You remember Ridiculously Photogenic Guy, right? A true internet sensation, Zeddie Little, became an overnight sensation back in 2012 after running in a race in South Carolina. Well, in the past fifteen months I’ve started running a heck of a lot more. In the last four years I’ve run four half-marathons, but it’s only really been … Continue reading
Whether you’ve seen my tattoo or not, or even know the true meaning behind it, to me it’s incredibly important which is why I’m sharing it’s picture today as part of Project Semicolon’s #SemicolonProject416. “On April 16th 2016, everyone who is feeling suicidal, struggling with mental illness, living with anxiety or unhappiness, self-harming, surviving a … Continue reading
For the last week at work, everyone has been asking; what are you giving up for Lent? And truth be told I hadn’t really even thought about it. Today, it got to the point where my colleagues had to designate my sacrifice for me considering Lent starts tomorrow. And at the time of writing this … Continue reading
One of my main ‘memories’ as a child is that of a cartoon which highlights good from bad by using an angel on one shoulder and the devil on the other. It could be seen as one of your first insights into mental health without realising it. Yesterday I read an interview with Olly Alexander, … Continue reading
“He’s been! He’s been! Santa has been!” Despite now being 24 years old, you’d think my twin sister Lizzie would have lost a tiny amount of excitement come Christmas morning. Oh no. 17 missed calls before 9am this morning says otherwise! The big day finally arrived and after repeatedly telling Lizzie to “go away” over … Continue reading
’Tis the season to be careful and Elf & Safety is snow joke. It’s only one sleep away; don’t let the most important sleep of the year turn into a nightmare, so here are some last minute handy Elf & Safety tips to make sure Christmas Day goes to plan. Don’t serve Granny Sprouts > … Continue reading
At one point or another, everyone reading this will have had an advent calendar. Whether you’ve grown out of them or not, and I certainly haven’t, there’s no denying they’re a pretty cool way of counting down to Christmas. As you may or may not know, this year saw me get a pretty sweet promotion … Continue reading
Christmas presents can be hard to buy at the best of times, but throw in the annual work Secret Santa, and boy did it just get harder! I always get the person I was really hoping to avoid, not because I didn’t like them on a personal level, in fact, very much the opposite, it’s just … Continue reading
When it comes to Christmas, the only thing more synonymous with the festive period than Father Christmas himself, is the Christmas tree. Almost everywhere you go, you’ll see a tree of some description. Whether it be a town centre’s showpiece, a shopping centre’s entrance or the main display of a single store; there’s no escaping them. … Continue reading
Every family has a set routine at Christmas, right? Whether that be the Christmas tree is always decorated in red and gold or that Granny always sits at the head of the dinner table. One such tradition in our household is that no matter what is happening at 15:00, the house will stop and the … Continue reading