This is a completely different type of post and it is one that I am so excited to share with you. Very simply, I decided to get crafting. I have made and packaged my very own confetti. My wedding is approaching fast (I’m trying to not think about the pandemic and I am hopeful that [...]
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WORKING FROM HOME. LESSONS LEARNED.
On the 18th March I published a post, giving my top tips for making the work from home switch successful. This was only a couple of days after the UK's full lockdown was put in place. It was fresh and I was keen to embed structure into my days. In my role at work, I [...]
WORKING FROM HOME, THE NEW NORMAL.
It is clear that in the current climate, things are changing at a rapid pace around the world. If you have not already guessed - I won't be travelling anywhere anytime soon. COVID-19 has truly dampened everyone's spirits and we are living in scary times at the moment. Having Crohn's Disease means I am classed [...]
TRAVEL EDIT: SPEND A WEEKEND IN DUBLIN
How to spend a weekend in Dublin? When planning a weekend break, especially a city break it can be easy to feel pressure. This pressure comes from the feeling of too much to do in so little time. While I try to ‘do it all’, I am going to be completely honest and say that [...]
STRESS LESS: BEAT THE JANUARY BLUES
Please tell me that I am not the only one who appears to suffer from seasonal affective disorder? When winter starts to close in, the cold weather starts to play havoc with me. My joints start to cease up, my fatigue gets worse and if that wasn’t enough… my skin starts to dry out. But [...]
WEDDING EDIT: THE PLANNER
This is a short post for today, but I want to share my experience of wedding planning so far. Being more aware of my stress levels, and how pressure affects my health I was (kind of) dreading planning. You never know when a Crohn’s flare is going to hit. The thought of having to firstly [...]
BEHIND THE BLOG
I talk a lot about my life, living with Crohn’s Disease. My instagram is @crohnswithme and I did set this up as a safe space to post about, almost as a visual diary, and the document the ups and downs of Crohn’s. As you can see from this blog, travelling and exploring is a huge [...]
WEDDING EDIT: WEDDING RING SHOPPING
In my last entry into the Wedding Edit series I mentioned that I had booked, and paid deposits for some of the main areas of the wedding. Another chunk of the budget has been set aside for our rings. Now, i’m a jewellery lover and I can’t deny that I’ve always wanted a diamond band [...]
STRESS LESS: LIVING WITH AN INVISIBLE ILLNESS
On the 1st September 2019 I published my open letter to Crohn’s Disease. This is a piece that I am incredibly proud of because it was the first time, in 14 years, that I felt able to articulate this journey. Give it a read if you haven’t already. I may have a diagnosis of Crohn’s [...]
WEDDING EDIT: THE COUNTDOWN STARTS
Looking through my Instagram, you can see that I have embarked on many adventures this year. However, the biggest adventure of my life so far started on the 10th October 2017 when my now fiancé asked me to marry him. It was a complete surprise and my most favorite memory. If you want me to [...]
TRAVEL EDIT: DREAMING OF ADVENTURES
Have you ever read The Secret? The concept is simple, ask the universe for what you want, manifest it, and the universe will answer you. The Secret has helped me to see things in a different light. I have started to believe that I am enough, that what I work for will give me endless [...]
TRAVEL EDIT: IBD TRAVEL POST BREXIT
Politics is by no means something that I’ve ever taken an interest in. Personally, I think that is because I just don’t understand it. The to-ing and frow-ing, the child like arguments between parties, the utter crap that these politicians promise but never deliver. It has always been too much for my to wrap my [...]
TRAVEL EDIT: PARIS DAY 3
Wake up call: 9am Breakfast: 10am Activity: shopping I will be real with you, I’m a little bit of a shopping addict. I guess consumerism is kind of my thing. So how could I not visit the Champs Elysees? One of the worlds famous commercial streets. Champs Elysees means “Elysian Fields”, which indicates that someone [...]
TRAVEL EDIT: PARIS DAY 2
Breakfast: 9am Sightseeing tour: 10am My favorite and most iconic site of the day: The Moulin Rouge Day 2 started with a rather relaxed morning, despite an early alarm I fell quickly back to sleep and gave myself some time to sleep in. I knew that this day would be full, and I would need [...]
TRAVEL EDIT: PARIS DAY 1
Wake up call: 3am Flight time: 6:40am BHX - CDG Lately, I’ve found that my fatigue is pretty severe. My body aches and I struggle to get myself awake, up and about in the morning. But somehow when it’s a travel day I seem to miraculously have a little more energy. It’s almost as though [...]