After almost two years of dodge, dip, dive, duck and dodge coronavirus finally caught up with us. We’re not entirely sure where we caught it but we have managed to pinpoint the day and I’m pleased to report it was the product of a particularly wonderful night out together. For Read more…
My anxiety levels are through the roof at the moment. It was to be expected that as things start to return to pre-pandemic levels of normal, as we emerge from flexi-furlough into fulltime workloads and our social calendars start to repopulate themselves that we might find things a little overwhelming… Read more…
This morning I stepped onto the scales and when I read what they registered my weight as, I burst into tears. I went out for a cycle and as I did laps of Hyde Park I berated myself for having allowed myself to get to this point. I have felt Read more…
When you’re a person that has suffered from a form of mental illness, you look for it everywhere. You learn to recognise your triggers and your warning signs and hopefully how to brace and protect yourself from entering the depths of your particular brand of mental illness. My brand is Read more…
A week or two into the initial UK lockdown of the coronavirus pandemic I was feeling very lonely and isolated and decided to watch a film. After having a chat with a couple of people on Twitter we decided it would be nice to watch a movie “together”, each of Read more…
This one goes out… to all the fellas… I started writing this blog post a long time ago but didn’t quite find the right words to finish it and then the moment passed. But the current outpouring on social media following the disappearance and suspected murder of Sarah Everard, coupled Read more…
I’m struggling with weight a lot more this lockdown. Currently the scales are telling me I’ve racked up almost 10lbs since first lockdown. My weight is the highest it’s ever been. I am definitely at my biggest. I’ve been exercising more this year and am on week 8 of a Read more…