I recall sitting in the bath aged 13, mentally conjuring up song lyrics in my head then scrambling to write them down in my notebook afterwards. So, when a musical family friend came into our lives at that pinnacle age …
The Pull of Creativity
Mental Health
How my Love for Bluebells has Grown
Annually, the UK is treated to the mesmerising spectacle of patches of woodland bursting into blue. Usually a signifier of ancient woodland, these delicate flowers with intricate petals drooping in the shape of dainty bells, erupt as if out of …
August to August
Hi, Everyone! Life has been busy lately and has eaten in to my writing time a little. That’s life! It is a circus at times and the hullabaloo of it all dazzles its way on to the main stage, taking …
A Hot Cup of Coffee & the Sense of New Beginnings
Sitting with a steaming hot cup of any kind of elixir* whilst taking stock of what has been and what is to come, as you finally feel ready and raring for new beginnings, is one of life’s greatest pleasures. The …
High Royds: Exploring an Abandoned Mental Asylum
A few months ago pre-Covid, I went to explore High Royds, an abandoned Victorian mental asylum in Menston, West Yorkshire. I went with my partner and a friend; my friend, an urban exploration enthusiast had been the previous week – …
The Tense Nature of the General Election 2019
During the General Election 2019, I batted and pawed at the political state of the country like a cat with a new toy. More curious than ever before, as I attempted to fathom buzz words and phrases like ‘Brexit’ ‘Not …
On Trying to Find Balance and Quitting Self-Punishment
So, apparently, me not being a successful musician, writer, linguist or champion interior decorator and horticulturist by the age of 33 (and-almost-a-half) means that I should be taken to an abandoned, spider infested wood and tickled and taunted until I …
Why I Want to Travel
For me, the subjects of travel and well-being come hand in hand. I believe that you need to feel well in your self in order to travel successfully but that at the same time, travel can really help to shape …
Lincoln, A New Kind of Home
Lincoln. What can I say? You stole my heart – more than once. You were my confidant when I needed someone to confide in, you were my friend when I wanted fun and you were my find when I felt …