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…
Tag: self care
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…
FUEL your BODY – Spiced Plum and Hazelnut Oatmeal
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…
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…
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…
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…
Joyfull Joy 