Happy New Year, one and all! How is everyone's hangover today? ...That bad, huh? Well, since you're going to need to nurse it off with a day of rest, why not pick up my latest book and read it in bed on your Kindle? THE UNWAVERING PAST Love is the last thing on cynical rock … Continue reading Kindle Surprise! A Cosmic Chance is Now an eBook 📚
A Curveball Christmas Message 💌
As hard as it is to believe, if you've spent the festive period on your phone, trawling through Facebook, thinking, "Why is my life not as good as everyone else's?" it's important that you realise YOU ARE NOT ALONE. Society pressurises us into thinking that, once we hit a certain age, milestones have to be … Continue reading A Curveball Christmas Message 💌
8 Valuable Gifts That Don’t Cost a Thing 🎁
There are too many adverts on TV, trying to coerce me with their pretty colours and catchy jingles, into spending a small fortune on gifts for Christmas. A part of me is still a marketer's dream (who doesn't like treating themselves and those they love to something lavish every so often?) This Christmas, however, I'm … Continue reading 8 Valuable Gifts That Don’t Cost a Thing 🎁
10 Diverse Tips on How to Get Your Creative Juices Flowing 🎨
Hit a dead-end or mental block? 🚫 Even the best of us can whack our way into them, and there really is nothing quite as frustrating. Thankfully though, there are some smart ways to reverse and reroute that direction of thought. With this mind, it is important to acknowledge how the brain and body play … Continue reading 10 Diverse Tips on How to Get Your Creative Juices Flowing 🎨
McDonald’s and Meltdowns: The Fragility of the Mind 🧠
My choices matter — and there are paths towards making wiser ones — but I cannot choose what I choose. Sam Harris Today was a real wake-up call that my brain is on the brink. It was the first time I truly realised that "me", my mind and body are totally separate entities. And yet, they … Continue reading McDonald’s and Meltdowns: The Fragility of the Mind 🧠
Equal Truths ⚖️
I am strong, but also need a break I am free-spirited, but can't do it all alone I am a good person, but also have my limits I am aware others struggle too, but my pain is still valid I have the will to carry on, but can't live like this indefinitely I am overcoming … Continue reading Equal Truths ⚖️
Success Versus Happiness – Can You Have Both?
Everyone is talking about the fragility of life right now. It’s as though, after epochs of existence, people have finally realised that there’s no reset button, no do-over option or pausing. From TV shows to songs, movies to books, there’s been a sudden dawning of “now” being the only future we have. This is exactly … Continue reading Success Versus Happiness – Can You Have Both?
“A Cosmic Chance” – First Three Chapters
In a small corner of the universe, a young woman’s life would be forever altered by prophesied events. And she couldn’t have predicted any of them… Predestined Prologue An unbound emotion burst through my chest as I stared at the little photograph in my hand. Like a spinning compass, I couldn’t quite figure out where … Continue reading “A Cosmic Chance” – First Three Chapters
The Problems With Being Demisexual
In an episode of How I Met Your Mother, hilariously titled, "The Naked Man", Marshall is laughed out of the pub booth for saying that the only reason people should have sex is because they're in love. As a result of this statement, the gang find 50 colourful reasons why people have sex. For example, make-up sex, break-up sex, revenge sex, nothing good on TV sex, rebound sex and so on. And as relatable as all of those reasons are, I can only affiliate with Marshall's. But I guess, that is just one problem with being a demisexual.
3 Indulgent Teas That Make the Perfect Valentine’s Day Gift
Adios, chocolate boxes and extortionate flowers! You're so last year. Everybody knows that tea is the new cool gift in town! But whilst a posh afternoon of scones and Earl Grey at a nice hotel is still off the cards, nothing is stopping you from treating your loved one, your friend, family (or yourself) to … Continue reading 3 Indulgent Teas That Make the Perfect Valentine’s Day Gift