making life a little sweeter
As I write this, we're two months into 2023 and I'm so done with this year. What started as a fairly promising year quickly descended into grief and sadness as my paternal grandfather Stan passed away. Within a day of his funeral, my maternal grandfather Jeff was blue-lighted to hospital and then later transferred to… Continue reading Photo Diary: 2023 so far
Grief is a complex thing. People talk about the stages of grief and the different types of it but I like to think of it in more simple terms; it affects us all in completely different ways and just bloody sucks. In many ways, I'm familiar with grief. It's been a companion of mine since… Continue reading Grief
The year of 26 has been a rocky road for me. Leading up to my 26th birthday I felt this overwhelming pressure to do something big, become an adult in some grand way -probably largely due to the fact my mom had me when she was 26. The year of 26 did change me in… Continue reading The Year of 26
March is always a really busy month for meant this past march was no different. I have a lot of loved ones who have birthdays in march along with Mother's day too, but this year I also had my Graduation and I had also decided to treat two of my favourite people; my mom and… Continue reading Photo Diary: Sketch, London
I Finally Graduated! After six years of studying and two years of Covid - I graduated! It's hard to really put into words how I feel about my graduation. It was a long, emotional day at the Barbican Centre in London but it was so worth it and felt like a real feather being placed… Continue reading Photo Diary: Graduation
Hey there. Now I know that everyones social media feeds have been overflowing with content based around what's going on in the world right now, and that's fine, but like most others I thought now would be a good time to drop this post into your lap. I always keep a post in my drafts… Continue reading things I have found solace in lately
Around two months ago I changed my blog name, domain, and all my social media handles. Why? Well, there is a lot of reasons so I thought it best to sit down and address it all right here: in the new home. Moving to WordPress As much as I have loved using Blogspot over… Continue reading Updates | We Have Moved
I have been studying with the Open University since October 2014. This year I am studying module A215 Creative Writing, which will be my third year with the OU and my third module towards an open degree. Due to my health, I am a part-time student which means it will take twice as long as… Continue reading Studies | 16
You were the year of twenty. The year I didn't greet well and the year I'm kinda glad to say goodbye to. Having said that, there is a bittersweet element to bidding you farewell. Â You marked five years of living with chronic illness'. You marked years of failed attempts at trying to regain my… Continue reading A letter to twenty
The past few weeks have set the scene for a few highs and lows that come with every chronic illness. Though I'd like to think the highs have made the lows worth their while. In the midst of these obstacles I've found myself in a little bit of a -I'm not entirely sure what exactly… Continue reading Life Update: Health and Happiness
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