I always remember World Book Day being one of my favourite events when I was at school. It appears to now be a much bigger event at schools here in the UK, with kids dressing up as their favourite characters and schools holding huge events and such, but back when I was a kid, I … Continue reading My Five Favourite Children’s Books | World Book Day 2020
My own mental health condition means that I tend to take a liking towards films and TV shows that feature mental health themes. Obviously they’re not the only things I watch, but as an ex-psychology student, my curiosity gets the better of me. I’m not sure specifically what the appeal is, but I find the … Continue reading My Favourite Mental Health Portrayals in TV & Film
I really enjoyed looking back at my reads earlier this year, so I’ve decided to make it a thing. Therefore, I give you 6 Reads in 6 Months Part 2! This pretty much picks up from where I left off back in June, so we’ll jump right in. Compared to the last 6 months, this … Continue reading 6 Reads in 6 Months: July to December 2019
One thing that my husband and I are known for is our love for stand up comedy. Since 2010, birthday and Christmas gifts have often been in the form of comedy tickets, and it’s meant over the years we’ve seen some of our favourite comedians, including Russell Howard, Lee Evans, and Jimmy Carr. Back in … Continue reading 2019: A Year in Comedy
I’m a little disappointed that I’ve not cracked out the amount of festive content I’d been planning since September. Well, not officially planning, but I had a whole mind map full of stuff, and at one point I was looking at even doing Blogmas. Ha. I guess the blogging break I took pushed things back … Continue reading My Christmas Playlist
As you can probably tell from my recent trip to Disneyland, I bloody love Disney. Ever since I was a child, and to be honest, now more so as an adult, I adore the movies. As an adult you appreciate things so much more - the animation, the story, the message, but most importantly, the … Continue reading My Top Ten Disney Songs
Do you have an anxiety playlist? By that, I mean a playlist of songs you always go to when you’re feeling anxious or panicky. Of course, my go to for literally any situation is Taylor Swift, but sometimes, I need to break out the big guns. Over the years, I’ve put together a whole playlist … Continue reading My Anxiety Playlist
I’ve mentioned before that my husband and I are discovering new podcasts for our commute to work. A particular favourite of ours has been Off Menu with Ed Gamble and James Acaster, which I wrote a themed post on a while back. After the series ended, we became quite keen on finding something else to … Continue reading My Teenage Mixtape
Last year, I really got back into reading. I’m not entirely sure what stopped me in the first place, but I soon discovered that it was a great outlet for my anxiety. Over time I began to wrack up a long list of titles that I wanted to read, and I figured that I really … Continue reading 6 Reads in 6 Months: January to June 2019
Today’s post is inspired my Ten Songs blog. I used to watch so many movies as a teenager that I thought this would be a good follow up. So today, I’ve picked out my ten favourite movies of all time. Quite an eclectic mix, I’m sure you’ll agree. Kill Bill Vol 1 & 2 I … Continue reading Ten Movies
