My body will never be the same again. I will always have a scar line stretching two-three inches above and below my belly button. My belly button will always be a different shape. Even if I don’t have the stoma forever, I will have another scar in its place. And I will never have a large intestine again. That, I… View Post
Making money is something that I rarely talk about online but occupies my mind a lot. And I definitely feel weird about it. I think I’m mostly scared of the reaction it would get rather than having to justify the thoughts to myself. I’ve already done that, I know I want to make money. Maybe that sounds cold to you…. View Post
I’ve been living with Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) since I was 7 years old but I haven’t ever been involved in the community or advocacy side of things until recently when I had surgery. Today is World IBD Day, a day to unite people around the world who have ulcerative colitis or Crohn’s Disease (both forms of IBD). One of the… View Post
Recently I was on the radio. Amber Davies, the winner of Love Island, was guest presenting 5Live. She was asking the question “has sex become too casual?” and I was there to weigh in my opinion. Amber’s makeup artist was also there sharing her experience of saving herself until marriage in her current relationship. I didn’t really understand Amber’s moral… View Post
I feel like starting monthly round up posts about events that happened and thoughts/feelings from the month. We’ll see how this goes. This is what happened in April. Waiting waiting waiting… April was the month of waiting and frustration. The flat I bought was supposed to be ready at the end of March. I was all excited and ready to… View Post
I wrote this a few weeks ago when I was having a really bad day mentally. I still want to post it but I need to say beforehand that I’ve felt a lot better recently. Maybe because I’ve been a bit busier and finally booked a holiday! But these feelings are still real and some days I feel them more… View Post