How do you explain depression to someone who may not get it? I recently found myself trying to articulate something that still doesn’t really make sense and in all honesty, I found myself getting extremely frustrated and alone because I couldn’t get it to make it sense to the person I was speaking to. ThisRead more
It all started back in May when I wrote about being a black woman surrounded by white privilege (blog here). I did not expect things to unfold the way they did. This year has been a lot! The last few months have been tough for many of us around the world. Between lockdown, racism, relived/newRead more
Isn’t it funny how it takes a world pandemic to help you see just how tired you are of having to fight just to simply exist? As most of you know, I date a white man called Sean. Me and Sean have been together on and off for nearly 4 years, (also the amount ofRead more
SPAR recently published it’s first Christmas magazine (Festive inSPARation) filled with lots of stories, recipes and gift ideas. I decided to try the Roast Cod, Chorizo, Baby Potatoes & Capers with my own twist, aka what I could find in my local EUROSPAR… Ingredients 2 x 200g Salmon 2 x 200g Hake 100ml SPAR extraRead more
Just over a month ago I was invited down to Newcastle (Northern Ireland) for an upcycling class with The Craft Loft which is owned by a lovely lady called Phyllis. I took my cousin Susan and we met up with fellow blogger Emer. For those of you that don’t know much about upcycling, it’s basicallyRead more