December was a busy month, I know its to be expected but I had started putting my 2019 plan into preparation and some of the work started to pay off. I started the month with opening my Drip creator, I am just one out of ten in the UK active on Drip. You...
Christmas can be a difficult time of the year for many, heightened risk for domestic abuse victims and calls increasing to the police over the festive period. This is why Clipped Wings is FREE today, bringing awareness to domestic abuse through the 25...
Something exciting has happened and I am finally able to share it with you all! I am officially a Drip creator! First of all... What is Drip? Drip is a tool for artists and creators to fund and build community around their creative practice. How...
WOW, what a November I had and I am here to wrap it all up for you. BUT, with capitals of course, I have to say there has been so much work happening behind the scenes that I will be revealing soon and into 2019. I have my plan set up for 2019 and I cannot...
Delighted to be on the Blog Day Blitz via Rachel Random Resources who hosted my awesome tour in October. Find out about Him with the Beard, read my review and enter the giveaway. Blurb Do you remember that moment you stopped believing in Santa Claus? When...
Last week my phone pinged with a notification and to my delight I read that a poem was dedicated to me. Kate had told me it was related to this post... Amanda stood and approached the rostrum, She'd been told she'd not amount to anything, That her...
*** TRIGGER WARNING *** Before you start reading- this post contains sexual abuse, physical abuse and swearing. Via Abuse Talk I have been sent this poem which has had permission to be published but kept anonymous. I always feel different material...
It was such a busy October that I have had a delay in my wrap up but I have good reasons and you will see just how busy I was for Domestic Violence Awareness Month. Here we go... For the month I hosted a positive challenge and this is because I felt...
WOW Its officially over! The Positive Insta Challenge was a success, I got to know many of those who joined in and I think they felt the same. I have had lots of lovely messages about how much those joining in have enjoyed it and it has been something...
This is the last full week for the Positive Insta Challenge, there will be a week 5 post but it will be shorter due to the way the month lies. This week has been a bit quieter on the challenge but it is coming to a close and it continues to bring positives...
I am really impressed to be able to post a highlights for week 3 of the Instagram challenge, we still have folk joining in. The last weeks prompts: Day 15- A way you relax Day 16- Throwback Day 17- Your hobby Day 18- Self love Day 19- Favourite food Day...
This is a bit of a mixture as its not like any review and not like any post I usually do. I couldn't avoid posting this though because it goes back to my childhood, make sure you read to the end to find out why and see some of my old photographs from 1996....
Another busy week on the Positive Insta Challenge and I have heard so many good things to do with the challenge, people are saying how much they are enjoying it, that they needed it and that they look forward to seeing everyone's posts as well. Week two...
WOW! What a week for the Positive Insta Challenge. The first week and with so many getting involved. I am going to try and give you some of the highlights from this week but there were so many joining in, so check out my stories on my Insta to see all of...
I am delighted to be reviewing Eternal Seas as part of Lexi Rees blog tour, something different for my blog today but also one I wanted to share with you all. Here's a photo of Lexi Rees and myself earlier this year, I couldn't not share it with you all. I...
It's October and its a NEW month but most importantly it is Domestic Violence Awareness month. There are a few things I am doing this month and like every year I feel it is an important month to take part in. Not only is it the publication day of Isolation...
A busy September in preparation for a very busy October with 'Domestic Violence Awareness Month' just around the corner. Here's my wrap up, enjoy... The first part of the mont was taken up by a lot of writing and getting back into routine with my children...
Delighted to be sharing my NEW cover for Isolation Junction with the thanks to Pict Publishing. Its a make over for sure with a new cover, new content and with the support of Pict Publishing, I am very excited about this. I am thrilled to have the support...
For a while I have used a few different slogans and created my own quotes. A few weeks ago I asked my street teamers to help me finalise one I wanted to voice at the end of my YouTube videos. Something that was going to knit everything together and share...
Do you doodle? I used to love to doodle and I also fell in love with art when I was younger. Both of my parents were very artistic, my dad was a sign writer in his early years and sketched as a hobby. I took to it in school and did it as a GCSE, I found...
I know its a monthly wrap up but I am wrapping up two months, I had a 3 week break end of July and into August. I am glad I had the break because I needed some time off to get refreshed, I wasn't completely gone though because I had some lovely guest...
I am pleased to be a part of Kelly's blog tour. Kelly is in fact one of the sponsors for the Abuse Talk Forum and so it is my pleasure to be able to thank her in taking part and sharing her work. We will be having a sponsor day to thank all sponsors...
On Saturday I attended HEY Launch which was the first Hull and East Yorkshire Bloggers event by HEY Bloggers. It was my first bloggers event and first time meeting local bloggers, I was particularly excited about the latter. Tickets were a steal of a price...
Behind the scenes can be rather busy for me and so I want to share an inside into my holiday. My holiday prep began a few months before actually leaving, for me to have 'time off' is rather difficult as I have weekly commitments and usually people getting...
When Jennifer Gilmour asked if I might write something from my experience of dealing with domestic abuse, it was harder than I’d imagined it would be. Following on from 26 weeks counselling through two different routes, while I came out the other side a...