I’m taking a break

Hello, everyone! If you don’t follow me on Twitter you won’t have seen my post announcing that I am taking a little break from my blog. You can follow me here. Stress and illness has put a strain on my mental health and I have seen a deterioration in myself. I’m going to […]

Mental Health Misconceptions

Mental health is a difficult topic to understand, even those of us who are going through it are learning every day. I thought today I would share with you the top 5 misconceptions that I have encountered with my mental health problems. It’s okay not to understand mental health completely but the misconceptions below demonstrate […]

50 self care ideas

What is self care? Self care is something that everyone is talking about these days, but what is it? To put it simply self care is looking after yourself physically, mentally and emotionally. I’m sure you’re all aware of my struggles with my mental health and I find that by indulging in some self care […]

Helping someone with their Mental Health

It can be really difficult to help someone who is struggling with their mental health. I know when I was at my worst I didn’t know how anyone could help me, however I didn’t want to be left alone to feel like I was fighting this battle without anyone by my side. I appreciated everyone […]

Weekly Update (Norovirus Anniversary, Tile Disaster and A Renovation Update)

This weekly update is in a slightly different format – bear with me whilst I’m renovating as my weeks are generally all the same. I’m taking lots of pictures and will share the journey with you once we have finished – although if you make it to the end of this post there is a […]

A year since I had Norovirus

Today marks exactly a year since I was hit by the norovirus. I thought about completely ignoring the anniversary but I decided instead that I wanted to confront it. I know that today my anxiety will be off the chart and it will most likely be the worst day I have had since this day […]

My Travel Essentials for an Anxious Traveller

Travelling can make anyone anxious and for those that suffer with anxiety it can be an incredibly daunting experience. Whether I’m travelling by car, train or plane I tend to get anxious. The way I combat this anxiety is to plan and to be prepared for everything. I usually pack every thing and anything (including the […]

5 Things my mental health has taught me

I constantly go on and on about how my mental health has negatively impacted on my life, however this week I thought I would discuss the positive impact that it has had on me. Whilst my mental health has created many challenges for me it has also helped shape me into the person I am […]

Writing a Letter to my Future Self

I’ve seen other people post these blogs posts in which they write a letter to their future self. Whilst I’m struggling with my mental health I thought it would be a good time to write a letter. I’m often guilty of putting too much pressure on myself and so I want my future self to […]

Spending Time Alone

Some people really struggle spending time on their own. When my mental health was at its worst and I was suffering from depression, the last thing I wanted was to ever be by myself. I hated myself and I constantly needed to be distracted in fear of having to confront the person I was at […]