It'll soon be the year anniversary of when my hip started to hurt - woo!Sometimes I don't feel like I've come very far with it. I'm on a high dose ofstrong painkillers and still experience a lot of pain daily. Having said this, I'm making progress to getting it fixed. Last year I hadmy MRI … Continue reading Hip Update + Bonus Recipe
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Dreams and Writing
Dreams are weird. In our dreams, we can do and be anything. They’re thought to be the brain's way of processing emotions, stimuli, memories, and other information that's been absorbed throughout the day. Many of the people that appear in your dreams may be people you know, perhaps in different roles; but they are people … Continue reading Dreams and Writing
Taking a Mental Health Day
Today I'm taking a day off to recharge. The past couple of weeks have been stressful, not least because one side of our family has been diagnosed with Covid. This has left me and Alex being the ones that they call on to deliver food and other things to help them pass the time during … Continue reading Taking a Mental Health Day
Ghost Writer
This past week I completed my first draft of Blindsighted, what I hope will be my next book to release. It currently stands at around 60K words. I already have ideas of what things that I want to add or alter within the main story, but I’m taking some time away from this story for … Continue reading Ghost Writer
Baking Thoughts (+ Bonus Recipe)
With any mental health issues, there is a lot of self-care required. This can be anything that makes you feel better; from reading, writing down your thoughts, talking to people, playing games, cooking, watching movies/TV, pampering yourself with facemasks etc. Who you are and what type of person you are dictates the kind of things … Continue reading Baking Thoughts (+ Bonus Recipe)
Lockdown Writing
I live in the UK, and we're currently in our...wait a minute, I know this...third lockdown, and we're experiencing all the fun that goes along with it. Lockdowns have been sh!t, to say the least. We all have to find ways of getting through them; some people have built things, others painted, watched, read, played, … Continue reading Lockdown Writing
Bipolar: The Manic Side
Before Christmas, I did an overview of Bipolar Disorder and what it means and what it causes. Being Bipolar/Manic Depressive means you not only have depressive episodes; but also manic ones. In my life, the depressive episodes have far outweighed the manic ones. But allow me to let you in on how some of my … Continue reading Bipolar: The Manic Side
Writing: To First Drafts and Beyond
A first draft. What is it? Well, it’s a draft...that came first. For every writer, it could mean something different. I’m coming to the end of my first draft of my ghost story, so I wanted to address what it means to me. I asked my fellow writers on Twitter what the first draft for … Continue reading Writing: To First Drafts and Beyond
New Year, New…Book?
I'm taking a break from my regular schedule of posts but will return to it next week. The new year is upon us. We can put the sh!tshow that was 2020 behind us and try to move on. To bring a little good to the first day of the new year, I've decided to make … Continue reading New Year, New…Book?
The End of a Holiday
Last week I posted about taking a break from writing over Christmas. I was only supposed to be coming back to it tomorrow (Tuesday), but I've missed writing more than I ever thought I would, so I'm starting again today. When I worked my 9-5 – even though it wasn't really 9-5 – in IT, … Continue reading The End of a Holiday
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