Behind The Smile: The Quiet Struggle Of Healing.

What we show the world isn’t always the truth we live with. There are days when healing feels like freedom. Like a clear breath. Like moving forward. And then there are days like this – quiet, heavy, and tearful, where I feel like I’m barely holding it together. You won’t always see these days. Online, […]

The Weight That Keeps Me Here.

A love that never left, even when it was never mine. It isn’t a sharp pain. It’s like erosion – soft, and steady. Like water wearing down stone. You barely notice it at first, until one day, you don’t recognise the shape of yourself anymore. You’re surrounded by the darkness of a cold, deep cave […]

🐝 Waspageddon: The Red-Faced Showdown

Been up since 3am, thanks to biblical thunder and the kind of thoughts that make you wonder if you left the oven on in 2017. By 9am, I’d decided today was the day. Final run of the Nike challenge — 5K. Doable. Not Everest. Trainers on, sports bra locked down, vest filled with water like […]

I Broke The Cycle

Describe one of your favorite moments. What, like in a dream job I never landed, a wedding I never had, or the perfect first-home key handover that never happened? Yeah, none of those. I used to avoid answering this kind of question because it feels like it assumes everyone’s been handed a string of milestone […]

The Day I Moved Myself Forward

What notable things happened today? I moved my blog. Not because I had a stroke of luck, or because the stars told me to (though I did skim my horoscope this morning with one eye open and half a coffee down me). But because I finally stopped waiting for the right time. I stopped expecting […]

Stuck in the Shadows: When Growing Up Never Really Happens

Just Eat Reviews And The Search For Validation

Because nothing says “you matter” like a stranger also getting shafted over spring rolls. Let me just say this: I haven’t had a takeaway in two years. Not out of health, money, or self-restraint — no, no. It’s because I’ve had one too many emotional breakdowns over a cold chow mein and an order that […]

The Battle Of The Bingo Wings: A Tragicomedy In Sleeveless Acts

When Your Arms Get More Attention Than Your Personality It starts innocently enough. You’re standing there, mid-conversation, maybe making a point with a bit of passionate hand-flapping — and then it happens. The flap after the flap. The encore you didn’t ask for. The bingo wing. We don’t talk about them enough, probably because they’ve […]

Wherever You Put Me, I’ll Find The Edge

Corner-hugging, coat-clutching, and most comfortable with the breeze by the exit. Photo by p – on Unsplash You know the type. The ones who shuffle into any social event like they’re sneaking into a crime scene. The corner huggers. The people who hold onto their coats because putting them down would mean committing to staying. […]