out of…
How to have a QUARTER LIFE CRISIS
Hands up if you scroll through INSTAGRAM and FACEBOOK, comparing your life, your body and YOUR ACHIEVEMENTS with your peers and friends? Hands up if you think you’re a FAILURE? Hands up if you beat yourself up for not being in the PLACE you thought you’d be by this age? I can put all of…
How to get a GREAT BODY…..
I have an amazing BUM. jhfdjsfjkzsbfkbksdfjhbGYTFGDDYU&!&&WQ^UQ*EY*Y^*!&!!!BLEURRRRRGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHH! Even as I type that my hackles are raising… My brain is starting to attack… Hating me and the rest of my body… ‘You cocky bitch, you’re nothing but a piece of SHIT!’ But you know what, it can seriously SHUT UP! I am acknowledging a part of my…
My SOUL SISTER and her COLOURFUL SOCKS
Today I want to talk to you about a CAUSE and a GIRL very dear to my heart ❤️ (Warning: This is about to get SOPPY. Prepare your tissues/sick buckets if needed ❤️ ) Three years ago, I had my fourth and so far FINAL relapse with anorexia. I exercised obsessively. I ate as little…
Why you should eat a BURGER for BRUNCH…
YOLO The End. Last year, me and one of my best friend’s Jonathan (Jesus wept – how many best friends do you have?) decided to make it our PERSONAL MISSION to have NON BRUNCH ITEMS for BRUNCH. Some people set themselves yearly goals to further their career. Or travel more. Or meet the love of…
Expectation vs Reality – Dubu Kimchi (Kimchi Tofu)
How often when someone asks ‘HOW ARE YOU?’, do you answer honestly? Well you’re hardly going to go…. ‘It’s the anniversary of my cat’s death and I’ve been sitting on the loo all morning crying.’ or ‘I had a sex dream about my year 7 geography teacher and it is FREAKING ME OUT!’ or ‘I…
Joyfull Joy 