NB: This post contains affiliate links, which means if you choose to purchase something through one of the links below, I will earn a very small commission at no extra cost to you. Stuck on what to buy your chronically ill loved one this Christmas? Look no further. This is basically a list of both […]
Read MoreThis post is inspired by Pippa Stacey’s book “Dear Chronic Illness”. “Dear Chronic Illness” features a series of “letters” written by sufferers of various chronic illnesses, including M.E., Fibromyalgia and Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome. Each letter is written to each condition, each letter beautifully written. Click here to buy Dear Chronic Illness, by Pippa Stacey The book […]
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Read MoreI’ve wanted to think recently about what and who I’m grateful for. There have been many people instrumental in avoiding me plunging into a state of depression recently and I want to say thank you to those people.
Read MoreWhy is “what do you do” one of the first questions we ask someone? My “what do you do?” story I’ve been thinking about this question this week as for the first time in 10 years I haven’t been clambering onto tables, blu-tacking endless displays high up on the walls, deciding seating plans, brandishing a […]
Read MoreIn this article, I’m writing about a photo of me and my daughter. A simple photo it most definitely is, but one that when I saw it, hit me with both sadness and joy at exactly the same time. How can one photo do that I hear you ask?
Read MoreI found the newborn days really hard. It’s hard to admit that as we’re meant to, as new mums, be relishing in the wonders of it all. Be tagging everything on social media with the hashtag #blessed. Don’t get me wrong, I love our daughter to bits. She’s my world. But boy were those early […]
Read MoreThis isn’t just an article for the “spoonies” or chronic fatigue sufferers out there. This is for everyone. Self-care is essential. A necessity. Not a luxury.
Read MoreI probably ought to start with a disclaimer for this one. I am NOT (amongst many things!) an organic-cooking-from-scratch, arts-and-crafts, reusable-nappies type of mummy. If that’s you, serious hats off to you, I’m very impressed. That’s just not me. I’m a finding-the-shortcuts-in-life, winging-my-way-through-life type of mummy. It’s just the way I have to live to […]
Read MoreI used to be healthy (ish!) Full of energy. I used to think nothing of working a 10+ hour day, 5 days a week, going to a 2-hour rehearsal twice a week after work, and most other nights going for a drink or 2 at the local. Weekends were spent socialising, walking; energy was seemingly […]
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