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I got the car washed and valeted whilst I was shopping, and it feels like such a victory. Cleaning the car is one of those jobs I've been putting off – it's always been tomorrow's problem. The mess inside had been building for a while and it was getting baaaad . Litter in the door pockets and glove compartment, crumbs all over the centre console. Today I decided it was time to take action. I took…
Modest Mouse have released An Eraser And A Maze , their first album in 5 years, which made me extremely happy when I saw it on my release radar. It's been a great listen whilst I sit in a coffee shop, sorting through photos of my recent trip to Italy.
Sunrise at Piazza San Marco
I've been ill this past week, which has given me plenty of opportunity to lie down and stare at the ceiling. My prime time for overthinking. I find it hard to rest and it got me thinking about how often I over-do it. I have a hard time saying no and measuring my capacity until I'm already running on empty. Lying there this week, I kept coming back to the reason why "no" is so difficult for me. I…
“Boundaries are tough to set, especially with people you love, especially with people you're close to. We've been raised to want to be good people. And in our head, the definition of being a good person is someone who never says no, someone who always says yes, someone who's always available. We want to be liked. We want to be considered significant, important, nice, kind. But in order to get that…
I got a text from my mum in the early hours of this morning wishing me a Happy New Year. It might seem a bit odd – we're in April, January was three months ago, and Chinese New Year came and went in February. But my mum has decided it would be better for the year to start on April 1st, and honestly it's hard to argue with her logic. It's when the world comes alive again. Things are growing, the…
I just spend the past hour looking back at my old Tumblr. What. A. Throwback.
If you're a similar age to me (early 30s), there's a decent chance that you've used Piczo or Tumblr, or both. Piczo, in hindsight, was a bit unhinged. With its glittery graphics, embedded music players and blends of celebrities (like Hilary Duff – who has recently made a comeback!). Everything clashed and it looked terrible, but we were so proud of our pages and couldn't wait to share them with…
I just read a BBC article about Meta and YouTube being found liable of intentionally building addictive social media platforms, and it's made me think about my own habits. The outcome of the trial isn't surprising, as even without the ruling, it's easy to see how it can pull you in. Since I've been spending less time on Instagram and more time blogging, I've definitely felt a difference in my…
I've helped my mum create a Bear Blog for her poetry. She has always been incredibly creative, in every sense of the word. But after her brain injury, the space between having an idea and bringing it to life grew wider. When she was diagnosed with a brain tumour last year, the gap got wider still. Her world became smaller and most of her days turned into bed days. At first the view outside her…