So… I reached my goal! I completed 26 (plus a few extra) activities. Each one was something I had never done before and was completed in order to improve myself in some way. I did things that required courage, I … Continue reading
When the first reports started on the news we all assumed it was a publicity stunt. We waited for the punchline. Then the videos started appearing – videos that ‘proved’ it was true. We remained unconvinced. ‘They’re actors’ we said. ‘Flash mob advertising’ we said. We pointed out flaws in the footage – the blood looked too red, the groaning and screeching sounded ‘rehearsed’, real brains don’t bounce like that… We laughed at the people believing the hype, how foolish they would look when the curtain fell and the reality of the situation was revealed. How gullible would you have to be to believe something like this?! We updated Facebook in ironic fashion ‘Keep calm and carrion. Lol’. We kept living as we always had – shopping, working, going to the pub on Fridays. People told us that there had been deaths but these were always ‘friends of friends’ – ‘my girlfriend’s sister’s teacher’ or ‘my neighbour’s best friend’s cousin’ – made up people. We stuck to our guns. Continue reading
You know what they say… when life hands you lemons, make lemonade. And when life hands you massive crippling anxiety? … well, that’s slightly more complicated… Why? because anxiety is cunning; wiley like a fox, tricksy like the hobbitses. Anxiety … Continue reading
You don’t always have to be told that you’re bad at something in order to work that out for yourself. In fact, I find it’s often the things people don’t say that fit together to make a clearer picture of … Continue reading
My husband and I went through a phase where we were a little bit obsessed with pirates. Its only natural living in Bristol. Walking into town takes us past the Spyglass tavern from the start of Treasure Island, and alongside … Continue reading
There are times when I am able to convince myself that my anxiety is a good thing, that working myself up into a frenzy is the way forward. In my mind’s eye I am like ‘the Flash’, moving at super … Continue reading
If I had to make a list of positive adjectives to describe myself, ‘sexy’ would not make it into the top 100. ‘Cute’ might scrape its way in, or ‘curvy’ – I might even slip in ‘pretty’ on a good … Continue reading
I hate April. Hate it. After months of darkness, and cold, and grey, and wet, March offers the promise of better things. Then, just as we’re getting excited about BBQs, flip flops, picnics, camping… April snatches that hope away. It … Continue reading
I’m still not sure I fully understand how I ended up naked in a room full of strangers. The idea started with Samantha Brick (whose over-inflated ego made me focus on my insecurities), gained momentum through conversations with my friends … Continue reading
Dear Reader, I have a confession to make. I know we’ve only been together for a few months but I feel I need to tell you now rather than risk hurting you in the long-term. I’ll understand if this changes … Continue reading
