So I am currently taking part in a 30 day insta challenge, where you get a word a day and take a photo that encapsulates that  word. They are quite a fun idea, but alas I did decide to take a challenge based on being an expat in Africa and despite taking it up over … Continue reading Seriously challenged

Today I looked like a pillock...I am aware, btw, that noone uses this word any more. Why not? Is it really offensive, or has it just been phased out like 'knobhead'? If it is offensive, I am sorry, I have no idea of its meaning, other than looking like an idiot, and now I am … Continue reading When will I learn…

Fika (Swedish pronunciation: [²fiːka]) is a concept in Swedish culture with the basic meaning "to have coffee", often accompanied with pastries, cookies or pie One of my favourite things about staying at my aunt and uncles was that at 11am for coffee and cake. What a wonderful way to live. Their home was always the height of sophistication, I … Continue reading For Fika’s sake…

I am currently finding myself in a lot of chats about the joy of the human body (there was a hint of sarcasm in that last part) and well sex. This may be a good point where if you are related to me, or just uncomfortable around the topic of sex and me, you might … Continue reading my body, my mess

So firstly I was inspired by a food waste collection truck called 'bio bee' (it is decorated like a bee) and is run on food waste! I thought they had missed a trick when they had the hashtag 'bethechange' and not 'beethechange', but alas I googled it there's a protect the bee campaign that has … Continue reading Be the change…not the same

'Do not despise these small beginnings, because the LORD rejoices to see the work begin' (Zachariah 4.10) This verse, these small beginnings...oh how I feel like my life is full of small beginnings. Of just managing to unload and then reload the dishwasher or the washing machine, of making bottles and brushing hair and changing … Continue reading small beginnings…

Here are a few: fklklcmxigsxalcderfni Haha! Yes I am that tired that I find myself funny. It is a sad state of affairs that today on my walk, I thought I miss laughing until I cry, until my stomach hurts and I fear I might pee myself...despite all of these consequences being much MORE likely … Continue reading Letters for Faith

It's January...I am a cliche, like nearly everyone else in Europe I struggggle with this month. I feel deflated and bleurgh, I want to clear my head and my body-but I seem to be already playing catch up and drawn to TV (which as I have mentioned before is a love of mine, but alas … Continue reading The magic of the January adventure (the magic is that it ain’t all that)

So you may, or may not, have heard of RED (Run Every Day) January its to encourage people to get active, get some headspace and also, in this years case, raise funds and awareness for MIND-the incredible Mental health charity. For more info, follow the address below... https://www.mind.org.uk/redjanuary Anyway, I am up for this...but realistically … Continue reading RED WED January

There was this guy I fancied a while ago (like a long time ago noone needs to worry about my marriage). Anyway my housemate and I had just found '24' and binge watched seasons 1 and 2, in a slightly obsessive-being rubbish youth workers because need to get back and watch more-way. I then text … Continue reading TV