creativity

  • NaNoWriMo 2020… how’d it go?

    Hello! I feel like I’ve been talking about NaNoWriMo all year – with doing writing challenges every other month to ‘train’ for the 50,000 word challenge in November. But it didn’t go quite as expected… My intention was to write… Continue reading

    NaNoWriMo 2020… how’d it go?
  • my craft projects!

    Hello! Since finishing my masters degree, my to do lists have been a lot shorter – I am applying for jobs, but in a pandemic there’s not a whole lot going on, so rather than beating myself up about it,… Continue reading

    my craft projects!
  • dressing up for grown ups

    Hello! I’ve been to MCM Comic Con a number of times and as someone who classifies themselves as a full on ‘nerd’, cosplaying is something I’m familiar with. In essence, it’s fancy dress for adults however most of the people who… Continue reading

    dressing up for grown ups
  • cutting myself a break

    Hello! I don’t know why every week in lockdown seems to be more difficult, but this week I’m really struggling and I can’t put a finger on why because nothing has changed. Blogging is something I find really therapeutic –… Continue reading

    cutting myself a break
  • making the most of your wardrobe (without buying anything new)

    Hello! This is my third attempt at writing a blog post for today. I just couldn’t settle on idea but after browsing The Anna Edit for some inspiration, I thought I’d have a ramble about clothes as someone who doesn’t… Continue reading

    making the most of your wardrobe (without buying anything new)
  • setting up my weekly bullet journal spread

    Hello! Whenever I write a post about how I lay out my bullet journal, someone messages it to tell me how they’re going to try and implement something I do in their journal or they’re going to try bullet journalling… Continue reading

    setting up my weekly bullet journal spread
  • rediscovering my creativity: cross stitch – my new found love

    Hello! I’ll be honest – my inspiration for blog posts is rock bottom right now so I’m stripping it back to basics; writing about something I’m enjoying in the present moment. I went on a trip to hobbycraft at the… Continue reading

    rediscovering my creativity: cross stitch – my new found love
  • Treasured in… May

    Hello! As we come to the end of our second full calendar month in lockdown, little posts like this full of things I enjoyed and want to share are more important than ever. Everywhere I look people are complaining about… Continue reading

    Treasured in… May
  • what makes a blogger?

    Hello, I go through phases with feeling inspired in what blog posts I want to write – sometimes I’m bursting with ideas and I plan a whole month’s worth of content in one go, sometimes I end up turning to… Continue reading

    what makes a blogger?
  • how I’m cutting down my screentime

    Hello! I know that I don’t need to reiterate that quarantine is hard, we all know that, but one thing a lot of us have inadvertently spent a lot more time doing is looking at screens – from scrolling through… Continue reading

    how I’m cutting down my screentime