What I thought of Bateman's (and my newly founded literary crush on Rudyard Kipling)
I have just got back from a blissful weekend stay in East Sussex with my partner. Our B&B host recommended a visit to the home of Rudyard...
How to Crochet a Flower: in language the inexperienced crochet-er (a.k.a the commoner) will understa
When you look at a crochet pattern, it's full of abbreviations that look like initials that someone has forgotten to capitalise, Chinese,...
Love and Fear
I lost my dad at fifteen. He shouldn't have gone so soon. He didn't even get to see me pass my Standard Grade exams. All those evenings...
A Valentine's Day Reflection on Self-Love
Valentine’s Day is an excellent opportunity to reflect on all the ways that we are blessed with love in our lives, whether that be with...
On being Shy, Introvertism, and Yoga
Being an introvert, like having any other personality trait, brings with it its flaws and its recompenses. On a plus side, I enjoy my own...
How a Christian Cult Stole my Childhood (and so much more)
This post (or series of posts, if it becomes one) has been a long time coming. I've wanted to tell my story so that other people can...
A makeover and a rant about being vulnerable
Yesterday I got my makeup done in Debenhams at the Estée Lauder counter. The lady who did it was a beautiful person of about sixty, very...
Perfectly Flawed - Morning Self-Talk
I took this photo this morning as a way of figuratively giving the middle finger to how I woke up feeling about my appearance. Aren't we...
Me Too
You're probably aware of the scores and scores of #MeToo posts all over social media at the moment. If you google a little of the...
Stone-man
Stranger, You were once like me; A heart pumping blood, Eyes that could see And a soul That could bleed. Stranger, Did you feel fear The...