When you consider others, it’s always the wrong people Not every thought has to be one that makes you feel I hope I don’t die before I’m finished being happy I don’t mean to make global warming about me But I spent my 20s thinking about everything and only now do I feel free I …
Author: Sarah-Louise
Finish the Level – Gaming for Dyspraxic People
Dyspraxia is described by the Dyspraxia Foundation as: Developmental Coordination Disorder (DCD), also known as Dyspraxia, is a common disorder affecting fine and/or gross motor coordination in children and adults. DCD is formally recognised by international organisations including the World Health Organisation. DCD is distinct from other motor disorders such as cerebral palsy and stroke, …
Between the City and You – The Love Letters
I’ve been thinking about you again. When I think of how I feel about us, I imagine a railway line between the city and you. I think of every landscape, every newsagent, every town along the way. Really, there isn’t much distance between us but when you take in all that exists between the city …
On Not Being a “Hustler” & My New Podcast
I’ve now worked full-time in digital marketing for 5 years. Largely, I really enjoy what I do and I work hard at it. I’m passionate about ethical marketing and working with small businesses. I get to write for a living on a range of different topics and I’ve learned so much from working with all …
The Fibroid Diaries Entry #2 – No Surgery?!
The last time I wrote about fibroids, I said I was expecting to undergo short-term menopause before having a myomectomy (fibroid removal surgery). I was never really nervous about the surgery, I’m not afraid of hospitals, needles, any of that. I’m good with it. I was, however, pretty afraid of short-term menopause. I didn’t …
January 2019 – Good Chaos
I left 2018 with a message of hope. Tired hope. A little “just let me rest my eyes a minute” before tackling a new year. I was beaten down, fed up and ready to really start living again. 2018 was a strange year. I left my job expecting to have surgery and then a better …
My New Year Wish
May there be braver days ahead of us Wiser days Kinder days If we can’t see it, feel it then I hope we can create it May 2019 be the year of giving a shit We can’t afford not to May we be steadfast in our empathy May we continue to be resilient If not …
It’s Christmas So We’ll Stop
It seems fitting that this December, my number one song is a Frightened Rabbit one. It’s a dark but lightly hopeful song which, I guess, sums up a lot of their lyrics, really. I spent a weekend this month with American friends who’d travelled over to do Sleep in the Park and come to terms …
The Woman I Am At 29
I’m the friend that has The Stories. Stories of sharing my most excessive nights with people that I’d previously never met, going home with men I hated, flying to the other side of the country with only £10 to my name to salvage a relationship I wasn’t sure that I wanted – only to …
A Weekend in Riga
A taxi, a flight, a bus and a long walk brought us to our apartment in Riga. Riga wasn’t really on my bucket list. I didn’t know much about it, to be honest until I met a Latvian person. I’m ashamed at how little I knew about such a hugely fascinating corner of the world. …